2018 disaster declarations

In 2018, FEMA issued 1,147 county-level disaster declarations across 41 states and 863 counties. The most frequent declaration type was hurricane. Combined tracked FEMA obligations for the year total $4.4B.

The states most affected in 2018 were Virginia (201 declarations), Georgia (177), and North Carolina (154). Beyond hurricane, the year also saw significant flood 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.