Fayette, IN
Fayette County in Indiana has 4 FEMA disaster declarations on record covering 1968–2005, most recently Hurricane Katrina Evacuation on Sep 10, 2005 (DR-3238). Its flood risk grade is A (Low risk), ranking #2286 of 3,277 U.S. counties, with 2 NFIP flood insurance claims totaling $3,805 in payouts. Flood risk is relatively low compared to the national average.
FEMA Disaster Declarations in Fayette County
The 4 most recent federally declared disasters affecting Fayette County, IN (1968–2005). Total declarations on record: 4.
| Declared | Incident Type | Title | FEMA Disaster # |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2005 | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation | DR-3238 |
| Apr 2, 1996 | Flood | Blizzard Of 96 | DR-1109 |
| Jan 5, 1991 | Flood | Severe Storms & Flooding | DR-891 |
| Jul 30, 1968 | Flood | Flooding | DR-247 |
Score Breakdown
The composite score of 10 is calculated from four weighted factors. See our methodology for details.
Other Counties in Indiana
| County | Grade | Score | Claims | Disasters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown | A | 10 | 4 | 5 |
| Crawford | A | 10 | 4 | 5 |
| Decatur | A | 10 | 2 | 4 |
| Franklin | A | 10 | 1 | 5 |
| Greene | A | 10 | 1 | 5 |
| Lawrence | A | 10 | 0 | 5 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many FEMA disaster declarations does Fayette County, IN have?
Fayette County, IN has 4 federal disaster declarations on FEMA record (1968–2005). The 4 most recent are: Hurricane Katrina Evacuation (declared Sep 10, 2005, DR-3238); Blizzard Of 96 (declared Apr 2, 1996, DR-1109); Severe Storms & Flooding (declared Jan 5, 1991, DR-891); Flooding (declared Jul 30, 1968, DR-247). Counts include flood, severe storm, hurricane, and coastal storm declarations from the OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries dataset.
What is the flood risk grade for Fayette County, IN?
Fayette County is graded A (composite score 10/100, low risk). It ranks #2286 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 Fayette County?
2 NFIP flood insurance claims have been filed in Fayette County, IN, totaling $3,805 in payouts. The average claim is $1,902. Source: FEMA FimaNfipClaims v2 dataset.
Has Fayette County, IN had any recent flood disasters?
Yes. The most recent FEMA declaration affecting Fayette County was Hurricane Katrina Evacuation on Sep 10, 2005 (DR-3238). The county has 4 declared disasters in the OpenFEMA record covering 1968–2005.
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.