Bourbon, KS
Bourbon County in Kansas has 3 FEMA disaster declarations on record covering 1973–2005, most recently Hurricane Katrina Evacuation on Sep 10, 2005 (DR-3236). Its flood risk grade is A (Low risk), ranking #2741 of 3,277 U.S. counties, with 0 NFIP flood insurance claims totaling $0 in payouts. Flood risk is relatively low compared to the national average.
FEMA Disaster Declarations in Bourbon County
The 3 most recent federally declared disasters affecting Bourbon County, KS (1973–2005). Total declarations on record: 3.
| Declared | Incident Type | Title | FEMA Disaster # |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2005 | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation | DR-3236 |
| Oct 22, 1986 | Flood | Severe Storms & Flooding | DR-780 |
| May 2, 1973 | Flood | Severe Storms & Flooding | DR-378 |
Score Breakdown
The composite score of 9 is calculated from four weighted factors. See our methodology for details.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many FEMA disaster declarations does Bourbon County, KS have?
Bourbon County, KS has 3 federal disaster declarations on FEMA record (1973–2005). The 3 most recent are: Hurricane Katrina Evacuation (declared Sep 10, 2005, DR-3236); Severe Storms & Flooding (declared Oct 22, 1986, DR-780); Severe Storms & Flooding (declared May 2, 1973, DR-378). Counts include flood, severe storm, hurricane, and coastal storm declarations from the OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries dataset.
What is the flood risk grade for Bourbon County, KS?
Bourbon County is graded A (composite score 9/100, low risk). It ranks #2741 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 Bourbon County?
0 NFIP flood insurance claims have been filed in Bourbon County, KS, totaling $0 in payouts. The average claim is $0. Source: FEMA FimaNfipClaims v2 dataset.
Has Bourbon County, KS had any recent flood disasters?
Yes. The most recent FEMA declaration affecting Bourbon County was Hurricane Katrina Evacuation on Sep 10, 2005 (DR-3236). The county has 3 declared disasters in the OpenFEMA record covering 1973–2005.
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.