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Union County, North Carolina

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

Total declarations
21
1977 to 2026
Tracked FEMA aid
$9.9M
PA + assistance signals
Most common type
Hurricane
1,399 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.

Utilities$3.0M
Debris Removal$2.9M
Emergency Protective Measures$349K
Water Control Facilities$306K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$211K
Buildings and Equipment$83K
Management Costs$51K
Roads and Bridges$22K
Total PA obligated$6.9M

Individual assistance

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

Tracked registrations1,399
IHP / household aid$3.1M
Housing assistance$408K
Other needs assistance$2.7M
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 2022Union County

HURRICANE IAN

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

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

DR-4487-NC · Jan 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
$13KPA obligated
389Registrations
$2.3MHousehold aid
PA, HMPrograms
BiologicalMar 2020Union County

COVID-19

EM-3471-NC · Jan 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
HurricaneSep 2018Union County

HURRICANE FLORENCE

DR-4393-NC · Sep 7, 2018 to Sep 29, 2018
$1.3MPA obligated
165Registrations
$123KHousehold aid
PA, HMPrograms
WinterDec 2002Union County

SEVERE ICE STORM

DR-1448-NC · Dec 4, 2002 to Dec 6, 2002
$593KPA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PA, HMPrograms
WinterJan 1996Union County

BLIZZARD OF 96

DR-1087-NC · Jan 6, 1996 to Jan 12, 1996
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
HurricaneSep 1989Union County

HURRICANE HUGO

DR-844-NC · Sep 21, 1989 to Sep 22, 1989
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
IA, PAPrograms
TornadoeMay 1989Union County

TORNADOES

DR-827-NC · May 5, 1989 to May 6, 1989
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
IAPrograms
DroughtAug 1977Union County

DROUGHT

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