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Forrest County, Mississippi

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

Total declarations
32
1969 to 2026
Tracked FEMA aid
$150.5M
PA + assistance signals
Most common type
Hurricane
35,808 registrations tracked
Most recent event
DR-4899
Feb 6, 2026
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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$53.5M
Debris Removal$24.2M
Emergency Protective Measures$19.1M
Utilities$5.8M
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$2.8M
Roads and Bridges$2.1M
Water Control Facilities$528K
Management Costs$31K
Total PA obligated$108.0M

Individual assistance

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

Tracked registrations35,808
IHP / household aid$42.5M
Housing assistance$30.2M
Other needs assistance$12.3M
NFIP claims paid$12.7M
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 2021Forrest County

HURRICANE IDA

DR-4626-MS · Aug 28, 2021 to Sep 1, 2021
$519KPA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PA, HMPrograms
HurricaneAug 2021Forrest County

HURRICANE IDA

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

HURRICANE ZETA

EM-3550-MS · Oct 27, 2020 to Oct 29, 2020
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
BiologicalApr 2020Forrest County

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

DR-4528-MS · Jan 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
$5.6MPA obligated
484Registrations
$2.6MHousehold aid
PA, HMPrograms
BiologicalMar 2020Forrest County

COVID-19

EM-3474-MS · Jan 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
HurricaneAug 2012Forrest County

HURRICANE ISAAC

DR-4081-MS · Aug 26, 2012 to Sep 11, 2012
$148KPA obligated
471Registrations
$408KHousehold aid
PA, HMPrograms
HurricaneAug 2005Forrest County

HURRICANE KATRINA

DR-1604-MS · Aug 29, 2005 to Oct 14, 2005
$73.8MPA obligated
30,845Registrations
$34.3MHousehold aid
IA, PA, HMPrograms
HurricaneSep 2004Forrest County

HURRICANE IVAN

DR-1550-MS · Sep 13, 2004 to Sep 20, 2004
$367KPA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PA, HMPrograms