Karnes, TX
Karnes County in Texas has 8 FEMA disaster declarations on record covering 1967–2017, most recently Hurricane Harvey on Aug 25, 2017 (DR-4332). Its flood risk grade is A (Low risk), ranking #1172 of 3,277 U.S. counties, with 1 NFIP flood insurance claims totaling $12,111 in payouts. Flood risk is relatively low compared to the national average.
FEMA Disaster Declarations in Karnes County
The 8 most recent federally declared disasters affecting Karnes County, TX (1967–2017). Total declarations on record: 8.
| Declared | Incident Type | Title | FEMA Disaster # |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2017 | Hurricane | Hurricane Harvey | DR-4332 |
| Sep 24, 2005 | Hurricane | Hurricane Rita | DR-1606 |
| Sep 21, 2005 | Hurricane | Hurricane Rita | DR-3261 |
| Sep 2, 2005 | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation | DR-3216 |
| Jul 17, 2003 | Hurricane | Hurricane Claudette | DR-1479 |
| Jul 4, 2002 | Flood | Severe Storms and Flooding | DR-1425 |
| Oct 21, 1998 | Flood | Tx-Flooding 10/18/98 | DR-1257 |
| Sep 28, 1967 | Hurricane | Hurricane Beulah | DR-232 |
Score Breakdown
The composite score of 12 is calculated from four weighted factors. See our methodology for details.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many FEMA disaster declarations does Karnes County, TX have?
Karnes County, TX has 8 federal disaster declarations on FEMA record (1967–2017). The 5 most recent are: Hurricane Harvey (declared Aug 25, 2017, DR-4332); Hurricane Rita (declared Sep 24, 2005, DR-1606); Hurricane Rita (declared Sep 21, 2005, DR-3261); Hurricane Katrina Evacuation (declared Sep 2, 2005, DR-3216); Hurricane Claudette (declared Jul 17, 2003, DR-1479). Counts include flood, severe storm, hurricane, and coastal storm declarations from the OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries dataset.
What is the flood risk grade for Karnes County, TX?
Karnes County is graded A (composite score 12/100, low risk). It ranks #1172 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 Karnes County?
1 NFIP flood insurance claims have been filed in Karnes County, TX, totaling $12,111 in payouts. The average claim is $12,111. Source: FEMA FimaNfipClaims v2 dataset.
Has Karnes County, TX had any recent flood disasters?
Yes. The most recent FEMA declaration affecting Karnes County was Hurricane Harvey on Aug 25, 2017 (DR-4332). The county has 8 declared disasters in the OpenFEMA record covering 1967–2017.
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.
For readers using this page as a decision input, the related-entity pages elsewhere on the site provide the comparison set. The most useful comparison for this entity is typically a peer within U.S. ZIPs, counties, and states with similar size, similar exposure, or similar geography — not the national-level summary alone.
Source: FEMA OpenFEMA datasets, 2026.