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Hurricane history in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania has 273 county-level hurricane declarations across 67 counties. Bucks County leads with 8 declarations. Total tracked FEMA obligations for hurricane events in this state: $489.6M.

This page shows every Pennsylvania county in Pennsylvania that has at least one FEMA hurricane declaration on record, ranked by how many times that hazard type triggered federal aid. Counties near the top of this list have recurring exposure to hurricane events — useful context for anyone evaluating property risk, insurance needs, or emergency planning in the area.

For the full national view of hurricane declarations across all states, see the hurricane disaster type page. For all hazard types in Pennsylvania, see the Pennsylvania state page.

Hurricane in Pennsylvania

Counties ranked by hurricane declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTracked aid
1Bucks County8$20.7M
2Montgomery County8$47.9M
3Philadelphia County8$148.9M
4Chester County7$22.7M
5Delaware County7$48.0M
6Luzerne County7$9.9M
7Northampton County7$12.3M
8Wyoming County7$2.9M
9Monroe County6$3.4M
10Pike County6$1.4M
11Sullivan County6$494K
12Wayne County6$1.1M
13Bedford County5$5.8M
14Dauphin County5$45.0M
15Fulton County5$1.4M
16Huntingdon County5$2.9M
17Lehigh County5$1.4M
18Susquehanna County5$2.0M
19York County5$6.3M
20Berks County4$0
21Cameron County4$461K
22Carbon County4$832K
23Forest County4$0
24Franklin County4$339K
25Juniata County4$408K
26Lackawanna County4$2.6M
27Lancaster County4$21K
28Potter County4$299K
29Schuylkill County4$4.5M
30Somerset County4$1.0M
31Adams County3$46K
32Allegheny County3$42.8M
33Armstrong County3$3.4M
34Beaver County3$5.2M
35Blair County3$3.3M
36Bradford County3$1.6M
37Butler County3$5.0M
38Cambria County3$0
39Centre County3$1.5M
40Clarion County3$651K
41Clearfield County3$2.2M
42Clinton County3$2.8M
43Columbia County3$745K
44Crawford County3$49K
45Cumberland County3$928K
46Elk County3$423K
47Erie County3$0
48Fayette County3$0
49Greene County3$2.1M
50Indiana County3$1.5M
51Jefferson County3$531K
52Lawrence County3$574K
53Lebanon County3$835K
54Lycoming County3$2.7M
55McKean County3$0
56Mercer County3$0
57Mifflin County3$1.1M
58Montour County3$123K
59Northumberland County3$1.3M
60Perry County3$1.0M
61Snyder County3$542K
62Tioga County3$777K
63Union County3$580K
64Venango County3$0
65Warren County3$0
66Washington County3$7.5M
67Westmoreland County3$2.7M