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Pettis County, MO flood insurance claims history
45 claims under the National Flood Insurance Program on file for flood losses in Pettis County since 1981, with $335K paid.
Only 45 claims on file here. Few claims can simply mean few insured buildings, so compare the neighboring counties below as well.
What the Pettis County record shows
- 43% of claims with a zone on file came from outside FEMA's high-risk zones, well above the 14% across Missouri.
- Claims came in just 3 of the 10 years to 2026.
- The average paid claim is $12K, below the Missouri average of $23K (nominal dollars).
- 40% of claims closed without a payment, against 15% statewide.
- ZIP codes 65301, 65333 and 65337 hold 98% of claims, out of 4 ZIP codes with any.
- May through July accounts for 67% of losses.
- Pettis County has more claims than any of its 7 neighbors.
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Flood claims by year
Biggest flood events in Pettis County
| Flood event (FEMA name) | Claims | Paid | Avg / claim | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Flooding | 2 | $3K | $2K | 1993 |
| Flooding (FEMA general label) | 2 | $0 | $0 | 1994 |
| Flooding (FEMA general label) | 1 | $1K | $1K | 1995 |
| Hurricane Ike | 1 | $8K | $8K | 2008 |
| Flooding (FEMA general label) | 1 | $750 | $750 | 1986 |
16% of claims here fall under these 5 entries.How to read these labels.
Federal disaster declarations for Pettis County
Pettis County has been a designated area in 21 declarations since 1965, 16 of them for flooding, storms or hurricanes. None since 2024 — the most recent was DR-4490-MO (2020-03-26).
| Declared | FEMA number | Incident | Declared for | Dates of the incident | Aid unlocked here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2015-08-07 | DR-4238-MO major disaster | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding | 2015-05-15 → 2015-07-27 | Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation |
| 2011-05-09 | DR-1980-MO major disaster | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 2011-04-19 → 2011-06-06 | Individual Assistance, 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 |
| 2009-01-30 | EM-3303-MO emergency | Severe Ice Storm | Severe Winter Storm | 2009-01-26 → 2009-01-28 | Public Assistance |
| 2008-06-25 | DR-1773-MO major disaster | Severe Storm | Severe Storms and Flooding | 2008-06-01 → 2008-08-13 | 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 |
| 2006-04-05 | DR-1635-MO major disaster | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 2006-03-30 → 2006-04-03 | Individual Assistance, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation |
| 2006-03-16 | DR-1631-MO major disaster | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding | 2006-03-08 → 2006-03-13 | Individual Assistance, 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, Hazard Mitigation |
| 2002-02-06 | DR-1403-MO major disaster | Severe Ice Storm | Severe Winter Ice Storm | 2002-01-29 → 2002-02-13 | Individual Assistance, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation |
| 1993-07-09 | DR-995-MO major disaster | Flood | Severe Storms & Flooding | 1993-06-10 → 1993-10-25 | Individual Assistance, Public Assistance |
| 1986-10-14 | DR-779-MO major disaster | Flood | Severe Storms & Flooding | 1986-09-18 → 1986-10-15 | Public Assistance |
| 1980-05-15 | DR-620-MO major disaster | Tornado | Severe Storms & Tornadoes | 1980-05-15 | Individual Assistance |
| 1977-05-07 | DR-535-MO major disaster | Tornado | Tornadoes & Flooding | 1977-05-07 | Individual Assistance, Public Assistance |
| 1976-09-24 | EM-3017-MO emergency | Drought | Drought | 1976-09-24 | Public Assistance |
| 1973-04-19 | DR-372-MO major disaster | Severe Storm | Heavy Rains, Tornadoes & Flooding | 1973-04-19 | Individual Assistance, Public Assistance |
| 1965-07-27 | DR-203-MO major disaster | Flood | Severe Storms & Flooding | 1965-07-27 | Individual Assistance, Public Assistance |
OpenFEMA data through 2026-11-02; only declarations naming Pettis County itself are listed. 11 of these 21 opened Individual Assistance here. What a declaration does and does not pay for.
Flood claims by ZIP code in Pettis County
4 ZIP codes with at least one claim FEMA assigned to Pettis County.
Neighboring counties
| Neighbor | Claims | Paid | Outside high-risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pettis County (this page) | 45 | $335K | 43% |
| Johnson County | 44 | $307K | 64% |
| Benton County | 38 | $318K | 3% |
| Lafayette County | 18 | $276K | 18% |
| Saline County | 16 | $272K | 13% |
| Morgan County | 15 | $162K | 33% |
| Cooper County | 9 | $137K | 38% |
| Henry County | 1 | $8K | — |
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Source: FEMA NFIP Redacted Claims, FIPS 29159, 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.