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Fulton, PA

Flood Risk Score: 12/100 · Rank #1018 of 3,277 counties

Fulton County in Pennsylvania has 9 FEMA disaster declarations on record covering 1972–2021, most recently Remnants of Hurricane Ida on Sep 10, 2021 (DR-4618). Its flood risk grade is A (Low risk), ranking #1018 of 3,277 U.S. counties, with 0 NFIP flood insurance claims totaling $0 in payouts. Flood risk is relatively low compared to the national average.

12
Risk Score
0
NFIP Claims
$0
Total Payouts
9
Disasters
$0
Avg Claim
0
Active Policies

FEMA Disaster Declarations in Fulton County

The 9 most recent federally declared disasters affecting Fulton County, PA (1972–2021). Total declarations on record: 9.

DeclaredIncident TypeTitleFEMA Disaster #
Sep 10, 2021HurricaneRemnants of Hurricane IdaDR-4618
Jan 10, 2013HurricaneHurricane SandyDR-4099
Oct 29, 2012HurricaneHurricane SandyDR-3356
Sep 8, 2011FloodRemnants of Tropical Storm LeeDR-3340
Sep 10, 2005HurricaneHurricane Katrina DR-3235
Sep 19, 2004HurricaneTropical Depression IvanDR-1557
Jan 21, 1996FloodSevere Storms and FloodingDR-1093
Sep 26, 1975FloodSevere Storms, Heavy Rains & FloodingDR-485
Jun 23, 1972FloodTropical Storm AgnesDR-340

Score Breakdown

The composite score of 12 is calculated from four weighted factors. See our methodology for details.

Claims Density
40%
0
Disaster Frequency
25%
19
Claim Severity
20%
0
Year-over-Year Trend
15%
50

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many FEMA disaster declarations does Fulton County, PA have?

Fulton County, PA has 9 federal disaster declarations on FEMA record (1972–2021). The 5 most recent are: Remnants of Hurricane Ida (declared Sep 10, 2021, DR-4618); Hurricane Sandy (declared Jan 10, 2013, DR-4099); Hurricane Sandy (declared Oct 29, 2012, DR-3356); Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee (declared Sep 8, 2011, DR-3340); Hurricane Katrina (declared Sep 10, 2005, DR-3235). Counts include flood, severe storm, hurricane, and coastal storm declarations from the OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries dataset.

What is the flood risk grade for Fulton County, PA?

Fulton County is graded A (composite score 12/100, low risk). It ranks #1018 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 Fulton County?

0 NFIP flood insurance claims have been filed in Fulton County, PA, totaling $0 in payouts. The average claim is $0. Source: FEMA FimaNfipClaims v2 dataset.

Has Fulton County, PA had any recent flood disasters?

Yes. The most recent FEMA declaration affecting Fulton County was Remnants of Hurricane Ida on Sep 10, 2021 (DR-4618). The county has 9 declared disasters in the OpenFEMA record covering 1972–2021.

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.