Most-declared counties

Counties and county-equivalents ranked by the number of declarations that name them individually. Statewide declarations are not counted against each county.

#	County	State	Declarations	Major disasters	Most common hazard	Population 2024
1	Los Angeles County	California	88	35	Fire	9,757,179
2	Riverside County	California	66	31	Fire	2,529,933
3	San Bernardino County	California	61	30	Fire	2,214,281
4	Ascension Parish	Louisiana	58	39	Hurricane	133,534
5	Collier County	Florida	54	31	Hurricane	416,233
6	Lafourche Parish	Louisiana	54	34	Hurricane	95,342
7	St. Martin Parish	Louisiana	54	34	Hurricane	51,218
8	Washoe County	Nevada	54	7	Fire	507,280
9	Chelan County	Washington	53	16	Fire	81,228
10	Terrebonne Parish	Louisiana	53	32	Hurricane	103,864
11	Ventura County	California	53	29	Fire	835,427
12	Livingston Parish	Louisiana	52	33	Hurricane	152,886
13	Oklahoma County	Oklahoma	52	30	Fire	816,490
14	St. Charles Parish	Louisiana	52	33	Hurricane	50,400
15	Bay County	Florida	51	32	Hurricane	199,718
16	San Diego County	California	51	27	Fire	3,298,799
17	Jefferson Parish	Louisiana	50	31	Hurricane	427,253
18	Manatee County	Florida	50	30	Hurricane	458,352
19	St. Tammany Parish	Louisiana	50	31	Hurricane	277,615
20	Assumption Parish	Louisiana	49	30	Hurricane	20,050
21	Breathitt County	Kentucky	49	40	Severe Storm	12,804
22	Gulf County	Florida	49	32	Hurricane	15,876
23	Lawrence County	Kentucky	49	40	Severe Storm	15,798
24	Magoffin County	Kentucky	49	40	Severe Storm	11,118
25	Owsley County	Kentucky	49	42	Severe Storm	3,928
26	Rapides Parish	Louisiana	49	26	Hurricane	125,899
27	St. Mary Parish	Louisiana	49	27	Hurricane	46,799
28	Clay County	Kentucky	48	39	Severe Storm	19,592
29	Floyd County	Kentucky	48	38	Severe Storm	34,532
30	Franklin County	Florida	48	31	Hurricane	12,979
31	Johnson County	Kentucky	48	39	Severe Storm	22,098
32	Sarasota County	Florida	48	29	Hurricane	476,604
33	St. Bernard Parish	Louisiana	48	29	Hurricane	44,783
34	Tangipahoa Parish	Louisiana	48	29	Hurricane	139,823
35	Creek County	Oklahoma	47	25	Fire	73,971
36	East Baton Rouge Parish	Louisiana	47	29	Hurricane	453,022
37	Hillsborough County	Florida	47	27	Hurricane	1,581,426
38	Iberville Parish	Louisiana	47	29	Hurricane	29,766
39	Logan County	Oklahoma	47	34	Severe Storm	53,860
40	Monroe County	Florida	47	27	Hurricane	80,908
41	Perry County	Kentucky	47	40	Severe Storm	26,739
42	Pike County	Kentucky	47	37	Severe Storm	55,430
43	Pointe Coupee Parish	Louisiana	47	26	Hurricane	19,845
44	Wakulla County	Florida	47	30	Hurricane	37,115
45	St. John the Baptist Parish	Louisiana	46	27	Hurricane	39,694
46	St. Landry Parish	Louisiana	46	27	Hurricane	80,869
47	Vermilion Parish	Louisiana	46	26	Hurricane	57,641
48	Brevard County	Florida	45	26	Hurricane	658,447
49	Calhoun County	Florida	45	27	Hurricane	13,278
50	Catahoula Parish	Louisiana	45	27	Hurricane	8,280
51	Dixie County	Florida	45	27	Hurricane	17,614
52	Lee County	Florida	45	26	Hurricane	860,959
53	Levy County	Florida	45	25	Hurricane	47,765
54	Lincoln County	Oklahoma	45	34	Severe Storm	34,972
55	Pinellas County	Florida	45	25	Hurricane	965,870
56	Plaquemines Parish	Louisiana	45	26	Hurricane	22,289
57	Santa Rosa County	Florida	45	28	Hurricane	207,653
58	Caddo County	Oklahoma	44	35	Severe Storm	26,337
59	Cleveland County	Oklahoma	44	30	Severe Storm	303,952
60	McClain County	Oklahoma	44	32	Severe Storm	48,434
61	Ouachita Parish	Louisiana	44	27	Hurricane	157,874
62	Pasco County	Florida	44	27	Hurricane	659,114
63	Pottawatomie County	Oklahoma	44	30	Severe Storm	74,446
