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Rhode Island disaster history

County pages for Rhode Island, ordered by declaration count and backed by the FEMA datasets described in the brief.

Declarations
115
County declaration rows
Counties affected
5
State pages with county rollups
Tracked FEMA aid
$971.9M
PA + assistance signals
Top incident
Hurricane
Mar 20, 2024
County directory

Counties with the most declarations

These are the county pages most likely to match long-tail “county + disaster history” searches.

Providence County25 declarationsWashington County25 declarationsKent County23 declarationsNewport County22 declarationsBristol County20 declarations
Recent declarations

Latest county-level events

HurricaneAug 2021Kent County

HURRICANE HENRI

EM-3563-RI · Aug 20, 2021 to Aug 24, 2021
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
BiologicalMar 2020Bristol County

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

DR-4505-RI · Jan 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
$9.3MPA obligated
45Registrations
$297KHousehold aid
PA, HMPrograms
BiologicalMar 2020Kent County

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

DR-4505-RI · Jan 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
$20.9MPA obligated
287Registrations
$1.7MHousehold aid
PA, HMPrograms
BiologicalMar 2020Newport County

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

DR-4505-RI · Jan 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
$4.9MPA obligated
49Registrations
$290KHousehold aid
PA, HMPrograms
About this state

FEMA disaster context for Rhode Island

Rhode Island has 115 county-level FEMA disaster declarations spread across 5 counties. The most common declaration type is hurricane. Across all counties, FEMA datasets track $971.9M in combined public and individual assistance obligations.

The counties with the heaviest disaster history are Providence County (25 declarations), Washington County (25), and Kent County (23). Each county page breaks down the timeline, hazard mix, spending categories, and flood insurance signals for that specific area.

Declaration counts reflect how often FEMA formally declared a disaster or emergency affecting a county — not the total number of natural events. A single hurricane can generate declarations across dozens of counties and multiple states. The county pages linked above show the per-county detail behind these state-level totals.