What does the US Disaster Declarations by State table measure?

It measures the total number of federal disaster declarations issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for each United States state and territory in each calendar year.

How often is this data published and how far back does it go?

The data is published annually by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and historical series begin from the first year 1953.

Which geographic breakdowns are included in the table?

The table includes annual counts for all United States states, Washington, D.C., and available territories.

How should the declaration counts be interpreted?

Each federal disaster declaration is counted once regardless of the scale of damage or financial cost involved in the event.

US Disaster Declarations by State

Name: US Disaster Declarations by State
Creator: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) — OpenFEMA
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

US federal disaster declarations by state and year, tracking annual counts from FEMA since 1953.

Source: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) — OpenFEMALast updated: Sep 21, 2026, 15:49Curated by Bui Thanh PhucAbout this data ↓

Indicator	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997	1996	1995	1994	1993	1992	1991	1990	1989	1988	1987	1986	1985	1984	1983	1982	1981	1980	1979	1978	1977	1976	1975	1974	1973	1972	1971	1970	1969	1968	1967	1966	1965	1964	1963	1962	1961	1960	1959	1958	1957	1956	1955	1954	1953
United States52	119	182	114	90	120	315	101	124	137	103	79	84	95	112	242	108	115	143	136	143	155	118	123	118	100	114	110	128	47	158	38	57	58	53	45	43	32	16	31	29	36	42	24	27	18	31	59	41	61	45	45	53	55	48	20	19	29	19	11	11	25	25	20	22	12	12	7	7	16	16	18	17	13
Alabama	0	1	2	0	3	9	2	3	3	1	0	1	0	2	2	1	5	3	1	0	4	1	1	2	3	4	8	4	1	2	2	3	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	2	1	3	2	2	0	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Alaska	7	4	2	7	1	2	4	3	1	1	3	2	1	2	3	0	3	1	1	5	2	4	1	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
Arizona	2	7	2	5	5	9	2	4	3	1	2	2	4	0	3	6	3	1	0	5	9	2	4	6	0	1	2	0	0	3	2	5	5	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	1
Arkansas	3	1	3	0	1	5	3	0	1	2	1	2	3	0	2	1	5	5	0	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	1	3	0	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	1
California	6	15	11	5	11	23	16	17	31	13	7	17	9	3	6	8	10	18	20	10	10	23	17	12	0	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	5	2	1	1	3	2	1	3	0	4	3	0	4	2	3	2	1	0	2	1	3	1	2	2	0	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	1
Colorado	3	3	1	0	3	7	0	3	0	3	1	0	8	6	3	2	1	3	3	3	2	2	5	19	2	3	1	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Connecticut	0	4	0	0	3	3	0	2	0	0	1	0	2	2	5	1	0	0	1	1	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Delaware	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Florida	0	9	3	8	3	11	3	2	8	3	0	1	1	2	1	0	3	5	8	1	5	4	2	0	12	12	16	20	0	1	4	3	1	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	1	0	1	4	0	1	0	2	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Georgia	0	4	2	0	2	2	1	2	5	4	1	2	0	0	5	0	2	2	6	0	1	2	0	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	2	3	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	1	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Hawaii	2	1	6	1	2	4	1	5	0	1	0	2	0	1	1	1	2	1	4	3	5	1	1	0	0	2	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	1
Idaho	1	3	0	2	2	2	1	1	4	2	5	0	2	2	1	2	0	1	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1
Illinois	0	1	2	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	1	2	4	3	2	2	1	1	1	2	0	2	0	2	3	1	1	1	1	0	3	1	0	1	1	1	0	1	2	1	0	2	0	0	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Indiana	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	2	3	2	1	4	2	2	2	1	0	1	2	1	2	0	0	1	2	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Iowa	1	3	1	1	0	5	2	2	1	2	1	3	4	0	4	4	1	2	4	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	2	1	1	2	0	0	2	1	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1
Kansas	5	4	2	3	0	5	3	1	10	3	1	0	2	1	4	2	4	3	4	3	4	2	1	1	1	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1
Kentucky	5	3	2	2	4	3	1	2	0	3	4	1	0	1	2	2	4	3	1	0	3	2	3	2	4	4	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	3	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
Louisiana	0	2	5	0	7	10	5	0	4	3	1	0	1	2	3	0	1	4	1	1	5	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	2	0	4	0	1	0	1	2	2	0	0	2	2	3	2	0	2	3	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1
Maine	0	3	5	1	0	3	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	2	2	3	3	2	6	3	2	0	2	1	2	2	0	4	0	1	2	2	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Maryland	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	2	0	2	0	1	0	3	3	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Massachusetts	0	1	1	1	1	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	2	3	5	3	1	1	1	1	4	2	1	0	2	0	1	1	0	3	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
Michigan	1	1	0	0	1	4	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	2	1	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2
