Riverine Flood Risk in Kentucky

All Kentucky counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index riverine flood score

Riverine Flood risk — rivers and streams overflowing their banks after heavy rain or snowmelt — is rated for 120 of 120 Kentucky counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Jefferson County carries the state's highest riverine flood score at 99.1, with $213M in expected annual riverine flood losses.

3 Kentucky counties are rated High or Very High for riverine flood, and expected annual losses from riverine flood total roughly $1.27B statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Riverine Flood

#CountyRiverine Flood ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Jefferson County
99.1
High 3.89 / yr $213M
2 Floyd County
97.8
High 3.32 / yr $102M
3 Pike County
94.0
High 3.32 / yr $45M
4 Fayette County
92.7
Medium 1.57 / yr $53M
5 Daviess County
88.8
Medium 3.89 / yr $33M
6 Warren County
87.3
Medium 2.54 / yr $32M
7 Perry County
86.3
Medium 2.32 / yr $24M
8 Johnson County
85.2
Medium 1.54 / yr $18M
9 Letcher County
83.1
Medium 2.04 / yr $15M
10 Breathitt County
82.3
Medium 2.75 / yr $13M
11 Boyd County
82.2
Medium 2.75 / yr $19M
12 Bell County
82.0
Medium 2.25 / yr $15M
13 Pulaski County
81.6
Medium 2.32 / yr $17M
14 Clay County
81.0
Medium 1.79 / yr $12M
15 McCracken County
80.4
Medium 5.18 / yr $19M
16 Harlan County
79.9
Medium 1.50 / yr $14M
17 Kenton County
76.2
Medium 2.29 / yr $21M
18 Madison County
76.0
Medium 1.93 / yr $18M
19 Christian County
74.9
Medium 2.82 / yr $16M
20 Henderson County
74.9
Medium 3.11 / yr $14M
21 Bullitt County
74.1
Medium 1.14 / yr $23M
22 Hardin County
73.7
Medium 1.68 / yr $16M
23 Knott County
73.1
Medium 1.18 / yr $10M
24 Lawrence County
73.0
Medium 1.79 / yr $11M
25 Knox County
71.7
Low 2.11 / yr $8M
26 Martin County
71.2
Low 1.68 / yr $8M
27 Whitley County
71.1
Low 3.00 / yr $11M
28 Franklin County
71.0
Low 1.54 / yr $14M
29 Carter County
69.4
Low 2.39 / yr $10M
30 Greenup County
68.4
Low 2.14 / yr $11M
31 Barren County
67.8
Low 1.04 / yr $9M
32 Rowan County
67.2
Low 1.71 / yr $10M
33 Hopkins County
66.6
Low 2.04 / yr $9M
34 Boone County
66.4
Low 2.11 / yr $17M
35 Laurel County
64.9
Low 2.00 / yr $8M
36 Lewis County
64.9
Low 1.86 / yr $8M
37 Campbell County
64.3
Low 2.04 / yr $14M
38 Estill County
63.9
Low 2.57 / yr $7M
39 Nelson County
62.7
Low 2.50 / yr $11M
40 Shelby County
61.4
Low 0.96 / yr $9M
41 Magoffin County
60.5
Low 1.57 / yr $6M
42 Oldham County
59.7
Low 1.43 / yr $14M
43 Scott County
58.1
Low 1.36 / yr $9M
44 Leslie County
57.1
Low 1.64 / yr $6M
45 Graves County
56.8
Low 2.29 / yr $6M
46 Mason County
56.2
Low 1.71 / yr $6M
47 Ohio County
53.8
Low 2.86 / yr $6M
48 Bourbon County
53.8
Low 2.61 / yr $6M
49 Cumberland County
53.7
Low 0.54 / yr $4M
50 Mercer County
53.3
Low 0.79 / yr $7M
51 Rockcastle County
53.0
Low 1.71 / yr $5M
52 Powell County
51.4
Low 2.46 / yr $5M
53 Wayne County
51.1
Low 0.93 / yr $4M
54 Calloway County
50.7
Low 2.64 / yr $6M
55 Hart County
49.7
Low 1.32 / yr $5M
56 Montgomery County
49.7
Low 1.86 / yr $6M
57 Trigg County
49.3
Low 1.36 / yr $4M
58 Pendleton County
49.1
Low 1.61 / yr $6M
59 Breckinridge County
49.0
Low 1.25 / yr $6M
60 Harrison County
48.9
Low 1.25 / yr $6M
61 Casey County
48.8
