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Richland, LA

Flood Risk Score: 16/100 · Rank #482 of 3,277 counties

Richland County in Louisiana has 25 FEMA disaster declarations on record covering 1965–2024, most recently Tropical Storm Francine on Sep 10, 2024 (DR-3614). Its flood risk grade is A (Low risk), ranking #482 of 3,277 U.S. counties, with 30 NFIP flood insurance claims totaling $1,111,572 in payouts. Flood risk is relatively low compared to the national average.

16
Risk Score
30
NFIP Claims
$1,111,572
Total Payouts
25
Disasters
$37,052
Avg Claim
30
Active Policies

FEMA Disaster Declarations in Richland County

The 25 most recent federally declared disasters affecting Richland County, LA (1965–2024). Total declarations on record: 25.

DeclaredIncident TypeTitleFEMA Disaster #
Sep 10, 2024HurricaneTropical Storm FrancineDR-3614
Sep 13, 2021Coastal StormTropical Storm NicholasDR-3574
Aug 29, 2021HurricaneHurricane IdaDR-4611
Aug 27, 2021HurricaneTropical Storm IdaDR-3568
Oct 27, 2020HurricaneTropical Storm ZetaDR-3549
Oct 16, 2020HurricaneHurricane Delta DR-4570
Oct 7, 2020HurricaneHurricane Delta DR-3547
Sep 14, 2020HurricaneHurricane SallyDR-3543
Aug 28, 2020HurricaneHurricane LauraDR-4559
Aug 23, 2020HurricaneTropical Storms Laura and MarcoDR-3538
Jun 7, 2020Coastal StormTropical Storm Cristobal DR-3527
Mar 13, 2016FloodSevere Storms and FloodingDR-4263
Aug 29, 2012HurricaneHurricane IsaacDR-4080
May 6, 2011FloodFloodingDR-3322
Sep 2, 2008HurricaneHurricane Gustav DR-1786
Aug 29, 2008HurricaneHurricane GustavDR-3289
Sep 24, 2005HurricaneHurricane Rita DR-1607
Sep 21, 2005HurricaneHurricane RitaDR-3260
Aug 29, 2005HurricaneHurricane KatrinaDR-1603
Aug 27, 2005HurricaneHurricane KatrinaDR-3212
May 20, 1989FloodSevere Storms & FloodingDR-829
Jan 11, 1983FloodSevere Storms and FloodingDR-675
Sep 20, 1978FloodSevere Storms & FloodingDR-565
Apr 27, 1973FloodSevere Storms & FloodingDR-374
Sep 10, 1965HurricaneHurricane BetsyDR-208

Score Breakdown

The composite score of 16 is calculated from four weighted factors. See our methodology for details.

Claims Density
40%
0
Disaster Frequency
25%
53
Claim Severity
20%
0
Year-over-Year Trend
15%
21

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many FEMA disaster declarations does Richland County, LA have?

Richland County, LA has 25 federal disaster declarations on FEMA record (1965–2024). The 5 most recent are: Tropical Storm Francine (declared Sep 10, 2024, DR-3614); Tropical Storm Nicholas (declared Sep 13, 2021, DR-3574); Hurricane Ida (declared Aug 29, 2021, DR-4611); Tropical Storm Ida (declared Aug 27, 2021, DR-3568); Tropical Storm Zeta (declared Oct 27, 2020, DR-3549). Counts include flood, severe storm, hurricane, and coastal storm declarations from the OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries dataset.

What is the flood risk grade for Richland County, LA?

Richland County is graded A (composite score 16/100, low risk). It ranks #482 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 Richland County?

30 NFIP flood insurance claims have been filed in Richland County, LA, totaling $1,111,572 in payouts. The average claim is $37,052. Source: FEMA FimaNfipClaims v2 dataset.

Has Richland County, LA had any recent flood disasters?

Yes. The most recent FEMA declaration affecting Richland County was Tropical Storm Francine on Sep 10, 2024 (DR-3614). The county has 25 declared disasters in the OpenFEMA record covering 1965–2024.

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.

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.