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June 2026 NFIP transactions

Flood Insurance Costs in Charleston County, South Carolina

In June 2026, NFIP policies newly written or renewed in Charleston County averaged $1,029 in premium and $1,332 in total policy cost across 5,671 transactions.

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.

Charleston County headline figures

Average premium
$1,029

newly written or renewed policies

Average total cost
$1,332

premium plus included fees

Transactions
5,671

minimum published threshold: 100

State premium rank
4 of 10

eligible counties in South Carolina

Charleston County, state, and national comparison

The county average premium was 34.2% above the state transaction average and 2.8% above the national transaction average. Its total policy cost was 33.0% above the state figure and 3.3% above the national figure.

Charleston County, South Carolina, and national NFIP transaction averages for June 2026
GeographyAvg premiumAvg total costTransactions
Charleston County$1,029$1,3325,671
South Carolina$767$1,00220,741
United States$1,001$1,289452,418

Charleston County illustrates a split benchmark: its $1,029 average premium was 34.2% above the state transaction average and 2.8% above the national transaction average. The shared source month contains 5,671 county transactions, so neither comparison mixes periods.

Descriptive rank context

Premium in South Carolina
4 of 10
Premium nationally
154 of 330
Transaction volume nationally
16 of 330

Method nfip-county-ranks-v1. Premium ranks sort the same 330 eligible county rows by average premium, then transaction count, then FIPS; the state rank uses that state's eligible subset. Volume rank sorts by transaction count, then FIPS. These ranks describe one source month and are not a score or recommendation.

Method and limitations

  • The figures describe policies newly written or renewed in June 2026; they are not FEMA's official average across all in-force policies.
  • Only named counties with matching state and five-digit FIPS codes, finite cost values, and at least 100 transactions enter the comparison population.
  • A monthly county average can change with the mix of properties renewing. It is not a household quote and does not include private flood insurance.
  • State and national values use the same transaction-based source month. A larger sample does not mean a lower or higher household price.

Source: FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP policy transaction data (NFIP Redacted Policies v3). Snapshot generated 2026-08-30; source event through 2026-06-30. Read the complete methodology.

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