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Wise 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

$1,460

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

Policies in force, including condo units
167
Cumulative recorded losses
364
Net dollars paid
$2,841,509

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

Wise County’s 167 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.

2002$691,2112022$320,4441982$288,3992001$227,6652015$165,790
All published years and net payments
Wise County claims history
Year of lossNet payments
1978$10,008
1979$4,751
1980$6,280
1981$26,042
1982$288,399
1984$53,835
1987$0
1989$9,792
1991$6,888
1993$598
1994$26,926
1995$4,485
1998$114
2001$227,665
2002$691,211
2003$151,715
2004$1,781
2006$8,258
2011$159,248
2012$3,175
2013$3,441
2015$165,790
2016$31,534
2017$19,913
2018$137,940
2019$138,406
2020$42,857
2021$1,708
2022$320,444
2023$0
2024$28,008
2025$97,688

348 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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