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Marquette, MI

Flood Risk Score: 9/100 · Rank #2537 of 3,277 counties

Marquette County in Michigan has 3 FEMA disaster declarations on record covering 2002–2013, most recently Flooding on Jun 18, 2013 (DR-4121). Its flood risk grade is A (Low risk), ranking #2537 of 3,277 U.S. counties, with 2 NFIP flood insurance claims totaling $20,597 in payouts. Flood risk is relatively low compared to the national average.

9
Risk Score
2
NFIP Claims
$20,597
Total Payouts
3
Disasters
$10,299
Avg Claim
2
Active Policies

FEMA Disaster Declarations in Marquette County

The 3 most recent federally declared disasters affecting Marquette County, MI (2002–2013). Total declarations on record: 3.

DeclaredIncident TypeTitleFEMA Disaster #
Jun 18, 2013FloodFlooding DR-4121
Sep 7, 2005HurricaneHurricane Katrina EvacuationDR-3225
May 6, 2002FloodFloodingDR-1413

Score Breakdown

The composite score of 9 is calculated from four weighted factors. See our methodology for details.

Claims Density
40%
0
Disaster Frequency
25%
6
Claim Severity
20%
0
Year-over-Year Trend
15%
50

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many FEMA disaster declarations does Marquette County, MI have?

Marquette County, MI has 3 federal disaster declarations on FEMA record (2002–2013). The 3 most recent are: Flooding (declared Jun 18, 2013, DR-4121); Hurricane Katrina Evacuation (declared Sep 7, 2005, DR-3225); Flooding (declared May 6, 2002, DR-1413). Counts include flood, severe storm, hurricane, and coastal storm declarations from the OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries dataset.

What is the flood risk grade for Marquette County, MI?

Marquette County is graded A (composite score 9/100, low risk). It ranks #2537 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 Marquette County?

2 NFIP flood insurance claims have been filed in Marquette County, MI, totaling $20,597 in payouts. The average claim is $10,299. Source: FEMA FimaNfipClaims v2 dataset.

Has Marquette County, MI had any recent flood disasters?

Yes. The most recent FEMA declaration affecting Marquette County was Flooding on Jun 18, 2013 (DR-4121). The county has 3 declared disasters in the OpenFEMA record covering 2002–2013.

For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from FEMA OpenFEMA datasets including the National Flood Hazard Layer and NFIP claims. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.

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.