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NASH, NC

Flood Risk Score: 8/100 · Rank #2981 of 3,277 counties

NASH County in North Carolina has 14 FEMA disaster declarations on record covering 1996–2022, most recently Hurricane Ian on Oct 1, 2022 (DR-3586). Its flood risk grade is A (Low risk), ranking #2981 of 3,277 U.S. counties, with 39 NFIP flood insurance claims totaling $1,418,956 in payouts. Flood risk is relatively low compared to the national average.

8
Risk Score
39
NFIP Claims
$1,418,956
Total Payouts
14
Disasters
$36,383
Avg Claim
39
Active Policies

FEMA Disaster Declarations in NASH County

The 14 most recent federally declared disasters affecting NASH County, NC (1996–2022). Total declarations on record: 14.

DeclaredIncident TypeTitleFEMA Disaster #
Oct 1, 2022HurricaneHurricane IanDR-3586
Aug 2, 2020HurricaneHurricane IsaiasDR-3534
Sep 3, 2019HurricaneHurricane Dorian DR-3423
Sep 10, 2018HurricaneHurricane FlorenceDR-3401
Oct 10, 2016HurricaneHurricane MatthewDR-4285
Oct 7, 2016HurricaneHurricane MatthewDR-3380
Aug 31, 2011HurricaneHurricane IreneDR-4019
Aug 25, 2011HurricaneHurricane IreneDR-3327
Sep 14, 2005HurricaneHurricane OpheliaDR-3254
Sep 5, 2005HurricaneHurricane Katrina EvacuationDR-3222
Sep 18, 2003HurricaneHurricane IsabelDR-1490
Sep 16, 1999HurricaneHurricane Floyd Major Disaster DeclarationsDR-1292
Sep 15, 1999HurricaneHurricane Floyd Emergency DeclarationsDR-3146
Sep 6, 1996HurricaneHurricane FranDR-1134

Score Breakdown

The composite score of 8 is calculated from four weighted factors. See our methodology for details.

Claims Density
40%
0
Disaster Frequency
25%
30
Claim Severity
20%
0
Year-over-Year Trend
15%
5

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many FEMA disaster declarations does NASH County, NC have?

NASH County, NC has 14 federal disaster declarations on FEMA record (1996–2022). The 5 most recent are: Hurricane Ian (declared Oct 1, 2022, DR-3586); Hurricane Isaias (declared Aug 2, 2020, DR-3534); Hurricane Dorian (declared Sep 3, 2019, DR-3423); Hurricane Florence (declared Sep 10, 2018, DR-3401); Hurricane Matthew (declared Oct 10, 2016, DR-4285). Counts include flood, severe storm, hurricane, and coastal storm declarations from the OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries dataset.

What is the flood risk grade for NASH County, NC?

NASH County is graded A (composite score 8/100, low risk). It ranks #2981 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 NASH County?

39 NFIP flood insurance claims have been filed in NASH County, NC, totaling $1,418,956 in payouts. The average claim is $36,383. Source: FEMA FimaNfipClaims v2 dataset.

Has NASH County, NC had any recent flood disasters?

Yes. The most recent FEMA declaration affecting NASH County was Hurricane Ian on Oct 1, 2022 (DR-3586). The county has 14 declared disasters in the OpenFEMA record covering 1996–2022.

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.