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Jefferson County flood insurance

Published NFIP policy and loss records, alongside a way to check the map.

Average annual premium and federal policy fee per policy unit

$1,477

As of 2026-08-31. A portfolio average, not a quote for a home.

Policies in force, including condo units
1,468
Cumulative recorded losses
2,807
Net dollars paid
$45,644,315

Cumulative losses in the HUDEX report through August 31, 2026. Loss counts include claims closed without payment. No annual series or first loss year is stated in this report.

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What these records tell you

Jefferson County’s 1,468 policy units describe the published NFIP book of business. The average combines different buildings, limits and deductibles. Private flood insurance is outside this dataset.

Historic net payments measure reported insured losses; they do not measure all economic damage or a home’s probability of flooding. The separate OpenFEMA release below provides a year-of-loss breakdown.

Nearby county records

These counties are closest by Census internal point; this list does not assert shared borders.

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Largest recorded loss years

Published net claim payments from 1978 through 2026, grouped by year of loss. Dollar amounts are nominal. The 2026-09-08 OpenFEMA claims release is a separate population from the policy workbook above.

2003$7,811,3222021$6,609,7792011$6,094,4982014$5,319,0082004$2,897,789
All published years and net payments
Jefferson County claims history
Year of lossNet payments
1978$17,199
1979$1,967,660
1980$76,258
1981$37,392
1982$279,873
1983$1,934,613
1984$2,069
1985$8,062
1986$5,373
1988$5,396
1989$16,675
1990$76,561
1991$21,051
1992$14,761
1993$577
1994$4,709
1995$968,096
1996$395,388
1997$51,091
1998$211,320
1999$1,571,172
2000$1,705,137
2001$216,716
2002$1,282,421
2003$7,811,322
2004$2,897,789
2005$509,147
2006$311,185
2007$16,002
2008$289,122
2009$230,847
2010$23,215
2011$6,094,498
2012$170,259
2013$509,856
2014$5,319,008
2015$964,160
2016$22,306
2017$430,772
2018$232,456
2019$175,103
2020$1,358,679
2021$6,609,779
2022$1,979,660
2023$467,250
2024$89,637
2025$8,971
2026$28,352

2,884 published claim records in this county series. Records without payment are included in counts. Missing county records are retained in national controls and are not allocated to counties. OpenFEMA NFIP redacted claims V3.

Data and methodology

Complete official HUDEX report, summed across its community rows within each geocoded county FIPS. Policy Count includes condominium units under master policies. Average premium is Total Premium + Federal Policy Fee divided by Policy Count; this is an aggregate per policy unit, not a property quote. Loss counts include losses closed without payment. Total Net Dollars Paid is cumulative in this report, including the source's adjustments. The report does not specify the first loss year or split losses by year, so a starting year and annual breakdown are not inferred. Unassigned county records are retained in state totals separately. No record sampling.

Official NFIP policy and loss geography workbook

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