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Most disaster-prone counties in Arkansas

Arkansas has 1,816 county-level FEMA disaster declarations across 75 counties. The dominant hazard type is severe storm. Jackson County leads with 35 declarations, followed by Pulaski County and Poinsett County.

This ranking shows every county in Arkansas ordered by how many times FEMA has issued a disaster declaration affecting it. Counties near coastlines, river systems, or wildfire corridors tend to appear at the top because the same geographic exposure produces recurring events across decades.

Each county links to a full disaster history page with the complete declaration timeline, hazard type breakdown, decade trends, and whatever FEMA spending data is available. For a national view, see the most disaster-prone counties in America page.

Arkansas ranking

All counties by FEMA declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTop hazardFirst yearLatest year
1Jackson County35Severe Storm19682026
2Pulaski County33Severe Storm19682026
3Poinsett County32Severe Storm19682026
4Independence County31Severe Storm19682026
5Izard County31Severe Storm19692026
6Madison County30Severe Storm19692026
7Newton County30Severe Storm19692026
8Stone County30Severe Storm19692026
9Conway County29Severe Storm19682026
10Lonoke County29Severe Storm19682026
11White County29Severe Storm19682026
12Craighead County28Severe Storm19682026
13Faulkner County28Severe Storm19682026
14Fulton County28Severe Storm19692026
15Greene County28Severe Storm19682026
16Marion County28Severe Storm19692026
17Ouachita County28Severe Storm19792026
18Woodruff County28Severe Storm19692026
19Franklin County27Severe Storm19722026
20Monroe County27Severe Storm19682026
21Randolph County27Severe Storm19692026
22Bradley County26Severe Storm19732026
23Crawford County26Severe Storm19682026
24Hempstead County26Severe Storm19682026
25Johnson County26Severe Storm19722026
26Nevada County26Severe Storm19792026
27Searcy County26Severe Storm19692026
28Sharp County26Severe Storm19692026
29Benton County25Severe Storm19692026
30Clay County25Severe Storm19692026
31Jefferson County25Severe Storm19732026
32Perry County25Severe Storm19692026
33Van Buren County25Severe Storm19762026
34Clark County24Severe Storm19732026
35Cross County24Severe Storm19692026
36Lincoln County24Severe Storm19732026
37Montgomery County24Severe Storm19682026
38Polk County24Severe Storm19682026
39Boone County23Severe Storm19692026
40Cleburne County23Severe Storm19762026
41Lawrence County23Severe Storm19692026
42Little River County23Severe Storm19722026
43Logan County23Severe Storm19682026
44Pike County23Severe Storm19682026
45Saline County23Severe Storm19732026
46Scott County23Severe Storm19682026
47Calhoun County22Severe Storm19732026
48Columbia County22Severe Storm19732026
49Dallas County22Severe Storm19732026
50Howard County22Severe Storm19682026
51Prairie County22Severe Storm19692026
52St. Francis County22Severe Storm19692026
53Yell County22Severe Storm19692026
54Baxter County21Severe Storm19692026
55Carroll County21Severe Storm19692026
56Cleveland County21Severe Storm19732026
57Crittenden County21Severe Storm19732026
58Desha County21Flood19732026
59Garland County21Severe Storm19732026
60Lafayette County21Severe Storm19902026
61Miller County21Severe Storm19682026
62Mississippi County21Severe Storm19732026
63Sebastian County21Severe Storm19682026
64Arkansas County20Severe Storm19732026
65Drew County20Severe Storm19732026
66Hot Spring County20Severe Storm19822026
67Union County20Flood19682026
68Washington County20Severe Storm19692026
69Grant County19Severe Storm19682026
70Pope County19Severe Storm19682026
71Chicot County18Severe Storm19732026
72Lee County18Severe Storm19732026
73Phillips County18Severe Storm19682026
74Sevier County18Severe Storm19682026
75Ashley County15Hurricane19732026