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Flood history in North Carolina

North Carolina has 60 county-level flood declarations across 27 counties. Ashe County leads with 5 declarations. Total tracked FEMA obligations for flood events in this state: $8.3M.

This page shows every North Carolina county in North Carolina 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 North Carolina, see the North Carolina state page.

Flood in North Carolina

Counties ranked by flood declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTracked aid
1Ashe County5$48K
2Watauga County5$380K
3Avery County4$21K
4Buncombe County3$2.3M
5Haywood County3$0
6Jackson County3$4K
7Macon County3$0
8Madison County3$125K
9Mitchell County3$56K
10Wilkes County3$22K
11Yancey County3$14K
12Burke County2$156K
13Caldwell County2$165K
14Catawba County2$4.6M
15Clay County2$0
16McDowell County2$0
17Polk County2$22K
18Alleghany County1$0
19Cherokee County1$0
20Graham County1$0
21Henderson County1$0
22Iredell County1$0
23Lincoln County1$345K
24Rutherford County1$0
25Surry County1$0
26Swain County1$0
27Transylvania County1$0