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Polk 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

$1,175

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

Policies in force, including condo units
1,128
Cumulative recorded losses
1,550
Net dollars paid
$38,411,854

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

Polk County’s 1,128 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.

2018$10,156,4431993$8,520,0712008$7,564,5292010$3,636,3482015$2,188,542
All published years and net payments
Polk County claims history
Year of lossNet payments
1978$4,952
1979$15,074
1980$4,380
1981$9,821
1982$13,477
1983$42,954
1984$18,897
1986$587,208
1987$1,276
1990$1,485,992
1991$0
1993$8,520,071
1995$0
1996$3,908
1997$309,740
1998$1,103,548
1999$0
2000$1,165
2001$462
2002$39,356
2003$0
2004$224,146
2005$0
2006$235
2007$177,477
2008$7,564,529
2009$9,222
2010$3,636,348
2011$33,797
2012$5,955
2013$100,717
2014$7,660
2015$2,188,542
2018$10,156,443
2019$511,855
2020$0
2021$8,920
2023$0
2024$47,256
2025$0
2026$1,677,626

1,550 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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