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The Top 10 Flood Markets
Floods are the number one natural disaster in the United States,1 and unfortunately, many Americans do not have flood insurance to protect their homes and belongings. The following states have the most homes in the highest flood risk zones.1 Hover over each state to view declared [as defined by The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)] floods and natural disasters that have occurred since 1953.2
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State of Flood Insurance in the US; Carrier Management
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Fema.org
Tennessee
38 Floods
31 Natural disasters in 2017
California
26 Floods
$26.7K Average NFIP flood claim payouts
$70.8K Average NFIP flood claim payouts
Texas
37 Floods
Louisiana
$17.4K Average NFIP flood claim payouts
North Carolina
26 Hurricanes
$50K Average NFIP flood claim payouts
15 Severe storms
New York
Pennsylvania
28 Hurricanes
$14K Average NFIP flood claim payouts
27 Floods
9 Floods
12 Hurricanes
41 Hurricanes
27 Severe storms
8 Floods
9 Hurricanes
$26.2K Average NFIP flood claim payouts
25 Floods
8 Floods
$19.8K Average NFIP flood claim payouts
TOP 10 FLOOD MARKETS IN THE U.S.
Top 10 states with the most homes in the highest flood risk zones.
Click on each number to reveal that state’s statistics
Florida
New Jersey
$40.8K Average NFIP flood claim payouts
Georgia
18 Severe storms
13 Floods
8 Hurricanes
21 Hurricanes
$19.1K Average NFIP flood claim payouts
15 Hurricanes
32 Severe storms
41 Hurricanes
9 Hurricanes
TN
NC
9 Floods
8 Floods
18 Floods
8 Floods
GA
NJ
$50K Avg. NFIP flood claim payouts
$19.1K Avg. NFIP flood claim payouts
FL
$26.2K Avg. NFIP flood claim payouts
27 Severe storms
$40.8K Avg. NFIP flood claim payouts
NY
12 Hurricanes
LA
Click on each number to reveal that state’s statistics
$19.8K Avg. NFIP flood claim payouts
31 Natural disasters (2017)
21 Hurricanes
25 Floods
27 Floods
8 Hurricanes
37 Floods
13 Floods
PA
CA
38 Floods
$70.8K Avg. NFIP flood claim payouts
$41K Avg. NFIP flood claim payouts
TX
26 Floods
$26.7K Avg. NFIP flood claim payouts
18 Severe storms
$17.4 Avg. NFIP flood claim payouts
26 Hurricanes
TN
NJ
NY
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Disaster PreparednessTyreo Harrison
As Executive Vice President, Lending & Insurance Solutions, Ty Harrison leads teams of lending and insurance professionals that are dedicated to delivering value-added programs, services and technology tailored to address the needs of lenders, loan servicers, portfolio managers, mortgage brokers, insurance agents and insurance brokers.
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