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Beaufort 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

$773

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

Policies in force, including condo units
45,530
Cumulative recorded losses
4,981
Net dollars paid
$80,618,194

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

Beaufort County’s 45,530 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 1979 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.

2016$55,393,7932017$14,180,3021994$3,150,6842024$969,5692021$713,990
All published years and net payments
Beaufort County claims history
Year of lossNet payments
1979$206,176
1980$619
1981$0
1982$2,058
1983$2,129
1984$9,209
1985$7,851
1986$13,177
1987$46,984
1988$205,903
1989$411,790
1990$0
1991$130,736
1992$79,050
1993$1,051
1994$3,150,684
1995$228,839
1996$11,779
1997$13,439
1998$252,141
1999$90,082
2000$110,110
2001$268,102
2002$205,992
2003$9,528
2004$14,825
2005$165,139
2006$1,611
2007$120,583
2008$702,526
2009$125,895
2010$407,945
2011$316,736
2012$31,628
2013$0
2014$93,563
2015$678,560
2016$55,393,793
2017$14,180,302
2018$61,026
2019$364,026
2020$125,908
2021$713,990
2022$47,058
2023$129,737
2024$969,569
2025$640,738
2026$0

4,968 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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