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Wetzel 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

$2,236

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

Policies in force, including condo units
131
Cumulative recorded losses
514
Net dollars paid
$6,467,540

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

Wetzel County’s 131 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.

2004$4,024,3462024$555,3392017$499,6901996$376,5452005$313,675
All published years and net payments
Wetzel County claims history
Year of lossNet payments
1978$12,648
1979$2,095
1980$9,226
1981$42,573
1985$10,018
1990$33,778
1993$0
1994$19,431
1996$376,545
1997$58,554
1998$9,913
1999$1,395
2000$81,542
2002$0
2003$142,195
2004$4,024,346
2005$313,675
2007$3,211
2008$58,172
2010$2,371
2011$5,607
2015$1,778
2017$499,690
2018$47,555
2020$7,874
2022$633
2024$555,339
2025$0

498 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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