Most Flood Insurance Claims Per Capita

Top 25 U.S. cities with the most and fewest NFIP flood insurance claims per 10,000 residents. Only cities with populations above 20,000.

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Top 25 — Most Claims

Source: FEMA NFIP
#CityPopulationClaims per 10K
1Katy, TX23,90071450.21 per 10K
2Cloverleaf, TX24,63069332.52 per 10K
3Harvey, LA21,71062403.04 per 10K
4Terrytown, LA25,84452421.06 per 10K
5Deer Park, TX33,82350488.13 per 10K
6La Porte, TX36,07747333.76 per 10K
7Mission Bend, TX37,28045806.33 per 10K
8Marrero, LA31,86642514.59 per 10K
9Friendswood, TX40,82741826.73 per 10K
10Channelview, TX43,53639224.09 per 10K
11Dickinson, TX21,61228045.07 per 10K
12Sunny Isles Beach, FL22,12528023.05 per 10K
13The Crossings, FL22,35927729.77 per 10K
14Hialeah Gardens, FL22,63427392.86 per 10K
15Coral Terrace, FL24,05125778.97 per 10K
16East Massapequa, NY20,14225572.93 per 10K
17Palmetto Bay, FL24,24725570.59 per 10K
18Spring, TX67,10325448.34 per 10K
19Lynbrook, NY20,25125435.29 per 10K
20West Hempstead, NY20,76224809.27 per 10K
21North Bellmore, NY20,77624792.55 per 10K
22Lealman, FL21,02624608.10 per 10K
23Mineola, NY21,08224432.69 per 10K
24Ives Estates, FL26,15423706.13 per 10K
25Merrick, NY21,81623610.65 per 10K

Bottom 25 — Fewest Claims

Source: FEMA NFIP
#CityPopulationClaims per 10K
1Midland, TX133,9980.07 per 10K
2Pasco, WA78,4460.13 per 10K
3Hanford, CA59,3891.68 per 10K
4Lewiston, ID34,4711.74 per 10K
5New York, NY8,516,2021.75 per 10K
6San Francisco, CA836,3211.76 per 10K
7Tooele, UT37,2651.88 per 10K
8Bend, OR101,4722.07 per 10K
9Rexburg, ID39,5892.27 per 10K
10Idaho Falls, ID66,6722.40 per 10K
11Nampa, ID106,2892.63 per 10K
12Broomfield, CO75,1102.66 per 10K
13Spokane, WA229,2282.70 per 10K
14Anchorage, AK289,0692.73 per 10K
15Butte-Silver Bow (balance), MT34,9292.86 per 10K
16Kingsport, TN55,8072.87 per 10K
17Montrose, CO20,7032.90 per 10K
18Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance), GA126,9872.91 per 10K
19Twin Falls, ID53,2193.01 per 10K
20Albuquerque, NM562,4883.08 per 10K
21Denver, CO713,7343.39 per 10K
22Lemoore, CA27,0233.70 per 10K
23Willmar, MN21,1363.79 per 10K
24Caldwell, ID63,4654.41 per 10K
25Corcoran, CA22,6264.42 per 10K

Katy, TX ranks #1 for most claims among U.S. cities with populations over 20,000, with a value of 71450.21 per 10K. Rounding out the top cities are Cloverleaf, TX, Harvey, LA, Terrytown, LA. On the other end, Midland, TX has the fewest claims value at 0.07 per 10K. This ranking includes only cities with populations above 20,000. Data sourced from FEMA NFIP.

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