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Wharton 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

$927

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

Policies in force, including condo units
1,822
Cumulative recorded losses
1,158
Net dollars paid
$52,354,751

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

Wharton County’s 1,822 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.

2017$36,582,1452004$5,514,7022019$2,910,1692016$2,543,8491998$1,559,961
All published years and net payments
Wharton County claims history
Year of lossNet payments
1979$24,216
1980$13,865
1982$1,607
1983$55,973
1984$1,640
1987$2,589
1990$848
1991$3,604
1992$10,442
1994$410,704
1995$0
1997$49,573
1998$1,559,961
2000$5,682
2001$143,410
2002$731,562
2003$33,742
2004$5,514,702
2005$13,490
2007$1,147
2008$25,702
2009$16,495
2010$13,951
2013$6,567
2014$10,881
2015$1,165,527
2016$2,543,849
2017$36,582,145
2018$0
2019$2,910,169
2021$45,137
2022$14,429
2023$8,101
2024$19,257
2026$0

1,166 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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