NFIP ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• More than $1 billion in flood damage is avoided each year through mitigation efforts.
• More than 20,300 communities have flood maps as a basis for flood insurance rates, insurance purchase requirements, and local floodplain management programs.
• An estimated 9,000 square miles of the nation’s most flood-prone lands are protected from future development because they are designated as floodways, allowing for floodwaters to pass unhindered.
• At least 6,000 acres of previously developed floodplain land have been returned to open space.
• A significant majority of buildings now being constructed in floodplains are built according to NFIP standards.
• With 33 consecutive months of policy growth, there are now more than 5.4 million people with flood insurance protection.