Minnesota	2	1	1	3	0	4	2	1	0	1	0	1	2	1	3	4	2	1	2	2	1	1	0	2	1	2	2	2	4	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	8	2	2	0	2	0	1	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Mississippi	1	1	2	1	3	11	4	0	4	2	1	1	1	2	3	2	1	4	0	0	3	1	2	2	4	0	1	2	1	0	1	1	0	3	3	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	3	1	0	1	3	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Missouri	6	1	1	2	1	3	2	0	1	2	1	1	2	0	5	1	3	6	5	5	1	1	1	2	0	2	1	2	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	1	2	0	2	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1
Montana	3	4	3	1	6	8	2	2	8	3	0	2	3	6	2	1	1	1	4	3	1	0	8	1	2	8	1	0	1	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Nebraska	2	5	1	3	1	6	2	2	2	0	1	3	1	1	4	4	2	4	4	4	2	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	2	0	1
Nevada	3	6	1	1	2	8	3	1	5	4	0	1	1	2	3	1	1	1	5	7	9	5	4	4	2	3	6	0	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1
New Hampshire	0	4	2	0	2	2	1	3	2	1	1	0	2	3	5	2	1	4	1	1	5	1	2	0	1	0	1	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
New Jersey	1	0	1	0	3	3	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	3	6	3	1	0	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
New Mexico	6	6	2	7	1	13	1	2	2	2	0	2	5	5	10	3	1	3	3	6	1	3	2	9	1	7	1	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
New York	0	7	2	2	4	5	1	1	2	0	0	2	2	2	6	2	3	1	4	4	2	4	5	2	2	3	5	4	0	4	1	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	4	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
North Carolina	6	4	0	1	2	5	3	3	0	4	0	1	3	0	4	3	0	2	0	0	3	2	2	1	0	1	4	3	0	4	1	0	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	1
North Dakota	2	4	2	1	1	6	1	0	1	0	0	1	5	0	3	4	1	0	3	2	3	2	1	2	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	0	3	2	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Ohio	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	2	1	2	3	3	4	1	1	3	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	3	2	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Oklahoma	17	7	6	2	3	19	6	4	6	5	3	2	2	9	30	5	10	8	9	24	8	0	3	1	3	5	1	3	0	8	4	1	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	2	2	1	1	0	1	0	1	2	2	3	3	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	1	1
Oregon	7	13	4	2	4	21	3	6	6	3	6	6	4	1	2	0	3	1	4	4	2	3	3	9	2	0	0	1	1	5	1	2	2	4	0	2	0	1	5	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	3	1	1	0	0	1	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
Pennsylvania	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	2	0	1	2	1	5	1	0	0	1	1	2	3	3	0	1	0	3	1	0	6	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	2	1	0	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	1
Rhode Island	0	3	1	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	2	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
South Carolina	4	4	1	2	0	4	2	2	2	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	4	1	1	1	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
South Dakota	1	2	4	2	2	5	5	1	2	0	2	1	4	2	1	7	1	3	3	2	6	1	1	2	2	3	1	1	3	1	2	2	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Tennessee	2	3	7	2	5	5	2	0	1	5	1	2	0	1	6	2	4	1	0	1	1	1	3	2	3	4	4	3	2	0	1	2	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	1	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Texas	8	4	1	6	4	6	4	7	1	4	3	1	3	1	57	2	16	27	4	21	5	0	2	3	4	18	14	34	1	55	1	3	4	4	2	2	3	2	2	2	0	3	1	2	2	2	5	1	0	1	2	1	3	2	1	2	0	2	1	2	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	2
Utah	3	1	1	0	4	7	1	3	3	1	0	1	1	7	2	1	1	0	3	0	4	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Vermont	0	6	4	0	2	3	1	2	1	0	2	2	2	1	5	1	1	3	2	0	0	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	2	1	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
Virginia	1	2	0	2	2	2	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	3	6	2	1	0	0	3	1	3	3	3	6	1	3	1	0	3	1	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
Washington	3	8	8	5	11	14	1	10	4	6	15	12	3	10	2	2	5	2	5	5	3	5	4	2	9	3	0	5	7	3	0	5	1	1	3	2	1	1	0	4	1	0	1	1	0	1	3	0	2	0	1	1	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
Washington, D.C	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	3	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1
West Virginia	2	4	0	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	5	1	1	6	0	4	1	1	1	0	2	3	4	1	3	1	0	1	1	5	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	0	1	2	0	3	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Wisconsin	1	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	1	2	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	2	1	0	1	1	0	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	1	3	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1
Wyoming	1	5	1	0	0	4	0	2	2	2	2	0	0	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	3	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Territories and Freely Associated States8
Puerto Rico	0	3	0	3	0	8	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	2	0	1	2	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
U.S. Virgin Islands	0	2	1	1	0	3	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Guam	0	0	3	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Northern Mariana Islands	0	0	3	0	0	2	2	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1
American Samoa	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Federated States of Micronesia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1
Marshall Islands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	1	1
Palau	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

