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Sampson County, North Carolina

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

Total declarations
25
1984 to 2026
Tracked FEMA aid
$12.4M
PA + assistance signals
Most common type
Hurricane
6,340 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.

Buildings and Equipment$2.4M
Emergency Protective Measures$1.8M
Utilities$1.0M
Debris Removal$992K
Roads and Bridges$293K
Management Costs$245K
Water Control Facilities$37K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$36K
Total PA obligated$6.8M

Individual assistance

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

Tracked registrations6,340
IHP / household aid$5.6M
Housing assistance$4.0M
Other needs assistance$1.5M
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 2022Sampson County

HURRICANE IAN

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

COVID-19

EM-3471-NC · Jan 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
HurricaneOct 2016Sampson County

HURRICANE MATTHEW

DR-4285-NC · Oct 4, 2016 to Oct 24, 2016
$1.6MPA obligated
2,321Registrations
$2.1MHousehold aid
PA, HMPrograms
HurricaneAug 2011Sampson County

HURRICANE IRENE

DR-4019-NC · Aug 25, 2011 to Sep 1, 2011
$108KPA obligated
85Registrations
$40KHousehold aid
PA, HMPrograms
HurricaneSep 1996Sampson County

HURRICANE FRAN

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