Guadalupe County flood history
Texas · From FEMA's flood insurance and disaster data · Updated 2026-10-08
FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) data lists 2,456 flood insurance claims in Guadalupe County, Texas since 1978. The NFIP paid $109.5 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 1998, with 876, mostly from Flooding.
In the last ten years (2017–2026) there were 33 claims, and the average paid claim was $30,024.
29% of the claims with a recorded flood zone came from buildings outside FEMA's high-risk zones (rated zones B, C and X).
About 3.6% of homes in Guadalupe County, Texas had an NFIP flood policy in FEMA's latest count (2,244 of 62,019 residential buildings). In the high-risk flood zones (Special Flood Hazard Areas), it was 40% (1,749 of 4,390).
Since 2000, FEMA has made 6 flood-related disaster declarations covering Guadalupe County, Texas. The most recent was DR-4879-TX (Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding), declared July 6, 2025.
NFIP claims by year
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| Year | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | $0 |
| 2025 | 5 | $146,623 |
| 2023 | 1 | $2,668 |
| 2021 | 14 | $255,728 |
| 2020 | 1 | $23,271 |
| 2019 | 3 | $0 |
| 2017 | 8 | $112,146 |
| 2016 | 7 | $39,923 |
| 2015 | 71 | $2.7 million |
| 2013 | 12 | $484,201 |
| 2012 | 1 | $1,418 |
| 2010 | 273 | $7.8 million |
| 2009 | 9 | $33,060 |
| 2007 | 33 | $685,320 |
| 2006 | 1 | $7,266 |
| 2004 | 360 | $14.7 million |
| 2002 | 637 | $18.6 million |
| 2001 | 25 | $597,571 |
| 2000 | 1 | $7,039 |
| 1999 | 1 | $0 |
| 1998 | 876 | $62.6 million |
| 1997 | 9 | $138,206 |
| 1996 | 1 | $0 |
| 1995 | 2 | $10,809 |
| 1994 | 11 | $58,043 |
| 1993 | 3 | $3,710 |
| 1992 | 7 | $27,294 |
| 1991 | 20 | $31,387 |
| 1990 | 2 | $4,261 |
| 1989 | 1 | $1,831 |
| 1987 | 4 | $1,776 |
| 1986 | 1 | $4,579 |
| 1985 | 6 | $9,370 |
| 1983 | 1 | $0 |
| 1981 | 31 | $354,644 |
| 1980 | 5 | $21,511 |
| 1979 | 10 | $19,685 |
| 1978 | 2 | $676 |
Named flood events
| Event | Year | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flooding | 1998 | 846 | $60.9 million |
| Torrential rain | 2002 | 628 | $18.5 million |
| Early summer storms | 2015 | 34 | $2.0 million |
| Fall severe storms | 2015 | 30 | $641,687 |
| Flooding | 1981 | 24 | $301,188 |
| Flooding | 1997 | 9 | $138,206 |
| 2025 July Central TX Flooding | 2025 | 4 | $137,313 |
| Hurricane Harvey | 2017 | 5 | $53,749 |
How many homes have flood insurance
FEMA counts 2,244 residential NFIP policies in Guadalupe County, against 62,019 residential buildings (3.6%). Of the 4,390 residential buildings in high-risk flood zones (Special Flood Hazard Areas), 1,749 have an NFIP policy (40%). 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-4879-TX | Jul 6, 2025 | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding | Yes |
| DR-4781-TX | May 17, 2024 | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | Yes |
| DR-4245-TX | Nov 25, 2015 | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding | Yes |
| DR-4223-TX | May 29, 2015 | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds and Flooding | Yes |
| DR-1709-TX | Jun 29, 2007 | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | Yes |
| DR-1425-TX | Jul 4, 2002 | Severe Storms 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 Texas.
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.