Low 0.75 / yr $4M
62 Grayson County
48.3
Low 1.07 / yr $5M
63 Hancock County
48.3
Low 0.86 / yr $5M
64 Woodford County
48.0
Low 0.61 / yr $6M
65 Marshall County
47.3
Low 2.11 / yr $6M
66 Clark County
47.3
Low 1.21 / yr $7M
67 Fleming County
47.1
Low 1.43 / yr $4M
68 McLean County
45.8
Low 2.25 / yr $4M
69 Muhlenberg County
45.7
Low 5.11 / yr $5M
70 Morgan County
45.7
Low 1.75 / yr $5M
71 Meade County
45.2
Low 0.75 / yr $6M
72 Adair County
44.5
Low 0.68 / yr $4M
73 Lincoln County
44.2
Low 0.86 / yr $4M
74 Boyle County
43.2
Low 0.61 / yr $5M
75 Wolfe County
42.6
Low 1.18 / yr $3M
76 Jackson County
42.4
Low 1.46 / yr $4M
77 Jessamine County
42.3
Low 0.71 / yr $8M
78 Carroll County
41.7
Low 1.50 / yr $4M
79 Logan County
41.6
Low 1.18 / yr $5M
80 Nicholas County
41.3
Low 1.82 / yr $3M
81 Clinton County
41.0
Low 0.50 / yr $3M
82 Garrard County
40.9
Low 0.82 / yr $3M
83 Taylor County
40.6
Low 1.21 / yr $4M
84 Marion County
39.7
Low 0.86 / yr $4M
85 Union County
36.0
Low 4.11 / yr $3M
86 Russell County
35.7
Low 0.68 / yr $3M
87 Anderson County
34.4
Very Low 0.86 / yr $5M
88 Monroe County
34.0
Very Low 0.54 / yr $3M
89 Gallatin County
33.9
Very Low 1.57 / yr $3M
90 Metcalfe County
33.0
Very Low 0.61 / yr $2M
91 Elliott County
32.9
Very Low 0.86 / yr $2M
92 Webster County
31.8
Very Low 1.43 / yr $4M
93 Owen County
30.9
Very Low 1.79 / yr $4M
94 Crittenden County
30.8
Very Low 2.14 / yr $3M
95 Caldwell County
30.6
Very Low 1.04 / yr $3M
96 Bath County
29.5
Very Low 1.39 / yr $3M
97 Todd County
29.1
Very Low 1.93 / yr $4M
98 Washington County
27.8
Very Low 0.50 / yr $3M
99 Allen County
27.4
Very Low 0.89 / yr $3M
100 Henry County
27.3
Very Low 0.79 / yr $3M
101 Bracken County
26.2
Very Low 1.04 / yr $3M
102 McCreary County
24.3
Very Low 1.18 / yr $2M
103 Simpson County
24.2
Very Low 1.18 / yr $3M
104 Butler County
23.7
Very Low 3.57 / yr $2M
105 Trimble County
23.5
Very Low 1.07 / yr $2M
106 Livingston County
23.3
Very Low 2.43 / yr $2M
107 Larue County
22.9
Very Low 0.79 / yr $3M
108 Spencer County
22.6
Very Low 0.89 / yr $4M
109 Green County
22.4
Very Low 0.64 / yr $2M
110 Menifee County
21.8
Very Low 1.46 / yr $3M
111 Lee County
21.2
Very Low 1.71 / yr $2M
112 Owsley County
21.2
Very Low 1.39 / yr $2M
113 Fulton County
19.2
Very Low 2.14 / yr $1M
114 Edmonson County
18.6
Very Low 1.43 / yr $2M
115 Lyon County
18.2
Very Low 1.00 / yr $2M
116 Grant County
17.1
Very Low 1.29 / yr $2M
117 Ballard County
12.2
Very Low 3.11 / yr $1M
118 Hickman County
8.6
Very Low 2.25 / yr $837K
119 Carlisle County
7.3
Very Low 2.14 / yr $877K
120 Robertson County
6.6
Very Low 0.46 / yr $641K

120 Kentucky counties with measurable riverine flood risk. See the national riverine flood ranking or all Kentucky counties by overall risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Kentucky county has the highest riverine flood risk?

Jefferson County has the highest FEMA riverine flood risk score in Kentucky at 99.1 (High), with $213M in expected annual losses and about 3.89 events per year.

How many Kentucky counties face significant riverine flood risk?

120 Kentucky counties record measurable riverine flood risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 3 of them are rated High or Very High.

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