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Costliest declarations

Ranked by federal aid reported by OpenFEMA (Individual Assistance approved plus Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation obligated).

Costliest declarationsWidest declarationsLongest incidentsMost-declared counties
#DeclarationTitleStateHazardFederal aid
1DR-4339-PRHurricane Maria 2017Puerto RicoHurricane$37.59 billion
2DR-4340-VIHurricane Maria 2017U.S. Virgin IslandsHurricane$21.54 billion
3DR-1603-LAHurricane Katrina 2005LouisianaHurricane$20.54 billion
4DR-4480-NYCOVID-19 Pandemic 2020New YorkBiological$17.78 billion
5DR-4085-NYHurricane Sandy 2012New YorkHurricane$17.25 billion
6DR-4482-CACOVID-19 Pandemic 2020CaliforniaBiological$14.98 billion
7DR-4485-TXCOVID-19 Pandemic 2020TexasBiological$14.90 billion
8DR-4332-TXHurricane Harvey 2017TexasHurricane$5.23 billion
9DR-4486-FLCOVID-19 Pandemic 2020FloridaBiological$5.19 billion
10DR-4611-LAHurricane Ida 2021LouisianaHurricane$5.05 billion
11DR-1391-NYFires and Explosions 2001New YorkFire$5.00 billion
12DR-1604-MSHurricane Katrina 2005MississippiHurricane$4.85 billion
13DR-4673-FLHurricane Ian 2022FloridaHurricane$4.33 billion
14DR-4337-FLHurricane Irma 2017FloridaHurricane$3.92 billion
15DR-4496-MACOVID-19 Pandemic 2020MassachusettsBiological$3.63 billion
16DR-4559-LAHurricane Laura 2020LouisianaHurricane$3.63 billion
17DR-4827-NCTropical Storm Helene 2024North CarolinaTropical Storm$3.49 billion
18DR-4488-NJCOVID-19 Pandemic 2020New JerseyBiological$3.45 billion
19DR-4491-MDCOVID-19 Pandemic 2020MarylandBiological$3.38 billion
20DR-4086-NJHurricane Sandy 2012New JerseyHurricane$3.15 billion
21DR-1791-TXHurricane Ike 2008TexasHurricane$3.14 billion
22DR-4481-WACOVID-19 Pandemic 2020WashingtonBiological$3.03 billion
23DR-4834-FLHurricane Milton 2024FloridaHurricane$2.66 billion
24DR-4399-FLHurricane Michael 2018FloridaHurricane$2.60 billion
25DR-4506-PACOVID-19 Pandemic 2020PennsylvaniaBiological$2.57 billion
26DR-4671-PRHurricane Fiona 2022Puerto RicoHurricane$2.53 billion
27DR-4484-LACOVID-19 Pandemic 2020LouisianaBiological$2.36 billion
28DR-4489-ILCOVID-19 Pandemic 2020IllinoisBiological$2.33 billion
29DR-4487-NCCOVID-19 Pandemic 2020North CarolinaBiological$2.19 billion
30DR-4407-CAWildfires 2018CaliforniaFire$2.17 billion
31DR-4830-GAHurricane Helene 2024GeorgiaHurricane$2.09 billion
32DR-4499-ORCOVID-19 Pandemic 2020OregonBiological$2.00 billion
33DR-1609-FLHurricane Wilma 2005FloridaHurricane$1.98 billion
34DR-4498-COCOVID-19 Pandemic 2020ColoradoBiological$1.90 billion
35DR-4494-MICOVID-19 Pandemic 2020MichiganBiological$1.85 billion
36DR-4828-FLHurricane Helene 2024FloridaHurricane$1.79 billion
37DR-4277-LASevere Storms and Flooding 2016LouisianaFlood$1.68 billion
38DR-1763-IASevere Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding 2008IowaSevere Storm$1.57 billion
39DR-4501-GACOVID-19 Pandemic 2020GeorgiaBiological$1.33 billion
40DR-1607-LAHurricane Rita 2005LouisianaHurricane$1.33 billion
41DR-4490-MOCOVID-19 Pandemic 2020MissouriBiological$1.30 billion
42DR-4512-VACOVID-19 Pandemic 2020VirginiaBiological$1.29 billion
43DR-4798-TXHurricane Beryl 2024TexasHurricane$1.26 billion
44DR-4473-PREarthquakes 2020Puerto RicoEarthquake$1.24 billion
45DR-4507-OHCOVID-19 Pandemic 2020OhioBiological$1.23 billion
46DR-1545-FLHurricane Frances 2004FloridaHurricane$1.20 billion
47DR-1786-LAHurricane Gustav 2008LouisianaHurricane$1.12 billion
48DR-4500-CTCOVID-19 Pandemic 2020ConnecticutBiological$1.10 billion
49DR-4502-DCCOVID-19 Pandemic 2020District of ColumbiaBiological$1.09 billion
50DR-1606-TXHurricane Rita 2005TexasHurricane$1.08 billion
51DR-4393-NCHurricane Florence 2018North CarolinaHurricane$1.03 billion
52DR-4615-NYRemnants of Hurricane Ida 2021New YorkHurricane$1.02 billion
