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Arkansas natural disaster risk

Ratings for all 75 counties, the federal disaster record and flood insurance across the state.

73major disasters since 1953 (11th most)

$1.8Bexpected losses a year

0.8%of homes with flood insurance

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Arkansas has had 73 major federal disaster declarations for natural events since 1953. FEMA expects about $1.8 billion a year in losses from natural hazards across the state. Inland flooding is the costliest hazard in 54 of its 75 counties, followed by earthquake in 13. None is rated Very High overall. About 0.8% of homes carry federal flood insurance, and the program has paid $218 million on 10,065 claims here since 1978.

Very High0counties

High1counties

Moderate10counties

Low42counties

Highest overall risk

1Pulaski CountyHigh

2Washington CountyModerate

3Craighead CountyModerate

4Garland CountyModerate

5Mississippi CountyModerate

Lowest risk (50,000+ people)

1Crawford CountyLow

2Lonoke CountyLow

3Saline CountyLow

4Pope CountyLow

5Jefferson CountyModerate

Top hazards

Inland floodingtop risk in 54 counties

Earthquaketop risk in 13 counties

Ice stormtop risk in 4 counties

Recent federal declarations

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Sep 15, 2026Bunker FireFire management

Aug 21, 2026Pine Tree Road FireFire management

Largest counties

Pulaski County

398,830 people

High Inland flooding

Benton County

284,135 people

Moderate Inland flooding

Washington County

245,782 people

Moderate Heat wave

Sebastian County

127,706 people

Moderate Inland flooding

Faulkner County

123,427 people

Moderate Tornado

Saline County

123,011 people

Low Inland flooding

Craighead County

111,202 people

Moderate Earthquake

Garland County

100,056 people

Moderate Inland flooding

White County

76,780 people

Moderate Inland flooding

Lonoke County

74,002 people

Low Inland flooding

Jefferson County

67,108 people

Moderate Inland flooding

Pope County

63,305 people

Low Inland flooding

Cities in Arkansas

All 19 cities ›

Little Rock203,436 Fayetteville99,319 Fort Smith89,805 Springdale88,160 Jonesboro80,137 Rogers72,981 Conway67,642 North Little Rock64,538 Bentonville58,249 Pine Bluff39,743 Hot Springs37,920 Benton36,595 Sherwood33,070 Bella Vista31,697 Paragould30,215

All 75 counties

Name	People	Overall risk	Top hazard	Declarations	Homes insured
Arkansas County	17,079	Low	Inland flooding	18	0.9%
Ashley County	19,013	Low	Inland flooding	13	0.6%
Baxter County	41,603	Low	Inland flooding	19	0.3%
Benton County	284,135	Moderate	Inland flooding	23	0.4%
Boone County	37,314	Low	Inland flooding	21	0.1%
Bradley County	10,528	Very Low	Inland flooding	24	0.3%
Calhoun County	4,734	Very Low	Inland flooding	21	0.1%
Carroll County	28,225	Low	Inland flooding	19	0%
Chicot County	10,180	Low	Inland flooding	16	3%
Clark County	21,403	Very Low	Inland flooding	22	0.5%
Clay County	14,532	Low	Earthquake	23	1.2%
Cleburne County	24,667	Low	Inland flooding	21	0.8%
Cleveland County	7,546	Very Low	Inland flooding	19	0%
Columbia County	22,769	Very Low	Inland flooding	20	0.1%
Conway County	20,697	Low	Inland flooding	27	0.3%
Craighead County	111,202	Moderate	Earthquake	26	2%
Crawford County	60,118	Low	Inland flooding	24	0.4%
Crittenden County	48,103	Moderate	Earthquake	19	2.1%
Cross County	16,824	Low	Earthquake	22	1.1%
Dallas County	6,477	Very Low	Inland flooding	20	0.1%
Desha County	11,357	Very Low	Inland flooding	19	4.2%
Drew County	17,320	Very Low	Earthquake	18	0.6%
Faulkner County	123,427	Moderate	Tornado	26	1%
Franklin County	17,065	Low	Inland flooding	25	0.1%
Fulton County	12,050	Low	Inland flooding	26	0.2%
Garland County	100,056	Moderate	Inland flooding	19	1.3%
Grant County	17,894	Very Low	Inland flooding	17	0.4%
Greene County	45,653	Low	Earthquake	26	1.8%
Hempstead County	20,040	Low	Inland flooding	24	0.1%
Hot Spring County	33,028	Low	Inland flooding	18	0.4%
Howard County	12,764	Low	Inland flooding	20	0.2%
Independence County	37,877	Low	Inland flooding	29	0.5%
Izard County	13,545	Low	Inland flooding	29	0.7%
Jackson County	16,727	Low	Tornado	33	1.9%
Jefferson County	67,108	Moderate	Inland flooding	23	0.9%
Johnson County	25,685	Low	Inland flooding	24	0.4%
Lafayette County	6,303	Very Low	Ice storm	19	0%
Lawrence County	16,184	Low	Earthquake	21	1.5%
Lee County	8,594	Very Low	Earthquake	16	2.3%
Lincoln County	12,931	Very Low	Inland flooding	22	1.3%
Little River County	12,005	Low	Inland flooding	21	0.1%
Logan County	21,102	Low	Inland flooding	21	0.1%
Lonoke County	74,002	Low	Inland flooding	27	0.7%
Madison County	16,496	Low	Inland flooding	28	0.1%
Marion County	16,754	Low	Inland flooding	26	0.2%
Miller County	42,561	Low	Inland flooding	19	0.9%
Mississippi County	40,536	Moderate	Earthquake	19	0.7%
Monroe County	6,781	Very Low	Earthquake	25	2.7%
Montgomery County	8,481	Very Low	Inland flooding	22	0.8%
Nevada County	8,255	Very Low	Ice storm	24	0.1%
Newton County	7,210	Very Low	Inland flooding	28	0%
Ouachita County	22,627	Low	Inland flooding	27	0.6%
Perry County	10,019	Very Low	Inland flooding	23	0.6%
Phillips County	16,523	Low	Earthquake	16	1.8%
Pike County	10,148	Very Low	Inland flooding	21	0.4%
Poinsett County	22,933	Low	Earthquake	30	0.7%
Polk County	19,179	Low	Inland flooding	22	0.1%
Pope County	63,305	Low	Inland flooding	17	0.3%
Prairie County	8,271	Very Low	Inland flooding	20	0.8%
Pulaski County	398,830	High	Inland flooding	31	1.1%
Randolph County	18,571	Low	Earthquake	25	1%
Saline County	123,011	Low	Inland flooding	21	0.5%
Scott County	9,827	Very Low	Inland flooding	21	0.2%
Searcy County	7,772	Very Low	Ice storm	24	0%
Sebastian County	127,706	Moderate	Inland flooding	19	0.6%
Sevier County	15,824	Low	Ice storm	16	0.3%
Sharp County	17,262	Low	Inland flooding	24	0.5%
St. Francis County	23,033	Low	Tornado	20	1.2%
Stone County	12,346	Low	Inland flooding	28	0.1%
Union County	39,006	Low	Inland flooding	19	0.5%
Van Buren County	15,758	Low	Inland flooding	23	0.2%
Washington County	245,782	Moderate	Heat wave	18	0.7%
White County	76,780	Moderate	Inland flooding	27	0.4%
Woodruff County	6,263	Very Low	Inland flooding	26	0.9%
Yell County	20,235	Low	Inland flooding	20	0.2%

Linked names have a full page. Overall risk from the FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025); declarations are federal disaster and emergency declarations for natural events since 1953 (OpenFEMA); homes insured is the share with NFIP flood policies.