DisasterAtlasUSA

This is a record of past federal disaster declarations, not a forecast. Federal assistance figures are aid obligated under specific programs, not total damages. For current threats, check the National Weather Service and FEMA.

Home / Flood Insurance Claims / Texas / Fayette County

Fayette County Flood Insurance Claims

National Flood Insurance Program, 1979–2024 · 44th highest paid in Texas

Claims
133
Total paid
$8.3M
Average / claim
$63K
Building / contents
$7.1M / $1.3M

Paid by decade

1970s$0 · 1 claims
1980s$143K · 9 claims
1990s$982K · 24 claims
2000s$180K · 8 claims
2010s$6.5M · 78 claims
2020s$537K · 13 claims

Worst years by dollars paid

2017$6.0M57 claims
1998$671K14 claims
2021$537K12 claims
2016$407K12 claims
1991$304K8 claims

Full disaster history for Fayette County →

Most-paid counties in Texas

Harris County$8.7BGalveston County$2.4BJefferson County$1.2BOrange County$1.0BMontgomery County$632.5MBrazoria County$627.6MFort Bend County$449.7MHardin County$190.5M

Source: FEMA OpenFEMA, NFIP Redacted Claims v3 (OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3, retrieved 2026-09) — dollars actually paid on closed claims, summed from individual claim transactions. This is a record of the past. It is not a flood-risk forecast, an insurance rating, or a judgment about any specific property. For current risk see FEMA's Flood Map Service Center and National Risk Index.