Washington, CO
Washington County in Colorado has 7 FEMA disaster declarations on record covering 1969–2023, most recently Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes on Aug 25, 2023 (DR-4731). Its flood risk grade is A (Low risk), ranking #1636 of 3,277 U.S. counties, with 0 NFIP flood insurance claims totaling $0 in payouts. Flood risk is relatively low compared to the national average.
FEMA Disaster Declarations in Washington County
The 7 most recent federally declared disasters affecting Washington County, CO (1969–2023). Total declarations on record: 7.
| Declared | Incident Type | Title | FEMA Disaster # |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2023 | Flood | Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes | DR-4731 |
| Jul 16, 2015 | Flood | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides | DR-4229 |
| Sep 14, 2013 | Flood | Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides | DR-4145 |
| Sep 12, 2013 | Flood | Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides | DR-3365 |
| Sep 5, 2005 | Coastal Storm | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation | DR-3224 |
| May 23, 1973 | Flood | Heavy Rains, Snowmelt and Flooding | DR-385 |
| May 19, 1969 | Flood | Severe Storms & Flooding | DR-261 |
Score Breakdown
The composite score of 11 is calculated from four weighted factors. See our methodology for details.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many FEMA disaster declarations does Washington County, CO have?
Washington County, CO has 7 federal disaster declarations on FEMA record (1969–2023). The 5 most recent are: Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes (declared Aug 25, 2023, DR-4731); Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (declared Jul 16, 2015, DR-4229); Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (declared Sep 14, 2013, DR-4145); Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (declared Sep 12, 2013, DR-3365); Hurricane Katrina Evacuation (declared Sep 5, 2005, DR-3224). Counts include flood, severe storm, hurricane, and coastal storm declarations from the OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries dataset.
What is the flood risk grade for Washington County, CO?
Washington County is graded A (composite score 11/100, low risk). It ranks #1636 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 Washington County?
0 NFIP flood insurance claims have been filed in Washington County, CO, totaling $0 in payouts. The average claim is $0. Source: FEMA FimaNfipClaims v2 dataset.
Has Washington County, CO had any recent flood disasters?
Yes. The most recent FEMA declaration affecting Washington County was Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes on Aug 25, 2023 (DR-4731). The county has 7 declared disasters in the OpenFEMA record covering 1969–2023.
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.