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Bee, TX

Flood Risk Score: 15/100 · Rank #612 of 3,277 counties

Bee County in Texas has 14 FEMA disaster declarations on record covering 1967–2020, most recently Hurricane Hanna on Jul 26, 2020 (DR-3530). Its flood risk grade is A (Low risk), ranking #612 of 3,277 U.S. counties, with 5 NFIP flood insurance claims totaling $19,465 in payouts. Flood risk is relatively low compared to the national average.

15
Risk Score
5
NFIP Claims
$19,465
Total Payouts
14
Disasters
$3,893
Avg Claim
5
Active Policies

FEMA Disaster Declarations in Bee County

The 14 most recent federally declared disasters affecting Bee County, TX (1967–2020). Total declarations on record: 14.

DeclaredIncident TypeTitleFEMA Disaster #
Jul 26, 2020HurricaneHurricane HannaDR-3530
Aug 25, 2017HurricaneHurricane HarveyDR-4332
Jun 29, 2010HurricaneTropical Storm AlexDR-3313
Sep 10, 2008HurricaneHurricane IkeDR-3294
Aug 29, 2008HurricaneHurricane GustavDR-3290
Aug 18, 2007HurricaneHurricane DeanDR-3277
Sep 24, 2005HurricaneHurricane Rita DR-1606
Sep 21, 2005HurricaneHurricane RitaDR-3261
Sep 2, 2005HurricaneHurricane Katrina EvacuationDR-3216
Jul 17, 2003HurricaneHurricane ClaudetteDR-1479
Jul 4, 2002FloodSevere Storms and FloodingDR-1425
Sep 18, 1971FloodHeavy Rains, High Winds & FloodingDR-313
Aug 4, 1970HurricaneHurricane CeliaDR-292
Sep 28, 1967HurricaneHurricane BeulahDR-232

Score Breakdown

The composite score of 15 is calculated from four weighted factors. See our methodology for details.

Claims Density
40%
0
Disaster Frequency
25%
30
Claim Severity
20%
0
Year-over-Year Trend
15%
50

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many FEMA disaster declarations does Bee County, TX have?

Bee County, TX has 14 federal disaster declarations on FEMA record (1967–2020). The 5 most recent are: Hurricane Hanna (declared Jul 26, 2020, DR-3530); Hurricane Harvey (declared Aug 25, 2017, DR-4332); Tropical Storm Alex (declared Jun 29, 2010, DR-3313); Hurricane Ike (declared Sep 10, 2008, DR-3294); Hurricane Gustav (declared Aug 29, 2008, DR-3290). Counts include flood, severe storm, hurricane, and coastal storm declarations from the OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries dataset.

What is the flood risk grade for Bee County, TX?

Bee County is graded A (composite score 15/100, low risk). It ranks #612 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 Bee County?

5 NFIP flood insurance claims have been filed in Bee County, TX, totaling $19,465 in payouts. The average claim is $3,893. Source: FEMA FimaNfipClaims v2 dataset.

Has Bee County, TX had any recent flood disasters?

Yes. The most recent FEMA declaration affecting Bee County was Hurricane Hanna on Jul 26, 2020 (DR-3530). The county has 14 declared disasters in the OpenFEMA record covering 1967–2020.

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.

The methodology behind every numeric value on this page is publicly documented on the FEMA OpenFEMA datasets including the National Flood Hazard Layer and NFIP claims portal and described in detail on this site’s methodology page. Refresh cadence varies by underlying series; the page surfaces the as-of date for each number so readers can trace any figure back to the source release.

Practical use of this page is in combination with the comparison and ranking pages elsewhere on the site, which surface the same data for this entity’s peers within U.S. ZIPs, counties, and states. A single-entity reading without peer context can be misleading when an entity is an outlier on one axis but typical on another.

Source: FEMA OpenFEMA datasets, 2026.