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Flood risk in Kentucky

FEMA NFIP historical claims and active policies aggregated by county. Pick a county to see total paid, average claim amount, and active policy count.

Counties with claims
108
of 115 reporting
Total NFIP claims
4,950
Total claims paid
$133,386,679
Active policies
2,673

Highest flood risk counties

Claims per 1,000 housing units. Higher means a larger share of homes have a documented claim on file.

  1. 1.Floyd County25.49 / 1k
  2. 2.Martin County15.97 / 1k
  3. 3.Pike County14.98 / 1k
  4. 4.Breathitt County13.38 / 1k
  5. 5.Oldham County13.06 / 1k
  6. 6.Bourbon County12.52 / 1k
  7. 7.Woodford County12.10 / 1k
  8. 8.Bell County10.89 / 1k
  9. 9.Rowan County10.61 / 1k
  10. 10.Greenup County9.74 / 1k

Lowest flood risk counties

Claims per 1,000 housing units, restricted to counties of at least 25,000 residents.

  1. 1.Grant County0.00 / 1k
  2. 2.Barren County0.17 / 1k
  3. 3.Boone County0.20 / 1k
  4. 4.Taylor County0.20 / 1k
  5. 5.Muhlenberg County0.25 / 1k
  6. 6.Laurel County0.26 / 1k
  7. 7.Fayette County0.37 / 1k
  8. 8.Grayson County0.41 / 1k
  9. 9.Whitley County0.46 / 1k
  10. 10.Calloway County0.47 / 1k

Counties by historical claims

Sorted by total claims, highest first. Historical totals do not capture uninsured properties or future climate shifts.

How to read this

Historical claims show where NFIP-insured properties have actually filed. They under-count uninsured properties and don't forecast future risk from climate, upstream development, or new mitigation projects. For parcel-specific flood-zone designations, use FEMA's Map Service Center.

Data sources

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