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Flood history in North Dakota

North Dakota has 657 county-level flood declarations across 53 counties. Walsh County leads with 25 declarations. Total tracked FEMA obligations for flood events in this state: $460.4M.

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

Flood in North Dakota

Counties ranked by flood declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTracked aid
1Walsh County25$10.6M
2Pembina County24$3.8M
3Grand Forks County23$18.9M
4Cass County22$24.0M
5Richland County22$7.2M
6Traill County21$3.4M
7Barnes County19$13.9M
8LaMoure County18$4.8M
9Ransom County18$3.1M
10Dickey County17$4.7M
11Nelson County17$2.5M
12McHenry County16$11.4M
13Morton County16$10.1M
14Benson County15$8.6M
15Ramsey County15$14.1M
16Sargent County15$2.4M
17Stutsman County15$13.7M
18Bottineau County14$5.2M
19Steele County14$2.2M
20Ward County14$181.3M
21Wells County14$4.7M
22Eddy County13$1.9M
23Emmons County13$411K
24Mercer County13$376K
25Renville County13$2.1M
26Rolette County13$3.9M
27Towner County13$4.1M
28Foster County12$2.2M
29Logan County12$3.2M
30Mountrail County12$2.8M
31Burleigh County11$62.7M
32Cavalier County11$3.6M
33Grant County10$448K
34Pierce County10$4.1M
35Burke County9$751K
36Griggs County9$1.6M
37Hettinger County9$35K
38Kidder County9$5.1M
39McLean County9$2.1M
40Sheridan County9$1.7M
41Divide County8$2.2M
42McIntosh County8$1.7M
43Oliver County8$0
44Sioux County8$315K
45Stark County7$0
46Williams County7$1.2M
47Dunn County6$140K
48Adams County5$35K
49McKenzie County5$447K
50Golden Valley County4$351K
51Billings County3$182K
52Bowman County2$0
53Slope County2$0