Fairbanks North Star, AK
Fairbanks North Star County in Alaska has 1 FEMA disaster declaration on record covering 2002, most recently Flooding on Jun 26, 2002 (DR-1423). Its flood risk grade is A (Low risk), ranking #3254 of 3,277 U.S. counties, with 6 NFIP flood insurance claims totaling $76,079 in payouts. Flood risk is relatively low compared to the national average.
FEMA Disaster Declarations in Fairbanks North Star County
The 1 most recent federally declared disasters affecting Fairbanks North Star County, AK (2002). Total declarations on record: 1.
| Declared | Incident Type | Title | FEMA Disaster # |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2002 | Flood | Flooding | DR-1423 |
Score Breakdown
The composite score of 6 is calculated from four weighted factors. See our methodology for details.
Other Counties in Alaska
| County | Grade | Score | Claims | Disasters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kusilvak Census Area | A | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Dillingham | A | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Anchorage | A | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| Kodiak Island | A | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Pribilof Island Regional Educational Attendance Area | A | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Northwest Arctic | A | 8 | 1 | 1 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many FEMA disaster declarations does Fairbanks North Star County, AK have?
Fairbanks North Star County, AK has 1 federal disaster declarations on FEMA record (2002). The 1 most recent are: Flooding (declared Jun 26, 2002, DR-1423). Counts include flood, severe storm, hurricane, and coastal storm declarations from the OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries dataset.
What is the flood risk grade for Fairbanks North Star County, AK?
Fairbanks North Star County is graded A (composite score 6/100, low risk). It ranks #3254 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 Fairbanks North Star County?
6 NFIP flood insurance claims have been filed in Fairbanks North Star County, AK, totaling $76,079 in payouts. The average claim is $12,680. Source: FEMA FimaNfipClaims v2 dataset.
Has Fairbanks North Star County, AK had any recent flood disasters?
Yes. The most recent FEMA declaration affecting Fairbanks North Star County was Flooding on Jun 26, 2002 (DR-1423). The county has 1 declared disasters in the OpenFEMA record covering 2002.
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.