Counties with the most flood insurance claims
Ranked by federal flood insurance claims since 1978. Harris County, TX, leads with 170,854.
- 1Harris CountyTX170,854
- 2Jefferson ParishLA135,664
- 3Orleans ParishLA127,255
| 1 | Harris County TX | 170,854 | $8.8 billion |
| 2 | Jefferson Parish LA | 135,664 | $3.6 billion |
| 3 | Orleans Parish LA | 127,255 | $7.3 billion |
| 4 | Miami-Dade County FL | 62,029 | $856 million |
| 5 | Galveston County TX | 60,620 | $2.5 billion |
| 6 | Ocean County NJ | 52,884 | $2.6 billion |
| 7 | Pinellas County FL | 51,779 | $3.8 billion |
| 8 | Nassau County NY | 51,523 | $2.3 billion |
| 9 | Lee County FL | 48,496 | $4.0 billion |
| 10 | St. Tammany Parish LA | 38,420 | $1.8 billion |
| 11 | Broward County FL | 35,049 | $458 million |
| 12 | Suffolk County NY | 33,936 | $1.1 billion |
| 13 | Cape May County NJ | 28,016 | $415 million |
| 14 | Monroe County FL | 27,430 | $714 million |
| 15 | St. Bernard Parish LA | 23,919 | $2.2 billion |
| 16 | Jefferson County TX | 22,715 | $1.2 billion |
| 17 | East Baton Rouge Parish LA | 22,575 | $1.3 billion |
| 18 | Brazoria County TX | 21,436 | $632 million |
| 19 | Atlantic County NJ | 20,909 | $494 million |
| 20 | Monmouth County NJ | 20,039 | $937 million |
| 21 | Baldwin County AL | 19,745 | $659 million |
| 22 | Richmond County NY | 19,422 | $282 million |
| 23 | Charleston County SC | 19,289 | $312 million |
| 24 | Dare County NC | 18,950 | $231 million |
| 25 | Hillsborough County FL | 18,556 | $1.2 billion |
| 26 | Escambia County FL | 16,499 | $732 million |
| 27 | Harrison County MS | 15,939 | $1.3 billion |
| 28 | Cook County IL | 15,260 | $140 million |
| 29 | Mobile County AL | 15,117 | $369 million |
| 30 | Queens County NY | 14,948 | $708 million |
| 31 | Collier County FL | 14,773 | $1.1 billion |
| 32 | Livingston Parish LA | 14,639 | $835 million |
| 33 | Pasco County FL | 14,544 | $693 million |
| 34 | Bergen County NJ | 14,477 | $432 million |
| 35 | Sarasota County FL | 14,415 | $857 million |
| 36 | Passaic County NJ | 14,385 | $317 million |
| 37 | Terrebonne Parish LA | 13,501 | $327 million |
| 38 | Montgomery County TX | 13,035 | $634 million |
| 39 | Orange County TX | 12,876 | $1.0 billion |
| 40 | Fairfield County CT | 12,667 | $284 million |
| 41 | Volusia County FL | 12,577 | $582 million |
| 42 | Horry County SC | 12,525 | $338 million |
| 43 | Westchester County NY | 12,259 | $273 million |
| 44 | St. Louis County MO | 12,031 | $265 million |
| 45 | Charlotte County FL | 11,697 | $476 million |
| 46 | Manatee County FL | 11,389 | $651 million |
| 47 | Jackson County MS | 11,325 | $721 million |
| 48 | New Hanover County NC | 11,183 | $188 million |
| 49 | Plymouth County MA | 10,959 | $153 million |
| 50 | Palm Beach County FL | 10,758 | $72.3 million |
| 51 | Santa Rosa County FL | 10,439 | $528 million |
| 52 | Calcasieu Parish LA | 10,386 | $324 million |
| 53 | St. Charles County MO | 9,999 | $156 million |
| 54 | Hancock County MS | 9,927 | $746 million |
| 55 | Brunswick County NC | 9,879 | $99.3 million |
| 56 | New Haven County CT | 9,609 | $173 million |
| 57 | Morris County NJ | 9,463 | $201 million |
| 58 | Beaufort County NC | 9,462 | $131 million |
| 59 | Los Angeles County CA | 9,104 | $72.4 million |
| 60 | Bay County FL | 9,005 | $338 million |
| 61 | Carteret County NC | 8,997 | $129 million |
| 62 | St. John the Baptist Parish LA | 8,979 | $655 million |
| 63 | Nueces County TX | 8,673 | $187 million |
| 64 | Okaloosa County FL | 8,226 | $283 million |
| 65 | St. Johns County FL | 7,639 | $252 million |
| 66 | St. Charles Parish LA | 7,568 | $161 million |
| 67 | Union County NJ | 7,525 | $164 million |
| 68 | Sonoma County CA | 7,403 | $132 million |
| 69 | Fort Bend County TX | 7,389 | $451 million |
| 70 | Citrus County FL | 7,076 | $385 million |
| 71 | Cameron County TX | 7,061 | $185 million |
| 72 | Ouachita Parish LA | 6,984 | $163 million |
| 73 | Ascension Parish LA | 6,783 | $354 million |
| 74 | Lafayette Parish LA | 6,579 | $267 million |
| 75 | Somerset County NJ | 6,502 | $240 million |
| 76 | Kings County NY | 6,319 | $330 million |
| 77 | Virginia Beach city VA | 6,260 | $104 million |
| 78 | Lafourche Parish LA | 6,203 | $104 million |
| 79 | Montgomery County PA | 6,200 | $185 million |
| 80 | Craven County NC | 6,126 | $239 million |
| 81 | Plaquemines Parish LA | 6,086 | $382 million |
| 82 | Duval County FL | 6,064 | $215 million |
| 83 | Norfolk city VA | 6,019 | $69.1 million |
| 84 | Pender County NC | 5,889 | $118 million |
| 85 | Essex County NJ | 5,845 | $164 million |
| 86 | Hampton city VA | 5,774 | $73.7 million |
| 87 | Brevard County FL | 5,690 | $69.1 million |
| 88 | Jefferson County KY | 5,557 | $98.8 million |
| 89 | Chatham County GA | 5,467 | $82.5 million |
| 90 | Essex County MA | 5,456 | $94.1 million |
| 91 | Bucks County PA | 5,260 | $150 million |
| 92 | Middlesex County NJ | 5,251 | $165 million |
| 93 | Dauphin County PA | 5,248 | $86.1 million |
| 94 | Hudson County NJ | 5,198 | $177 million |
| 95 | Beaufort County SC | 4,968 | $80.8 million |
| 96 | Allegheny County PA | 4,832 | $81.6 million |
| 97 | Vermilion Parish LA | 4,799 | $187 million |
| 98 | Davidson County TN | 4,787 | $186 million |
| 99 | Georgetown County SC | 4,748 | $115 million |
| 100 | Hinds County MS | 4,716 | $70.8 million |
Figures come from each place’s page and share its sources and rules; see the methodology.