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Flood history in Virginia

Virginia has 270 county-level flood declarations across 124 counties. Buchanan County leads with 6 declarations. Total tracked FEMA obligations for flood events in this state: $779K.

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

Flood in Virginia

Counties ranked by flood declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTracked aid
1Buchanan County6$779K
2Buena Vista city6$0
3Augusta County5$0
4Greene County5$0
5Page County5$0
6Pulaski County5$0
7Rockbridge County5$0
8Rockingham County5$0
9Alexandria city4$0
10Amherst County4$0
11Bath County4$0
12Bedford County4$0
13Botetourt County4$0
14Nelson County4$0
15Shenandoah County4$0
16Warren County4$0
17Washington County4$0
18Alleghany County3$0
19Appomattox County3$0
20Carroll County3$0
21Chesterfield County3$0
22Clarke County3$0
23Covington city3$0
24Craig County3$0
25Fluvanna County3$0
26Franklin County3$0
27Giles County3$0
28Grayson County3$0
29Harrisonburg city3$0
30Lexington city3$0
31Lynchburg city3$0
32Madison County3$0
33Montgomery County3$0
34Powhatan County3$0
35Radford city3$0
36Rappahannock County3$0
37Roanoke County3$0
38Roanoke city3$0
39Salem city3$0
40Smyth County3$0
41Waynesboro city3$0
42Accomack County2$0
43Albemarle County2$0
44Amelia County2$0
45Bland County2$0
46Buckingham County2$0
47Campbell County2$0
48Culpeper County2$0
49Cumberland County2$0
50Dickenson County2$0
51Essex County2$0
52Fauquier County2$0
53Floyd County2$0
54Frederick County2$0
55Gloucester County2$0
56Goochland County2$0
57Hampton city2$0
58Henrico County2$0
59Highland County2$0
60King George County2$0
61Lancaster County2$0
62Lee County2$0
63Loudoun County2$0
64Louisa County2$0
65Mathews County2$0
66Middlesex County2$0
67Northumberland County2$0
68Nottoway County2$0
69Orange County2$0
70Patrick County2$0
71Pittsylvania County2$0
72Richmond County2$0
73Richmond city2$0
74Stafford County2$0
75Surry County2$0
76Westmoreland County2$0
77Wythe County2$0
78York County2$0
79Arlington County1$0
80Brunswick County1$0
81Caroline County1$0
82Charles City County1$0
83Charlotte County1$0
84Charlottesville city1$0
85Chesapeake city1$0
86Colonial Heights city1$0
87Danville city1$0
88Dinwiddie County1$0
89Fairfax County1$0
90Fairfax city1$0
91Falls Church city1$0
92Fredericksburg city1$0
93Galax city1$0
94Halifax County1$0
95Hanover County1$0
96Henry County1$0
97Hopewell city1$0
98Isle of Wight County1$0
99James City County1$0
100King William County1$0
101King and Queen County1$0
102Lunenburg County1$0
103Martinsville city1$0
104Mecklenburg County1$0
105Newport News city1$0
106Norfolk city1$0
107Northampton County1$0
108Norton city1$0
109Petersburg city1$0
110Poquoson city1$0
111Portsmouth city1$0
112Prince Edward County1$0
113Prince William County1$0
114Russell County1$0
115Scott County1$0
116Spotsylvania County1$0
117Staunton city1$0
118Suffolk city1$0
119Sussex County1$0
120Tazewell County1$0
121Virginia Beach city1$0
122Williamsburg city1$0
123Winchester city1$0
124Wise County1$0