Lafayette, AR
Lafayette County in Arkansas has 6 FEMA disaster declarations on record covering 1990–2025, most recently Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding on May 21, 2025 (DR-4873). Its flood risk grade is A (Low risk), ranking #1385 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.
FEMA Disaster Declarations in Lafayette County
The 6 most recent federally declared disasters affecting Lafayette County, AR (1990–2025). Total declarations on record: 6.
| Declared | Incident Type | Title | FEMA Disaster # |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2025 | Flood | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | DR-4873 |
| Aug 27, 2020 | Hurricane | Hurricane Laura | DR-3541 |
| Sep 2, 2005 | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation | DR-3215 |
| Apr 14, 1997 | Flood | Flooding, Severe Storms | DR-1176 |
| May 30, 1991 | Flood | Severe Storms & Flooding | DR-907 |
| May 15, 1990 | Flood | Severe Storms & Flooding | DR-865 |
Score Breakdown
The composite score of 11 is calculated from four weighted factors. See our methodology for details.
Other Counties in Arkansas
| County | Grade | Score | Claims | Disasters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross | A | 11 | 0 | 6 |
| Dallas | A | 11 | 0 | 7 |
| Hempstead | A | 11 | 0 | 7 |
| Lee | A | 11 | 4 | 6 |
| Little River | A | 11 | 0 | 7 |
| Lonoke | A | 11 | 2 | 6 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many FEMA disaster declarations does Lafayette County, AR have?
Lafayette County, AR has 6 federal disaster declarations on FEMA record (1990–2025). The 5 most recent are: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding (declared May 21, 2025, DR-4873); Hurricane Laura (declared Aug 27, 2020, DR-3541); Hurricane Katrina Evacuation (declared Sep 2, 2005, DR-3215); Flooding, Severe Storms (declared Apr 14, 1997, DR-1176); Severe Storms & Flooding (declared May 30, 1991, DR-907). Counts include flood, severe storm, hurricane, and coastal storm declarations from the OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries dataset.
What is the flood risk grade for Lafayette County, AR?
Lafayette County is graded A (composite score 11/100, low risk). It ranks #1385 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 Lafayette County?
0 NFIP flood insurance claims have been filed in Lafayette County, AR, totaling $0 in payouts. The average claim is $0. Source: FEMA FimaNfipClaims v2 dataset.
Has Lafayette County, AR had any recent flood disasters?
Yes. The most recent FEMA declaration affecting Lafayette County was Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding on May 21, 2025 (DR-4873). The county has 6 declared disasters in the OpenFEMA record covering 1990–2025.
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.