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Flood history in Illinois

Illinois has 323 county-level flood declarations across 76 counties. Calhoun County leads with 11 declarations. Total tracked FEMA obligations for flood events in this state: $535.5M.

This page shows every Illinois county in Illinois that has at least one FEMA flood declaration on record, ranked by how many times that hazard type triggered federal aid. Counties near the top of this list have recurring exposure to flood events — useful context for anyone evaluating property risk, insurance needs, or emergency planning in the area.

For the full national view of flood declarations across all states, see the flood disaster type page. For all hazard types in Illinois, see the Illinois state page.

Flood in Illinois

Counties ranked by flood declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTracked aid
1Calhoun County11$2.3M
2Pike County10$3.4M
3Adams County9$4.1M
4Jersey County9$1.2M
5Rock Island County9$6.7M
6Cook County8$347.1M
7Fulton County8$3.2M
8Hancock County8$1.3M
9Henderson County8$1.0M
10Monroe County8$656K
11St. Clair County8$67.8M
12Carroll County7$206K
13Cass County7$1.2M
14Mercer County7$4.0M
15Whiteside County7$693K
16Alexander County6$2.4M
17Bureau County6$2.3M
18Greene County6$2.3M
19Henry County6$1.4M
20Jo Daviess County6$0
21LaSalle County6$629K
22Mason County6$288K
23Morgan County6$1.0M
24Randolph County6$841K
25Schuyler County6$672K
26Brown County5$84K
27Jackson County5$1.6M
28Madison County5$15.6M
29McHenry County5$631K
30Peoria County5$4.6M
31Scott County5$1.3M
32Tazewell County5$960K
33Union County5$724K
34Winnebago County5$6.1M
35DuPage County4$16.5M
36Grundy County4$1.6M
37Kane County4$1.7M
38Knox County4$1.1M
39Lake County4$4.0M
40Lee County4$298K
41Marshall County4$976K
42Ogle County4$213K
43Pulaski County4$0
44Stephenson County4$681K
45Will County4$12.5M
46Woodford County4$1.1M
47Clark County3$125K
48DeKalb County3$203K
49Kendall County3$1.5M
50Boone County2$0
51Clinton County2$0
52Crawford County2$314K
53Livingston County2$206K
54Logan County2$0
55Macon County2$0
56Massac County2$0
57Pope County2$0
58Putnam County2$253K
59Warren County2$343K
60Coles County1$0
61Cumberland County1$0
62De Witt County1$0
63Douglas County1$118K
64Edgar County1$0
65Franklin County1$0
66Gallatin County1$0
67Johnson County1$0
68Kankakee County1$0
69Lawrence County1$71K
70McDonough County1$1.6M
71McLean County1$0
72Menard County1$0
73Sangamon County1$0
74Shelby County1$310K
75Stark County1$884K
76Washington County1$271K