1974 disaster declarations

In 1974, FEMA issued 530 county-level disaster declarations across 32 states and 515 counties. The most frequent declaration type was flood.

The states most affected in 1974 were Illinois (50 declarations), Tennessee (45), and Iowa (39). Beyond flood, the year also saw significant tornado 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.