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Wayne County, North Carolina

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

Total declarations
28
1968 to 2026
Tracked FEMA aid
$36.8M
PA + assistance signals
Most common type
Hurricane
11,186 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$6.8M
Debris Removal$6.1M
Emergency Protective Measures$4.2M
Water Control Facilities$2.7M
Buildings and Equipment$927K
Roads and Bridges$890K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$575K
Management Costs$178K
Total PA obligated$22.5M

Individual assistance

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

Tracked registrations11,186
IHP / household aid$14.3M
Housing assistance$8.6M
Other needs assistance$5.7M
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 2022Wayne County

HURRICANE IAN

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

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

DR-4487-NC · Jan 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
$1.1MPA obligated
338Registrations
$2.1MHousehold aid
PA, HMPrograms
BiologicalMar 2020Wayne County

COVID-19

EM-3471-NC · Jan 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
HurricaneOct 2019Wayne County

HURRICANE DORIAN

DR-4465-NC · Sep 1, 2019 to Sep 9, 2019
$164KPA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PA, HMPrograms
HurricaneSep 2018Wayne County

HURRICANE FLORENCE

DR-4393-NC · Sep 7, 2018 to Sep 29, 2018
$5.2MPA obligated
3,293Registrations
$1.6MHousehold aid
PA, HMPrograms
HurricaneOct 2016Wayne County

HURRICANE MATTHEW

DR-4285-NC · Oct 4, 2016 to Oct 24, 2016
$7.0MPA obligated
6,916Registrations
$10.4MHousehold aid
PA, HMPrograms
HurricaneAug 2011Wayne County

HURRICANE IRENE

DR-4019-NC · Aug 25, 2011 to Sep 1, 2011
$1.1MPA obligated
421Registrations
$155KHousehold aid
PA, HMPrograms
HurricaneAug 2011Wayne County

HURRICANE IRENE

EM-3327-NC · Aug 25, 2011 to Sep 1, 2011
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
HurricaneSep 2003Wayne County

HURRICANE ISABEL

DR-1490-NC · Sep 18, 2003 to Sep 26, 2003
$216KPA obligated
218Registrations
$117KHousehold aid
IA, PA, HMPrograms
WinterDec 2002Wayne County

SEVERE ICE STORM

DR-1448-NC · Dec 4, 2002 to Dec 6, 2002
$30KPA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PA, HMPrograms
HurricaneSep 1996Wayne County

HURRICANE FRAN

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

DROUGHT

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