Counties with the Highest Flood Insurance Payouts

The 100 U.S. counties where FEMA has paid out the most in NFIP flood insurance claims.

#CountyStateGradeScoreTotal Payouts
1HarrisTXD74$339,800,746
2PinellasFLC53$181,830,078
3LeeFLC57$169,263,095
4East Baton RougeLAB33$58,990,879
5CollierFLB39$57,651,515
6HillsboroughFLB37$55,879,365
7JeffersonTXA19$52,350,252
8GalvestonTXB21$46,652,327
9SarasotaFLB35$37,724,881
10LivingstonLAB28$36,685,736
11OrangeTXA17$32,622,826
12VolusiaFLB33$29,511,423
13ManateeFLB34$28,336,101
14PascoFLB32$24,706,130
15MontgomeryTXA15$23,111,458
16BrazoriaTXA17$22,694,148
17CharlotteFLB32$20,416,711
18St. John the BaptistLAB39$20,170,967
19Fort BendTXA14$19,105,409
20MonroeFLA20$18,021,322
21AscensionLAB29$17,437,553
22BrowardFLB31$16,888,092
23CitrusFLB22$15,785,131
24Miami-DadeFLA19$14,297,205
25St. JohnsFLA18$13,793,423
26HorrySCA17$12,480,379
27LafayetteLAB22$11,964,976
28CravenNCB29$10,824,313
29HardinTXB24$10,490,708
30NuecesTXA16$10,269,852
31BayFLB33$9,015,351
32JeffersonLAB40$8,885,684
33DuvalFLA15$7,675,182
34TangipahoaLAB26$7,651,171
35CalcasieuLAB35$7,558,541
36CameronTXB28$7,479,912
37St. TammanyLAB38$7,424,348
38WestchesterNYB26$7,228,367
39CharlestonSCA13$5,758,588
40ChambersTXB24$5,739,943
41EscambiaFLB32$5,470,687
42OrleansLAB21$5,266,432
43OuachitaLAA18$5,118,216
44BaldwinALB23$5,028,629
45St. LouisMOA15$5,022,314
46HernandoFLB21$4,956,357
47HidalgoTXA15$4,610,293
48CarteretNCB29$4,228,876
49MontgomeryPAB24$4,188,782
50BuncombeNCA19$4,097,468
51BergenNJB24$3,979,709
52SomersetNJB23$3,920,275
53PenderNCB28$3,665,222
54FlaglerFLA20$3,657,236
55DareNCA15$3,503,457
56GulfFLB24$3,451,642
57GeorgetownSCA15$3,444,655
58BeaufortSCA10$3,426,734
59LevyFLA20$3,206,846
60LibertyTXB27$3,187,112
61BrunswickNCA20$3,093,964
62St. CharlesLAB38$3,074,682
63HaysTXA13$2,915,023
64Virginia BeachVAA8$2,862,982
65WallerTXA16$2,766,451
66UnionNJB24$2,663,878
67St. CharlesMOA17$2,660,860
68CameronLAB26$2,613,986
69ClayFLB25$2,599,147
70AlleghenyPAA20$2,596,789
71RichlandSCA9$2,550,603
72VermilionLAB28$2,520,728
73PassaicNJB22$2,520,691
74AransasTXB29$2,516,223
75DuplinNCA18$2,439,386
76WhatcomWAB23$2,426,421
77New HanoverNCA15$2,413,545
78LafourcheLAB38$2,254,062
79SuffolkNYB24$2,214,455
80ChathamGAB21$2,186,776
81PamlicoNCB28$2,160,906
82EssexNJB24$2,153,227
83SeminoleFLB26$2,136,618
84WhartonTXB24$2,099,690
85PolkFLB25$2,009,382
86RobesonNCA17$1,960,658
87OrangeFLA16$1,934,080
88TaylorFLA20$1,906,379
89AcadiaLAB25$1,902,287
90HydeNCB28$1,887,298
91DavidsonTNA12$1,864,470
92TravisTXA10$1,841,502
93GlynnGAA18$1,813,968
94HumphreysTNA10$1,766,533
95MidlandMIA11$1,748,366
96OhioWVA14$1,748,291
97MiddlesexNJB23$1,670,735
98NassauNYB25$1,607,959
99DallasTXA12$1,602,748
100SonomaCAA17$1,599,266
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