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Kanawha 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

$2,036

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

Policies in force, including condo units
1,274
Cumulative recorded losses
2,462
Net dollars paid
$42,457,170

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

Kanawha County’s 1,274 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.

2016$18,593,6722003$5,062,0891998$2,797,3581997$2,374,3582004$2,148,322
All published years and net payments
Kanawha County claims history
Year of lossNet payments
1978$266,878
1979$25,677
1980$91,106
1981$3,626
1982$53,028
1983$0
1984$0
1985$100,483
1986$19,317
1987$10,680
1989$76,980
1990$0
1991$81,758
1992$11,013
1993$8,791
1994$6,390
1995$463,592
1996$582,804
1997$2,374,358
1998$2,797,358
1999$1,577
2000$779,774
2001$234,024
2002$42,661
2003$5,062,089
2004$2,148,322
2005$26,016
2006$195,997
2007$701,095
2008$142,285
2009$364,366
2010$1,410,244
2011$20,838
2012$7,413
2013$358,075
2014$74,625
2015$936,777
2016$18,593,672
2017$0
2018$166,421
2019$45,998
2020$5,123
2021$2,013,354
2022$1,023,862
2023$548,791
2024$727,210
2025$273,997
2026$171,774

2,479 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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