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Snowstorm history in New York

New York has 290 county-level snowstorm declarations across 62 counties. Erie County leads with 14 declarations. Total tracked FEMA obligations for snowstorm events in this state: $181.8M.

This page shows every New York county in New York that has at least one FEMA snowstorm 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 snowstorm events — useful context for anyone evaluating property risk, insurance needs, or emergency planning in the area.

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

Snowstorm in New York

Counties ranked by snowstorm declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTracked aid
1Erie County14$62.0M
2Genesee County14$833K
3Lewis County10$526K
4Niagara County10$1.9M
5Orleans County10$556K
6Wyoming County10$556K
7Cattaraugus County9$990K
8Chautauqua County9$1.6M
9Jefferson County8$539K
10Oneida County7$5.7M
11St. Lawrence County7$942K
12Albany County6$14.9M
13Columbia County6$1.4M
14Greene County6$1.1M
15Monroe County6$32.4M
16Schenectady County6$2.0M
17Chenango County5$1.1M
18Delaware County5$1.3M
19Dutchess County5$2.4M
20Livingston County5$358K
21Oswego County5$3.8M
22Rensselaer County5$1.6M
23Saratoga County5$1.4M
24Suffolk County5$6.1M
25Sullivan County5$1.5M
26Ulster County5$2.6M
27Broome County4$2.4M
28Madison County4$923K
29Ontario County4$1.5M
30Orange County4$2.4M
31Otsego County4$1.3M
32Putnam County4$481K
33Schoharie County4$730K
34Wayne County4$3.7M
35Bronx County3$0
36Cayuga County3$1.0M
37Clinton County3$418K
38Essex County3$225K
39Franklin County3$246K
40Fulton County3$344K
41Herkimer County3$797K
42Kings County3$440K
43Montgomery County3$596K
44Nassau County3$4.0M
45New York County3$3.4M
46Queens County3$0
47Richmond County3$0
48Rockland County3$1.1M
49Tioga County3$373K
50Westchester County3$3.1M
51Yates County3$65K
52Allegany County2$0
53Cortland County2$280K
54Hamilton County2$62K
55Onondaga County2$1.3M
56Seneca County2$76K
57Steuben County2$0
58Tompkins County2$435K
59Washington County2$0
60Chemung County1$0
61Schuyler County1$0
62Warren County1$0