64	St. James Parish	Louisiana	44	25	Hurricane	19,110
65	Volusia County	Florida	44	28	Hurricane	602,772
66	Walton County	Florida	44	26	Hurricane	89,666
67	West Feliciana Parish	Louisiana	44	24	Hurricane	15,155
68	Beauregard Parish	Louisiana	43	24	Hurricane	36,695
69	Broward County	Florida	43	26	Hurricane	2,037,472
70	Iberia Parish	Louisiana	43	24	Hurricane	67,540
71	Knott County	Kentucky	43	37	Severe Storm	13,438
72	Lafayette Parish	Louisiana	43	27	Hurricane	254,241
73	Liberty County	Florida	43	26	Hurricane	7,955
74	Miami-Dade County	Florida	43	23	Hurricane	2,838,461
75	Okaloosa County	Florida	43	29	Hurricane	220,483
76	Orange County	California	43	24	Fire	3,170,435
77	Osage County	Oklahoma	43	31	Severe Storm	46,495
78	Santa Barbara County	California	43	27	Fire	444,500
79	Acadia Parish	Louisiana	42	24	Hurricane	56,604
80	Avoyelles Parish	Louisiana	42	22	Hurricane	38,373
81	Calcasieu Parish	Louisiana	42	23	Hurricane	206,861
82	Charlotte County	Florida	42	25	Hurricane	212,122
83	Escambia County	Florida	42	25	Hurricane	331,275
84	Franklin Parish	Louisiana	42	24	Hurricane	19,107
85	Jefferson Davis Parish	Louisiana	42	22	Hurricane	31,436
86	Lee County	Kentucky	42	35	Severe Storm	7,313
87	Okanogan County	Washington	42	14	Fire	44,942
88	Polk County	Florida	42	24	Hurricane	852,878
89	Washington County	Florida	42	25	Hurricane	26,503
90	York County	Maine	42	31	Severe Storm	220,143
91	Citrus County	Florida	41	23	Hurricane	170,174
92	Duval County	Florida	41	24	Hurricane	1,055,159
93	East Feliciana Parish	Louisiana	41	22	Hurricane	19,112
94	Gadsden County	Florida	41	25	Hurricane	44,151
95	Harris County	Texas	41	30	Hurricane	5,009,302
96	Holmes County	Florida	41	25	Hurricane	19,876
97	Jefferson County	Florida	41	26	Hurricane	15,921
98	Martin County	Florida	41	23	Hurricane	165,666
99	Mobile County	Alabama	41	27	Hurricane	412,339
100	Natchitoches Parish	Louisiana	41	22	Hurricane	35,982
101	Palm Beach County	Florida	41	25	Hurricane	1,582,055
102	Putnam County	Florida	41	24	Hurricane	77,301
103	Shasta County	California	41	20	Fire	181,121
104	Taylor County	Florida	41	25	Hurricane	21,843
105	Walsh County	North Dakota	41	36	Flood	10,214
106	Washington Parish	Louisiana	41	23	Hurricane	45,090
107	Allen Parish	Louisiana	40	21	Hurricane	22,501
108	Baker County	Florida	40	23	Hurricane	29,325
109	Canadian County	Oklahoma	40	31	Severe Storm	181,760
110	Essex County	Massachusetts	40	25	Severe Storm	823,938
111	Grafton County	New Hampshire	40	29	Severe Storm	93,045
112	Hernando County	Florida	40	23	Hurricane	218,150
113	Kern County	California	40	19	Fire	922,529
114	Letcher County	Kentucky	40	33	Severe Storm	20,139
115	Nassau County	Florida	40	23	Hurricane	104,376
116	Okfuskee County	Oklahoma	40	31	Severe Storm	11,364
117	Okmulgee County	Oklahoma	40	31	Severe Storm	37,084
118	Suwannee County	Florida	40	23	Hurricane	47,536
119	Tulsa County	Oklahoma	40	27	Severe Storm	693,514
120	Baldwin County	Alabama	39	24	Hurricane	261,608
121	Butte County	California	39	20	Fire	208,334
122	Cameron Parish	Louisiana	39	21	Hurricane	4,678
123	Clay County	Florida	39	21	Hurricane	236,760
124	Cumberland County	Maine	39	26	Severe Storm	313,809
125	Delaware County	New York	39	27	Severe Storm	44,191
126	Jefferson County	Alabama	39	27	Severe Storm	664,744
127	Knox County	Kentucky	39	30	Severe Storm	29,657
128	Leslie County	Kentucky	39	31	Severe Storm	9,729
129	Lincoln County	West Virginia	39	31	Severe Storm	19,377
130	Montgomery County	Texas	39	23	Hurricane	749,613
131	Napa County	California	39	24	Fire	132,727
132	Orange County	Florida	39	21	Hurricane	1,533,646
