Chowan, NC
Chowan County in North Carolina has 19 FEMA disaster declarations on record covering 1996–2022, most recently Hurricane Ian on Oct 1, 2022 (DR-3586). Its flood risk grade is A (Low risk), ranking #333 of 3,277 U.S. counties, with 6 NFIP flood insurance claims totaling $93,124 in payouts. Flood risk is relatively low compared to the national average.
FEMA Disaster Declarations in Chowan County
The 19 most recent federally declared disasters affecting Chowan County, NC (1996–2022). Total declarations on record: 19.
| Declared | Incident Type | Title | FEMA Disaster # |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2022 | Hurricane | Hurricane Ian | DR-3586 |
| Oct 14, 2020 | Hurricane | Hurricane Isaias | DR-4568 |
| Aug 2, 2020 | Hurricane | Hurricane Isaias | DR-3534 |
| Oct 4, 2019 | Hurricane | Hurricane Dorian | DR-4465 |
| Sep 3, 2019 | Hurricane | Hurricane Dorian | DR-3423 |
| Sep 10, 2018 | Hurricane | Hurricane Florence | DR-3401 |
| Oct 10, 2016 | Hurricane | Hurricane Matthew | DR-4285 |
| Oct 7, 2016 | Hurricane | Hurricane Matthew | DR-3380 |
| Aug 31, 2011 | Hurricane | Hurricane Irene | DR-4019 |
| Aug 25, 2011 | Hurricane | Hurricane Irene | DR-3327 |
| Sep 1, 2010 | Hurricane | Hurricane Earl | DR-3314 |
| Sep 14, 2005 | Hurricane | Hurricane Ophelia | DR-3254 |
| Sep 5, 2005 | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation | DR-3222 |
| Sep 18, 2003 | Hurricane | Hurricane Isabel | DR-1490 |
| Sep 16, 1999 | Hurricane | Hurricane Floyd Major Disaster Declarations | DR-1292 |
| Sep 15, 1999 | Hurricane | Hurricane Floyd Emergency Declarations | DR-3146 |
| Aug 27, 1998 | Hurricane | Hurricane Bonnie | DR-1240 |
| Sep 6, 1996 | Hurricane | Hurricane Fran | DR-1134 |
| Jul 18, 1996 | Hurricane | Hurricane Bertha | DR-1127 |
Score Breakdown
The composite score of 18 is calculated from four weighted factors. See our methodology for details.
Other Counties in North Carolina
| County | Grade | Score | Claims | Disasters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus | A | 18 | 64 | 22 |
| Duplin | A | 18 | 58 | 19 |
| Greene | A | 18 | 13 | 19 |
| Jones | A | 19 | 28 | 21 |
| Harnett | A | 19 | 13 | 12 |
| Union | A | 19 | 9 | 10 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many FEMA disaster declarations does Chowan County, NC have?
Chowan County, NC has 19 federal disaster declarations on FEMA record (1996–2022). The 5 most recent are: Hurricane Ian (declared Oct 1, 2022, DR-3586); Hurricane Isaias (declared Oct 14, 2020, DR-4568); Hurricane Isaias (declared Aug 2, 2020, DR-3534); Hurricane Dorian (declared Oct 4, 2019, DR-4465); Hurricane Dorian (declared Sep 3, 2019, DR-3423). Counts include flood, severe storm, hurricane, and coastal storm declarations from the OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries dataset.
What is the flood risk grade for Chowan County, NC?
Chowan County is graded A (composite score 18/100, low risk). It ranks #333 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 Chowan County?
6 NFIP flood insurance claims have been filed in Chowan County, NC, totaling $93,124 in payouts. The average claim is $15,521. Source: FEMA FimaNfipClaims v2 dataset.
Has Chowan County, NC had any recent flood disasters?
Yes. The most recent FEMA declaration affecting Chowan County was Hurricane Ian on Oct 1, 2022 (DR-3586). The county has 19 declared disasters in the OpenFEMA record covering 1996–2022.
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.