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FIPS 46017 · population 1,825 (2024)
Buffalo County, South Dakota
Buffalo County has been named in 21 federal declarations. Statewide declarations for South Dakota (35) are listed on the state page.
21declarations
18major disasters
3emergencies
1969first on record
2026latest
By hazard
Flood8
Severe Storm7
Biological2
Snowstorm2
Coastal Storm1
Drought1
By decade
11960s
11970s
61990s
42000s
52010s
42020s
Population: 1,945 in April 2020, 1,825 in July 2024 (Census Bureau estimates).
Declarations naming Buffalo County
| Declared | Number | Title | Hazard | Programs | Federal aid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2026 | DR-4938-SD | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | Severe Storm | PA | — |
| Aug 15, 2024 | DR-4807-SD | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding | Flood | IHPPAHM | $45.1 million |
| Apr 5, 2020 | DR-4527-SD | COVID-19 Pandemic | Biological | IHPPAHM | $52.8 million |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3475-SD | COVID-19 | Biological | PA | — |
| Jun 7, 2019 | DR-4440-SD | Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and Flooding | Flood | IHPPAHM | $73.3 million |
| Jul 30, 2015 | DR-4233-SD | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding | Severe Storm | PAHM | $3.6 million |
| May 13, 2011 | DR-1984-SD | Flooding | Flood | IHPPAHM | $64.6 million |
| May 13, 2010 | DR-1915-SD | Flooding | Flood | PAHM | $24.3 million |
| Mar 10, 2010 | DR-1887-SD | Severe Winter Storm | Severe Storm | PAHM | $58.3 million |
| Jul 9, 2008 | DR-1774-SD | Severe Storms and Flooding | Severe Storm | PAHM | $5.3 million |
| May 22, 2007 | DR-1702-SD | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | Severe Storm | IHPIAPAHM | $15.2 million |
| Sep 10, 2005 | EM-3234-SD | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation | Coastal Storm | PA | $219,506 |
| May 17, 2001 | DR-1375-SD | Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Ice Jams | Flood | PAHM | $5.8 million |
| Apr 7, 1997 | DR-1173-SD | Severe Flooding, Sever Winter Storms,heavy Rains High Winds | Flood | IAPA | — |
| Jan 10, 1997 | DR-1156-SD | Severe Winter Storms and Blizzard Conditions | Severe Storm | PA | — |
| Jan 5, 1996 | DR-1075-SD | Severe Winter Storm | Snowstorm | PA | — |
| May 26, 1995 | DR-1052-SD | Flooding | Flood | IAPA | — |
| Mar 14, 1995 | DR-1045-SD | Severe Winter Storms | Snowstorm | PA | — |
| Jul 2, 1992 | DR-948-SD | Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding | Severe Storm | PA | — |
| Jun 17, 1976 | EM-3015-SD | Drought | Drought | PA | — |
| Apr 18, 1969 | DR-257-SD | Flooding | Flood | IAPA | — |