Editorial
Most disaster-prone counties in Oregon
Oregon has 584 county-level FEMA disaster declarations across 36 counties. The dominant hazard type is severe storm. Douglas County leads with 27 declarations, followed by Josephine County and Tillamook County.
This ranking shows every county in Oregon ordered by how many times FEMA has issued a disaster declaration affecting it. Counties near coastlines, river systems, or wildfire corridors tend to appear at the top because the same geographic exposure produces recurring events across decades.
Each county links to a full disaster history page with the complete declaration timeline, hazard type breakdown, decade trends, and whatever FEMA spending data is available. For a national view, see the most disaster-prone counties in America page.
Oregon ranking
All counties by FEMA declaration count
| # | County | Declarations | Top hazard | First year | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Douglas County | 27 | Severe Storm | 1964 | 2025 |
| 2 | Josephine County | 24 | Fire | 1964 | 2025 |
| 3 | Tillamook County | 24 | Severe Storm | 1964 | 2024 |
| 4 | Wasco County | 24 | Fire | 1964 | 2025 |
| 5 | Lane County | 23 | Severe Storm | 1964 | 2024 |
| 6 | Lincoln County | 23 | Severe Storm | 1964 | 2024 |
| 7 | Clackamas County | 22 | Severe Storm | 1964 | 2024 |
| 8 | Coos County | 20 | Severe Storm | 1964 | 2025 |
| 9 | Jackson County | 20 | Fire | 1964 | 2025 |
| 10 | Jefferson County | 20 | Fire | 1964 | 2025 |
| 11 | Linn County | 20 | Severe Storm | 1964 | 2024 |
| 12 | Deschutes County | 19 | Fire | 1964 | 2025 |
| 13 | Clatsop County | 18 | Severe Storm | 1964 | 2020 |
| 14 | Yamhill County | 18 | Severe Storm | 1964 | 2024 |
| 15 | Columbia County | 17 | Severe Storm | 1964 | 2020 |
| 16 | Curry County | 17 | Severe Storm | 1964 | 2025 |
| 17 | Klamath County | 17 | Fire | 1964 | 2024 |
| 18 | Washington County | 17 | Fire | 1964 | 2024 |
| 19 | Hood River County | 16 | Severe Storm | 1964 | 2024 |
| 20 | Benton County | 15 | Severe Storm | 1964 | 2024 |
| 21 | Grant County | 15 | Fire | 1964 | 2025 |
| 22 | Marion County | 15 | Fire | 1964 | 2023 |
| 23 | Polk County | 14 | Severe Storm | 1964 | 2021 |
| 24 | Wheeler County | 14 | Coastal Storm | 1964 | 2025 |
| 25 | Umatilla County | 13 | Flood | 1964 | 2025 |
| 26 | Gilliam County | 12 | Coastal Storm | 1964 | 2025 |
| 27 | Lake County | 12 | Fire | 1964 | 2021 |
| 28 | Multnomah County | 12 | Severe Storm | 1964 | 2024 |
| 29 | Baker County | 11 | Fire | 1964 | 2024 |
| 30 | Crook County | 11 | Coastal Storm | 1964 | 2025 |
| 31 | Wallowa County | 11 | Flood | 1964 | 2020 |
| 32 | Morrow County | 10 | Coastal Storm | 1964 | 2024 |
| 33 | Sherman County | 10 | Severe Storm | 1964 | 2024 |
| 34 | Harney County | 8 | Biological | 1964 | 2024 |
| 35 | Union County | 8 | Flood | 1964 | 2020 |
| 36 | Malheur County | 7 | Biological | 1964 | 2024 |