Here are some figures gathered from the NFIP website that shows Florida\’s flood policy count. Notice that it takes more than the next 10 states to equal the total number of flood policies in Florida.
STATE # POLICIES
Florida 1,851,905
Texas 455,078
Louisana 376,681
California 259,961
New Jersey 187,177
S. Carolina 145,585
N. Carolina 107,104
New York 99,007
Virginia 83,134
Georgia 69,059
Pennsylvania 58,364
1,841,150
You are not paying attention to what the article says. The article says that Louisiana has the highest level of participation in the program. That is based on the percentage of the population that is insured. Of course Florida has more policies. It is a much larger and more heavily populated state.
Here are some figures gathered from the NFIP website that shows Florida\’s flood policy count. Notice that it takes more than the next 10 states to equal the total number of flood policies in Florida.
STATE # POLICIES
Florida 1,851,905
Texas 455,078
Louisana 376,681
California 259,961
New Jersey 187,177
S. Carolina 145,585
N. Carolina 107,104
New York 99,007
Virginia 83,134
Georgia 69,059
Pennsylvania 58,364
1,841,150
You are not paying attention to what the article says. The article says that Louisiana has the highest level of participation in the program. That is based on the percentage of the population that is insured. Of course Florida has more policies. It is a much larger and more heavily populated state.