53DR-1561-FLHurricane Jeanne 2004FloridaHurricane$1.00 billion
54DR-4524-AZCOVID-19 Pandemic 2020ArizonaBiological$972.0 million
55DR-4520-WICOVID-19 Pandemic 2020WisconsinBiological$954.9 million
56DR-4308-CASevere Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides 2017CaliforniaFlood$945.2 million
57DR-1551-FLHurricane Ivan 2004FloridaHurricane$939.5 million
58DR-1539-FLTropical Storm Bonnie and Hurricane Charley 2004FloridaHurricane$916.1 million
59DR-4492-SCCOVID-19 Pandemic 2020South CarolinaBiological$913.0 million
60DR-4724-HIWildfires and High Winds 2023HawaiiFire$912.2 million
61DR-4829-SCHurricane Helene 2024South CarolinaHurricane$907.2 million
62DR-4505-RICOVID-19 Pandemic 2020Rhode IslandBiological$859.8 million
63DR-4567-NYTropical Storm Isaias 2020New YorkHurricane$793.1 million
64DR-4020-NYHurricane Irene 2011New YorkHurricane$731.9 million
65DR-4562-ORWildfires and Straight-Line Winds 2020OregonFire$706.6 million
66DR-4832-TNTropical Storm Helene 2024TennesseeTropical Storm$690.0 million
67DR-4514-TNCOVID-19 Pandemic 2020TennesseeBiological$686.7 million
68DR-4344-CAWildfires 2017CaliforniaFire$673.5 million
69DR-4663-KYSevere Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides 2022KentuckyFlood$672.8 million
70DR-4614-NJRemnants of Hurricane Ida 2021New JerseyHurricane$641.1 million
71DR-1379-TXTx-Tropical Storm Allison-06-06-2001 2001TexasCoastal Storm$634.7 million
72DR-4529-NMCOVID-19 Pandemic 2020New MexicoBiological$608.6 million
73DR-4781-TXSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 2024TexasFlood$606.0 million
74DR-4531-MNCOVID-19 Pandemic 2020MinnesotaBiological$604.7 million
75DR-4734-FLHurricane Idalia 2023FloridaHurricane$598.9 million
76DR-4420-NESevere Winter Storm, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding 2019NebraskaFlood$595.9 million
77DR-4522-MECOVID-19 Pandemic 2020MaineBiological$595.0 million
78DR-4483-IACOVID-19 Pandemic 2020IowaBiological$592.5 million
79DR-4879-TXSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding 2025TexasFlood$575.9 million
80DR-4504-KSCOVID-19 Pandemic 2020KansasBiological$561.9 million
81DR-4558-CAWildfires 2020CaliforniaFire$546.5 million
82DR-4273-WVSevere Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides 2016West VirginiaFlood$534.2 million
83EM-3216-TXHurricane Katrina Evacuation 2005TexasHurricane$519.0 million
84DR-4683-CASevere Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides 2023CaliforniaFlood$493.6 million
85DR-4145-COSevere Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides 2013ColoradoFlood$491.7 million
86DR-4080-LAHurricane Isaac 2012LouisianaHurricane$489.3 million
87DR-4525-UTCOVID-19 Pandemic 2020UtahBiological$483.5 million
88DR-4899-MSSevere Winter Storm 2026MississippiWinter Storm$482.3 million
89DR-1909-TNSevere Storms, Flooding, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes 2010TennesseeSevere Storm$480.0 million
90DR-4533-AKCOVID-19 Pandemic 2020AlaskaBiological$475.9 million
91DR-4652-NMWildfires, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Mudflows, and Debris Flows 2022New MexicoFire$475.7 million
92DR-4532-VTCOVID-19 Pandemic 2020VermontBiological$470.3 million
93DR-4285-NCHurricane Matthew 2016North CarolinaHurricane$469.5 million
94DR-1552-PRTropical Storm Jeanne and Resulting Landslides and Mudslides 2004Puerto RicoSevere Storm$465.3 million
95DR-4283-FLHurricane Matthew 2016FloridaHurricane$459.7 million
96DR-4757-MISevere Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding 2024MichiganFlood$456.0 million
97DR-1549-ALHurricane Ivan 2004AlabamaHurricane$449.9 million
98DR-1935-ILSevere Storms and Flooding 2010IllinoisSevere Storm$426.8 million
99DR-4563-ALHurricane Sally 2020AlabamaHurricane$407.3 million
100DR-4031-NYRemnants of Tropical Storm Lee 2011New YorkSevere Storm$402.0 million