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Bay 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

$520

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

Policies in force, including condo units
31,024
Cumulative recorded losses
9,008
Net dollars paid
$341,120,805

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

Bay County’s 31,024 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.

1995$139,561,1362018$126,101,7132005$16,490,2482013$13,566,7222020$10,675,214
All published years and net payments
Bay County claims history
Year of lossNet payments
1978$9,299
1979$70,804
1980$10,251
1981$5,687
1982$21,333
1983$8,121
1984$171,973
1985$635,836
1986$1,920
1987$3,406
1988$26,317
1989$0
1990$0
1991$359,075
1992$7,428
1993$0
1994$322,015
1995$139,561,136
1996$70,683
1997$20,444
1998$9,672,262
1999$674,531
2000$148,681
2001$71,759
2002$55,335
2003$147,123
2004$6,038,377
2005$16,490,248
2006$5,991
2007$1,611
2008$3,707,186
2009$195,967
2010$275,806
2011$12,272
2012$278,781
2013$13,566,722
2014$321,428
2015$88,129
2016$335,280
2017$149,941
2018$126,101,713
2019$338,897
2020$10,675,214
2021$6,293,420
2022$158,917
2023$134,183
2024$114,646
2025$16,469
2026$26,064

9,005 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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