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Flood zones in Santa Clara

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Average annual premium and federal policy fee per policy unit

$1,174

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

Policies in force, including condo units
11,387
Cumulative recorded losses
1,651
Net dollars paid
$24,820,198

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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Santa Clara map

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What these records tell you

Santa Clara County’s 11,387 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 2025, 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.

1998$9,467,0992017$7,452,3611983$1,700,0511995$1,365,1211997$891,174
All published years and net payments
Santa Clara County claims history
Year of lossNet payments
1978$10,265
1979$9,196
1980$20,999
1981$16,620
1982$145,873
1983$1,700,051
1984$0
1985$0
1986$253,201
1987$0
1989$0
1990$0
1991$0
1992$12,569
1993$71,843
1994$2,177
1995$1,365,121
1996$187,884
1997$891,174
1998$9,467,099
1999$0
2000$109,670
2001$0
2002$82,591
2003$22,514
2004$11,986
2005$206,592
2006$33,309
2007$0
2008$70,711
2009$386,190
2010$20,887
2011$39,477
2012$293,368
2013$0
2014$505,137
2016$1,921
2017$7,452,361
2018$0
2019$62,014
2020$0
2021$0
2022$459,312
2023$627,625
2024$14,786
2025$0

1,630 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

Read the full methodology and coverage limits