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Benton County, Arkansas

County-level FEMA declaration history, assistance rollups, and flood insurance context for Benton County.

Total declarations
25
1969 to 2026
Tracked FEMA aid
$73.8M
PA + assistance signals
Most common type
Severe Storm
6,679 registrations tracked
Most recent event
DR-3636
Jan 24, 2026
Cross-link

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Federal spending

Public + individual assistance structure

Public assistance totals come from FEMA project-level obligations. Individual assistance totals prioritize the validated or intake totals without double counting both sources together.

Public assistance

Infrastructure repair, debris removal, emergency measures, and related project obligations.

Debris Removal$37.2M
Roads and Bridges$10.7M
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$3.9M
Utilities$3.4M
Emergency Protective Measures$3.4M
Water Control Facilities$3.0M
Buildings and Equipment$1.6M
Management Costs$801K
Total PA obligated$64.4M

Individual assistance

Registrations, housing assistance, and other-needs dollars surfaced through the FEMA assistance datasets.

Tracked registrations6,679
IHP / household aid$9.4M
Housing assistance$3.8M
Other needs assistance$5.6M
NFIP claims paid$0
Timeline

Every declaration on record for this county

Ordered newest to oldest so recent search intent is handled first, without losing the long historical tail.

HurricaneAug 2020Benton County

HURRICANE LAURA

EM-3541-AR · Aug 26, 2020 to Aug 28, 2020
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
BiologicalApr 2020Benton County

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

DR-4518-AR · Jan 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
$1.3MPA obligated
537Registrations
$2.5MHousehold aid
PA, HMPrograms
BiologicalMar 2020Benton County

COVID-19

EM-3461-AR · Jan 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
DroughtDec 1976Benton County

DROUGHT

EM-3019-AR · Dec 3, 1976
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms