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Floods in Texas

Property owners in Texas have filed 392,075 federal flood insurance claims since 1978, with $17 billion paid.

  • 392,075flood insurance claims since 1978
  • $17Bpaid on those claims
  • 2017most claims in one year, 93,506
  • 3rdamong the states for claims
2026
  • Floods on record, by year

Over time

Flood insurance claims in Texas per year 1978: 664 1979: 21,425 1980: 6,910 1981: 9,924 1982: 2,301 1983: 16,981 1984: 2,887 1985: 2,024 1986: 1,328 1987: 1,772 1988: 685 1989: 13,110 1990: 1,720 1991: 3,456 1992: 4,090 1993: 1,270 1994: 7,931 1995: 1,928 1996: 1,049 1997: 3,403 1998: 12,558 1999: 1,360 2000: 1,379 2001: 29,240 2002: 9,497 2003: 3,856 2004: 2,906 2005: 4,560 2006: 4,703 2007: 4,277 2008: 47,156 2009: 6,533 2010: 2,658 2011: 271 2012: 2,103 2013: 1,931 2014: 1,159 2015: 12,560 2016: 13,920 2017: 93,506 93,506 2018: 3,270 2019: 13,960 2020: 2,280 2021: 2,527 2022: 688 2023: 565 2024: 4,717 2025: 2,424 1978198319881993199820032008201320182023

The deadliest floods since 1996

Notable events
Jul 4, 2025Flash FloodBandera, Kendall, Kerr117$205 million
Aug 25, 2017Flash FloodAustin, Brazoria, Brazos55$41 billion
Oct 17, 1998Flash FloodAtascosa, Bandera, Bastrop25$135 million
Aug 26, 2017Flash FloodHardin, Jasper, Jefferson20$5.3 billion
May 23, 2015Flash FloodBastrop, Bexar, Blanco14$220 million
Jun 11, 2025Flash FloodAtascosa, Bexar, Comal13$23.1 million
Aug 23, 1998Flash FloodEdwards, Kinney, Val Verde9$40.1 million
Jun 1, 2016Flash FloodBell, Cooke, Coryell9$241,000
Apr 17, 2016Flash FloodAustin, Colorado, Fort Bend8$51.3 million
May 25, 2015Flash FloodAustin, Brazoria, Brazos8$26.0 million
Apr 27, 2016Flash FloodAnderson, Bell, Bosque8$2.9 million
Oct 30, 2013Flash FloodBastrop, Bexar, Caldwell7$102 million
Jun 16, 2007Flash FloodBosque, Collin, Comanche6$78.4 million
Jul 1, 2025Flash FloodBurnet, Comal, Guadalupe6$38.5 million
May 24, 2007Flash FloodBell, Bosque, Coryell6$292,000
Mar 27, 2025Flash FloodCameron, Hidalgo, Starr5$157 million
Oct 30, 2015Flash FloodBastrop, Bexar, Caldwell5$24.6 million
May 27, 2015FloodBosque, Collin, Cooke5$15.2 million
May 26, 2016Flash FloodBrazos, Burleson, Grimes5$11.7 million
Apr 18, 2009Flash FloodFort Bend, Galveston, Harris5$7.5 million

Every county

Counties with any recorded events, highest first.

Floods by county in Texas
Harris County170,854
Galveston County60,620
Jefferson County22,715
Brazoria County21,436
Montgomery County13,035
Orange County12,876
Nueces County8,673
Fort Bend County7,389
Cameron County7,061
Travis County4,418
Hidalgo County4,405
Aransas County4,128
Tarrant County3,569
Dallas County3,457
Liberty County3,306
Guadalupe County2,456
Hardin County2,405
Bexar County2,309
Matagorda County2,137
Chambers County2,096
San Patricio County1,981
Hays County1,489
Wichita County1,295
Comal County1,223
Wharton County1,166
Taylor County936
Waller County878
Calhoun County831
El Paso County780
Victoria County744
Grayson County743
Williamson County741
Llano County693
Burnet County626
Brazos County569
Denton County563
Newton County552
Brown County533
Willacy County522
Bell County499
San Jacinto County491
McLennan County393
Walker County392
Potter County387
Kerr County373
Cooke County370
Collin County357
Polk County346
Lubbock County346
Johnson County333
Bastrop County331
Angelina County328
Randall County328
Austin County327
Smith County311
Limestone County291
Kleberg County279
Parker County278
Webb County269
Harrison County260
Kendall County253
Bowie County242
Nacogdoches County241
Gregg County239
Jackson County232
Jasper County228
DeWitt County227
Gonzales County219
Bandera County218
Tom Green County206
Tyler County187
Ector County187
Jim Wells County187
Brooks County185
Caldwell County180
Hood County179
Haskell County176
Eastland County171
Val Verde County163
Maverick County162
Ellis County159
Medina County148
Midland County145
Trinity County140
Lamar County139
Fayette County133
Uvalde County130
Refugio County122
Jones County119
Lavaca County115
Navarro County108
Palo Pinto County97
Wise County94
Henderson County90
Bee County90
Grimes County89
Starr County84
Young County84
Colorado County83
Kaufman County77
Montague County77
Coryell County72
Washington County71
Wilson County71
Stephens County68
Cherokee County66
Burleson County63
Hunt County63
Rusk County62
Rockwall County61
Fannin County60
Real County60
Nolan County56
Live Oak County56
Robertson County53
Clay County48
Zavala County47
Marion County46
Blanco County43
Bosque County43
Lampasas County43
Van Zandt County40
Menard County38
Hopkins County36
Atascosa County36
Somervell County34
Howard County31
Hill County31
Cass County30
Sutton County30
Houston County28
San Saba County28
Madison County26
Lee County25
Archer County24
Shackelford County23
Erath County21
Anderson County19
La Salle County19
Gillespie County19
Kimble County18
Duval County17
Freestone County17
Goliad County16
Hockley County15
Milam County15
Karnes County15
Yoakum County14
Terry County13
Hale County13
Franklin County13
Coleman County13
Brewster County12
Comanche County12
Wood County11
Dimmit County11
Jim Hogg County11
Wilbarger County10
Deaf Smith County10
Gaines County10
Dawson County10
Falls County9
Upshur County8
Leon County8
Rains County8
Fisher County8
Panola County7
Donley County7
Zapata County7
Kinney County7
Shelby County6
Scurry County6
San Augustine County6
Titus County6
Jack County6
Lipscomb County6
Runnels County6
Frio County6
Mitchell County6
Callahan County6
Morris County5
Sabine County5
Mason County5
Collingsworth County4
Crockett County3
Terrell County3
Presidio County3
Camp County3
Gray County3
Dallam County3
Throckmorton County3
Baylor County3
Carson County3
Reeves County2
McMullen County2
Hamilton County2
Hall County2
Hutchinson County2
Irion County2
Hudspeth County1
Kenedy County1
Delta County1
Swisher County1
Garza County1
Hansford County1
Hartley County1
Lynn County1
Crosby County1
Wheeler County1
McCulloch County1
Lamb County1
Martin County1
Childress County1
Stonewall County1
Culberson County1
Schleicher County1
Concho County1

This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency’s website(s).