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Flood history in Washington

Washington has 289 county-level flood declarations across 39 counties. Lewis County leads with 18 declarations. Total tracked FEMA obligations for flood events in this state: $245.4M.

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

Flood in Washington

Counties ranked by flood declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTracked aid
1Lewis County18$22.0M
2King County16$31.2M
3Grays Harbor County15$3.6M
4Thurston County13$17.1M
5Wahkiakum County13$3.7M
6Snohomish County12$7.5M
7Whatcom County12$59.3M
8Mason County11$2.9M
9Skagit County11$33.1M
10Cowlitz County10$10.3M
11Jefferson County10$1.2M
12Pacific County10$2.0M
13Pierce County10$9.5M
14Benton County9$1.8M
15Clallam County9$7.7M
16Yakima County9$451K
17Skamania County8$1.3M
18Columbia County7$2.3M
19Kittitas County7$2.6M
20Garfield County6$163K
21Kitsap County6$0
22Klickitat County6$520K
23Spokane County6$2.4M
24Whitman County6$0
25Chelan County5$910K
26Asotin County4$0
27Clark County4$1.8M
28Island County4$723K
29Lincoln County4$2.7M
30Pend Oreille County4$33K
31San Juan County4$3.7M
32Walla Walla County4$6.4M
33Franklin County3$2.3M
34Okanogan County3$0
35Stevens County3$0
36Adams County2$1.1M
37Douglas County2$0
38Ferry County2$672K
39Grant County1$2.3M