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Essex County, Massachusetts

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

Total declarations
40
1972 to 2023
Tracked FEMA aid
$161.5M
PA + assistance signals
Most common type
Severe Storm
13,438 registrations tracked
Most recent event
DR-3599
Sep 15, 2023
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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.

Emergency Protective Measures$101.3M
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$15.6M
Roads and Bridges$4.5M
Buildings and Equipment$3.7M
Debris Removal$2.9M
Water Control Facilities$2.5M
Utilities$2.5M
Management Costs$1.5M
Total PA obligated$134.6M

Individual assistance

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

Tracked registrations13,438
IHP / household aid$26.9M
Housing assistance$17.3M
Other needs assistance$9.6M
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.

HurricaneSep 2023Essex County

HURRICANE LEE

EM-3599-MA · Sep 15, 2023 to Sep 17, 2023
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
BiologicalMar 2020Essex County

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

DR-4496-MA · Jan 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
$63.3MPA obligated
1,415Registrations
$8.1MHousehold aid
PA, HMPrograms
BiologicalMar 2020Essex County

COVID-19

EM-3438-MA · Jan 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
HurricaneOct 2012Essex County

HURRICANE SANDY

EM-3350-MA · Oct 27, 2012 to Nov 8, 2012
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
StormNov 2011Essex County

SEVERE STORM

EM-3343-MA · Oct 29, 2011 to Oct 30, 2011
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
HurricaneAug 2011Essex County

HURRICANE IRENE

EM-3330-MA · Aug 26, 2011 to Sep 5, 2011
$374KPA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
HurricaneSep 2010Essex County

HURRICANE EARL

EM-3315-MA · Sep 1, 2010 to Sep 4, 2010
$22KPA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
FloodApr 2004Essex County

FLOODING

DR-1512-MA · Apr 1, 2004 to Apr 30, 2004
$0PA obligated
1,163Registrations
$1.6MHousehold aid
IA, HMPrograms
WinterJan 2004Essex County

SNOW

EM-3191-MA · Dec 6, 2003 to Dec 7, 2003
$3.4MPA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
WinterMar 2003Essex County

SNOW

EM-3175-MA · Feb 17, 2003 to Feb 18, 2003
$2.2MPA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
WinterMar 2001Essex County

SNOW

EM-3165-MA · Mar 5, 2001 to Mar 7, 2001
$2.9MPA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
WinterJan 1996Essex County

BLIZZARD OF 96

DR-1090-MA · Jan 7, 1996 to Jan 13, 1996
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
StormNov 1991Essex County

COASTAL STORM

DR-920-MA · Oct 30, 1991 to Nov 2, 1991
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
IA, PAPrograms
FireDec 1981Essex County

URBAN FIRE

DR-650-MA · Dec 3, 1981
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
IA, PAPrograms
About this county

Disaster history context for Essex County

Essex County, Massachusetts has 40 FEMA disaster declarations on record, spanning from 1972 to 2023. The dominant hazard type is severe storm, followed by snowstorm. That is above the Massachusetts average of 29 declarations per county. Total tracked FEMA obligations for this county exceed $161.5M, 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.