Flood Claims Map

Wisconsin

Flood insurance claims in Washington County, Wisconsin

FEMA records 78 National Flood Insurance Program claims in Washington County, Wisconsin, since 1979, with $1.2 million paid in total. The year with the most claims was 2008, with 26. As of 3 August 2026, 0.6% of homes here had an NFIP policy, and 37.2% of homes in the high-risk flood zone did.

NFIP claims on record78
Total paid$1.2 million
Claims with a payment53
Homes with NFIP policy0.6%
High-risk zone homes insured37.2%
Residential policies in force240

Claims by year of loss

1979: 319791980: 21981: 01982: 21983: 019831984: 11985: 01986: 31987: 019871988: 01989: 01990: 11991: 119911992: 01993: 31994: 01995: 019951996: 21997: 11998: 11999: 219992000: 12001: 22002: 12003: 020032004: 22005: 02006: 12007: 120072008: 262009: 02010: 22011: 020112012: 02013: 12014: 12015: 020152016: 02017: 12018: 32019: 320192020: 02021: 02022: 02023: 020232024: 02025: 82026: 326

NFIP claims by year of loss, Washington County, Wisconsin

1979: $10,08519791980: $991981: $01982: $1,7541983: $019831984: $4,1421985: $01986: $5,3011987: $019871988: $01989: $01990: $6,5991991: $1,13919911992: $01993: $61,4921994: $01995: $019951996: $15,1121997: $2,9781998: $01999: $14,71919992000: $02001: $16,8002002: $5,9692003: $020032004: $16,7302005: $02006: $02007: $2,50820072008: $416,7582009: $02010: $268,2662011: $020112012: $02013: $3,4392014: $02015: $020152016: $02017: $02018: $3,9732019: $25,23720192020: $02021: $02022: $02023: $020232024: $02025: $287,4432026: $43,423$416,758

Paid on claims by year of loss (building, contents and increased cost of compliance), Washington County, Wisconsin

Named flood events with the most claims

Event (FEMA name)Claims
Storm18
2025-08-MilwaukeeMetro-Flood8
Flooding4
2026-04-Flooding3
March 2019 Midwest Flooding2

ZIP codes with the most claims

ZIP code (as reported)Claims
5303340
5302720
530956
530223
530403
530902
530022
530861
530371

55 of the claims were on properties rated in a high-risk flood zone (zones starting A or V). Building $1.1 million, contents $77,138, increased cost of compliance $0.

Flood insurance take-up

HomesWith NFIP policyShare
High-risk flood zone46217237.2%
All homes38,7382400.6%

FEMA counts residential structures and NFIP residential policies in force as of 3 August 2026. Private flood policies are not counted. A share is shown as n/a where FEMA counts no homes or more policies than homes.

Flood insurance basics. Most standard homeowners policies do not cover flood damage. NFIP policies are sold through insurance agents and through FEMA's FloodSmart site, which also explains waiting periods (usually 30 days before cover starts). Check your property's flood zone on the FEMA Flood Map Service Center.

Sources

  1. FEMA, OpenFEMA FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims (v2 dataset, API v3 NfipClaims), 2,725,989 claim records, retrieved 29 October 2026
  2. FEMA, OpenFEMA NFIP Residential Penetration Rates, as of 3 August 2026

Checked 29 October 2026. Claims are NFIP claims only. Private flood insurance claims and uninsured losses are not included. Recent events can take months to be fully reflected.