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Union County, New Jersey

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

Total declarations
30
1965 to 2021
Tracked FEMA aid
$321.4M
PA + assistance signals
Most common type
Hurricane
47,322 registrations tracked
Most recent event
DR-4614
Sep 5, 2021
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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.

Utilities$131.4M
Emergency Protective Measures$44.0M
Debris Removal$24.1M
Buildings and Equipment$21.3M
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$5.6M
Roads and Bridges$4.6M
Management Costs$1.9M
Water Control Facilities$1.2M
Total PA obligated$234.5M

Individual assistance

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

Tracked registrations47,322
IHP / household aid$86.8M
Housing assistance$70.5M
Other needs assistance$16.3M
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.

BiologicalMar 2020Union County

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

DR-4488-NJ · Jan 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
$16.6MPA obligated
1,273Registrations
$7.6MHousehold aid
PA, HMPrograms
BiologicalMar 2020Union County

COVID-19

EM-3451-NJ · Jan 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
HurricaneOct 2012Union County

HURRICANE SANDY

DR-4086-NJ · Oct 26, 2012 to Nov 8, 2012
$155.6MPA obligated
22,327Registrations
$6.5MHousehold aid
PA, HMPrograms
HurricaneOct 2012Union County

HURRICANE SANDY

EM-3354-NJ · Oct 26, 2012 to Nov 8, 2012
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
StormNov 2011Union County

SEVERE STORM

DR-4048-NJ · Oct 29, 2011 to Oct 30, 2011
$3.0MPA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PA, HMPrograms
HurricaneAug 2011Union County

HURRICANE IRENE

DR-4021-NJ · Aug 27, 2011 to Sep 5, 2011
$7.8MPA obligated
8,689Registrations
$20.0MHousehold aid
PA, HMPrograms
HurricaneAug 2011Union County

HURRICANE IRENE

EM-3332-NJ · Aug 26, 2011 to Sep 5, 2011
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
OtherSep 2003Union County

POWER OUTAGE

EM-3188-NJ · Aug 14, 2003 to Aug 16, 2003
$66KPA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
WinterMar 2003Union County

SNOW

EM-3181-NJ · Feb 16, 2003 to Feb 17, 2003
$1.0MPA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
WinterMar 1993Union County

SEVERE BLIZZARD

EM-3106-NJ · Mar 13, 1993 to Mar 17, 1993
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
About this county

Disaster history context for Union County

Union County, New Jersey has 30 FEMA disaster declarations on record, spanning from 1965 to 2021. The dominant hazard type is hurricane, followed by severe storm. That is close to the New Jersey average of 30 declarations per county. Total tracked FEMA obligations for this county exceed $321.4M, 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.