Clark County flood history
Indiana · From FEMA's flood insurance and disaster data · Updated 2026-10-08
FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) data lists 860 flood insurance claims in Clark County, Indiana since 1978. The NFIP paid $17.5 million on them (building, contents and Increased Cost of Compliance payments, in the dollars of the year paid).
The year with the most claims was 1997, with 213, mostly from Flooding.
In the last ten years (2017–2026) there were 207 claims, and the average paid claim was $47,868.
23% of the claims with a recorded flood zone came from buildings outside FEMA's high-risk zones (rated zones B, C and X).
About 1.0% of homes in Clark County, Indiana had an NFIP flood policy in FEMA's latest count (481 of 45,872 residential buildings). In the high-risk flood zones (Special Flood Hazard Areas), it was 20% (394 of 1,922).
Since 2000, FEMA has made 6 flood-related disaster declarations covering Clark County, Indiana. The most recent was DR-4882-IN (Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding), declared July 22, 2025.
NFIP claims by year
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| Year | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 86 | $4.7 million |
| 2023 | 1 | $11,558 |
| 2022 | 1 | $8,782 |
| 2021 | 4 | $37,372 |
| 2020 | 2 | $35,654 |
| 2019 | 5 | $48,005 |
| 2018 | 104 | $4.1 million |
| 2017 | 4 | $27,516 |
| 2016 | 1 | $0 |
| 2015 | 59 | $925,884 |
| 2014 | 4 | $43,560 |
| 2013 | 2 | $11,443 |
| 2012 | 3 | $0 |
| 2011 | 73 | $884,028 |
| 2010 | 2 | $8,799 |
| 2009 | 36 | $931,454 |
| 2008 | 4 | $41,997 |
| 2006 | 19 | $410,784 |
| 2005 | 14 | $71,672 |
| 2004 | 6 | $141,350 |
| 2002 | 3 | $13,137 |
| 2001 | 11 | $51,805 |
| 2000 | 10 | $60,466 |
| 1998 | 1 | $32,220 |
| 1997 | 213 | $4.3 million |
| 1996 | 34 | $208,713 |
| 1995 | 7 | $24,052 |
| 1994 | 3 | $12,681 |
| 1993 | 1 | $0 |
| 1992 | 9 | $49,714 |
| 1991 | 15 | $116,118 |
| 1990 | 9 | $55,575 |
| 1989 | 10 | $36,641 |
| 1988 | 2 | $0 |
| 1985 | 1 | $0 |
| 1984 | 2 | $714 |
| 1983 | 14 | $38,839 |
| 1982 | 4 | $3,787 |
| 1981 | 2 | $2,111 |
| 1980 | 5 | $4,332 |
| 1979 | 18 | $18,049 |
| 1978 | 56 | $93,871 |
Named flood events
| Event | Year | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central U.S. April Flooding | 2025 | 83 | $4.6 million |
| Flooding | 1997 | 195 | $4.0 million |
| Mid-spring storms | 2011 | 62 | $858,892 |
| Flooding | 1991 | 14 | $102,897 |
| Not a named storm | 1978 | 52 | $86,971 |
| Flooding | 1990 | 4 | $28,615 |
| March storm | 2008 | 3 | $27,276 |
| Late July Flooding | 2022 | 1 | $8,782 |
How many homes have flood insurance
FEMA counts 481 residential NFIP policies in Clark County, against 45,872 residential buildings (1.0%). Of the 1,922 residential buildings in high-risk flood zones (Special Flood Hazard Areas), 394 have an NFIP policy (20%). Private flood policies aren't in these counts.
Whether you're required to carry flood insurance depends on your flood zone and your mortgage. See do I need flood insurance?
Flood-related disaster declarations
| Declaration | Declared | Event | Help for individuals |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR-4882-IN | Jul 22, 2025 | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | No |
| DR-4363-IN | May 4, 2018 | Severe Storms and Flooding | Yes |
| DR-1795-IN | Sep 23, 2008 | Severe Storms and Flooding | Yes |
| DR-1573-IN | Jan 21, 2005 | Severe Winter Storms and Flooding | Yes |
| DR-1542-IN | Sep 1, 2004 | Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding | No |
| DR-1520-IN | Jun 3, 2004 | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | Yes |
Check your own address
County numbers can't tell you about a single building. Look up your property on FEMA's flood map, then read what your flood zone means. More counties: all of Indiana.
Where these numbers come from
All figures on this page are calculated from FEMA's public OpenFEMA datasets:
- NFIP Redacted Claims (v3) (FEMA (OpenFEMA)): NFIP claims since 1978, downloaded 2026-10-08. Dollar amounts are what the NFIP paid, not adjusted for inflation. Claims filed under private flood insurance aren't included.
- NFIP Residential Penetration Rates (v1) (FEMA (OpenFEMA)): NFIP residential policy contracts in force (as of August 3, 2026) divided by FEMA's count of residential buildings from the National Structure Inventory. FEMA notes that inventory is incomplete in some counties, which can inflate the rate. Private flood policies aren't counted.
- Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2) (FEMA (OpenFEMA)): disaster declarations, downloaded 2026-10-08. We count a declaration as flood-related when FEMA lists flooding (or a dam or levee break) as its incident type or a designated incident type, or the declaration's title mentions flooding.
FEMA's redacted claims data doesn't identify properties, and FEMA notes that some records lack a county or flood zone. See how we use the data.