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Clay County, Iowa

County-level FEMA declaration history, assistance rollups, and flood insurance context for Clay County.

Total declarations
21
1965 to 2024
Tracked FEMA aid
$45.3M
PA + assistance signals
Most common type
Severe Storm
2,585 registrations tracked
Most recent event
DR-4796
Jun 24, 2024
Cross-link

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Federal spending

Public + individual assistance structure

Public assistance totals come from FEMA project-level obligations. Individual assistance totals prioritize the validated or intake totals without double counting both sources together.

Public assistance

Infrastructure repair, debris removal, emergency measures, and related project obligations.

Buildings and Equipment$7.0M
Emergency Protective Measures$4.1M
Roads and Bridges$2.5M
Debris Removal$1.7M
Utilities$1.0M
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$719K
Water Control Facilities$167K
Management Costs$45K
Total PA obligated$17.4M

Individual assistance

Registrations, housing assistance, and other-needs dollars surfaced through the FEMA assistance datasets.

Tracked registrations2,585
IHP / household aid$27.9M
Housing assistance$19.4M
Other needs assistance$8.5M
NFIP claims paid$0
Timeline

Every declaration on record for this county

Ordered newest to oldest so recent search intent is handled first, without losing the long historical tail.

BiologicalMar 2020Clay County

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

DR-4483-IA · Jan 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
$33KPA obligated
16Registrations
$85KHousehold aid
PA, HMPrograms
BiologicalMar 2020Clay County

COVID-19

EM-3480-IA · Jan 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
WinterMar 2007Clay County

SNOW

EM-3275-IA · Feb 28, 2007 to Mar 2, 2007
$74KPA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
WinterDec 1991Clay County

ICE STORM

DR-928-IA · Oct 31, 1991 to Nov 29, 1991
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
FloodApr 1969Clay County

FLOODING

DR-259-IA · Apr 25, 1969
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
IA, PAPrograms
FloodApr 1965Clay County

FLOODING

DR-193-IA · Apr 22, 1965
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
IA, PAPrograms
About this county

Disaster history context for Clay County

Clay County, Iowa has 21 FEMA disaster declarations on record, spanning from 1965 to 2024. The dominant hazard type is severe storm, followed by flood. That is close to the Iowa average of 19 declarations per county. Total tracked FEMA obligations for this county exceed $45.3M, split between public infrastructure repair and individual household assistance.

Public assistance covers debris removal, emergency protective measures, and infrastructure repair managed through FEMA project obligations. Individual assistance includes housing aid, other-needs grants, and validated registrations reported through the IHP datasets. These figures reflect what FEMA's open datasets report — actual disbursements to individuals and local agencies may differ from the obligation totals shown here.