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NFIP Statistics

• Floods are the #1 most common natural disaster in the United States.
• In the past 10 years (1999-2008) the average flood insurance claim paid in the US was more than $49,529 per year.
• In the past 10 years (1999-2008) the NFIP paid over $27,639,087,687 to flood insurance customers.
• The average premium for a yearly flood insurance policy is around $558.
• 24.4% percent of all flood insurance claims are filed in moderate-to-low risk areas.
• The NFIP paid $3,202,783,762 in claims to-date to homeowners, business owners, and renters in 2008.
• 2008 CLAIM REPORT FOR TOP 10 STATES AS OF 6/30/09:
  

  State	Total Number of 2008 Claims	Total 2008 Claims Payments
  Texas	35,248	$2,155,876,306
  Louisiana	11,795	$426,062,584
  Iowa	4,461	$161,216,863
  Missouri	3,098	$109,502,641
  Illinois	2,893	$106,815,301
  Indiana	2,843	$103,873,812
  Florida	2,785	$60,885,186
  Wisconsin	1,512	$33,639,208
  Mississippi	1,315	$30,391,763
  North Carolina	699	$17,762,844