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Pottawattamie 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

$1,109

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

Policies in force, including condo units
662
Cumulative recorded losses
871
Net dollars paid
$11,036,972

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

Pottawattamie County’s 662 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.

2011$6,051,6172019$1,732,7681999$843,7902024$725,2852014$325,882
All published years and net payments
Pottawattamie County claims history
Year of lossNet payments
1978$4,438
1979$3,796
1980$2,684
1982$51,568
1983$2,688
1984$74,135
1986$0
1987$112,039
1989$750
1990$0
1992$0
1993$278,572
1996$88,082
1997$10,273
1998$23,212
1999$843,790
2001$4,481
2002$425
2003$0
2004$5,705
2007$162,942
2008$99,340
2009$3,598
2010$25,469
2011$6,051,617
2013$0
2014$325,882
2015$259,163
2016$6,601
2017$1,237
2018$77,593
2019$1,732,768
2020$50,000
2021$0
2023$0
2024$725,285
2025$0

867 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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