Saline, AR
Saline County in Arkansas has 6 FEMA disaster declarations on record covering 1973–2025, most recently Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding on May 21, 2025 (DR-4873). Its flood risk grade is A (Low risk), ranking #2966 of 3,277 U.S. counties, with 12 NFIP flood insurance claims totaling $330,837 in payouts. Flood risk is relatively low compared to the national average.
FEMA Disaster Declarations in Saline County
The 6 most recent federally declared disasters affecting Saline County, AR (1973–2025). Total declarations on record: 6.
| Declared | Incident Type | Title | FEMA Disaster # |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2025 | Flood | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | DR-4873 |
| Aug 27, 2020 | Hurricane | Hurricane Laura | DR-3541 |
| Sep 18, 2008 | Hurricane | Severe Storms and Flooding Associated With Hurricane Gustav | DR-1793 |
| Sep 2, 2005 | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation | DR-3215 |
| Sep 15, 1978 | Flood | Severe Storms & Flooding | DR-564 |
| Apr 27, 1973 | Flood | Severe Storms & Flooding | DR-375 |
Score Breakdown
The composite score of 8 is calculated from four weighted factors. See our methodology for details.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many FEMA disaster declarations does Saline County, AR have?
Saline County, AR has 6 federal disaster declarations on FEMA record (1973–2025). The 5 most recent are: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding (declared May 21, 2025, DR-4873); Hurricane Laura (declared Aug 27, 2020, DR-3541); Severe Storms and Flooding Associated With Hurricane Gustav (declared Sep 18, 2008, DR-1793); Hurricane Katrina Evacuation (declared Sep 2, 2005, DR-3215); Severe Storms & Flooding (declared Sep 15, 1978, DR-564). Counts include flood, severe storm, hurricane, and coastal storm declarations from the OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries dataset.
What is the flood risk grade for Saline County, AR?
Saline County is graded A (composite score 8/100, low risk). It ranks #2966 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 Saline County?
12 NFIP flood insurance claims have been filed in Saline County, AR, totaling $330,837 in payouts. The average claim is $27,570. Source: FEMA FimaNfipClaims v2 dataset.
Has Saline County, AR had any recent flood disasters?
Yes. The most recent FEMA declaration affecting Saline County was Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding on May 21, 2025 (DR-4873). The county has 6 declared disasters in the OpenFEMA record covering 1973–2025.
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.
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.