Flood insurance claims in Florida by county
FEMA records 447,174 NFIP claims in Florida's counties, with $19.36 billion paid. As of 3 August 2026, 1,040,464 NFIP residential policies were in force, equal to 13.7% of the state's residential structures.
| Miami-Dade County | 62,029 | $855.8 million | 33.4% |
| Pinellas County | 51,779 | $3.76 billion | 19.4% |
| Lee County | 48,496 | $3.96 billion | 24.2% |
| Broward County | 35,049 | $457.9 million | 19.2% |
| Monroe County | 27,430 | $714.0 million | 58.2% |
| Hillsborough County | 18,556 | $1.18 billion | 12.1% |
| Escambia County | 16,499 | $731.9 million | 8.3% |
| Collier County | 14,773 | $1.13 billion | 29.5% |
| Pasco County | 14,544 | $692.7 million | 10.3% |
| Sarasota County | 14,415 | $856.6 million | 17.9% |
| Volusia County | 12,577 | $582.1 million | 11.1% |
| Charlotte County | 11,697 | $475.5 million | 32.0% |
| Manatee County | 11,389 | $650.6 million | 17.3% |
| Palm Beach County | 10,758 | $72.3 million | 13.0% |
| Santa Rosa County | 10,439 | $527.5 million | 14.1% |
| Bay County | 9,005 | $337.5 million | 17.9% |
| Okaloosa County | 8,226 | $283.1 million | 10.2% |
| St. Johns County | 7,639 | $252.4 million | 23.2% |
| Citrus County | 7,076 | $384.9 million | 7.0% |
| Duval County | 6,064 | $214.7 million | 6.3% |
| Brevard County | 5,690 | $69.1 million | 11.8% |
| St. Lucie County | 3,988 | $84.7 million | 8.7% |
| Indian River County | 3,349 | $67.0 million | 17.8% |
| Hernando County | 3,245 | $138.4 million | 4.8% |
| Walton County | 3,174 | $68.5 million | 20.4% |
| Franklin County | 2,866 | $46.6 million | 25.1% |
| Martin County | 2,631 | $40.0 million | 14.1% |
| Orange County | 2,271 | $73.1 million | 3.3% |
| Flagler County | 2,153 | $78.4 million | 15.2% |
| Clay County | 1,744 | $76.3 million | 5.1% |
| Gulf County | 1,717 | $94.7 million | 19.4% |
| Polk County | 1,671 | $45.8 million | 2.6% |
| Seminole County | 1,562 | $54.0 million | 4.0% |
| Wakulla County | 1,554 | $34.4 million | 8.2% |
| Levy County | 1,316 | $55.3 million | 4.3% |
| Osceola County | 1,032 | $25.0 million | 6.0% |
| Leon County | 1,015 | $11.9 million | 2.7% |
| Dixie County | 916 | $21.4 million | 5.8% |
| Nassau County | 845 | $12.7 million | 16.1% |
| Taylor County | 693 | $37.4 million | 6.9% |
| Putnam County | 621 | $10.7 million | 2.6% |
| Lake County | 470 | $7.3 million | 2.5% |
| DeSoto County | 453 | $17.1 million | 3.2% |
| Suwannee County | 364 | $8.4 million | 2.1% |
| Columbia County | 338 | $7.5 million | 2.3% |
| Alachua County | 309 | $8.8 million | 2.5% |
| Okeechobee County | 295 | $1.9 million | 6.4% |
| Marion County | 250 | $6.0 million | 2.0% |
| Gilchrist County | 212 | $2.2 million | 2.3% |
| Lafayette County | 207 | $2.5 million | 4.0% |
| Highlands County | 202 | $2.6 million | 1.9% |
| Bradford County | 184 | $4.2 million | 4.0% |
| Washington County | 184 | $4.6 million | 1.0% |
| Holmes County | 165 | $2.8 million | 1.1% |
| Calhoun County | 142 | $2.1 million | 1.2% |
| Hendry County | 132 | $741,700 | 4.4% |
| Hardee County | 129 | $6.1 million | 1.3% |
| Sumter County | 123 | $1.5 million | 4.1% |
| Hamilton County | 116 | $1.6 million | 1.0% |
| Baker County | 95 | $2.9 million | 1.5% |
| Madison County | 84 | $1.5 million | 1.1% |
| Jackson County | 72 | $877,343 | 0.6% |
| Glades County | 56 | $393,826 | 2.6% |
| Gadsden County | 41 | $328,346 | 0.4% |
| Union County | 31 | $499,791 | 1.4% |
| Jefferson County | 18 | $87,982 | 1.2% |
| Liberty County | 9 | $131,633 | 0.4% |
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
- FEMA, OpenFEMA FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims (v2 dataset, API v3 NfipClaims), 2,725,989 claim records, retrieved 29 October 2026
- 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.