Dakota, MN
Dakota County in Minnesota has 7 FEMA disaster declarations on record covering 1965–2010, most recently Flooding on Mar 19, 2010 (DR-3310). Its flood risk grade is A (Low risk), ranking #2237 of 3,277 U.S. counties, with 7 NFIP flood insurance claims totaling $143,454 in payouts. Flood risk is relatively low compared to the national average.
FEMA Disaster Declarations in Dakota County
The 7 most recent federally declared disasters affecting Dakota County, MN (1965–2010). Total declarations on record: 7.
| Declared | Incident Type | Title | FEMA Disaster # |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 2010 | Flood | Flooding | DR-3310 |
| Sep 13, 2005 | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation | DR-3242 |
| May 16, 2001 | Flood | Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes | DR-1370 |
| Apr 8, 1997 | Flood | Severe Flooding, High Winds,severe Storms | DR-1175 |
| Jun 1, 1996 | Flood | Flooding and Severe Storms | DR-1116 |
| Apr 18, 1969 | Flood | Flooding | DR-255 |
| Apr 11, 1965 | Flood | Flooding | DR-188 |
Score Breakdown
The composite score of 10 is calculated from four weighted factors. See our methodology for details.
Other Counties in Minnesota
| County | Grade | Score | Claims | Disasters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln | A | 10 | 0 | 4 |
| Mower | A | 10 | 1 | 5 |
| Olmsted | A | 10 | 3 | 5 |
| Anoka | A | 10 | 2 | 5 |
| Isanti | A | 10 | 0 | 5 |
| Kandiyohi | A | 10 | 1 | 5 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many FEMA disaster declarations does Dakota County, MN have?
Dakota County, MN has 7 federal disaster declarations on FEMA record (1965–2010). The 5 most recent are: Flooding (declared Mar 19, 2010, DR-3310); Hurricane Katrina Evacuation (declared Sep 13, 2005, DR-3242); Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes (declared May 16, 2001, DR-1370); Severe Flooding, High Winds,severe Storms (declared Apr 8, 1997, DR-1175); Flooding and Severe Storms (declared Jun 1, 1996, DR-1116). Counts include flood, severe storm, hurricane, and coastal storm declarations from the OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries dataset.
What is the flood risk grade for Dakota County, MN?
Dakota County is graded A (composite score 10/100, low risk). It ranks #2237 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 Dakota County?
7 NFIP flood insurance claims have been filed in Dakota County, MN, totaling $143,454 in payouts. The average claim is $20,493. Source: FEMA FimaNfipClaims v2 dataset.
Has Dakota County, MN had any recent flood disasters?
Yes. The most recent FEMA declaration affecting Dakota County was Flooding on Mar 19, 2010 (DR-3310). The county has 7 declared disasters in the OpenFEMA record covering 1965–2010.
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.