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Flood Insurance Claims in Minnesota
12,290 NFIP claims · $154.5M paid · 86 counties · 1978–2026
| County | Claims | Paid | Avg / claim | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polk County | 1,455 | $36.3M | $25K | 1978–2023 |
| Clay County | 1,358 | $13.7M | $10K | 1978–2019 |
| Mower County | 733 | $11.0M | $15K | 1978–2026 |
| Wilkin County | 495 | $7.4M | $15K | 1978–2020 |
| Marshall County | 1,405 | $6.8M | $5K | 1978–2022 |
| Washington County | 533 | $5.3M | $10K | 1978–2025 |
| Olmsted County | 719 | $5.3M | $7K | 1978–2025 |
| Hennepin County | 682 | $4.6M | $7K | 1978–2025 |
| Dakota County | 181 | $3.9M | $21K | 1978–2024 |
| Winona County | 115 | $3.8M | $33K | 1978–2023 |
| Rice County | 78 | $3.6M | $46K | 1990–2024 |
| Roseau County | 279 | $3.4M | $12K | 1979–2006 |
| Wabasha County | 162 | $3.3M | $21K | 1978–2024 |
| Goodhue County | 209 | $2.7M | $13K | 1978–2024 |
| Le Sueur County | 87 | $2.6M | $30K | 1979–2024 |
| Chippewa County | 172 | $2.5M | $15K | 1978–2022 |
| Norman County | 247 | $2.5M | $10K | 1978–2023 |
| Steele County | 90 | $2.0M | $23K | 1979–2024 |
| Wright County | 223 | $2.0M | $9K | 1978–2025 |
| Yellow Medicine County | 146 | $1.9M | $13K | 1987–2019 |
| St. Louis County | 183 | $1.8M | $10K | 1978–2024 |
| Kittson County | 247 | $1.8M | $7K | 1978–2020 |
| Otter Tail County | 109 | $1.4M | $13K | 1978–2020 |
| Pine County | 60 | $1.4M | $23K | 1986–2023 |
| Ramsey County | 145 | $1.3M | $9K | 1978–2025 |
| Blue Earth County | 92 | $1.3M | $14K | 1978–2025 |
| Becker County | 92 | $1.1M | $12K | 1979–2022 |
| Scott County | 117 | $1.1M | $10K | 1979–2024 |
| Watonwan County | 16 | $1.1M | $71K | 2010–2024 |
| Stearns County | 112 | $1.1M | $10K | 1979–2026 |
| Traverse County | 146 | $1.1M | $7K | 1978–2023 |
| Houston County | 78 | $1.0M | $13K | 1978–2024 |
| Lake County | 9 | $938K | $104K | 1979–2019 |
| Freeborn County | 45 | $902K | $20K | 1978–2023 |
| Big Stone County | 92 | $834K | $9K | 1994–2023 |
| Aitkin County | 95 | $755K | $8K | 1979–2023 |
| Fillmore County | 99 | $753K | $8K | 1978–2024 |
| Carlton County | 19 | $627K | $33K | 1985–2025 |
| Morrison County | 50 | $613K | $12K | 1982–2024 |
| Nicollet County | 59 | $553K | $9K | 1979–2024 |
| Brown County | 35 | $493K | $14K | 1983–2024 |
| Sherburne County | 59 | $478K | $8K | 1978–2023 |
| Cottonwood County | 43 | $470K | $11K | 1993–2024 |
| Anoka County | 96 | $451K | $5K | 1978–2023 |
| Dodge County | 32 | $446K | $14K | 1978–2019 |
| Chisago County | 37 | $422K | $11K | 1980–2020 |
| Jackson County | 20 | $366K | $18K | 1979–2024 |
| Pipestone County | 17 | $357K | $21K | 1993–2019 |
| Koochiching County | 17 | $322K | $19K | 1979–2022 |
| Hubbard County | 28 | $292K | $10K | 1999–2022 |
| Douglas County | 16 | $281K | $18K | 1986–2012 |
| Clearwater County | 15 | $235K | $16K | 1997–2009 |
| Isanti County | 26 | $226K | $9K | 1990–2023 |
| Lac qui Parle County | 45 | $224K | $5K | 1978–2020 |
| Carver County | 70 | $215K | $3K | 1978–2024 |
| Nobles County | 83 | $209K | $3K | 1978–2024 |
| Benton County | 46 | $180K | $4K | 1982–2022 |
| Kanabec County | 21 | $173K | $8K | 1984–2018 |
| Murray County | 15 | $166K | $11K | 1997–2019 |
| Lyon County | 63 | $163K | $3K | 1979–2025 |
| Rock County | 29 | $162K | $6K | 1980–2022 |
| Mahnomen County | 10 | $150K | $15K | 1997–2023 |
| Swift County | 12 | $144K | $12K | 1997–2022 |
| Redwood County | 3 | $143K | $48K | 1997–2010 |
| Meeker County | 6 | $142K | $24K | 1984–2018 |
| Kandiyohi County | 8 | $132K | $17K | 2007–2025 |
| Lake of the Woods County | 5 | $129K | $26K | 2002–2022 |
| Todd County | 13 | $127K | $10K | 1979–2024 |
| Itasca County | 12 | $122K | $10K | 1979–2023 |
| Mille Lacs County | 24 | $119K | $5K | 1979–2019 |
| Waseca County | 9 | $111K | $12K | 1993–2025 |
| McLeod County | 19 | $103K | $5K | 1979–2023 |
| Crow Wing County | 13 | $72K | $6K | 1998–2019 |
| Faribault County | 12 | $70K | $6K | 1979–2019 |
| Renville County | 6 | $70K | $12K | 1997–2022 |
| Sibley County | 12 | $66K | $6K | 1979–2024 |
| Cass County | 12 | $65K | $5K | 1995–2013 |
| Cook County | 15 | $64K | $4K | 1986–2019 |
| Grant County | 3 | $62K | $21K | 1997–2011 |
| Pennington County | 25 | $58K | $2K | 1978–2019 |
| Pope County | 7 | $38K | $5K | 1996–2013 |
| Wadena County | 7 | $32K | $5K | 2009–2014 |
| Beltrami County | 3 | $11K | $4K | 2002–2019 |
| Red Lake County | 2 | $8K | $4K | 1983–1997 |
| Stevens County | 2 | $8K | $4K | 1989–1997 |
| Lincoln County | 3 | $7K | $2K | 2010–2019 |
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Source: FEMA OpenFEMA, NFIP Redacted Claims v3 — dollars paid on closed claims. History and statistics only, not a flood-risk forecast or insurance quote.