Richmond, NC
Richmond County in North Carolina has 12 FEMA disaster declarations on record covering 1989–2022, most recently Hurricane Ian on Oct 1, 2022 (DR-3586). Its flood risk grade is A (Low risk), ranking #710 of 3,277 U.S. counties, with 2 NFIP flood insurance claims totaling $19,474 in payouts. Flood risk is relatively low compared to the national average.
FEMA Disaster Declarations in Richmond County
The 12 most recent federally declared disasters affecting Richmond County, NC (1989–2022). Total declarations on record: 12.
| Declared | Incident Type | Title | FEMA Disaster # |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2022 | Hurricane | Hurricane Ian | DR-3586 |
| Aug 2, 2020 | Hurricane | Hurricane Isaias | DR-3534 |
| Sep 3, 2019 | Hurricane | Hurricane Dorian | DR-3423 |
| Sep 14, 2018 | Hurricane | Hurricane Florence | DR-4393 |
| Sep 10, 2018 | Hurricane | Hurricane Florence | DR-3401 |
| Oct 10, 2016 | Hurricane | Hurricane Matthew | DR-4285 |
| Oct 7, 2016 | Hurricane | Hurricane Matthew | DR-3380 |
| Sep 5, 2005 | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation | DR-3222 |
| Sep 16, 1999 | Hurricane | Hurricane Floyd Major Disaster Declarations | DR-1292 |
| Sep 15, 1999 | Hurricane | Hurricane Floyd Emergency Declarations | DR-3146 |
| Sep 6, 1996 | Hurricane | Hurricane Fran | DR-1134 |
| Sep 25, 1989 | Hurricane | Hurricane Hugo | DR-844 |
Score Breakdown
The composite score of 14 is calculated from four weighted factors. See our methodology for details.
Other Counties in North Carolina
| County | Grade | Score | Claims | Disasters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison | A | 14 | 3 | 12 |
| Yancey | A | 14 | 15 | 12 |
| Carteret | A | 14 | 442 | 23 |
| Lenoir | A | 14 | 66 | 20 |
| Granville | A | 14 | 2 | 12 |
| Iredell | A | 14 | 5 | 9 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many FEMA disaster declarations does Richmond County, NC have?
Richmond County, NC has 12 federal disaster declarations on FEMA record (1989–2022). 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 14, 2018, DR-4393); 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 Richmond County, NC?
Richmond County is graded A (composite score 14/100, low risk). It ranks #710 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 Richmond County?
2 NFIP flood insurance claims have been filed in Richmond County, NC, totaling $19,474 in payouts. The average claim is $9,737. Source: FEMA FimaNfipClaims v2 dataset.
Has Richmond County, NC had any recent flood disasters?
Yes. The most recent FEMA declaration affecting Richmond County was Hurricane Ian on Oct 1, 2022 (DR-3586). The county has 12 declared disasters in the OpenFEMA record covering 1989–2022.
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.