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Ten counties hold 30% of US flood insurance claims

Ten counties hold 30% of all flood insurance claims since 1978. Harris County, TX, leads with 170,854. Per resident, St. Bernard Parish, LA, leads with 524 claims per 1,000 people.

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Claims in the ten leading counties, thousands

Claims in the ten leading counties, thousands Harris: 170.9 thousand claims 170.9 Jefferson: 135.7 thousand claims 135.7 Orleans: 127.3 thousand claims 127.3 Miami-Dade: 62.0 thousand claims 62.0 Galveston: 60.6 thousand claims 60.6 Ocean: 52.9 thousand claims 52.9 Pinellas: 51.8 thousand claims 51.8 Nassau: 51.5 thousand claims 51.5 Lee: 48.5 thousand claims 48.5 St.: 38.4 thousand claims 38.4 HarrisJeffersonOrleansMiami-DadeGalvestonOceanPinellasNassauLeeSt.
Flood claims by county
Harris CountyTX170,854$8.8 billion33.9
Jefferson ParishLA135,664$3.6 billion314.5
Orleans ParishLA127,255$7.3 billion351.4
Miami-Dade CountyFL62,029$856 million22.1
Galveston CountyTX60,620$2.5 billion162.9
Ocean CountyNJ52,884$2.6 billion78.5
Pinellas CountyFL51,779$3.8 billion54.6
Nassau CountyNY51,523$2.3 billion36.8
Lee CountyFL48,496$4.0 billion55.4
St. Tammany ParishLA38,420$1.8 billion137.7
Broward CountyFL35,049$458 million17.4
Suffolk CountyNY33,936$1.1 billion21.9
Cape May CountyNJ28,016$415 million300.0
Monroe CountyFL27,430$714 million341.1
St. Bernard ParishLA23,919$2.2 billion524.1
Jefferson CountyTX22,715$1.2 billion89.3
East Baton Rouge ParishLA22,575$1.3 billion49.5
Brazoria CountyTX21,436$632 million51.2
Atlantic CountyNJ20,909$494 million75.0
Monmouth CountyNJ20,039$937 million30.8
Baldwin CountyAL19,745$659 million73.7
Richmond CountyNY19,422$282 million38.7
Charleston CountySC19,289$312 million44.2
Dare CountyNC18,950$231 million495.5
Hillsborough CountyFL18,556$1.2 billion11.8
Escambia CountyFL16,499$732 million49.4
Harrison CountyMS15,939$1.3 billion73.4
Cook CountyIL15,260$140 million2.9
Mobile CountyAL15,117$369 million36.7
Queens CountyNY14,948$708 million6.3
Collier CountyFL14,773$1.1 billion35.4
Livingston ParishLA14,639$835 million94.4
Pasco CountyFL14,544$693 million21.6
Bergen CountyNJ14,477$432 million14.8
Sarasota CountyFL14,415$857 million30.0
Passaic CountyNJ14,385$317 million27.1
Terrebonne ParishLA13,501$327 million129.6
Montgomery CountyTX13,035$634 million16.7
Orange CountyTX12,876$1.0 billion149.3
Fairfield CountyCT12,667$284 million13.4
Volusia CountyFL12,577$582 million20.7
Horry CountySC12,525$338 million29.3
Westchester CountyNY12,259$273 million12.1
St. Louis CountyMO12,031$265 million12.1
Charlotte CountyFL11,697$476 million53.9
Manatee CountyFL11,389$651 million24.3
Jackson CountyMS11,325$721 million76.7
New Hanover CountyNC11,183$188 million45.5
Plymouth CountyMA10,959$153 million20.0
Palm Beach CountyFL10,758$72.3 million6.8
Santa Rosa CountyFL10,439$528 million49.4
Calcasieu ParishLA10,386$324 million49.8
St. Charles CountyMO9,999$156 million23.4
Hancock CountyMS9,927$746 million211.8
Brunswick CountyNC9,879$99.3 million56.5
New Haven CountyCT9,609$173 million11.3
Morris CountyNJ9,463$201 million18.1
Beaufort CountyNC9,462$131 million211.8
Los Angeles CountyCA9,104$72.4 million0.9
Bay CountyFL9,005$338 million44.0
Carteret CountyNC8,997$129 million127.7
St. John the Baptist ParishLA8,979$655 million225.2
Nueces CountyTX8,673$187 million24.6
Okaloosa CountyFL8,226$283 million37.1
St. Johns CountyFL7,639$252 million22.1
St. Charles ParishLA7,568$161 million149.6
Union CountyNJ7,525$164 million12.5
Sonoma CountyCA7,403$132 million15.2
Fort Bend CountyTX7,389$451 million7.6
Citrus CountyFL7,076$385 million41.2
Cameron CountyTX7,061$185 million16.3
Ouachita ParishLA6,984$163 million44.1
Ascension ParishLA6,783$354 million50.2
Lafayette ParishLA6,579$267 million25.5
Somerset CountyNJ6,502$240 million18.2
Kings CountyNY6,319$330 million2.4
Virginia Beach cityVA6,260$104 million13.8
Lafourche ParishLA6,203$104 million64.9
Montgomery CountyPA6,200$185 million7.1
Craven CountyNC6,126$239 million58.3
Plaquemines ParishLA6,086$382 million273.5
Duval CountyFL6,064$215 million5.7
Norfolk cityVA6,019$69.1 million26.1
Pender CountyNC5,889$118 million81.7
Essex CountyNJ5,845$164 million6.5
Hampton cityVA5,774$73.7 million42.0
Brevard CountyFL5,690$69.1 million8.6
Jefferson CountyKY5,557$98.8 million7.0
Chatham CountyGA5,467$82.5 million17.5
Essex CountyMA5,456$94.1 million6.6
Bucks CountyPA5,260$150 million8.1
Middlesex CountyNJ5,251$165 million5.9
Dauphin CountyPA5,248$86.1 million17.9
Hudson CountyNJ5,198$177 million7.1
Beaufort CountySC4,968$80.8 million24.3
Allegheny CountyPA4,832$81.6 million3.9
Vermilion ParishLA4,799$187 million83.2
Davidson CountyTN4,787$186 million6.4
Georgetown CountySC4,748$115 million72.0
Hinds CountyMS4,716$70.8 million22.3

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