Blaine, ID
Blaine County in Idaho has 3 FEMA disaster declarations on record covering 1964–2017, most recently Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides on Aug 27, 2017 (DR-4333). Its flood risk grade is A (Low risk), ranking #3267 of 3,277 U.S. counties, with 35 NFIP flood insurance claims totaling $549,798 in payouts. Flood risk is relatively low compared to the national average.
FEMA Disaster Declarations in Blaine County
The 3 most recent federally declared disasters affecting Blaine County, ID (1964–2017). Total declarations on record: 3.
| Declared | Incident Type | Title | FEMA Disaster # |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2017 | Flood | Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides | DR-4333 |
| Sep 13, 2005 | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina | DR-3244 |
| Dec 31, 1964 | Flood | Heavy Rains & Flooding | DR-186 |
Score Breakdown
The composite score of 4 is calculated from four weighted factors. See our methodology for details.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many FEMA disaster declarations does Blaine County, ID have?
Blaine County, ID has 3 federal disaster declarations on FEMA record (1964–2017). The 3 most recent are: Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (declared Aug 27, 2017, DR-4333); Hurricane Katrina (declared Sep 13, 2005, DR-3244); Heavy Rains & Flooding (declared Dec 31, 1964, DR-186). Counts include flood, severe storm, hurricane, and coastal storm declarations from the OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries dataset.
What is the flood risk grade for Blaine County, ID?
Blaine County is graded A (composite score 4/100, low risk). It ranks #3267 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 Blaine County?
35 NFIP flood insurance claims have been filed in Blaine County, ID, totaling $549,798 in payouts. The average claim is $15,709. Source: FEMA FimaNfipClaims v2 dataset.
Has Blaine County, ID had any recent flood disasters?
Yes. The most recent FEMA declaration affecting Blaine County was Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides on Aug 27, 2017 (DR-4333). The county has 3 declared disasters in the OpenFEMA record covering 1964–2017.
The this entity record above pulls directly from FEMA OpenFEMA datasets including the National Flood Hazard Layer and NFIP claims. What follows is the per-entity context — how this entity sits in the broader U.S. flood risk, NFIP claims, and disaster declarations distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.
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.
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.