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Horry 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

$507

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

Policies in force, including condo units
51,978
Cumulative recorded losses
12,078
Net dollars paid
$326,013,523

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

Horry County’s 51,978 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.

1989$117,976,8802018$89,719,5402016$40,561,6372022$26,241,3311999$19,904,630
All published years and net payments
Horry County claims history
Year of lossNet payments
1978$0
1979$240,979
1980$0
1981$53,224
1982$1,015
1983$327,118
1984$14,725
1985$112,576
1986$758,773
1987$2,677,908
1988$13,014
1989$117,976,880
1990$3,464
1991$8,864
1992$174,756
1993$850,323
1994$624,841
1995$89,565
1996$2,717,196
1997$87,151
1998$1,571,084
1999$19,904,630
2000$555,854
2001$836,746
2002$4,507
2003$300,726
2004$291,873
2005$141,873
2006$4,350
2007$78,056
2008$106,646
2009$55,672
2010$190,472
2011$11,997
2012$40,539
2013$407,053
2014$73,077
2015$13,681,030
2016$40,561,637
2017$288,266
2018$89,719,540
2019$732,194
2020$7,385,636
2021$3,149,064
2022$26,241,331
2023$3,352,777
2024$948,687
2025$426,181
2026$16,270

12,525 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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