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Pasquotank, NC

Flood Risk Score: 11/100 · Rank #1403 of 3,277 counties

Pasquotank County in North Carolina has 16 FEMA disaster declarations on record covering 1998–2022, most recently Hurricane Ian on Oct 1, 2022 (DR-3586). Its flood risk grade is A (Low risk), ranking #1403 of 3,277 U.S. counties, with 20 NFIP flood insurance claims totaling $257,320 in payouts. Flood risk is relatively low compared to the national average.

11
Risk Score
20
NFIP Claims
$257,320
Total Payouts
16
Disasters
$12,866
Avg Claim
20
Active Policies

FEMA Disaster Declarations in Pasquotank County

The 16 most recent federally declared disasters affecting Pasquotank County, NC (1998–2022). Total declarations on record: 16.

DeclaredIncident TypeTitleFEMA Disaster #
Oct 1, 2022HurricaneHurricane IanDR-3586
Aug 2, 2020HurricaneHurricane IsaiasDR-3534
Oct 4, 2019HurricaneHurricane DorianDR-4465
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 1, 2010HurricaneHurricane EarlDR-3314
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
Aug 27, 1998HurricaneHurricane BonnieDR-1240

Score Breakdown

The composite score of 11 is calculated from four weighted factors. See our methodology for details.

Claims Density
40%
0
Disaster Frequency
25%
34
Claim Severity
20%
0
Year-over-Year Trend
15%
17

Other Counties in North Carolina

CountyGradeScoreClaimsDisasters
CamdenA112116
ForsythA111911
CabarrusA1178
JohnstonA112815
AlexanderA1107
CherokeeA1146
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Frequently Asked Questions

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

Pasquotank County, NC has 16 federal disaster declarations on FEMA record (1998–2022). The 5 most recent are: Hurricane Ian (declared Oct 1, 2022, DR-3586); Hurricane Isaias (declared Aug 2, 2020, DR-3534); Hurricane Dorian (declared Oct 4, 2019, DR-4465); Hurricane Dorian (declared Sep 3, 2019, DR-3423); Hurricane Florence (declared Sep 10, 2018, DR-3401). Counts include flood, severe storm, hurricane, and coastal storm declarations from the OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries dataset.

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

Pasquotank County is graded A (composite score 11/100, low risk). It ranks #1403 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 Pasquotank County?

20 NFIP flood insurance claims have been filed in Pasquotank County, NC, totaling $257,320 in payouts. The average claim is $12,866. Source: FEMA FimaNfipClaims v2 dataset.

Has Pasquotank County, NC had any recent flood disasters?

Yes. The most recent FEMA declaration affecting Pasquotank County was Hurricane Ian on Oct 1, 2022 (DR-3586). The county has 16 declared disasters in the OpenFEMA record covering 1998–2022.

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.

The methodology behind every numeric value on this page is publicly documented on the FEMA OpenFEMA datasets including the National Flood Hazard Layer and NFIP claims portal and described in detail on this site’s methodology page. Refresh cadence varies by underlying series; the page surfaces the as-of date for each number so readers can trace any figure back to the source release.

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.