1972 disaster declarations

In 1972, FEMA issued 521 county-level disaster declarations across 29 states and 472 counties. The most frequent declaration type was flood.

The states most affected in 1972 were Virginia (135 declarations), Pennsylvania (68), and Arkansas (27). Beyond flood, the year also saw significant fishing losses activity.

Year pages aggregate county-level declarations by calendar year. A single weather event — a hurricane season, a drought — can generate hundreds of county declarations across multiple states. The county pages linked from the timeline above show the per-county detail: aid breakdown, program authorizations, and how each event fits into the county's longer disaster history.