Screven, GA
Screven County in Georgia has 10 FEMA disaster declarations on record covering 1990–2024, most recently Hurricane Helene on Sep 30, 2024 (DR-4830). Its flood risk grade is A (Low risk), ranking #873 of 3,277 U.S. counties, with 1 NFIP flood insurance claims totaling $165,861 in payouts. Flood risk is relatively low compared to the national average.
FEMA Disaster Declarations in Screven County
The 10 most recent federally declared disasters affecting Screven County, GA (1990–2024). Total declarations on record: 10.
| Declared | Incident Type | Title | FEMA Disaster # |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2024 | Hurricane | Hurricane Helene | DR-4830 |
| Sep 7, 2023 | Hurricane | Hurricane Idalia | DR-4738 |
| Oct 14, 2018 | Hurricane | Hurricane Michael | DR-4400 |
| Oct 10, 2018 | Hurricane | Hurricane Michael | DR-3406 |
| Sep 15, 2017 | Hurricane | Hurricane Irma | DR-4338 |
| Sep 8, 2017 | Hurricane | Hurricane Irma | DR-3387 |
| Oct 8, 2016 | Hurricane | Hurricane Matthew | DR-4284 |
| Oct 6, 2016 | Hurricane | Hurricane Matthew | DR-3379 |
| Sep 5, 2005 | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation | DR-3218 |
| Oct 19, 1990 | Flood | Severe Storms & Flooding | DR-880 |
Score Breakdown
The composite score of 13 is calculated from four weighted factors. See our methodology for details.
Other Counties in Georgia
| County | Grade | Score | Claims | Disasters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appling | A | 13 | 1 | 10 |
| Atkinson | A | 13 | 0 | 10 |
| Bacon | A | 13 | 0 | 10 |
| Candler | A | 13 | 0 | 10 |
| Coffee | A | 13 | 1 | 10 |
| Emanuel | A | 13 | 1 | 11 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many FEMA disaster declarations does Screven County, GA have?
Screven County, GA has 10 federal disaster declarations on FEMA record (1990–2024). The 5 most recent are: Hurricane Helene (declared Sep 30, 2024, DR-4830); Hurricane Idalia (declared Sep 7, 2023, DR-4738); Hurricane Michael (declared Oct 14, 2018, DR-4400); Hurricane Michael (declared Oct 10, 2018, DR-3406); Hurricane Irma (declared Sep 15, 2017, DR-4338). Counts include flood, severe storm, hurricane, and coastal storm declarations from the OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries dataset.
What is the flood risk grade for Screven County, GA?
Screven County is graded A (composite score 13/100, low risk). It ranks #873 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 Screven County?
1 NFIP flood insurance claims have been filed in Screven County, GA, totaling $165,861 in payouts. The average claim is $165,861. Source: FEMA FimaNfipClaims v2 dataset.
Has Screven County, GA had any recent flood disasters?
Yes. The most recent FEMA declaration affecting Screven County was Hurricane Helene on Sep 30, 2024 (DR-4830). The county has 10 declared disasters in the OpenFEMA record covering 1990–2024.
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.
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.