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DeSoto County, Mississippi

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

Total declarations
16
1973 to 2026
Tracked FEMA aid
$10.3M
PA + assistance signals
Most common type
Severe Storm
744 registrations tracked
Most recent event
DR-4899
Feb 6, 2026
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.

Emergency Protective Measures$3.6M
Debris Removal$2.7M
Utilities$405K
Roads and Bridges$22K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$2K
Buildings and Equipment$814
Total PA obligated$6.8M

Individual assistance

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

Tracked registrations744
IHP / household aid$3.6M
Housing assistance$188K
Other needs assistance$3.4M
NFIP claims paid$6.7M
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.

HurricaneOct 2021DeSoto County

HURRICANE IDA

DR-4626-MS · Aug 28, 2021 to Sep 1, 2021
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PA, HMPrograms
HurricaneAug 2021DeSoto County

HURRICANE IDA

EM-3569-MS · Aug 28, 2021 to Sep 1, 2021
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
BiologicalApr 2020DeSoto County

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

DR-4528-MS · Jan 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
$3.1MPA obligated
589Registrations
$3.3MHousehold aid
PA, HMPrograms
BiologicalMar 2020DeSoto County

COVID-19

EM-3474-MS · Jan 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
FloodMay 2011DeSoto County

FLOODING

DR-1983-MS · May 3, 2011 to Jun 17, 2011
$0PA obligated
31Registrations
$71KHousehold aid
HMPrograms
FloodMay 2011DeSoto County

FLOODING

EM-3320-MS · Apr 27, 2011 to Jun 17, 2011
$4KPA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms