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Kansas natural disaster risk

Ratings for all 105 counties, the federal disaster record and flood insurance across the state.

72major disasters since 1953 (14th most)

$1.8Bexpected losses a year

0.5%of homes with flood insurance

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Kansas has had 72 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 63 of its 105 counties, followed by drought in 17. None is rated Very High overall. About 0.5% of homes carry federal flood insurance, and the program has paid $116 million on 7,806 claims here since 1978.

Very High0counties

High2counties

Moderate2counties

Low21counties

Highest overall risk

1Sedgwick CountyHigh

2Johnson CountyHigh

3Wyandotte CountyModerate

4Shawnee CountyModerate

5Reno CountyLow

Lowest risk (50,000+ people)

1Riley CountyLow

2Saline CountyLow

3Leavenworth CountyLow

4Butler CountyLow

5Douglas CountyLow

Top hazards

Inland floodingtop risk in 63 counties

Droughttop risk in 17 counties

Hailtop risk in 16 counties

Recent federal declarations

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Sep 1, 2026Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and FloodingMajor disaster

Largest counties

Johnson County

609,569 people

High Inland flooding

Sedgwick County

523,609 people

High Inland flooding

Shawnee County

178,851 people

Moderate Inland flooding

Wyandotte County

169,235 people

Moderate Inland flooding

Douglas County

118,666 people

Low Inland flooding

Leavenworth County

81,853 people

Low Inland flooding

Riley County

71,953 people

Low Inland flooding

Butler County

67,340 people

Low Inland flooding

Reno County

61,884 people

Low Inland flooding

Saline County

54,303 people

Low Inland flooding

Crawford County

38,964 people

Low Inland flooding

Finney County

38,446 people

Low Hail

Cities in Kansas

All 16 cities ›

Wichita397,945 Overland Park200,306 Kansas City155,135 Olathe145,057 Topeka125,786 Lawrence96,051 Shawnee68,542 Lenexa58,384 Manhattan54,239 Salina46,307 Hutchinson39,709 Leavenworth37,195 Leawood33,809 Garden City27,819 Dodge City27,613

