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DeSoto 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

$1,054

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

Policies in force, including condo units
526
Cumulative recorded losses
277
Net dollars paid
$6,702,414

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

DeSoto County’s 526 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.

2014$2,164,9672013$1,665,8062019$824,4782011$469,4932005$246,236
All published years and net payments
DeSoto County claims history
Year of lossNet payments
1978$785
1979$28,018
1980$10,000
1981$16,548
1982$5,758
1983$15,347
1985$13,068
1986$0
1987$3,938
1988$26,835
1990$1,524
1991$1,025
1992$120,510
1993$114,520
1994$6,829
1995$0
1996$8,516
1997$25,815
1998$16,522
1999$6,079
2001$36,564
2002$20,694
2004$35,773
2005$246,236
2007$23,257
2008$20,348
2009$10,888
2010$76,788
2011$469,493
2012$109,525
2013$1,665,806
2014$2,164,967
2015$19,245
2016$55,339
2017$8,618
2019$824,478
2020$122,062
2021$66,951
2022$33,155
2023$10,627
2024$165,443
2025$58,575

280 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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