OpenFEMA Dataset: NFIP Residential Penetration Rates - v1
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| Entity Name | NfipResidentialPenetrationRates |
| API Endpoint | https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/NfipResidentialPenetrationRates |
| Update Frequency | R/P3M |
| Program URL | https://www.fema.gov/flood-insurance |
| Category | National Flood Insurance Program |
| Keywords | nfip |
Description
NFIP "take-up rates" or residential penetration rates are an estimate of the percentage of total residential structures covered by an NFIP policy. The NFIP residential penetration rate within an area, such as a county, is the ratio of insured residential structures to total residential structures in that area. Private flood insurance take-up rates are not available to FEMA and therefore, are not included in these estimates. This data can be used for various planning purposes to evaluate community resilience and residual flood risk, help states better understand areas vulnerable to flooding and provide guidance for flood insurance marketing. FEMA derives the number of total residential structures from the 2019 National Structure Inventory (NSI) 2.0.
Data in this report pertains to RESIDENTIAL properties only.
Incompleteness of NSI 2.0 can lead to the tables showing lower than actual numbers of total residential building stock and inflate the penetration rate.
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Full Data
| Format | Address | Record Count | Approximate File Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| csv | Link to csv | 3145 | tiny (< 10MB) |
| json | Link to json | 3145 | tiny (< 10MB) |
| jsona | Link to jsona | 3145 | tiny (< 10MB) |
| jsonl | Link to jsonl | 3145 | tiny (< 10MB) |
| parquet | Link to parquet | 3145 | tiny (< 10MB) |
Data Fields
| Name | Title | Type | Description | Is Searchable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | State |
text
|
Full name of the State (e.g., Virginia) | yes |
| county | County |
text
|
Full name of the county (e.g., Broward) | yes |
| resPenetrationRate | Residential Penetration Rate |
decimal
|
NFIP insured residential structures in the county divided by all residential structures in the county. Policy Contracts in Force (CIF) is a good approximation of individual insured structures, as opposed to Policies in Force (PIF), which includes individual units within condominium structures. | yes |
| resContractsInForce | Residential Contracts-in-Force (CIF) |
integer
|
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Insured Residential Policy Contracts in Force (CIF) in the county. Data Source: PIVOT (system of record). | yes |
| totalResStructures | Total Residential Structures |
integer
|
Total residential structures by county. Derived from National Structure Inventory 2.0 (2019). | yes |
| fipsCode | FIPS Code |
text
|
FIPS five-digit numeric code used to identify states, counties and county equivalents in the United States, the District of Columbia, US territories, outlying areas of the US and freely associated states | yes |
| asOfDate | As of Date |
date
|
The date used to determine current Contracts in Force. When time is not specified in the field, it will default to T00:00:00.000Z | yes |
| id | ID |
text
|
Unique ID assigned to the record that does not persist between data set refreshes | yes |
See Also
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