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Updated April 2026

Flood Risk in Kentucky

Kentucky has 121 counties with flood risk data, 317 total NFIP flood insurance claims, and an average risk score of 10 out of 100.

121
Counties
317
NFIP Claims
$9,871,014
Total Payouts
10
Avg Risk Score

Grade Distribution

A
119
counties
B
2
counties
C
0
counties
D
0
counties
F
0
counties

Riskiest in Kentucky

CountyGradeScore
PikeB24
LetcherB23
HardinA18
BreathittA16
KnottA15

Safest in Kentucky

CountyGradeScore
JeffersonA5
OldhamA6
AdairA8
BarrenA8
BooneA8

All 121 Counties in Kentucky

Sorted by flood risk score, highest to lowest.

#CountyGradeScoreClaimsPayoutsDisasters
1PikeB2421$1,113,67816
2LetcherB2311$580,21515
3HardinA1811$208,1865
4BreathittA1612$495,40715
5KnottA153$202,73614
6LeslieA150$013
7MagoffinA152$30,83414
8OwsleyA150$013
9McCrackenA1512$449,4276
10JohnsonA145$75,75212
11FloydA1426$695,16113
12PerryA146$108,36812
13KnoxA140$012
14LawrenceA141$4,44312
15HarlanA130$010
16ClayA132$69,66410
17LeeA130$010
18MartinA132$2,55910
19WhitleyA131$1,25210
20BellA132$16,64110
21GreenupA1310$343,5116
22CaseyA121$51,8328
23PowellA122$28,5939
24WolfeA120$09
25CarterA124$54,0928
26BullittA123$24,3978
27LincolnA110$07
28ElliottA110$06
29BoydA113$51,2117
30EstillA112$25,4336
31FranklinA118$534,4437
32JacksonA110$07
33MadisonA111$3976
34MorganA110$07
35FultonA110$06
36MetcalfeA110$06
37OwenA111$41,2596
38CumberlandA100$04
39BallardA100$05
40CallowayA101$107,9304
41GravesA101$127,0005
42OhioA100$05
43AndersonA100$05
44FayetteA103$14,6124
45JessamineA104$232,7124
46WarrenA101$223,6244
47WoodfordA104$108,9555
48ClarkA104$41,8345
49RockcastleA101$11,9385
50ButlerA101$20,1205
51CaldwellA100$04
52CarlisleA100$04
53CarrollA101$81,1265
54HenryA100$04
55HickmanA100$05
56LivingstonA101$2,5954
57SpencerA101$9,1794
58TriggA100$04
59TrimbleA100$05
60WashingtonA101$56,4914
61WebsterA100$04
62BathA103$44,4435
63BourbonA106$109,1635
64FlemingA100$04
65HarrisonA100$04
66HartA101$04
67LarueA100$05
68LewisA102$20,4795
69MarshallA102$2,4944
70NicholasA100$04
71RowanA101$50,0005
72NelsonA103$34,7544
73StatewideA100$04
74EdmonsonA90$03
75MarionA90$03
76MasonA91$03
77MenifeeA90$03
78UnionA90$03
79LaurelA90$03
80PulaskiA90$03
81CampbellA94$39,1442
82CrittendenA90$02
83GallatinA92$59,6443
84GrantA90$03
85HancockA91$15,6233
86HendersonA95$235,2792
87KentonA95$27,5192
88McLeanA91$52,6173
89PendletonA90$03
90DaviessA96$44,1722
91RobertsonA90$02
92ScottA90$02
93AllenA90$03
94ChristianA96$332,8343
95GraysonA90$02
96HopkinsA93$108,2963
97LoganA90$02
98MercerA92$245,9273
99MonroeA90$02
100MontgomeryA92$84,2802
101MuhlenbergA91$22,8093
102SimpsonA90$03
103ToddA90$02
104WayneA90$03
105AdairA80$01
106BarrenA81$43,5871
107BooneA80$01
108BoyleA80$01
109BrackenA80$01
110BreckinridgeA80$01
111ClintonA80$01
112GarrardA80$01
113GreenA80$01
114LyonA80$01
115McCrearyA80$01
116MeadeA81$3,0111
117RussellA80$01
118ShelbyA83$1,8021
119TaylorA80$01
120OldhamA616$687,5152
121JeffersonA563$1,358,0155