Editorial

Most disaster-prone counties in Connecticut

Connecticut has 244 county-level FEMA disaster declarations across 8 counties. The dominant hazard type is hurricane. New Haven County leads with 36 declarations, followed by Fairfield County and Litchfield County.

This ranking shows every county in Connecticut ordered by how many times FEMA has issued a disaster declaration affecting it. Counties near coastlines, river systems, or wildfire corridors tend to appear at the top because the same geographic exposure produces recurring events across decades.

Each county links to a full disaster history page with the complete declaration timeline, hazard type breakdown, decade trends, and whatever FEMA spending data is available. For a national view, see the most disaster-prone counties in America page.

Connecticut ranking

All counties by FEMA declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTop hazardFirst yearLatest year
1New Haven County36Hurricane19782024
2Fairfield County33Hurricane19782024
3Litchfield County31Hurricane19782024
4Hartford County30Hurricane19782024
5New London County30Hurricane19782024
6Middlesex County28Hurricane19782021
7Tolland County28Hurricane19782021
8Windham County28Hurricane19782021