Florida Flood Zones by County
Browse flood-risk profiles for all 67 Florida counties (35 coastal, 32 inland). Each page has a per-address FEMA lookup, hurricane history, and demographic data.
Southeast Florida (Atlantic)
Densest population, extreme storm surge exposure on the Atlantic coast.
Southwest Florida (Gulf)
Cape Coral / Naples corridor — extreme surge from Gulf hurricanes (Charley, Ian, Helene, Milton).
- Charlotte CountyPunta Gorda · 195,083 residents
- Collier CountyNaples · 387,681 residents
- Hillsborough CountyTampa · 1,489,634 residents
- Lee CountyFort Myers · 792,692 residents
- Manatee CountyBradenton · 416,020 residents
- Pinellas CountyClearwater · 960,565 residents
- Sarasota CountySarasota · 449,011 residents
Florida Keys
Low elevation islands; entire chain is in evacuation zones during hurricanes.
Big Bend (Gulf)
Sparse coast from Pasco up to Wakulla — recent landfall corridor for Idalia and Helene.
- Citrus CountyInverness · 158,693 residents
- Dixie CountyCross City · 16,952 residents
- Hernando CountyBrooksville · 201,512 residents
- Jefferson CountyMonticello · 14,713 residents
- Levy CountyBronson · 44,276 residents
- Pasco CountyDade City · 588,758 residents
- Taylor CountyPerry · 21,422 residents
- Wakulla CountyCrawfordville · 34,608 residents
Florida Panhandle (Gulf)
Pensacola to Panama City — Ivan, Michael, Sally impact zone.
- Bay CountyPanama City · 181,368 residents
- Escambia CountyPensacola · 323,275 residents
- Franklin CountyApalachicola · 12,418 residents
- Gulf CountyPort St. Joe · 14,772 residents
- Okaloosa CountyCrestview · 214,281 residents
- Santa Rosa CountyMilton · 193,719 residents
- Walton CountyDeFuniak Springs · 79,846 residents
Northeast Florida (Atlantic)
Jacksonville south to Brevard — moderate surge, significant rain flooding from St. Johns River basin.
Inland Florida
No coast, low storm surge risk — flooding driven by rainfall, lakes, and river systems.
- Alachua CountyGainesville · 281,751 residents
- Baker CountyMacclenny · 28,186 residents
- Bradford CountyStarke · 27,888 residents
- Calhoun CountyBlountstown · 13,593 residents
- Clay CountyGreen Cove Springs · 223,436 residents
- Columbia CountyLake City · 70,755 residents
- DeSoto CountyArcadia · 34,719 residents
- Gadsden CountyQuincy · 43,642 residents
- Gilchrist CountyTrenton · 18,494 residents
- Glades CountyMoore Haven · 12,324 residents
- Hamilton CountyJasper · 13,445 residents
- Hardee CountyWauchula · 25,508 residents
- Hendry CountyLaBelle · 40,798 residents
- Highlands CountySebring · 103,808 residents
- Holmes CountyBonifay · 19,626 residents
- Jackson CountyMarianna · 47,652 residents
- Lafayette CountyMayo · 8,035 residents
- Lake CountyTavares · 398,696 residents
- Leon CountyTallahassee · 295,335 residents
- Liberty CountyBristol · 7,650 residents
- Madison CountyMadison · 18,113 residents
- Marion CountyOcala · 387,697 residents
- Okeechobee CountyOkeechobee · 40,249 residents
- Orange CountyOrlando · 1,440,471 residents
- Osceola CountyKissimmee · 406,943 residents
- Polk CountyBartow · 760,961 residents
- Putnam CountyPalatka · 74,235 residents
- Seminole CountySanford · 474,912 residents
- Sumter CountyBushnell · 137,536 residents
- Suwannee CountyLive Oak · 44,484 residents
- Union CountyLake Butler · 15,551 residents
- Washington CountyChipley · 25,259 residents
FAQ
How many Florida counties have a flood-zone profile here?
All 67 Florida counties. Each page combines authoritative data — US Census population and major cities, OpenFEMA disaster declarations, FDEP coastal-county classification — with a per-address FEMA zone lookup tool.
Which Florida counties have the highest flood risk?
Coastal counties in Southeast Florida (Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach), Southwest Florida (Lee, Collier, Sarasota), and the Florida Keys (Monroe) face extreme storm-surge risk. Inland counties have lower surge but still moderate rainfall flood risk.
Which counties are coastal vs inland?
Florida has 35 coastal counties (per FDEP) and 32 inland counties. Coastal counties touch either the Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, or the Florida Keys.
How current is this data?
Population from US Census ACS5 2023, city populations from US Census SUB-EST 2024, hurricane impact lists from OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (live API). FEMA flood zone lookups are queried live from FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layer.
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