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Data · May 2026 data · 13-month trend

Florida Flood Insurance Costs

In May 2026, the average premium among Florida NFIP policies newly written or renewed that month was $974. That tracks the $982 national average almost exactly. The figure is up 8.0% year over year. In all, 155,698 policies were written or renewed across 67 counties that month, and Franklin County topped the county table at $2,517.

What we measure: Average premium among policies newly written or renewed that month (NFIP transactions) — not the official in-force average. OpenFEMA transaction data is published on a lag of roughly two months; the latest period shown reflects that lag.

Key facts — May 2026

Average premium
$974
Avg total cost (with fees)
$1,240
Change (year over year)
+8.0%
vs national average
-0.8%
Policies written or renewed
155,698
Counties reporting
67

Florida trend, last 13 months

Average premium among policies newly written or renewed each month. Bars scale to the highest month shown.

Average NFIP premium, total cost, and policy count by month in Florida
MonthAvg premiumPremium relative to highest monthAvg total costPolicies
May 2025$902$1,154170,680
June 2025$937$1,199181,567
July 2025$916$1,175179,606
August 2025$924$1,188159,990
September 2025$884$1,142159,117
October 2025$834$1,077152,159
November 2025$859$1,106121,386
December 2025$863$1,107120,571
January 2026$828$1,061116,223
February 2026$857$1,098117,313
March 2026$899$1,149143,094
April 2026$905$1,152164,267
May 2026$974$1,240155,698

County breakdown — May 2026

Sorted by average premium, highest first. Rows labeled with a FIPS code are reporting areas without a matched county name. Watch the policy count before reading much into small-county averages.

Average NFIP premium by county in Florida, May 2026
CountyAvg premiumPremium relative to highest countyAvg total costPolicies
Franklin County$2,517$3,178188
Citrus County$2,189$2,709726
Wakulla County$2,161$2,664107
Monroe County$2,013$2,5213,150
Levy County$1,905$2,370109
Charlotte County$1,720$2,1394,141
Pinellas County$1,616$1,99910,285
Lee County$1,580$1,97113,339
Gulf County$1,541$1,990159
Hernando County$1,508$1,892347
Hillsborough County$1,476$1,8415,211
Taylor County$1,435$1,81861
Pasco County$1,419$1,7821,993
Manatee County$1,365$1,7303,481
Collier County$1,311$1,65010,183
Putnam County$1,280$1,61285
Calhoun County$1,260$1,5595
Sarasota County$1,245$1,5676,654
FIPS 12000$1,121$1,35739
Suwannee County$1,114$1,44730
Baker County$932$1,25117
Indian River County$924$1,1862,661
Hardee County$923$1,16117
Hendry County$912$1,21178
Washington County$910$1,1787
Gilchrist County$909$1,23113
Lafayette County$904$1,19915
Martin County$888$1,1521,060
Clay County$883$1,137331
St. Johns County$874$1,1352,774
Escambia County$873$1,1391,382
Okeechobee County$870$1,136117
DeSoto County$835$1,09850
Hamilton County$820$1,0855
Bradford County$815$1,07235
Flagler County$802$1,032883
Leon County$777$1,040191
Nassau County$762$1,001840
Dixie County$761$1,01678
Holmes County$738$1,0189
Duval County$735$9532,619
Union County$733$9658
Jefferson County$730$9338
Columbia County$726$98057
Brevard County$721$9393,968
Santa Rosa County$709$9291,172
St. Lucie County$693$9121,500
Glades County$685$89516
Alachua County$681$937213
Gadsden County$663$8541
Jackson County$642$85210
Lake County$634$854303
Broward County$618$81516,001
Miami-Dade County$615$79231,738
Okaloosa County$597$7832,151
Seminole County$595$791689
Palm Beach County$580$7769,955
Marion County$546$754327
Osceola County$545$764636
Polk County$542$747738
Sumter County$534$722244
Madison County$531$7558
Volusia County$520$6894,818
Orange County$467$6521,495
Highlands County$457$656118
Bay County$429$5703,209
Walton County$315$4482,680

Use this data

Download Florida CSV (florida.csv) — free to reuse with attribution. Read the full methodology for formulas, update cadence, and limitations. Source: FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP policy transaction data (FimaNfipPolicies).

Suggested citation

"Florida Flood Insurance Costs." Out of the Storm News Flood Insurance Cost Index, May 2026, based on FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP policy transaction data. https://outofthestormnews.com/flood-insurance/costs/florida

Editorial context for reading these numbers — how NFIP coverage and pricing work in practice, and what a flood map does and doesn’t tell you.

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