OpenFEMA data as of Oct 29, 2026 5,286 declarations · 3,266 counties · 59 states & territories Advertise
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Ranked from the full record. Aid totals exist only for declarations where OpenFEMA publishes them and are shown as reported on October 29, 2026.

Costliest declarationsTop 100
  1. Hurricane MariaDR-4339-PR · 2017$37.59 billion
  2. Hurricane MariaDR-4340-VI · 2017$21.54 billion
  3. Hurricane KatrinaDR-1603-LA · 2005$20.54 billion
  4. COVID-19 PandemicDR-4480-NY · 2020$17.78 billion
  5. Hurricane SandyDR-4085-NY · 2012$17.25 billion
  6. COVID-19 PandemicDR-4482-CA · 2020$14.98 billion
  7. COVID-19 PandemicDR-4485-TX · 2020$14.90 billion
  8. Hurricane HarveyDR-4332-TX · 2017$5.23 billion
  9. COVID-19 PandemicDR-4486-FL · 2020$5.19 billion
  10. Hurricane IdaDR-4611-LA · 2021$5.05 billion
Widest declarationsTop 100
  1. Severe Winter StormsDR-4586-TX · 2021254 counties
  2. Severe Winter StormEM-3554-TX · 2021254 counties
  3. COVID-19 PandemicDR-4485-TX · 2020254 counties
  4. COVID-19EM-3458-TX · 2020254 counties
  5. Extreme Wildfire ThreatDR-1624-TX · 2006254 counties
  6. Hurricane RitaDR-1606-TX · 2005254 counties
  7. Hurricane RitaEM-3261-TX · 2005254 counties
  8. Hurricane Katrina EvacuationEM-3216-TX · 2005254 counties
  9. Tropical Storm CharleyDR-1239-TX · 1998254 counties
  10. WildfiresEM-3284-TX · 2008229 counties
Longest incidentsTop 100
  1. Lava Flow, Kilauea VolcanoDR-864-HI · 19905,118 days
  2. COVID-19 PandemicDR-4591-AL · 20211,208 days
  3. COVID-19 PandemicDR-4582-AZ · 20211,208 days
  4. COVID-19 PandemicDR-4545-FL · 20201,208 days
  5. COVID-19 PandemicDR-4537-AS · 20201,208 days
  6. COVID-19 PandemicDR-4535-WY · 20201,208 days
  7. COVID-19 PandemicDR-4534-ID · 20201,208 days
  8. COVID-19 PandemicDR-4533-AK · 20201,208 days
  9. COVID-19 PandemicDR-4532-VT · 20201,208 days
  10. COVID-19 PandemicDR-4531-MN · 20201,208 days
Most-declared countiesTop 200
  1. Los Angeles CountyCalifornia88
  2. Riverside CountyCalifornia66
  3. San Bernardino CountyCalifornia61
  4. Ascension ParishLouisiana58
  5. Collier CountyFlorida54
  6. Lafourche ParishLouisiana54
  7. St. Martin ParishLouisiana54
  8. Washoe CountyNevada54
  9. Chelan CountyWashington53
  10. Terrebonne ParishLouisiana53