All 105 counties

Name	People	Overall risk	Top hazard	Declarations	Homes insured
Allen County	12,525	Very Low	Inland flooding	12	0.9%
Anderson County	7,830	Very Low	Inland flooding	16	0.1%
Atchison County	16,341	Very Low	Inland flooding	18	0.2%
Barber County	4,227	Very Low	Cold wave	17	0.1%
Barton County	25,485	Low	Tornado	26	0.6%
Bourbon County	14,356	Very Low	Inland flooding	16	0.2%
Brown County	9,503	Very Low	Inland flooding	17	0%
Butler County	67,340	Low	Inland flooding	27	0.5%
Chase County	2,564	Very Low	Inland flooding	20	0.7%
Chautauqua County	3,379	Very Low	Wildfire	14	0%
Cherokee County	19,341	Low	Inland flooding	26	0.4%
Cheyenne County	2,616	Very Low	Inland flooding	10	0.1%
Clark County	1,991	Very Low	Wildfire	15	0%
Clay County	8,117	Very Low	Inland flooding	15	0.6%
Cloud County	9,027	Very Low	Inland flooding	14	0.3%
Coffey County	8,345	Very Low	Inland flooding	17	0.2%
Comanche County	1,686	Very Low	Wildfire	20	0.1%
Cowley County	34,541	Low	Inland flooding	25	0.3%
Crawford County	38,964	Low	Inland flooding	22	0.4%
Decatur County	2,755	Very Low	Hail	10	0%
Dickinson County	18,394	Low	Inland flooding	15	0.5%
Doniphan County	7,510	Very Low	Inland flooding	20	1.5%
Douglas County	118,666	Low	Inland flooding	19	0.7%
Edwards County	2,905	Very Low	Drought	27	2.2%
Elk County	2,483	Very Low	Inland flooding	18	0.1%
Ellis County	28,929	Very Low	Inland flooding	13	0.9%
Ellsworth County	6,367	Very Low	Inland flooding	17	0.4%
Finney County	38,446	Low	Hail	9	0.2%
Ford County	34,255	Low	Inland flooding	14	0.4%
Franklin County	25,975	Low	Inland flooding	20	0.3%
Geary County	36,621	Very Low	Inland flooding	14	0.4%
Gove County	2,718	Very Low	Hail	11	0%
Graham County	2,412	Very Low	Drought	14	0%
Grant County	7,345	Very Low	Drought	7	0%
Gray County	5,646	Very Low	Drought	12	0.1%
Greeley County	1,275	Very Low	Hail	8	0%
Greenwood County	6,011	Very Low	Inland flooding	23	0%
Hamilton County	2,518	Very Low	Drought	9	0.3%
Harper County	5,481	Very Low	Cold wave	20	0.3%
Harvey County	34,024	Very Low	Inland flooding	22	1%
Haskell County	3,754	Very Low	Drought	12	0.1%
Hodgeman County	1,723	Very Low	Drought	23	0%
Jackson County	13,228	Very Low	Inland flooding	18	0.2%
Jefferson County	18,344	Very Low	Inland flooding	17	0.5%
Jewell County	2,931	Very Low	Hail	15	0%
Johnson County	609,569	High	Inland flooding	10	0.3%
Kearny County	3,977	Very Low	Drought	9	0.5%
Kingman County	7,470	Very Low	Cold wave	19	0.6%
Kiowa County	2,453	Very Low	Drought	18	0.1%
Labette County	20,166	Low	Inland flooding	13	0.7%
Lane County	1,571	Very Low	Drought	10	0%
Leavenworth County	81,853	Low	Inland flooding	21	0.5%
Lincoln County	2,939	Very Low	Inland flooding	14	0.1%
Linn County	9,589	Very Low	Inland flooding	17	0.2%
Logan County	2,760	Very Low	Drought	13	0%
Lyon County	32,153	Low	Inland flooding	25	0.3%
Marion County	11,817	Very Low	Inland flooding	20	0.1%
Marshall County	10,038	Very Low	Inland flooding	17	0%
McPherson County	30,217	Very Low	Inland flooding	17	0.6%
Meade County	4,051	Very Low	Drought	13	0%
Miami County	34,178	Low	Inland flooding	14	0.3%
Mitchell County	5,793	Very Low	Hail	12	0.1%
Montgomery County	31,479	Low	Inland flooding	13	0.6%
Morris County	5,370	Very Low	Inland flooding	26	0%
Morton County	2,694	Very Low	Drought	6	0%
Nemaha County	10,273	Very Low	Inland flooding	15	0%
Neosho County	15,904	Very Low	Inland flooding	19	0.7%
Ness County	2,686	Very Low	Inland flooding	19	0%
Norton County	5,450	Very Low	Hail	11	0.3%
Osage County	15,742	Very Low	Inland flooding	24	0.2%
Osborne County	3,496	Very Low	Hail	17	0%
Ottawa County	5,735	Very Low	Inland flooding	16	1.5%
Pawnee County	6,253	Very Low	Inland flooding	27	0.6%
Phillips County	4,978	Very Low	Hail	17	0%
Pottawatomie County	25,328	Very Low	Inland flooding	18	0.8%
Pratt County	9,150	Low	Cold wave	17	0.3%
Rawlins County	2,548	Very Low	Inland flooding	9	0.1%
Reno County	61,884	Low	Inland flooding	22	0.7%
Republic County	4,674	Very Low	Hail	15	0.4%
Rice County	9,411	Very Low	Inland flooding	24	0.6%
Riley County	71,953	Low	Inland flooding	16	1.5%
Rooks County	4,918	Very Low	Hail	17	0.1%
Rush County	2,952	Very Low	Inland flooding	21	0.2%
Russell County	6,677	Very Low	Inland flooding	21	0.1%
Saline County	54,303	Low	Inland flooding	17	0.8%
Scott County	5,151	Low	Hail	8	0.1%
Sedgwick County	523,609	High	Inland flooding	15	0.4%
Seward County	21,948	Very Low	Drought	10	0.4%
Shawnee County	178,851	Moderate	Inland flooding	15	1.1%
Sheridan County	2,447	Very Low	Hail	15	0%
Sherman County	5,926	Very Low	Strong wind	9	0.1%
Smith County	3,570	Very Low	Hail	14	0%
Stafford County	4,061	Very Low	Drought	25	0%
Stanton County	2,083	Very Low	Drought	10	0%
Stevens County	5,227	Very Low	Drought	10	0%
Sumner County	22,359	Low	Inland flooding	25	0.9%
Thomas County	7,930	Very Low	Hail	11	0.4%
Trego County	2,803	Very Low	Inland flooding	11	0%
Wabaunsee County	6,861	Very Low	Inland flooding	25	0.5%
Wallace County	1,512	Very Low	Inland flooding	15	0%
Washington County	5,513	Very Low	Inland flooding	19	0.1%
Wichita County	2,136	Very Low	Hail	6	0%
Wilson County	8,607	Very Low	Inland flooding	15	0.5%
Woodson County	3,111	Very Low	Inland flooding	23	0.1%
Wyandotte County	169,235	Moderate	Inland flooding	24	0.1%

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.