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Alpena, MI

Flood Risk Score: 8/100 · Rank #3111 of 3,277 counties

Alpena County in Michigan has 1 FEMA disaster declaration on record covering 2005, most recently Hurricane Katrina Evacuation on Sep 7, 2005 (DR-3225). Its flood risk grade is A (Low risk), ranking #3111 of 3,277 U.S. counties, with 1 NFIP flood insurance claims totaling $0 in payouts. Flood risk is relatively low compared to the national average.

8
Risk Score
1
NFIP Claims
$0
Total Payouts
1
Disasters
$0
Avg Claim
1
Active Policies

FEMA Disaster Declarations in Alpena County

The 1 most recent federally declared disasters affecting Alpena County, MI (2005). Total declarations on record: 1.

DeclaredIncident TypeTitleFEMA Disaster #
Sep 7, 2005HurricaneHurricane Katrina EvacuationDR-3225

Score Breakdown

The composite score of 8 is calculated from four weighted factors. See our methodology for details.

Claims Density
40%
0
Disaster Frequency
25%
2
Claim Severity
20%
0
Year-over-Year Trend
15%
50

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AlgerA811
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BenzieA811
BranchA811
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Frequently Asked Questions

How many FEMA disaster declarations does Alpena County, MI have?

Alpena County, MI has 1 federal disaster declarations on FEMA record (2005). The 1 most recent are: Hurricane Katrina Evacuation (declared Sep 7, 2005, DR-3225). Counts include flood, severe storm, hurricane, and coastal storm declarations from the OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries dataset.

What is the flood risk grade for Alpena County, MI?

Alpena County is graded A (composite score 8/100, low risk). It ranks #3111 of 3,277 U.S. counties for flood risk in our scoring model. The grade combines NFIP claims density (40%), disaster frequency (25%), claim severity (20%), and year-over-year trend (15%).

How many NFIP flood insurance claims have been filed in Alpena County?

1 NFIP flood insurance claims have been filed in Alpena County, MI, totaling $0 in payouts. The average claim is $0. Source: FEMA FimaNfipClaims v2 dataset.

Has Alpena County, MI had any recent flood disasters?

Yes. The most recent FEMA declaration affecting Alpena County was Hurricane Katrina Evacuation on Sep 7, 2005 (DR-3225). The county has 1 declared disasters in the OpenFEMA record covering 2005.

For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from FEMA OpenFEMA datasets including the National Flood Hazard Layer and NFIP claims. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.

Every number on this page links back to FEMA OpenFEMA datasets including the National Flood Hazard Layer and NFIP claims; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.

For readers using this page as a decision input, the related-entity pages elsewhere on the site provide the comparison set. The most useful comparison for this entity is typically a peer within U.S. ZIPs, counties, and states with similar size, similar exposure, or similar geography — not the national-level summary alone.

Source: FEMA OpenFEMA datasets, 2026.