Latest reading

United States stood at 119 Declarations in 2025. That is −34.6% from 2024. The series on this page is annual and runs from 1953 to 2025. Source: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) — OpenFEMA.

Latest: 119 Declarations; 2025
vs previous period: −34.6%; 2024

About this data

US federal disaster declarations by state and year, tracking annual counts from FEMA since 1953. This table details historical disaster declarations for each United States state and territory. Published annually by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the series captures the geographical distribution of weather and emergency events.

Ranking by state — 2025

All 50 states ranked by the latest reading, 2025. Highest first.

1Oklahoma17 Declarations
2Texas8 Declarations
3Alaska7 Declarations
4Oregon7 Declarations
5California6 Declarations
6Missouri6 Declarations
7New Mexico6 Declarations
8North Carolina6 Declarations
9Kansas5 Declarations
10Kentucky5 Declarations
11South Carolina4 Declarations
12Arkansas3 Declarations
13Colorado3 Declarations
14Montana3 Declarations
15Nevada3 Declarations
16Utah3 Declarations
17Washington3 Declarations
18Arizona2 Declarations
19Hawaii2 Declarations
20Minnesota2 Declarations
21Nebraska2 Declarations
22North Dakota2 Declarations
23Tennessee2 Declarations
24West Virginia2 Declarations
25Idaho1 Declarations
26Indiana1 Declarations
27Iowa1 Declarations
28Michigan1 Declarations
29Mississippi1 Declarations
30New Jersey1 Declarations
31South Dakota1 Declarations
32Virginia1 Declarations
33Wisconsin1 Declarations
34Wyoming1 Declarations
35Alabama0 Declarations
36Connecticut0 Declarations
37Delaware0 Declarations
38Florida0 Declarations
39Georgia0 Declarations
40Illinois0 Declarations
41Louisiana0 Declarations
42Maine0 Declarations
43Maryland0 Declarations
44Massachusetts0 Declarations
45New Hampshire0 Declarations
46New York0 Declarations
47Ohio0 Declarations
48Pennsylvania0 Declarations
49Rhode Island0 Declarations
50Vermont0 Declarations

Frequently asked questions

What does the US Disaster Declarations by State table measure?: It measures the total number of federal disaster declarations issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for each United States state and territory in each calendar year.
How often is this data published and how far back does it go?: The data is published annually by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and historical series begin from the first year 1953.
Which geographic breakdowns are included in the table?: The table includes annual counts for all United States states, Washington, D.C., and available territories.
How should the declaration counts be interpreted?: Each federal disaster declaration is counted once regardless of the scale of damage or financial cost involved in the event.