DisasterAtlasUSA

This is a record of past federal disaster declarations, not a forecast. Federal assistance figures are aid obligated under specific programs, not total damages. For current threats, check the National Weather Service and FEMA.

Home / Flood Insurance Claims / Kentucky / Fayette County

Fayette County Flood Insurance Claims

National Flood Insurance Program, 19782026 · 24th highest paid in Kentucky

Claims
457
Total paid
$5.3M
Average / claim
$12K
Building / contents
$4.2M / $1.2M

Paid by decade

1970s$460K · 36 claims
1980s$429K · 63 claims
1990s$979K · 160 claims
2000s$1.7M · 109 claims
2010s$989K · 68 claims
2020s$784K · 21 claims

Worst years by dollars paid

2006$999K39 claims
2010$745K36 claims
2021$401K5 claims
1984$361K35 claims
1992$340K54 claims

Full disaster history for Fayette County

Most-paid counties in Kentucky

Source: FEMA OpenFEMA, NFIP Redacted Claims v3 (OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3, retrieved 2026-09) — dollars actually paid on closed claims, summed from individual claim transactions. This is a record of the past. It is not a flood-risk forecast, an insurance rating, or a judgment about any specific property. For current risk see FEMA's Flood Map Service Center and National Risk Index.