Spink, SD
Spink County in South Dakota has 10 FEMA disaster declarations on record covering 1969–2019, most recently Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and Flooding on Jun 7, 2019 (DR-4440). Its flood risk grade is A (Low risk), ranking #927 of 3,277 U.S. counties, with 1 NFIP flood insurance claims totaling $30,841 in payouts. Flood risk is relatively low compared to the national average.
FEMA Disaster Declarations in Spink County
The 10 most recent federally declared disasters affecting Spink County, SD (1969–2019). Total declarations on record: 10.
| Declared | Incident Type | Title | FEMA Disaster # |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 2019 | Flood | Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and Flooding | DR-4440 |
| May 13, 2011 | Flood | Flooding | DR-1984 |
| May 13, 2010 | Flood | Flooding | DR-1915 |
| Sep 10, 2005 | Coastal Storm | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation | DR-3234 |
| May 17, 2001 | Flood | Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Ice Jams | DR-1375 |
| Jun 1, 1998 | Flood | Flooding, Severe Storms, Tornadoes | DR-1218 |
| Apr 7, 1997 | Flood | Severe Flooding, Sever Winter Storms,heavy Rains High Winds | DR-1173 |
| May 26, 1995 | Flood | Flooding | DR-1052 |
| May 3, 1986 | Flood | Severe Storms & Flooding | DR-764 |
| Apr 18, 1969 | Flood | Flooding | DR-257 |
Score Breakdown
The composite score of 13 is calculated from four weighted factors. See our methodology for details.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many FEMA disaster declarations does Spink County, SD have?
Spink County, SD has 10 federal disaster declarations on FEMA record (1969–2019). The 5 most recent are: Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and Flooding (declared Jun 7, 2019, DR-4440); Flooding (declared May 13, 2011, DR-1984); Flooding (declared May 13, 2010, DR-1915); Hurricane Katrina Evacuation (declared Sep 10, 2005, DR-3234); Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Ice Jams (declared May 17, 2001, DR-1375). Counts include flood, severe storm, hurricane, and coastal storm declarations from the OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries dataset.
What is the flood risk grade for Spink County, SD?
Spink County is graded A (composite score 13/100, low risk). It ranks #927 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 Spink County?
1 NFIP flood insurance claims have been filed in Spink County, SD, totaling $30,841 in payouts. The average claim is $30,841. Source: FEMA FimaNfipClaims v2 dataset.
Has Spink County, SD had any recent flood disasters?
Yes. The most recent FEMA declaration affecting Spink County was Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and Flooding on Jun 7, 2019 (DR-4440). The county has 10 declared disasters in the OpenFEMA record covering 1969–2019.
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.