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Barton County, MO flood insurance claims history
17 claims under the National Flood Insurance Program on file for flood losses in Barton County since 1978, with $270K paid.
Only 17 claims on file here. Few claims can simply mean few insured buildings, so compare the neighboring counties below as well.
What the Barton County record shows
- The average paid claim is $17K, below the Missouri average of $23K (nominal dollars).
- Jasper County has the most claims among its neighbors (175, against 17 here).
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Flood claims by year
Biggest flood events in Barton County
| Flood event (FEMA name) | Claims | Paid | Avg / claim | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early winter storms | 3 | $188K | $63K | 2015 |
| Flooding (FEMA general label) | 1 | $18K | $18K | 1986 |
24% of claims here fall under these 2 entries.How to read these labels.
Federal disaster declarations for Barton County
Barton County has been a designated area in 24 declarations since 1976, 22 of them for flooding, storms or hurricanes. None since 2024 — the most recent was DR-4741-MO (2023-09-21).
| Declared | FEMA number | Incident | Declared for | Dates of the incident | Aid unlocked here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-21 | DR-4741-MO major disaster | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 2023-07-29 → 2023-08-14 | Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation |
| 2020-03-26 | DR-4490-MO major disaster | Biological | COVID-19 Pandemic | 2020-01-20 → 2023-05-11 | Individual Assistance, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation |
| 2020-03-13 | EM-3482-MO emergency | Biological | COVID-19 | 2020-01-20 → 2023-05-11 | Public Assistance |
| 2019-07-09 | DR-4451-MO major disaster | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 2019-04-29 → 2019-07-05 | Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation |
| 2017-06-02 | DR-4317-MO major disaster | Flood | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds and Flooding | 2017-04-28 → 2017-05-11 | Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation |
| 2016-01-21 | DR-4250-MO major disaster | Flood | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding | 2015-12-23 → 2016-01-09 | Individual Assistance, Hazard Mitigation |
| 2016-01-02 | EM-3374-MO emergency | Flood | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding | 2015-12-22 → 2016-01-09 | Public Assistance |
| 2013-07-18 | DR-4130-MO major disaster | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 2013-05-29 → 2013-06-10 | Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation |
| 2011-03-23 | DR-1961-MO major disaster | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm | 2011-01-31 → 2011-02-05 | Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation |
| 2011-02-03 | EM-3317-MO emergency | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm | 2011-01-31 → 2011-02-05 | Public Assistance |
| 2009-06-19 | DR-1847-MO major disaster | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 2009-05-08 → 2009-05-16 | Individual Assistance, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation |
| 2009-01-30 | EM-3303-MO emergency | Severe Ice Storm | Severe Winter Storm | 2009-01-26 → 2009-01-28 | Public Assistance |
| 2008-03-19 | DR-1749-MO major disaster | Severe Storm | Severe Storms and Flooding | 2008-03-17 → 2008-05-09 | Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation |
| 2007-12-27 | DR-1736-MO major disaster | Severe Ice Storm | Severe Winter Storms | 2007-12-06 → 2007-12-15 | Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation |
| 2007-12-12 | EM-3281-MO emergency | Severe Ice Storm | Severe Winter Storms | 2007-12-08 → 2007-12-15 | Public Assistance |
| 2007-01-15 | DR-1676-MO major disaster | Severe Ice Storm | Severe Winter Storms and Flooding | 2007-01-12 → 2007-01-22 | Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation |
| 2005-09-10 | EM-3232-MO emergency | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation | 2005-08-29 → 2005-10-01 | Public Assistance |
| 2003-05-06 | DR-1463-MO major disaster | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 2003-05-04 → 2003-05-30 | Individual Assistance, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation |
| 2002-05-06 | DR-1412-MO major disaster | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding | 2002-04-24 → 2002-06-10 | Individual Assistance, Public Assistance |
| 2002-02-06 | DR-1403-MO major disaster | Severe Ice Storm | Severe Winter Ice Storm | 2002-01-29 → 2002-02-13 | Individual Assistance, Hazard Mitigation |
| 1998-10-14 | DR-1253-MO major disaster | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Flooding and Tornadoes | 1998-10-04 → 1998-10-11 | Public Assistance |
| 1995-06-02 | DR-1054-MO major disaster | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Hail, Flooding | 1995-05-13 → 1995-06-23 | Individual Assistance |
| 1993-07-09 | DR-995-MO major disaster | Flood | Severe Storms & Flooding | 1993-06-10 → 1993-10-25 | Individual Assistance, Public Assistance |
| 1976-07-21 | DR-516-MO major disaster | Flood | Severe Storms & Flooding | 1976-07-21 | Individual Assistance, Public Assistance |
OpenFEMA data through 2026-11-02; only declarations naming Barton County itself are listed. 9 of these 24 opened Individual Assistance here. What a declaration does and does not pay for.
Flood claims by ZIP code in Barton County
1 ZIP code with at least one claim FEMA assigned to Barton County.
| 64759 | 17 | $270K | 100% | 8 | 2019 |
Neighboring counties
| Neighbor | Claims | Paid | Outside high-risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barton County (this page) | 17 | $270K | 9% |
| Jasper County | 175 | $2.9M | 39% |
| Vernon County | 12 | $93K | 0% |
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Source: FEMA NFIP Redacted Claims, FIPS 29011, data as of 2026-09-08. Insured buildings only, never a specific property: see how to check a house and the limits of this data.