Grant, WI
Grant County in Wisconsin has 5 FEMA disaster declarations on record covering 1969–2005, most recently Hurricane Katrina Evacuation on Sep 13, 2005 (DR-3249). Its flood risk grade is A (Low risk), ranking #2259 of 3,277 U.S. counties, with 5 NFIP flood insurance claims totaling $70,919 in payouts. Flood risk is relatively low compared to the national average.
FEMA Disaster Declarations in Grant County
The 5 most recent federally declared disasters affecting Grant County, WI (1969–2005). Total declarations on record: 5.
| Declared | Incident Type | Title | FEMA Disaster # |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2005 | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation | DR-3249 |
| May 11, 2001 | Flood | Flooding, Severe Storms and Tornadoes | DR-1369 |
| Mar 23, 1976 | Flood | Severe Storms, Icing, Wind & Flooding | DR-496 |
| Jul 11, 1969 | Flood | Severe Storms & Flooding | DR-264 |
| May 1, 1969 | Flood | Flooding | DR-260 |
Score Breakdown
The composite score of 10 is calculated from four weighted factors. See our methodology for details.
Other Counties in Wisconsin
| County | Grade | Score | Claims | Disasters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenosha | A | 10 | 14 | 4 |
| Oneida | A | 10 | 1 | 4 |
| Outagamie | A | 10 | 5 | 4 |
| Portage | A | 10 | 0 | 4 |
| Rusk | A | 10 | 0 | 5 |
| Waupaca | A | 10 | 13 | 4 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many FEMA disaster declarations does Grant County, WI have?
Grant County, WI has 5 federal disaster declarations on FEMA record (1969–2005). The 5 most recent are: Hurricane Katrina Evacuation (declared Sep 13, 2005, DR-3249); Flooding, Severe Storms and Tornadoes (declared May 11, 2001, DR-1369); Severe Storms, Icing, Wind & Flooding (declared Mar 23, 1976, DR-496); Severe Storms & Flooding (declared Jul 11, 1969, DR-264); Flooding (declared May 1, 1969, DR-260). Counts include flood, severe storm, hurricane, and coastal storm declarations from the OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries dataset.
What is the flood risk grade for Grant County, WI?
Grant County is graded A (composite score 10/100, low risk). It ranks #2259 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 Grant County?
5 NFIP flood insurance claims have been filed in Grant County, WI, totaling $70,919 in payouts. The average claim is $14,184. Source: FEMA FimaNfipClaims v2 dataset.
Has Grant County, WI had any recent flood disasters?
Yes. The most recent FEMA declaration affecting Grant County was Hurricane Katrina Evacuation on Sep 13, 2005 (DR-3249). The county has 5 declared disasters in the OpenFEMA record covering 1969–2005.
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.