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Orange County, North Carolina

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

Total declarations
26
1977 to 2026
Tracked FEMA aid
$164.5M
PA + assistance signals
Most common type
Hurricane
457 registrations tracked
Most recent event
DR-3637
Jan 24, 2026
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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$148.2M
Utilities$5.7M
Debris Removal$3.3M
Management Costs$3.2M
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$653K
Water Control Facilities$513K
Roads and Bridges$415K
Buildings and Equipment$391K
Total PA obligated$162.4M

Individual assistance

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

Tracked registrations457
IHP / household aid$2.0M
Housing assistance$198K
Other needs assistance$1.8M
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.

HurricaneOct 2022Orange County

HURRICANE IAN

EM-3586-NC · Sep 28, 2022 to Oct 4, 2022
$56KPA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
BiologicalMar 2020Orange County

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

DR-4487-NC · Jan 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
$150.2MPA obligated
305Registrations
$1.7MHousehold aid
PA, HMPrograms
BiologicalMar 2020Orange County

COVID-19

EM-3471-NC · Jan 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
WinterMar 2003Orange County

ICE STORM

DR-1457-NC · Feb 27, 2003 to Feb 28, 2003
$820KPA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PA, HMPrograms
HurricaneSep 1996Orange County

HURRICANE FRAN

DR-1134-NC · Sep 5, 1996 to Oct 21, 1996
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
IA, PAPrograms
DroughtAug 1977Orange County

DROUGHT

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