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Snowstorm history in Illinois

Illinois has 246 county-level snowstorm declarations across 95 counties. McHenry County leads with 6 declarations. Total tracked FEMA obligations for snowstorm events in this state: $104.7M.

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

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

Snowstorm in Illinois

Counties ranked by snowstorm declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTracked aid
1McHenry County6$3.2M
2Winnebago County6$3.3M
3Boone County5$554K
4Bureau County5$590K
5Henry County5$385K
6LaSalle County5$309K
7Lake County5$5.7M
8Marshall County5$76K
9McLean County5$2.8M
10Ogle County5$873K
11Peoria County5$1.6M
12Cook County4$31.1M
13DuPage County4$6.1M
14Ford County4$93K
15Fulton County4$341K
16Grundy County4$337K
17Kane County4$2.8M
18Kendall County4$243K
19Livingston County4$127K
20McDonough County4$222K
21Menard County4$232K
22Putnam County4$79K
23Stark County4$76K
24Stephenson County4$467K
25Will County4$3.3M
26Adams County3$863K
27Brown County3$50K
28Calhoun County3$167K
29Carroll County3$243K
30Christian County3$882K
31De Witt County3$334K
32DeKalb County3$707K
33Douglas County3$47K
34Hancock County3$233K
35Henderson County3$147K
36Iroquois County3$71K
37Jo Daviess County3$152K
38Knox County3$325K
39Lee County3$308K
40Logan County3$253K
41Mason County3$65K
42Mercer County3$171K
43Moultrie County3$78K
44Piatt County3$55K
45Pike County3$347K
46Sangamon County3$14.6M
47Scott County3$161K
48Shelby County3$1.2M
49Tazewell County3$750K
50Woodford County3$392K
51Bond County2$2.3M
52Cass County2$124K
53Champaign County2$152K
54Edgar County2$565K
55Fayette County2$0
56Kankakee County2$198K
57Macon County2$1.8M
58Morgan County2$565K
59Richland County2$32K
60Schuyler County2$55K
61Vermilion County2$72K
62Warren County2$177K
63Whiteside County2$233K
64Clark County1$75K
65Clay County1$306K
66Coles County1$824K
67Crawford County1$23K
68Cumberland County1$0
69Edwards County1$10K
70Effingham County1$26K
71Franklin County1$53K
72Gallatin County1$20K
73Greene County1$34K
74Hamilton County1$34K
75Hardin County1$10K
76Jackson County1$80K
77Jasper County1$1.4M
78Jersey County1$59K
79Johnson County1$28K
80Lawrence County1$23K
81Macoupin County1$2.0M
82Madison County1$2.3M
83Marion County1$40K
84Massac County1$33K
85Monroe County1$666K
86Montgomery County1$308K
87Pope County1$20K
88Rock Island County1$400K
89Saline County1$41K
90St. Clair County1$1.7M
91Union County1$25K
92Wabash County1$12K
93Washington County1$17K
94White County1$40K
95Williamson County1$96K