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FIPS 46059 · population 3,097 (2024)
Hand County, South Dakota
Hand County has been named in 22 federal declarations. Statewide declarations for South Dakota (35) are listed on the state page.
22declarations
19major disasters
3emergencies
1969first on record
2026latest
By hazard
Flood9
Severe Storm8
Biological2
Coastal Storm1
Snowstorm1
Drought1
By decade
11960s
11970s
11980s
61990s
32000s
52010s
52020s
Population: 3,148 in April 2020, 3,097 in July 2024 (Census Bureau estimates).
Declarations naming Hand 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 |
| Jul 6, 2023 | DR-4718-SD | Flooding | Flood | PAHM | $6.7 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 |
| May 13, 2011 | DR-1984-SD | Flooding | Flood | IHPPAHM | $64.6 million |
| Sep 23, 2010 | DR-1938-SD | Severe Storms and Flooding | Severe Storm | PAHM | $3.3 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 |
| Dec 20, 2005 | DR-1620-SD | Severe Winter Storm | Severe Storm | PAHM | $26.3 million |
| Sep 10, 2005 | EM-3234-SD | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation | Coastal Storm | PA | $219,506 |
| 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 | — |
| May 26, 1995 | DR-1052-SD | Flooding | Flood | IAPA | — |
| Mar 14, 1995 | DR-1045-SD | Severe Winter Storms | Snowstorm | PA | — |
| Jun 21, 1994 | DR-1031-SD | Severe Storms and Flooding | Severe Storm | PA | — |
| Jul 19, 1993 | DR-999-SD | Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding | Severe Storm | IAPA | — |
| May 3, 1986 | DR-764-SD | Severe Storms & Flooding | Flood | PA | — |
| Jun 17, 1976 | EM-3015-SD | Drought | Drought | PA | — |
| Apr 18, 1969 | DR-257-SD | Flooding | Flood | IAPA | — |