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Shelby County, Tennessee

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

Total declarations
28
1973 to 2026
Tracked FEMA aid
$239.7M
PA + assistance signals
Most common type
Severe Storm
68,941 registrations tracked
Most recent event
DR-4898
Feb 6, 2026
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.

Utilities$84.3M
Debris Removal$59.1M
Emergency Protective Measures$18.8M
Buildings and Equipment$9.1M
Roads and Bridges$2.4M
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$511K
Management Costs$336K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$89K
Total PA obligated$174.7M

Individual assistance

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

Tracked registrations68,941
IHP / household aid$64.9M
Housing assistance$29.0M
Other needs assistance$35.9M
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.

BiologicalApr 2020Shelby County

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

DR-4514-TN · Jan 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
$8.1MPA obligated
2,672Registrations
$14.3MHousehold aid
PA, HMPrograms
BiologicalMar 2020Shelby County

COVID-19

EM-3473-TN · Jan 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
FloodMay 2011Shelby County

FLOODING

EM-3321-TN · Apr 26, 2011 to Jun 7, 2011
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms