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Biological history in Florida

Florida has 134 county-level biological declarations across 67 counties. Alachua County leads with 2 declarations. Total tracked FEMA obligations for biological events in this state: $4.8B.

This page shows every Florida county in Florida that has at least one FEMA biological declaration on record, ranked by how many times that hazard type triggered federal aid. Counties near the top of this list have recurring exposure to biological events — useful context for anyone evaluating property risk, insurance needs, or emergency planning in the area.

For the full national view of biological declarations across all states, see the biological disaster type page. For all hazard types in Florida, see the Florida state page.

Biological in Florida

Counties ranked by biological declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTracked aid
1Alachua County2$5.1M
2Baker County2$225K
3Bay County2$3.7M
4Bradford County2$257K
5Brevard County2$7.6M
6Broward County2$157.1M
7Calhoun County2$157K
8Charlotte County2$1.6M
9Citrus County2$1.3M
10Clay County2$3.4M
11Collier County2$7.0M
12Columbia County2$1.1M
13DeSoto County2$117K
14Dixie County2$27K
15Duval County2$39.8M
16Escambia County2$39.9M
17Flagler County2$824K
18Franklin County2$57K
19Gadsden County2$262K
20Gilchrist County2$102K
21Glades County2$9K
22Gulf County2$21K
23Hamilton County2$45K
24Hardee County2$199K
25Hendry County2$208K
26Hernando County2$2.7M
27Highlands County2$2.0M
28Hillsborough County2$49.8M
29Holmes County2$455K
30Indian River County2$7.4M
31Jackson County2$619K
32Jefferson County2$60K
33Lafayette County2$36K
34Lake County2$4.2M
35Lee County2$189.2M
36Leon County2$2.4B
37Levy County2$187K
38Liberty County2$4K
39Madison County2$148K
40Manatee County2$3.8M
41Marion County2$3.9M
42Martin County2$1.4M
43Miami-Dade County2$879.3M
44Monroe County2$431K
45Nassau County2$706K
46Okaloosa County2$1.9M
47Okeechobee County2$341K
48Orange County2$16.9M
49Osceola County2$4.4M
50Palm Beach County2$40.8M
51Pasco County2$6.7M
52Pinellas County2$37.9M
53Polk County2$7.5M
54Putnam County2$664K
55Santa Rosa County2$1.8M
56Sarasota County2$16.0M
57Seminole County2$780.0M
58St. Johns County2$33.1M
59St. Lucie County2$2.7M
60Sumter County2$1.4M
61Suwannee County2$146K
62Taylor County2$102K
63Union County2$45K
64Volusia County2$8.9M
65Wakulla County2$100K
66Walton County2$1.1M
67Washington County2$1.4M