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Flood history in Kentucky

Kentucky has 490 county-level flood declarations across 105 counties. Pike County leads with 15 declarations. Total tracked FEMA obligations for flood events in this state: $465.1M.

This page shows every Kentucky county in Kentucky 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 Kentucky, see the Kentucky state page.

Flood in Kentucky

Counties ranked by flood declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTracked aid
1Pike County15$25.5M
2Breathitt County14$42.8M
3Letcher County14$81.2M
4Knott County13$58.4M
5Magoffin County13$3.5M
6Floyd County12$21.4M
7Leslie County12$5.7M
8Owsley County12$2.9M
9Johnson County11$10.4M
10Knox County11$283K
11Lawrence County11$3.5M
12Perry County11$66.0M
13Bell County9$949K
14Clay County9$22.4M
15Harlan County9$3.8M
16Lee County9$3.8M
17Martin County9$3.6M
18Whitley County9$2.4M
19Powell County8$1.2M
20Wolfe County8$446K
21Bullitt County7$587K
22Carter County7$5.1M
23Casey County7$1.1M
24Boyd County6$5.7M
25Franklin County6$54.8M
26Jackson County6$633K
27Lincoln County6$139K
28Morgan County6$1.1M
29Elliott County5$2.0M
30Estill County5$1.7M
31Fulton County5$33K
32Greenup County5$788K
33Madison County5$312K
34McCracken County5$1.1M
35Metcalfe County5$585K
36Owen County5$911K
37Anderson County4$68K
38Ballard County4$1.4M
39Bath County4$566K
40Bourbon County4$723K
41Butler County4$28K
42Carroll County4$1.3M
43Clark County4$738K
44Graves County4$1.3M
45Hardin County4$712K
46Hickman County4$46K
47Jefferson County4$5.3M
48Larue County4$15K
49Lewis County4$479K
50Ohio County4$317K
51Rockcastle County4$2.0M
52Rowan County4$475K
53Trimble County4$29K
54Woodford County4$85K
55Caldwell County3$243K
56Calloway County3$446K
57Carlisle County3$379K
58Cumberland County3$2.9M
59Fayette County3$90K
60Fleming County3$138K
61Harrison County3$68K
62Hart County3$74K
63Henry County3$87K
64Jessamine County3$33K
65Livingston County3$49K
66Marshall County3$55K
67Nelson County3$0
68Nicholas County3$73K
69Spencer County3$1.5M
70Trigg County3$91K
71Warren County3$92K
72Washington County3$30K
73Webster County3$96K
74Allen County2$0
75Christian County2$0
76Edmonson County2$2.5M
77Gallatin County2$135K
78Grant County2$436K
79Hancock County2$148K
80Hopkins County2$0
81Laurel County2$112K
82Marion County2$0
83Mason County2$53K
84McLean County2$84K
85Menifee County2$26K
86Mercer County2$0
87Muhlenberg County2$0
88Pendleton County2$182K
89Pulaski County2$122K
90Simpson County2$0
91Union County2$321K
92Wayne County2$0
93Campbell County1$239K
94Crittenden County1$128K
95Daviess County1$88K
96Grayson County1$0
97Henderson County1$1.3M
98Kenton County1$430K
99Logan County1$0
100Monroe County1$0
101Montgomery County1$0
102Oldham County1$0
103Robertson County1$6K
104Scott County1$75K
105Todd County1$0