Most Flood-Prone Counties in Kentucky

Based on NOAA Storm Events Database records from 1996 to 2025, these are the Kentucky counties with the most recorded flood events. Jefferson County tops the list with 233 events. The data includes river floods, flash floods, coastal flooding, and hurricane-related flooding.

Rank	County	Total Events	River Floods	Flash Floods
1	Jefferson County	233	69	164
2	Floyd County	198	86	112
3	Pike County	186	49	137
4	Muhlenberg County	166	138	28
5	McCracken County	164	90	74
6	Whitley County	159	67	92
7	Estill County	138	74	64
8	Breathitt County	137	57	80
9	Butler County	134	104	30
10	Union County	130	112	18
11	Daviess County	125	74	51
12	Powell County	121	59	62
13	Henderson County	111	80	31
14	Christian County	108	60	48
15	Bell County	105	44	61
16	Ballard County	104	71	33
17	Warren County	103	48	55
18	Boyd County	102	56	46
19	Carter County	100	54	46
20	Ohio County	100	60	40
21	Pulaski County	94	37	57
22	Calloway County	91	30	61
23	Greenup County	91	51	40
24	Nelson County	90	63	27
25	Knox County	89	36	53
26	Bourbon County	88	63	25
27	Lewis County	87	36	51
28	Letcher County	85	36	49
29	Perry County	85	30	55
30	Madison County	83	22	61
31	Laurel County	82	23	59
32	Kenton County	80	34	46
33	Montgomery County	77	26	51
34	Graves County	77	31	46
35	Hickman County	76	40	36
36	Mason County	75	40	35
37	Morgan County	75	34	41
38	Rockcastle County	75	34	41
39	Fulton County	75	44	31
40	McLean County	75	60	15
41	Hardin County	74	17	57
42	Livingston County	73	51	22
43	Carlisle County	73	43	30
44	Campbell County	73	32	41
45	Marshall County	72	34	38
46	Lawrence County	72	38	34
47	Boone County	71	33	38
48	Magoffin County	71	27	44
49	Pendleton County	69	45	24
50	Hopkins County	69	35	34
51	Johnson County	68	20	48
52	Rowan County	68	20	48
53	Scott County	67	14	53
54	Clay County	67	26	41
55	Nicholas County	66	40	26
56	Owen County	66	29	37
57	Leslie County	66	31	35
58	Crittenden County	66	44	22
59	Lee County	64	32	32
60	Bath County	63	17	46
61	Fayette County	63	14	49
62	Fleming County	63	17	46
63	Simpson County	62	10	52
64	Todd County	62	23	39
65	Jackson County	60	27	33
66	Martin County	60	29	31
67	Menifee County	60	16	44
68	Logan County	58	12	46
69	Gallatin County	58	30	28
70	Harlan County	57	25	32
71	Franklin County	56	20	36
72	Carroll County	55	28	27
73	Oldham County	54	9	45
74	Bullitt County	53	15	38
75	Edmonson County	53	33	20
76	Taylor County	53	10	43
77	Wolfe County	52	18	34
78	Owsley County	52	29	23
79	Webster County	49	24	25
80	Trigg County	48	22	26
81	Knott County	47	18	29
82	Hart County	47	26	21
83	McCreary County	46	22	24
84	Grant County	46	19	27
85	Harrison County	46	13	33
86	Grayson County	45	9	36
87	Breckinridge County	43	16	27
88	Barren County	43	8	35
89	Clark County	41	7	34
90	Allen County	40	10	30
91	Casey County	40	14	26
92	Marion County	39	10	29
93	Spencer County	39	20	19
94	Bracken County	38	20	18
95	Trimble County	37	10	27
96	Shelby County	37	12	25
97	Lyon County	36	24	12
98	Anderson County	34	12	22
99	Lincoln County	33	4	29
100	Caldwell County	33	12	21
101	Adair County	32	8	24
102	Elliott County	32	14	18
103	Hancock County	31	10	21
104	Larue County	31	9	22
105	Wayne County	30	8	22
106	Meade County	29	9	20
107	Washington County	29	8	21
108	Mercer County	27	10	17
109	Garrard County	27	8	19
110	Henry County	27	9	18
111	Jessamine County	27	14	13
112	Metcalfe County	24	7	17
113	Green County	24	6	18
114	Boyle County	24	6	18
115	Cumberland County	23	4	19
116	Russell County	21	5	16
117	Woodford County	21	6	15
118	Monroe County	19	2	17
119	Clinton County	18	5	13
120	Robertson County	14	8	6

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database (1996–2025).

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