El Paso, CO
El Paso County in Colorado has 8 FEMA disaster declarations on record covering 1969–2023, most recently Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes on Aug 25, 2023 (DR-4731). Its flood risk grade is A (Low risk), ranking #3238 of 3,277 U.S. counties, with 41 NFIP flood insurance claims totaling $170,040 in payouts. Flood risk is relatively low compared to the national average.
FEMA Disaster Declarations in El Paso County
The 8 most recent federally declared disasters affecting El Paso County, CO (1969–2023). Total declarations on record: 8.
| Declared | Incident Type | Title | FEMA Disaster # |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2023 | Flood | Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes | DR-4731 |
| Jul 16, 2015 | Flood | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides | DR-4229 |
| Sep 14, 2013 | Flood | Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides | DR-4145 |
| Sep 12, 2013 | Flood | Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides | DR-3365 |
| Sep 5, 2005 | Coastal Storm | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation | DR-3224 |
| Aug 2, 1976 | Flood | Severe Storms & Flash Flooding | DR-517 |
| May 23, 1973 | Flood | Heavy Rains, Snowmelt and Flooding | DR-385 |
| May 19, 1969 | Flood | Severe Storms & Flooding | DR-261 |
Score Breakdown
The composite score of 6 is calculated from four weighted factors. See our methodology for details.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many FEMA disaster declarations does El Paso County, CO have?
El Paso County, CO has 8 federal disaster declarations on FEMA record (1969–2023). The 5 most recent are: Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes (declared Aug 25, 2023, DR-4731); Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (declared Jul 16, 2015, DR-4229); Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (declared Sep 14, 2013, DR-4145); Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (declared Sep 12, 2013, DR-3365); Hurricane Katrina Evacuation (declared Sep 5, 2005, DR-3224). Counts include flood, severe storm, hurricane, and coastal storm declarations from the OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries dataset.
What is the flood risk grade for El Paso County, CO?
El Paso County is graded A (composite score 6/100, low risk). It ranks #3238 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 El Paso County?
41 NFIP flood insurance claims have been filed in El Paso County, CO, totaling $170,040 in payouts. The average claim is $4,147. Source: FEMA FimaNfipClaims v2 dataset.
Has El Paso County, CO had any recent flood disasters?
Yes. The most recent FEMA declaration affecting El Paso County was Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes on Aug 25, 2023 (DR-4731). The county has 8 declared disasters in the OpenFEMA record covering 1969–2023.
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.
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.