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Data · July 2026 data · 15-month trend

Florida Flood Insurance Costs

In July 2026, the average premium among Florida NFIP policies newly written or renewed that month was $981. That tracks the $986 national average almost exactly. The figure is up 7.2% year over year. In all, 172,823 policies were written or renewed across 66 counties that month, and Monroe County topped the county table at $2,371.

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 — July 2026

Average premium
$981
Avg total cost (with fees)
$1,252
Change (year over year)
+7.2%
vs national average
-0.4%
Policies written or renewed
172,823
Counties reporting
66

Florida trend, last 15 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$1,154170,759
June 2025$936$1,198181,737
July 2025$915$1,175179,810
August 2025$924$1,187160,202
September 2025$883$1,141159,457
October 2025$836$1,079152,262
November 2025$859$1,106121,486
December 2025$862$1,106120,834
January 2026$829$1,062116,403
February 2026$857$1,099117,416
March 2026$899$1,150143,294
April 2026$905$1,153164,569
May 2026$966$1,230165,034
June 2026$1,010$1,285174,012
July 2026$981$1,252172,823

County breakdown — July 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, July 2026
CountyAvg premiumPremium relative to highest countyAvg total costPolicies
Monroe County — June 2026 profile$2,371$2,9652,854
Levy County$2,223$2,76179
Wakulla County$2,105$2,610113
Franklin County$2,095$2,667245
Citrus County$2,028$2,529609
Charlotte County — June 2026 profile$1,915$2,3724,119
Lee County — June 2026 profile$1,717$2,14212,069
Taylor County$1,655$2,10168
Gulf County$1,539$2,006183
Pinellas County — June 2026 profile$1,452$1,80412,515
Hillsborough County — June 2026 profile$1,452$1,8166,844
Hernando County$1,348$1,706454
Dixie County$1,347$1,69791
Sarasota County — June 2026 profile$1,326$1,6666,815
Collier County — June 2026 profile$1,263$1,59010,187
Manatee County — June 2026 profile$1,247$1,5814,389
Hamilton County$1,232$1,6382
Putnam County$1,137$1,460100
Lafayette County$1,119$1,4689
Pasco County — June 2026 profile$1,110$1,4072,884
Suwannee County$1,087$1,45244
Indian River County$1,054$1,3571,912
Calhoun County$1,054$1,3419
Gilchrist County$1,042$1,32211
St. Johns County — June 2026 profile$948$1,2263,330
Hardee County$930$1,19716
Martin County$918$1,1861,422
Madison County$909$1,1959
Nassau County$894$1,173761
DeSoto County$892$1,15853
Leon County$890$1,178328
Okeechobee County$887$1,169124
Escambia County — June 2026 profile$873$1,1451,649
Glades County$869$1,11118
Clay County$868$1,113534
Hendry County$827$1,08586
Union County$825$1,0454
Holmes County$815$1,0349
Flagler County$806$1,0351,383
Duval County — June 2026 profile$802$1,0373,612
Columbia County$799$1,04679
Baker County$796$1,02319
Washington County$795$1,05510
Bradford County$785$1,04152
Gadsden County$769$1,0556
Santa Rosa County$763$1,0021,444
Brevard County — June 2026 profile$717$9324,915
Seminole County$709$935849
Jackson County$706$9707
St. Lucie County — June 2026 profile$686$9021,798
Miami-Dade County — June 2026 profile$684$88233,279
Jefferson County$656$86910
Okaloosa County — June 2026 profile$637$8422,313
Broward County — June 2026 profile$630$82518,813
Lake County$625$831429
Volusia County — June 2026 profile$605$8015,198
Walton County$589$8401,266
Osceola County$563$781873
Polk County$539$749833
Bay County — June 2026 profile$524$7013,311
Marion County$517$708459
Palm Beach County — June 2026 profile$516$69214,196
Sumter County$511$689356
Highlands County$497$703118
Alachua County$495$679418
Orange County$478$6571,829

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 (NFIP Redacted Policies v3).

Suggested citation

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

Compare county data, then use the editorial guides to understand how NFIP coverage and pricing work in practice.

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