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Biological history in New York

New York has 124 county-level biological declarations across 62 counties. Albany County leads with 2 declarations. Total tracked FEMA obligations for biological events in this state: $17.8B.

This page shows every New York county in New York 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 York, see the New York state page.

Biological in New York

Counties ranked by biological declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTracked aid
1Albany County2$4.6B
2Allegany County2$477K
3Bronx County2$64.1M
4Broome County2$53.5M
5Cattaraugus County2$6.5M
6Cayuga County2$28.3M
7Chautauqua County2$21.3M
8Chemung County2$1.8M
9Chenango County2$6.9M
10Clinton County2$12.2M
11Columbia County2$15.7M
12Cortland County2$4.8M
13Delaware County2$842K
14Dutchess County2$11.3M
15Erie County2$370.5M
16Essex County2$406K
17Franklin County2$748K
18Fulton County2$8.2M
19Genesee County2$1.1M
20Greene County2$241K
21Hamilton County2$46K
22Herkimer County2$393K
23Jefferson County2$29.2M
24Kings County2$374.1M
25Lewis County2$542K
26Livingston County2$1.8M
27Madison County2$10.4M
28Monroe County2$284.2M
29Montgomery County2$6.2M
30Nassau County2$962.5M
31New York County2$9.6B
32Niagara County2$5.0M
33Oneida County2$38.4M
34Onondaga County2$61.6M
35Ontario County2$31.8M
36Orange County2$38.4M
37Orleans County2$2.6M
38Oswego County2$7.1M
39Otsego County2$46.1M
40Putnam County2$1.5M
41Queens County2$181.6M
42Rensselaer County2$25.6M
43Richmond County2$38.2M
44Rockland County2$25.1M
45Saratoga County2$12.6M
46Schenectady County2$43.8M
47Schoharie County2$247K
48Schuyler County2$458K
49Seneca County2$3.5M
50St. Lawrence County2$8.5M
51Steuben County2$9.2M
52Suffolk County2$114.0M
53Sullivan County2$8.7M
54Tioga County2$476K
55Tompkins County2$35.7M
56Ulster County2$11.3M
57Warren County2$3.2M
58Washington County2$1.5M
59Wayne County2$1.4M
60Westchester County2$599.6M
61Wyoming County2$5.7M
62Yates County2$3.4M