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Most disaster-prone counties in Maine

Maine has 471 county-level FEMA disaster declarations across 16 counties. The dominant hazard type is severe storm. York County leads with 42 declarations, followed by Cumberland County and Oxford County.

This ranking shows every county in Maine ordered by how many times FEMA has issued a disaster declaration affecting it. Counties near coastlines, river systems, or wildfire corridors tend to appear at the top because the same geographic exposure produces recurring events across decades.

Each county links to a full disaster history page with the complete declaration timeline, hazard type breakdown, decade trends, and whatever FEMA spending data is available. For a national view, see the most disaster-prone counties in America page.

Maine ranking

All counties by FEMA declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTop hazardFirst yearLatest year
1York County42Severe Storm19702024
2Cumberland County39Severe Storm19702024
3Oxford County37Severe Storm19702024
4Franklin County33Severe Storm19702024
5Androscoggin County31Severe Storm19702024
6Knox County31Severe Storm19702024
7Lincoln County30Severe Storm19702024
8Somerset County29Severe Storm19702024
9Waldo County28Severe Storm19702024
10Washington County26Severe Storm19702024
11Kennebec County25Severe Storm19702024
12Piscataquis County25Severe Storm19702024
13Sagadahoc County25Severe Storm19702024
14Aroostook County24Snowstorm19702023
15Hancock County24Severe Storm19722024
16Penobscot County22Flood19702024