18declarations
16major disasters
2emergencies
1965first on record
2020latest
By hazard
Flood8
Severe Storm7
Biological2
Hurricane1
By decade
21960s
11970s
31990s
52000s
42010s
32020s
Population: 25,584 in April 2020, 25,799 in July 2024 (Census Bureau estimates).
Declarations naming Benton County
| Declared | Number | Title | Hazard | Programs | Federal aid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2020 | DR-4557-IA | Severe Storms | Severe Storm | IHPPAHM | $285.0 million |
| Mar 23, 2020 | DR-4483-IA | COVID-19 Pandemic | Biological | IHPPAHM | $592.5 million |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3480-IA | COVID-19 | Biological | PA | — |
| Oct 31, 2016 | DR-4289-IA | Severe Storms and Flooding | Flood | PAHM | $20.5 million |
| Jul 31, 2013 | DR-4135-IA | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | Severe Storm | PAHM | $5.1 million |
| Jul 2, 2013 | DR-4126-IA | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | Severe Storm | PAHM | $23.3 million |
| Aug 24, 2011 | DR-4016-IA | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding | Severe Storm | PAHM | $7.3 million |
| May 27, 2008 | DR-1763-IA | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | Severe Storm | IHPPAHM | $1.57 billion |
| Mar 14, 2007 | DR-1688-IA | Severe Winter Storms | Severe Storm | PAHM | $73.6 million |
| Sep 10, 2005 | EM-3239-IA | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation | Hurricane | PA | $244,048 |
| May 25, 2004 | DR-1518-IA | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | Severe Storm | IHPIAPAHM | $22.5 million |
| Jun 19, 2002 | DR-1420-IA | Severe Storms and Flooding | Flood | IAPAHM | $6.7 million |
| Jul 2, 1998 | DR-1230-IA | Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding | Flood | IAPAHM | — |
| Jul 9, 1993 | DR-996-IA | Severe Storms & Flooding | Flood | IAPA | — |
| Apr 26, 1993 | DR-986-IA | Severe Storms & Flooding | Flood | IAPA | — |
| Jun 24, 1974 | DR-443-IA | Severe Storms & Flooding | Flood | IAPA | — |
| Aug 14, 1969 | DR-269-IA | Heavy Rains & Flooding | Flood | IAPA | — |
| Apr 22, 1965 | DR-193-IA | Flooding | Flood | IAPA | — |