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Quick facts

Homes on the tax roll

4,702

Residential parcels on the Florida Department of Revenue roll

FEMA flood map in effect

Mar 2022

First flood map 1982

Flood insurance discount

15% off

Glades County, Community Rating System Class 7

Most flood claims in one storm

5

Hurricane Irma 2017, 4 paid

Homes with water, FEMA aid

54

Aid registrations reporting water inside, Hurricane Irma 2017

Sinkhole reports

1

Florida Geological Survey, mostly unverified

Past storms in Glades 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 Glades County
StormClaimsPaidAid, water inside
Hurricane Irma 20175454

Frequently asked questions

Do I need flood insurance in Glades 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 Glades County took effect on March 22, 2022. 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 Glades County last updated?

The flood map in effect for Glades County took effect on March 22, 2022. The county's first flood map dates to May 17, 1982.

Is there a flood insurance discount in Glades County?

Glades County is in FEMA's Community Rating System at Class 7, which takes 15% off National Flood Insurance Program premiums for policies inside the high-risk flood zone. Classes run from 10 to 1, and each step down adds 5% off.

Which storms flooded Glades County the most?

By National Flood Insurance Program claims across Glades County, the worst recent storms were Hurricane Irma 2017 (5 claims, 4 paid), Hurricane Ian 2022 (2 claims, 0 paid), and Hurricane Milton 2024 (1 claim, 0 paid). After Hurricane Irma 2017, 54 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 Glades 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 Southwest Florida are Hurricane Irma 2017, Tropical Storm Eta 2020, Hurricane Ian 2022, Hurricane Idalia 2023, South Florida flood June 2024, Hurricane Debby 2024, Hurricane Helene 2024, and Hurricane Milton 2024. Glades County has 4,702 homes on the state tax roll.

Glades County lies on the west shore of Lake Okeechobee.

Glades County has 4,702 homes on the state tax roll. The FEMA flood map in effect for Glades County took effect on March 22, 2022; the county's first flood map dates to 1982. The storm that left the most flood insurance claims in the county was Hurricane Irma 2017, with 5, followed by Hurricane Ian 2022 with 2. Glades County is in FEMA's Community Rating System at Class 7, which takes 15% off National Flood Insurance Program premiums for policies inside the high-risk flood zone.

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 Southwest Florida are Hurricane Irma 2017, Tropical Storm Eta 2020, Hurricane Ian 2022, Hurricane Idalia 2023, South Florida flood June 2024, Hurricane Debby 2024, Hurricane Helene 2024, and Hurricane Milton 2024.

Search any address in Glades 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 (final 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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