Floods in District of Columbia

Property owners in District of Columbia have filed 501 federal flood insurance claims since 1978, with $5.5 million paid.

  • 501flood insurance claims since 1978
  • $5.5Mpaid on those claims
  • 2020most claims in one year, 63
  • 51stamong the states for claims
2025
  • Floods on record, by year

Over time

Flood insurance claims in District of Columbia per year 1978: 7 1979: 13 1980: 11 1981: 2 1983: 6 1984: 3 1985: 6 1986: 1 1987: 1 1993: 2 1996: 19 1997: 1 1998: 3 1999: 1 2000: 1 2001: 8 2003: 25 2004: 3 2005: 2 2006: 12 2008: 13 2009: 9 2010: 25 2011: 27 2012: 19 2013: 13 2014: 21 2015: 17 2016: 14 2017: 27 2018: 41 2019: 23 2020: 63 63 2021: 18 2022: 10 2023: 12 2024: 8 2025: 5 19781984199620012008201320182023

Every county

Counties with any recorded events, highest first.

Floods by county in District of Columbia
District of Columbia501

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