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FIPS 49035 · population 1,216,274 (2024)

Salt Lake County, Utah

Salt Lake County has been named in 12 federal declarations. Statewide declarations for Utah (7) are listed on the state page.

12declarations 7major disasters 2emergencies 1983first on record 2021latest

By hazard

Fire3
Flood3
Biological2
Severe Storm1
Earthquake1
Coastal Storm1
Tornado1

By decade

21980s
11990s
12000s
32010s
52020s

Population: 1,185,234 in April 2020, 1,216,274 in July 2024 (Census Bureau estimates).

Declarations naming Salt Lake County

DeclaredNumberTitleHazardProgramsFederal aid
Aug 14, 2021 FM-5408-UT Parleys Canyon Fire Fire PAHM $2.3 million
Jan 12, 2021 DR-4578-UT Straight-Line Winds Severe Storm PAHM $11.3 million
Jul 9, 2020 DR-4548-UT Earthquake and Aftershocks Earthquake IHPPAHM $29.9 million
Apr 4, 2020 DR-4525-UT COVID-19 Pandemic Biological IHPPAHM $483.5 million
Mar 13, 2020 EM-3478-UT COVID-19 Biological PA —
Jun 29, 2012 FM-2991-UT Rose Crest Fire Fire PA $169,361
Aug 8, 2011 DR-4011-UT Flooding Flood PAHM $9.2 million
Sep 19, 2010 FM-2859-UT Machine Gun Fire Fire PA $1.4 million
Sep 5, 2005 EM-3223-UT Hurricane Katrina Evacuation Coastal Storm PA $2.2 million
Aug 16, 1999 DR-1285-UT Tornado, Severe Thunderstorms, and Hail Tornado IAPAHM $605,149
Aug 17, 1984 DR-720-UT Severe Storms, Mudslides, Landslides & Flooding Flood PA —
Apr 30, 1983 DR-680-UT Severe Storms, Landslides & Flooding Flood IAPA —