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Flood history in Ohio

Ohio has 157 county-level flood declarations across 56 counties. Belmont County leads with 7 declarations. Total tracked FEMA obligations for flood events in this state: $124.1M.

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

Flood in Ohio

Counties ranked by flood declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTracked aid
1Belmont County7$22.4M
2Jefferson County7$5.9M
3Monroe County7$22.2M
4Adams County5$6.8M
5Brown County5$3.1M
6Gallia County5$3.0M
7Lake County5$0
8Meigs County5$2.3M
9Scioto County5$4.2M
10Cuyahoga County4$0
11Hamilton County4$2.9M
12Lawrence County4$4.9M
13Lorain County4$0
14Noble County4$3.7M
15Vinton County4$3.1M
16Washington County4$9.0M
17Athens County3$7.2M
18Butler County3$0
19Clermont County3$0
20Columbiana County3$545K
21Guernsey County3$2.4M
22Hocking County3$534K
23Jackson County3$3.2M
24Lucas County3$0
25Morgan County3$3.6M
26Muskingum County3$937K
27Ottawa County3$0
28Perry County3$2.1M
29Pike County3$4.2M
30Warren County3$0
31Ashtabula County2$0
32Coshocton County2$1.1M
33Erie County2$0
34Greene County2$0
35Licking County2$0
36Montgomery County2$0
37Paulding County2$0
38Ross County2$4.5M
39Sandusky County2$0
40Williams County2$0
41Clinton County1$0
42Crawford County1$0
43Defiance County1$0
44Fairfield County1$0
45Fayette County1$0
46Franklin County1$0
47Fulton County1$0
48Geauga County1$0
49Harrison County1$533K
50Henry County1$0
51Marion County1$0
52Mercer County1$0
53Morrow County1$0
54Pickaway County1$0
55Preble County1$0
56Richland County1$0