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Caldwell County, North Carolina

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

Total declarations
23
1974 to 2026
Tracked FEMA aid
$53.2M
PA + assistance signals
Most common type
Hurricane
8,193 registrations tracked
Most recent event
DR-3637
Jan 24, 2026
Cross-link

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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.

Emergency Protective Measures$21.6M
Utilities$9.5M
Debris Removal$7.3M
Roads and Bridges$2.8M
Management Costs$943K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$397K
Buildings and Equipment$12K
Water Control Facilities$10K
Total PA obligated$42.5M

Individual assistance

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

Tracked registrations8,193
IHP / household aid$10.7M
Housing assistance$4.4M
Other needs assistance$6.2M
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 2020Caldwell County

COVID-19

EM-3471-NC · Jan 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
HurricaneSep 2004Caldwell County

HURRICANE IVAN

DR-1553-NC · Sep 16, 2004 to Sep 23, 2004
$9KPA obligated
40Registrations
$47KHousehold aid
IA, PA, HMPrograms
DroughtAug 1977Caldwell County

DROUGHT

EM-3049-NC · Aug 11, 1977
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
TornadoeApr 1974Caldwell County

TORNADOES

DR-428-NC · Apr 12, 1974
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
IA, PAPrograms