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Hurricane history in Florida

Florida has 1,388 county-level hurricane declarations across 67 counties. Franklin County leads with 28 declarations. Total tracked FEMA obligations for hurricane events in this state: $20.0B.

This page shows every Florida county in Florida that has at least one FEMA hurricane 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 hurricane events — useful context for anyone evaluating property risk, insurance needs, or emergency planning in the area.

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

Hurricane in Florida

Counties ranked by hurricane declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTracked aid
1Franklin County28$19.9M
2Bay County26$1.0B
3Gulf County26$144.1M
4Monroe County26$336.9M
5Broward County25$953.2M
6Collier County25$374.0M
7Martin County25$189.2M
8Palm Beach County25$922.2M
9Brevard County24$332.1M
10Escambia County24$763.2M
11Okaloosa County24$72.7M
12Santa Rosa County24$238.0M
13St. Lucie County24$319.1M
14Manatee County23$288.2M
15Miami-Dade County23$1.4B
16Wakulla County23$10.9M
17Calhoun County22$60.0M
18Dixie County22$35.1M
19Duval County22$284.7M
20Flagler County22$88.7M
21Gadsden County22$68.8M
22Indian River County22$174.2M
23Liberty County22$5.7M
24Taylor County22$45.7M
25Volusia County22$541.9M
26Walton County22$28.0M
27Citrus County21$65.5M
28Hillsborough County21$664.4M
29Jefferson County21$13.0M
30Lee County21$1.4B
31Levy County21$47.2M
32Osceola County21$161.2M
33Pasco County21$291.4M
34Pinellas County21$820.1M
35Sarasota County21$428.8M
36St. Johns County21$241.1M
37Glades County20$35.9M
38Hernando County20$67.7M
39Holmes County20$7.9M
40Jackson County20$113.6M
41Nassau County20$39.4M
42Seminole County20$218.8M
43Washington County20$151.4M
44Charlotte County19$547.5M
45Highlands County19$81.7M
46Leon County19$4.0B
47Marion County19$119.7M
48Orange County19$555.9M
49Putnam County19$47.9M
50Suwannee County19$40.9M
51Clay County18$66.8M
52Gilchrist County18$8.4M
53Hendry County18$31.9M
54Okeechobee County18$39.6M
55Polk County18$420.9M
56Alachua County17$76.4M
57Baker County17$6.3M
58Columbia County17$30.7M
59DeSoto County17$120.1M
60Lafayette County17$6.9M
61Lake County17$110.9M
62Madison County17$33.0M
63Sumter County17$77.8M
64Bradford County16$11.5M
65Hamilton County16$13.8M
66Hardee County16$100.0M
67Union County16$3.4M