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Hurricane history in Virginia

Virginia has 870 county-level hurricane declarations across 133 counties. Northumberland County leads with 13 declarations. Total tracked FEMA obligations for hurricane events in this state: $407.0M.

This page shows every Virginia county in Virginia 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 Virginia, see the Virginia state page.

Hurricane in Virginia

Counties ranked by hurricane declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTracked aid
1Northumberland County13$783K
2Hampton city12$24.6M
3King and Queen County12$326K
4Lancaster County12$4.4M
5Westmoreland County12$1.3M
6Essex County11$700K
7Mathews County11$1.9M
8Middlesex County11$809K
9Newport News city11$16.3M
10Northampton County11$593K
11Richmond County11$153K
12Suffolk city11$8.5M
13Accomack County10$4.2M
14Chesapeake city10$21.5M
15Chesterfield County10$47.3M
16Isle of Wight County10$7.6M
17King William County10$559K
18New Kent County10$1.6M
19Norfolk city10$27.7M
20Portsmouth city10$12.8M
21Virginia Beach city10$30.0M
22Henrico County9$18.3M
23James City County9$10.0M
24Lunenburg County9$112K
25Poquoson city9$7.7M
26Surry County9$2.4M
27Williamsburg city9$2.2M
28York County9$11.8M
29Brunswick County8$577K
30Charles City County8$253K
31Dinwiddie County8$770K
32Franklin city8$6.4M
33Gloucester County8$6.8M
34Halifax County8$351K
35King George County8$187K
36Mecklenburg County8$2.7M
37Nelson County8$463K
38Nottoway County8$6.0M
39Powhatan County8$230K
40Richmond city8$62.8M
41Sussex County8$3.9M
42Amelia County7$142K
43Campbell County7$26K
44Caroline County7$206K
45Cumberland County7$38K
46Danville city7$8.1M
47Emporia city7$249K
48Fluvanna County7$70K
49Greensville County7$539K
50Hanover County7$2.7M
51Hopewell city7$926K
52Louisa County7$108K
53Pittsylvania County7$4.4M
54Prince George County7$1.5M
55Rappahannock County7$20K
56Southampton County7$3.2M
57Albemarle County6$204K
58Amherst County6$5K
59Appomattox County6$41K
60Augusta County6$324K
61Bedford County6$24K
62Botetourt County6$0
63Buckingham County6$44K
64Charlotte County6$165K
65Clarke County6$29K
66Colonial Heights city6$1.4M
67Culpeper County6$68K
68Fauquier County6$220K
69Franklin County6$224K
70Frederick County6$72K
71Goochland County6$322K
72Greene County6$68K
73Highland County6$1K
74Madison County6$44K
75Martinsville city6$364K
76Petersburg city6$4.6M
77Prince Edward County6$412K
78Prince William County6$2.3M
79Rockbridge County6$291K
80Shenandoah County6$128K
81Warren County6$225K
82Alexandria city5$1.4M
83Alleghany County5$0
84Arlington County5$1.3M
85Bath County5$0
86Buena Vista city5$195K
87Charlottesville city5$306K
88Craig County5$90K
89Fairfax County5$2.2M
90Fairfax city5$1.3M
91Falls Church city5$224K
92Floyd County5$0
93Fredericksburg city5$488K
94Grayson County5$22K
95Harrisonburg city5$67K
96Henry County5$331K
97Loudoun County5$727K
98Lynchburg city5$37K
99Manassas city5$208K
100Montgomery County5$0
101Orange County5$93K
102Page County5$660K
103Roanoke County5$296K
104Rockingham County5$201K
105Spotsylvania County5$4.3M
106Stafford County5$312K
107Staunton city5$91K
108Waynesboro city5$482K
109Bristol city4$4K
110Galax city4$367K
111Giles County4$0
112Lexington city4$0
113Manassas Park city4$745
114Patrick County4$0
115Pulaski County4$12K
116Roanoke city4$0
117Russell County4$0
118Winchester city4$4K
119Bland County3$0
120Buchanan County3$0
121Carroll County3$0
122Covington city3$0
123Dickenson County3$0
124Lee County3$0
125Norton city3$0
126Radford city3$0
127Salem city3$0
128Scott County3$0
129Smyth County3$0
130Tazewell County3$0
131Washington County3$0
132Wise County3$0
133Wythe County3$0