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

#CountyDeclarationsTop hazardFirst yearLatest year
1Douglas County27Severe Storm19642025
2Josephine County24Fire19642025
3Tillamook County24Severe Storm19642024
4Wasco County24Fire19642025
5Lane County23Severe Storm19642024
6Lincoln County23Severe Storm19642024
7Clackamas County22Severe Storm19642024
8Coos County20Severe Storm19642025
9Jackson County20Fire19642025
10Jefferson County20Fire19642025
11Linn County20Severe Storm19642024
12Deschutes County19Fire19642025
13Clatsop County18Severe Storm19642020
14Yamhill County18Severe Storm19642024
15Columbia County17Severe Storm19642020
16Curry County17Severe Storm19642025
17Klamath County17Fire19642024
18Washington County17Fire19642024
19Hood River County16Severe Storm19642024
20Benton County15Severe Storm19642024
21Grant County15Fire19642025
22Marion County15Fire19642023
23Polk County14Severe Storm19642021
24Wheeler County14Coastal Storm19642025
25Umatilla County13Flood19642025
26Gilliam County12Coastal Storm19642025
27Lake County12Fire19642021
28Multnomah County12Severe Storm19642024
29Baker County11Fire19642024
30Crook County11Coastal Storm19642025
31Wallowa County11Flood19642020
32Morrow County10Coastal Storm19642024
33Sherman County10Severe Storm19642024
34Harney County8Biological19642024
35Union County8Flood19642020
36Malheur County7Biological19642024