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Karnes County

The average Karnes County homeowner paid $3,168 for insurance in 2025, $1,443 more a year than in 2019.

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$3,168 Average yearly home insurance premium in Karnes County, 2025. +15.5% from 2024.
Texas has 254 counties Karnes County1,223 policies · 72 companies · 2025 Average home premium per year $0$1,000$2,000$3,000$4,0002019202020212022202320242025$1,725$1,750$1,838$2,023$2,422$2,744$3,168Karnes CountyTexas county median Paid claims per policy, per year $0$1,000$2,000$3,000$4,0002019202020212022202320242025$170$284$730$688$344$286$1,927About 6× a typical year2025: $1,927 per policy All 254 counties, by 2025 average premium
The county

Here’s Karnes County

Texas has 254 counties. This is one of them: 1,223 home insurance policies were counted here in 2025, written by 72 companies.

The price

What homeowners pay

The average yearly premium rose from $1,725 in 2019 to $3,168 in 2025, a change of +83.7%.

The dashed line is the median Texas county: $3,247 in 2025. Karnes County is $79 below it.

The claims

Why it went up

Insurers set prices partly on the claims they expect to pay. In 2025, paid claims reached $1,927 per policy here, about 6 times a typical year.

This page shows both numbers side by side. It does not show that one caused the other.

The ranking

Where it ranks

Of 254 Texas counties, Karnes County ranks 109th from the lowest 2025 average premium.

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The dataThe full numbers

Home premiums

Average home premium, 2025
$3,168
per year, policies with wind coverage
Change vs 2024
+15.5%
from $2,744; trend shows each year’s change
Change since 2019
+83.7%
from $1,725
Texas county median, 2025
$3,247
$79 lower here; trend shows the gap by year. A typical county, not weighted by size
Rank among Texas counties
109 of 254
1 = lowest average premium
YearAverage premiumChange vs prior yearTexas county medianRank (1 = lowest)
2019$1,725—$1,91367 of 254
2020$1,750+1.4%$1,91573 of 254
2021$1,838+5.0%$2,03065 of 254
2022$2,023+10.1%$2,22566 of 254
2023$2,422+19.7%$2,59983 of 254
2024$2,744+13.3%$3,01463 of 254
2025$3,168+15.5%$3,247109 of 254

Averages include every policy TDI counted, so what any one household pays can be very different.

Claims

Total paid losses, 2025$2,375,661paid on home claims in the county
Paid losses per policy, 2025
$1,927
total paid divided by policies

Where the 2025 money went

Wind$2,017,441 85%
Water$342,180 14%
Fire$1,500 0%
Other$14,540 1%
YearTotal paidPer policyWindWaterFireOther
2019$197,928$170$122,600$42,519-$13,501$46,310
2020$341,031$284$81,400$193,480$0$66,151
2021$894,836$730$150,745$303,503$390,983$49,605
2022$851,750$688$631,105$65,644$126,835$28,166
2023$418,614$344$250,312$99,215$42,324$26,763
2024$359,097$286$158,991$125,727$68,387$5,992
2025$2,375,661$1,927$2,017,441$342,180$1,500$14,540

Claims can swing sharply from year to year when severe weather hits. Some loss types include corrections that can show as negative amounts.

Market

Companies writing home policies, 202572
Average coverage amount, 2025$330,000
Policies counted, 20251,223
YearCompaniesAverage coveragePolicies
201976$199,0001,158
202075$203,0001,198
202172$218,0001,224
202271$249,0001,235
202363$277,0001,212
202466$298,0001,254
202572$330,0001,223

Auto filings

These are statewide rate changes that companies asked the Texas Department of Insurance to approve over the last 12 months (Nov 6, 2025 to Nov 6, 2026), newest first. They are requested changes on average across Texas, not prices for Karnes County. Filings that reported no percent change, and motorcycle and RV filings, are not shown. Listed here: 482.

CompanyRequested changeEffectiveStatus
FOREMOST COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY−3.3%Oct 16, 2026Pending
OLD AMERICAN COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY0.0%Oct 19, 2026Pending
REDPOINT COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY+6.6%Oct 15, 2026Pending
GEICO TEXAS COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY+5.0%Oct 14, 2026Pending
STATE FARM COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF TEXAS+2.1%Dec 4, 2026Pending
STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY−3.9%Dec 4, 2026Pending
CONSUMERS COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY0.0%Oct 11, 2026Pending
HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY0.0%Oct 8, 2026Pending
HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY0.0%Oct 8, 2026Pending
KIN INTERINSURANCE NEXUS EXCHANGE0.0%Oct 14, 2026Pending
REDPOINT COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY0.0%Jan 1, 2027Pending
OLD AMERICAN COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY−2.7%Oct 5, 2026Pending
MIDVALE INDEMNITY COMPANY0.0%Jan 7, 2027Pending
OLD AMERICAN COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY+0.4%Oct 1, 2026Pending
QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY+17.9%Oct 15, 2026Pending
SENTINEL INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD.0.0%Oct 1, 2026Approved
AMERICAN FAMILY CONNECT PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY0.0%Jan 15, 2027Pending
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY+3.1%Sep 28, 2026Pending
HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY0.0%Sep 29, 2026Approved
HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY0.0%Sep 29, 2026Approved
HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY0.0%Sep 29, 2026Approved
HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY0.0%Sep 29, 2026Approved
HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY0.0%Sep 29, 2026Approved
HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY0.0%Sep 29, 2026Approved
HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY0.0%Sep 29, 2026Approved
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