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Data · June 2026 data · 14-month trend

Minnesota Flood Insurance Costs

Homeowners taking out or renewing NFIP flood coverage in Minnesota paid an average premium of $1,215 in June 2026. Premiums there are 21.3% higher than the $1,001 national figure. Costs have risen 5.1% year over year. 436 policies were written or renewed statewide that month; Waseca County was the priciest county at $4,470 on average.

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 — June 2026

Average premium
$1,215
Avg total cost (with fees)
$1,563
Change (year over year)
+5.1%
vs national average
+21.3%
Policies written or renewed
436
Counties reporting
58

Minnesota trend, last 14 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 Minnesota
MonthAvg premiumPremium relative to highest monthAvg total costPolicies
May 2025$1,018$1,339526
June 2025$1,156$1,489464
July 2025$1,012$1,321576
August 2025$1,096$1,428535
September 2025$1,053$1,374485
October 2025$1,044$1,357513
November 2025$834$1,107480
December 2025$1,302$1,673392
January 2026$1,228$1,586340
February 2026$1,146$1,491365
March 2026$1,205$1,556759
April 2026$949$1,233960
May 2026$1,087$1,422492
June 2026$1,215$1,563436

County breakdown — June 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 Minnesota, June 2026
CountyAvg premiumPremium relative to highest countyAvg total costPolicies
Waseca County$4,470$5,5721
Cottonwood County$2,913$3,5843
Winona County$2,510$3,13216
Roseau County$2,211$2,6813
Steele County$2,123$2,6737
Washington County$1,999$2,48720
Wright County$1,851$2,3326
Le Sueur County$1,831$2,39611
Houston County$1,744$2,1874
Rice County$1,707$2,2619
Anoka County$1,623$2,01417
Mower County$1,536$1,8855
Fillmore County$1,478$1,8734
Brown County$1,476$1,8132
Goodhue County$1,459$1,86110
Polk County$1,206$1,4959
Lyon County$1,204$1,4933
Stearns County$1,199$1,52512
St. Louis County$1,192$1,52940
Pine County$1,168$1,51913
Aitkin County$1,148$1,5567
Benton County$1,145$1,4739
Wadena County$1,133$1,4091
Isanti County$1,131$1,5198
Morrison County$1,101$1,4832
Clay County$1,094$1,47510
Blue Earth County$1,043$1,46711
Traverse County$1,027$1,2841
Marshall County$1,018$1,2734
Rock County$1,016$1,4961
Mille Lacs County$989$1,2727
Koochiching County$989$1,4641
Ramsey County$931$1,20420
Lake of the Woods County$920$1,2702
Hennepin County$908$1,18259
McLeod County$869$1,0983
Cook County$868$1,3212
Norman County$857$1,1404
Wabasha County$853$1,1235
Scott County$833$1,11611
Chisago County$815$1,0667
Sherburne County$805$1,0547
Crow Wing County$776$1,0444
Itasca County$762$9713
Todd County$723$9254
Dodge County$686$8811
Murray County$679$9304
Carver County$678$9008
Dakota County$650$8678
Carlton County$630$8154
Freeborn County$612$7942
Olmsted County$602$7839
Meeker County$572$7472
Nobles County$560$7333
Kittson County$494$6551
Kandiyohi County$423$6842
Big Stone County$398$6173
Pipestone County$257$3751

Use this data

Download Minnesota CSV (minnesota.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

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

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

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