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Quick facts

Homes on the tax roll

15,471

Residential parcels on the Florida Department of Revenue roll

FEMA flood map in effect

Feb 2009

First flood map 1991

Flood insurance discount

None

Gadsden County isn't in the Community Rating System

Most flood claims in one storm

2

Hurricane Sally 2020, 1 paid

Homes with water, FEMA aid

17

Aid registrations reporting water inside, Hurricane Michael 2018

New FEMA maps

Preliminary

Draft zones FEMA has released for review

Sinkhole reports

2

Florida Geological Survey, mostly unverified

Past storms in Gadsden County

National Flood Insurance Program claims and FEMA aid registrations that reported water inside the home, for the whole county.

Flood claims and FEMA aid by storm in Gadsden County
StormClaimsPaidAid, water inside
Hurricane Michael 2018––17

Frequently asked questions

Do I need flood insurance in Gadsden County?

Lenders require flood insurance on a federally backed mortgage when the building is in one of FEMA's high-risk zones, the ones starting with A or V. The map that sets those zones in Gadsden County took effect on February 4, 2009. Outside those zones insurance is optional, but claims come from moderate- and low-risk zones too, so it's worth checking the zone and the floor height of the exact home.

When was the FEMA flood map for Gadsden County last updated?

The flood map in effect for Gadsden County took effect on February 4, 2009. The county's first flood map dates to May 2, 1991. FEMA has released preliminary maps for parts of the county; they don't change insurance requirements until they're adopted and take effect.

Is there a flood insurance discount in Gadsden County?

Gadsden County takes part in the National Flood Insurance Program but isn't in FEMA's Community Rating System, so NFIP policies there get no community discount. Classes run from 10 to 1, and each step down adds 5% off.

Which storms flooded Gadsden County the most?

By National Flood Insurance Program claims across Gadsden County, the worst recent storms were Hurricane Sally 2020 (2 claims, 1 paid) and Hurricane Helene 2024 (1 claim, 1 paid). After Hurricane Michael 2018, 17 FEMA aid registrations in the county reported water inside the home. Claims only count insured homes, so the real number of flooded homes is higher.

What causes flooding in Gadsden County?

Away from the coast, flooding comes from rain: rivers that rise for days after a tropical storm, lakes and low basins that fill, and closed depressions that drain slowly into the ground. The storms we track for the Panhandle are Hurricane Hermine 2016, Hurricane Irma 2017, Hurricane Michael 2018, Hurricane Sally 2020, and Hurricane Helene 2024. Gadsden County has about 15,500 homes on the state tax roll.

Gadsden County is an inland Panhandle county west of Tallahassee, between the Apalachicola and Ochlockonee rivers.

Gadsden County has about 15,500 homes on the state tax roll. The FEMA flood map in effect for Gadsden County took effect on February 4, 2009; the county's first flood map dates to 1991. The storm that left the most flood insurance claims in the county was Hurricane Sally 2020, with 2, followed by Hurricane Helene 2024 with 1. Gadsden County takes part in the National Flood Insurance Program but isn't in FEMA's Community Rating System, so NFIP policies there get no community discount.

Away from the coast, flooding comes from rain: rivers that rise for days after a tropical storm, lakes and low basins that fill, and closed depressions that drain slowly into the ground. The storms we track for the Panhandle are Hurricane Hermine 2016, Hurricane Irma 2017, Hurricane Michael 2018, Hurricane Sally 2020, and Hurricane Helene 2024.

Search any address in Gadsden County for a free report: its FEMA flood zone and whether insurance is required, its risk level, and its floor height against the flood line. The full report adds a 0 to 100 risk score, the flood insurance cost, the home's record in each storm we track, and a PDF to share.

Compiled by FloodMaps from FEMA, state, and county records. Data dates: 2026 county tax roll (preliminary values); flood claims and FEMA aid for storms from 2016 through Hurricane Milton (October 2024); FEMA map dates and insurance discounts as of October 8, 2026.

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