The most flood-claimed counties per resident

Ranked by flood insurance claims per 1,000 residents. St. Bernard Parish, LA, leads with 524.1.

  1. 1St. Bernard ParishLA524.1
  2. 2Dare CountyNC495.5
  3. 3Orleans ParishLA351.4
The most flood-claimed counties per resident
1St. Bernard Parish LA524.123,919
2Dare County NC495.518,950
3Orleans Parish LA351.4127,255
4Monroe County FL341.127,430
5Pamlico County NC339.44,330
6Poquoson city VA322.84,290
7Jefferson Parish LA314.5135,664
8Cape May County NJ300.028,016
9Plaquemines Parish LA273.56,086
10St. John the Baptist Parish LA225.28,979
11Franklin County FL220.02,866
12Beaufort County NC211.89,462
13Hancock County MS211.89,927
14Catahoula Parish LA197.91,627
15Wilkinson County MS183.91,394
16Galveston County TX162.960,620
17Marshall County MN159.71,405
18Aransas County TX157.94,128
19St. Charles Parish LA149.67,568
20Orange County TX149.312,876
21St. Tammany Parish LA137.738,420
22Mathews County VA136.21,162
23Terrebonne Parish LA129.613,501
24Carteret County NC127.78,997
25Gulf County FL107.71,717
26Pointe Coupee Parish LA97.11,896
27Ramsey County ND95.71,103
28Livingston Parish LA94.414,639
29Pembina County ND92.9610
30Pocahontas County WV92.9706
31Jefferson County TX89.322,715
32Jersey County IL88.31,869
33Vermilion Parish LA83.24,799
34Pender County NC81.75,889
35Wilkin County MN78.7495
36Ocean County NJ78.552,884
37Mingo County WV78.31,679
38Ohio County WV77.13,123
39Walsh County ND76.8782
40Jackson County MS76.711,325
41Floyd County KY76.12,618
42Atlantic County NJ75.020,909
43Baldwin County AL73.719,745
44Harrison County MS73.415,939
45Benson County ND72.9420
46Georgetown County SC72.04,748
47Logan County WV70.72,149
48Henderson County IL68.9412
49Concordia Parish LA68.01,212
50Lafourche Parish LA64.96,203
51Warren County MS64.42,690
52Gilmer County WV64.2455
53McDowell County WV62.21,050
54Ste. Genevieve County MO62.11,160
55Currituck County NC60.52,007
56Matagorda County TX58.62,137
57Craven County NC58.36,126
58Brunswick County NC56.59,879
59Tucker County WV56.4369
60Lee County FL55.448,496
61Pinellas County FL54.651,779
62St. Mary Parish LA54.42,532
63Charlotte County FL53.911,697
64Caldwell Parish LA52.4490
65Pike County MO52.2938
66Brazoria County TX51.221,436
67Tunica County MS50.9449
68Dixie County FL50.8916
69Somerset County MD50.51,260
70Hamlin County SD50.3347
71Ascension Parish LA50.26,783
72Calcasieu Parish LA49.810,386
73East Baton Rouge Parish LA49.522,575
74Santa Rosa County FL49.410,439
75Escambia County FL49.416,499
76Humphreys County MS49.0343
77Washington County MS48.31,955
78Polk County MN47.61,455
79Quitman County MS47.2253
80Day County SD46.9257
81Wyoming County WV46.6923
82Worcester County MD46.32,519
83Newton County TX46.2552
84Wyoming County PA46.11,189
85New Hanover County NC45.511,183
86Pike County KY45.32,480
87Assumption Parish LA44.8883
88Charleston County SC44.219,289
89Calhoun County WV44.2264
90Ouachita Parish LA44.16,984
91Bay County FL44.09,005
92Avoyelles Parish LA43.51,652
93Iberia Parish LA43.22,891
94Martin County KY43.2462
95Calhoun County TX42.4831
96Hampton city VA42.05,774
97Grand Forks County ND41.83,114
98Buena Vista city VA41.4276
99Citrus County FL41.27,076
100Hardin County TX41.02,405

Figures come from each place’s page and share its sources and rules; see the methodology.

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