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Denton County, Texas

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

Total declarations
24
1974 to 2024
Tracked FEMA aid
$22.6M
PA + assistance signals
Most common type
Severe Storm
12,182 registrations tracked
Most recent event
DR-4781
May 17, 2024
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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.

Emergency Protective Measures$7.0M
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$3.6M
Roads and Bridges$1.1M
Debris Removal$108K
Utilities$108K
Buildings and Equipment$50K
Water Control Facilities$32K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$17K
Total PA obligated$12.1M

Individual assistance

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

Tracked registrations12,182
IHP / household aid$10.6M
Housing assistance$4.9M
Other needs assistance$5.6M
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.

BiologicalMar 2020Denton County

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

DR-4485-TX · Jan 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
$5.1MPA obligated
753Registrations
$3.7MHousehold aid
PA, HMPrograms
BiologicalMar 2020Denton County

COVID-19

EM-3458-TX · Jan 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
HurricaneSep 2008Denton County

HURRICANE IKE

EM-3294-TX · Sep 7, 2008 to Sep 26, 2008
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
FireMar 2008Denton County

WILDFIRES

EM-3284-TX · Mar 14, 2008 to Sep 1, 2008
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
HurricaneSep 2005Denton County

HURRICANE RITA

DR-1606-TX · Sep 23, 2005 to Oct 14, 2005
$25KPA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PA, HMPrograms
HurricaneSep 2005Denton County

HURRICANE RITA

EM-3261-TX · Sep 20, 2005 to Oct 14, 2005
$3KPA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
About this county

Disaster history context for Denton County

Denton County, Texas has 24 FEMA disaster declarations on record, spanning from 1974 to 2024. The dominant hazard type is severe storm, followed by hurricane. That is close to the Texas average of 21 declarations per county. Total tracked FEMA obligations for this county exceed $22.6M, split between public infrastructure repair and individual household assistance.

Public assistance covers debris removal, emergency protective measures, and infrastructure repair managed through FEMA project obligations. Individual assistance includes housing aid, other-needs grants, and validated registrations reported through the IHP datasets. These figures reflect what FEMA's open datasets report — actual disbursements to individuals and local agencies may differ from the obligation totals shown here.