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Biological history in New Jersey

New Jersey has 42 county-level biological declarations across 21 counties. Atlantic County leads with 2 declarations. Total tracked FEMA obligations for biological events in this state: $3.1B.

This page shows every New Jersey county in New Jersey that has at least one FEMA biological declaration on record, ranked by how many times that hazard type triggered federal aid. Counties near the top of this list have recurring exposure to biological events — useful context for anyone evaluating property risk, insurance needs, or emergency planning in the area.

For the full national view of biological declarations across all states, see the biological disaster type page. For all hazard types in New Jersey, see the New Jersey state page.

Biological in New Jersey

Counties ranked by biological declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTracked aid
1Atlantic County2$38.7M
2Bergen County2$144.8M
3Burlington County2$122.4M
4Camden County2$115.8M
5Cape May County2$6.6M
6Cumberland County2$3.8M
7Essex County2$354.8M
8Gloucester County2$33.2M
9Hudson County2$91.0M
10Hunterdon County2$7.9M
11Mercer County2$1.2B
12Middlesex County2$671.5M
13Monmouth County2$79.8M
14Morris County2$95.9M
15Ocean County2$15.5M
16Passaic County2$34.1M
17Salem County2$14.5M
18Somerset County2$7.7M
19Sussex County2$3.8M
20Union County2$24.1M
21Warren County2$2.9M