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Cass County, North Dakota

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

Total declarations
35
1965 to 2025
Tracked FEMA aid
$89.9M
PA + assistance signals
Most common type
Flood
1,657 registrations tracked
Most recent event
DR-4888
Sep 11, 2025
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$41.8M
Buildings and Equipment$14.3M
Roads and Bridges$9.6M
Utilities$9.4M
Debris Removal$3.7M
Emergency Work Donated Resources$2.9M
Water Control Facilities$2.0M
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$819K
Total PA obligated$84.8M

Individual assistance

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

Tracked registrations1,657
IHP / household aid$5.1M
Housing assistance$1.2M
Other needs assistance$3.9M
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.

FloodJul 2020Cass County

FLOODING

DR-4553-ND · Apr 1, 2020 to Apr 25, 2020
$758KPA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PA, HMPrograms
BiologicalApr 2020Cass County

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

DR-4509-ND · Jan 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
$13.0MPA obligated
589Registrations
$3.9MHousehold aid
PA, HMPrograms
BiologicalMar 2020Cass County

COVID-19

EM-3477-ND · Jan 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
FloodJun 2019Cass County

FLOODING

DR-4444-ND · Mar 21, 2019 to Apr 28, 2019
$1.8MPA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PA, HMPrograms
FloodMay 2013Cass County

FLOODING

DR-4118-ND · Apr 22, 2013 to May 16, 2013
$3.1MPA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PA, HMPrograms
FloodApr 2013Cass County

FLOODING

EM-3364-ND · Apr 22, 2013 to May 7, 2013
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
FloodMay 2011Cass County

FLOODING

DR-1981-ND · Feb 14, 2011 to Jul 20, 2011
$10.1MPA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PA, HMPrograms
FloodApr 2011Cass County

FLOODING

EM-3318-ND · Apr 5, 2011 to Jul 1, 2011
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
FloodApr 2010Cass County

FLOODING

DR-1907-ND · Feb 26, 2010 to Jul 15, 2010
$1.5MPA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PA, HMPrograms
FloodMar 2010Cass County

FLOODING

EM-3309-ND · Feb 26, 2010 to Apr 30, 2010
$2.7MPA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
FloodMay 1989Cass County

FLOODING

DR-825-ND · Mar 29, 1989 to May 8, 1989
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
IA, PAPrograms
FloodApr 1969Cass County

FLOODING

DR-256-ND · Apr 18, 1969
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
IA, PAPrograms
FloodMar 1966Cass County

FLOODING

DR-216-ND · Mar 23, 1966
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
IA, PAPrograms
FloodMay 1965Cass County

FLOODING

DR-195-ND · May 10, 1965
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
IA, PAPrograms
About this county

Disaster history context for Cass County

Cass County, North Dakota has 35 FEMA disaster declarations on record, spanning from 1965 to 2025. The dominant hazard type is flood, followed by severe storm. That is above the North Dakota average of 26 declarations per county. Total tracked FEMA obligations for this county exceed $89.9M, split between public infrastructure repair and individual household assistance.

Public assistance covers debris removal, emergency protective measures, and infrastructure repair managed through FEMA project obligations. Individual assistance includes housing aid, other-needs grants, and validated registrations reported through the IHP datasets. These figures reflect what FEMA's open datasets report — actual disbursements to individuals and local agencies may differ from the obligation totals shown here.