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Data · June 2026 data · 14-month trend

Ohio Flood Insurance Costs

Homeowners taking out or renewing NFIP flood coverage in Ohio paid an average premium of $1,133 in June 2026. That runs +13.1% above the national average of $1,001. That represents a 4.8% increase year over year. 1,796 policies were written or renewed statewide that month; Highland County was the priciest county at $7,189 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
$1,133
Avg total cost (with fees)
$1,463
Change (year over year)
+4.8%
vs national average
+13.1%
Policies written or renewed
1,796
Counties reporting
86

Ohio 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 Ohio
MonthAvg premiumPremium relative to highest monthAvg total costPolicies
May 2025$994$1,2982,000
June 2025$1,080$1,4051,929
July 2025$1,037$1,3491,993
August 2025$1,124$1,4562,136
September 2025$1,027$1,3342,209
October 2025$1,031$1,3492,044
November 2025$1,080$1,4101,731
December 2025$1,040$1,3621,717
January 2026$1,112$1,4441,413
February 2026$1,137$1,4811,607
March 2026$1,108$1,4461,848
April 2026$1,063$1,3871,929
May 2026$1,015$1,3221,952
June 2026$1,133$1,4631,796

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 Ohio, June 2026
CountyAvg premiumPremium relative to highest countyAvg total costPolicies
Highland County$7,189$8,7801
Union County$7,122$8,5892
Hocking County$2,813$3,46715
Henry County$2,375$2,9503
Ashland County$1,952$2,4269
Hardin County$1,788$2,2942
Noble County$1,679$2,2224
Tuscarawas County$1,672$2,10914
Franklin County$1,553$1,956118
Clark County$1,528$1,96328
Hamilton County$1,522$1,932112
Hancock County$1,513$1,93541
Wayne County$1,508$1,93214
Licking County$1,476$1,88538
Muskingum County$1,474$1,8565
Clermont County$1,447$1,85518
Pike County$1,436$1,7987
Meigs County$1,432$1,79016
Knox County$1,431$1,7618
Jefferson County$1,411$1,7389
Brown County$1,403$1,7597
Lawrence County$1,377$1,77933
Erie County$1,345$1,73840
Delaware County$1,331$1,66917
Warren County$1,316$1,67238
Belmont County$1,314$1,64818
Ashtabula County$1,295$1,6327
Adams County$1,279$1,6384
Athens County$1,279$1,65618
Holmes County$1,274$1,6314
Washington County$1,253$1,63936
Morgan County$1,248$1,5454
Fulton County$1,241$1,7064
Coshocton County$1,238$1,5987
Butler County$1,228$1,57465
Paulding County$1,209$1,4984
Ottawa County$1,208$1,58763
Wood County$1,202$1,49112
Putnam County$1,172$1,56812
Defiance County$1,168$1,5632
Trumbull County$1,151$1,50533
Columbiana County$1,131$1,46918
Shelby County$1,068$1,37416
Darke County$1,068$1,3829
Carroll County$1,059$1,3223
Lake County$1,048$1,34121
Monroe County$1,045$1,4182
Pickaway County$1,039$1,2988
Preble County$1,037$1,31512
Clinton County$1,025$1,2818
Scioto County$1,019$1,31019
Harrison County$1,013$1,2671
Stark County$997$1,29132
Fayette County$996$1,4164
Richland County$977$1,28112
Seneca County$957$1,2013
Gallia County$907$1,30931
Miami County$896$1,16917
Guernsey County$895$1,18412
Fairfield County$892$1,17247
Champaign County$883$1,1428
Jackson County$872$1,1016
Cuyahoga County$845$1,10875
Portage County$843$1,08811
Ross County$843$1,0987
Lucas County$825$1,08483
Sandusky County$814$1,07012
Marion County$812$1,04317
Perry County$808$1,07414
Greene County$773$1,02940
Summit County$765$1,02988
Huron County$755$1,0927
Crawford County$748$1,0672
Allen County$744$98413
Montgomery County$736$96795
Geauga County$736$9786
Van Wert County$707$9061
Wyandot County$693$9409
Logan County$681$95711
Mahoning County$678$9858
Madison County$651$8404
Lorain County$642$85582
Medina County$581$81815
Mercer County$561$8103
Auglaize County$539$75310
Williams County$401$5452

Use this data

Download Ohio CSV (ohio.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

"Ohio 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/ohio

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

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