Valencia County, New Mexico

Valencia County has been named in 15 federal declarations. Statewide declarations for New Mexico (25) are listed on the state page.

15declarations 4major disasters 4emergencies 1973first on record 2025latest

By hazard

Fire9

Flood2

Biological2

Severe Storm1

Hurricane1

11970s

52000s

12010s

82020s

Population: 76,337 in April 2020, 80,813 in July 2024 (Census Bureau estimates).

Declared	Number	Title	Hazard	Programs	Federal aid
Jul 10, 2025	EM-3628-NM	Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides	Flood	PA	—
Jun 22, 2025	FM-5594-NM	Cotton 2 Fire	Fire	PAHM	—
Jun 21, 2025	FM-5593-NM	Desert Willow Fire Complex	Fire	PAHM	—
Apr 18, 2025	FM-5579-NM	Rio Grande Fire	Fire	PAHM	—
May 4, 2022	DR-4652-NM	Wildfires, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Mudflows, and Debris Flows	Fire	IHPPAHM	$475.7 million
Apr 11, 2022	FM-5430-NM	Big Hole Fire	Fire	PAHM	$2.3 million
Apr 5, 2020	DR-4529-NM	COVID-19 Pandemic	Biological	IHPPAHM	$608.6 million
Mar 13, 2020	EM-3460-NM	COVID-19	Biological	PA	—
Mar 8, 2019	FM-5281-NM	Ironworks Fire	Fire	PAHM	$525,662
Feb 24, 2007	FM-2682-NM	Belen Fire	Fire	PA	$89,839
Aug 30, 2006	DR-1659-NM	Severe Storms and Flooding	Severe Storm	IHPIAPAHM	$34.4 million
Sep 7, 2005	EM-3229-NM	Hurricane Katrina Evacuation	Hurricane	PA	$1.0 million
May 10, 2000	EM-3154-NM	Severe Fire Threats	Fire	PA	$2.7 million
Apr 20, 2000	FM-2295-NM	Rio Grande Fire Complex	Fire	PA	$228,395
May 11, 1973	DR-380-NM	Severe Storms, Snow Melt & Flooding	Flood	PA	—