133	Orleans Parish	Louisiana	39	20	Hurricane	362,701
134	Osceola County	Florida	39	22	Hurricane	468,058
135	Payne County	Oklahoma	39	24	Fire	84,199
136	Seminole County	Florida	39	23	Hurricane	494,605
137	St. Helena Parish	Louisiana	39	21	Hurricane	10,857
138	Utuado Municipio	Puerto Rico	39	28	Hurricane	—
139	Vernon Parish	Louisiana	39	17	Hurricane	45,819
140	Walker County	Texas	39	25	Hurricane	83,722
141	Yakima County	Washington	39	17	Fire	258,523
142	Caldwell Parish	Louisiana	38	22	Hurricane	9,393
143	DeSoto County	Florida	38	22	Hurricane	36,744
144	Estill County	Kentucky	38	31	Severe Storm	14,002
145	Flagler County	Florida	38	22	Hurricane	136,744
146	Gilchrist County	Florida	38	19	Hurricane	20,233
147	Grand Forks County	North Dakota	38	33	Flood	73,771
148	Hamilton County	Florida	38	21	Hurricane	14,334
149	Hendry County	Florida	38	22	Hurricane	46,130
150	LaSalle Parish	Louisiana	38	21	Hurricane	14,702
151	Lamoille County	Vermont	38	32	Severe Storm	26,248
152	Liberty County	Texas	38	27	Hurricane	115,042
153	Marion County	Florida	38	21	Hurricane	428,905
154	Norfolk County	Massachusetts	38	23	Snowstorm	740,754
155	Pembina County	North Dakota	38	33	Flood	6,588
156	St. Lucie County	Florida	38	23	Hurricane	390,670
157	Suffolk County	Massachusetts	38	23	Snowstorm	793,144
158	West Baton Rouge Parish	Louisiana	38	20	Hurricane	28,425
159	Whitley County	Kentucky	38	30	Severe Storm	37,233
160	Carter County	Kentucky	37	30	Severe Storm	26,098
161	Columbia County	Florida	37	20	Hurricane	73,977
162	Concordia Parish	Louisiana	37	18	Hurricane	17,797
163	Cotton County	Oklahoma	37	29	Severe Storm	5,503
164	Glades County	Florida	37	21	Hurricane	13,132
165	Grady County	Oklahoma	37	28	Severe Storm	58,353
166	Grant Parish	Louisiana	37	21	Hurricane	22,109
167	Harrison County	Mississippi	37	24	Hurricane	213,730
168	Highlands County	Florida	37	21	Hurricane	109,778
169	Jackson County	Kentucky	37	28	Severe Storm	13,358
170	Lake County	Florida	37	22	Hurricane	444,204
171	Leon County	Florida	37	23	Hurricane	300,488
172	Lewis County	Washington	37	34	Flood	87,049
173	Marion County	Mississippi	37	25	Hurricane	24,008
174	Martin County	Kentucky	37	27	Severe Storm	10,696
175	Oxford County	Maine	37	28	Severe Storm	60,039
176	Pearl River County	Mississippi	37	23	Hurricane	59,030
177	Richland County	North Dakota	37	31	Flood	16,658
178	Snohomish County	Washington	37	32	Severe Storm	864,113
179	Travis County	Texas	37	19	Fire	1,363,767
180	Ulster County	New York	37	25	Severe Storm	182,977
181	Washita County	Oklahoma	37	30	Severe Storm	10,839
182	Webster Parish	Louisiana	37	21	Hurricane	35,184
183	Atlantic County	New Jersey	36	25	Hurricane	279,114
184	Bossier Parish	Louisiana	36	20	Hurricane	131,102
185	Carroll County	New Hampshire	36	25	Severe Storm	52,580
186	Comanche County	Oklahoma	36	25	Severe Storm	121,396
187	Hardee County	Florida	36	20	Hurricane	26,068
188	Jackson County	Florida	36	20	Hurricane	49,980
189	Jackson County	Mississippi	36	23	Hurricane	147,002
190	Kay County	Oklahoma	36	27	Severe Storm	43,437
191	Kiowa County	Oklahoma	36	27	Severe Storm	8,257
192	Lafayette County	Florida	36	20	Hurricane	8,640
193	Logan County	West Virginia	36	27	Severe Storm	30,560
194	Mingo County	West Virginia	36	28	Severe Storm	21,712
195	New Haven County	Connecticut	36	20	Hurricane	—
196	Orange County	New York	36	21	Severe Storm	411,767
197	Orocovis Municipio	Puerto Rico	36	26	Hurricane	—
198	Pawnee County	Oklahoma	36	22	Severe Ice Storm	16,111
199	Ransom County	North Dakota	36	31	Flood	5,590
200	Richland Parish	Louisiana	36	20	Hurricane	19,643