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Biological history in Washington

Washington has 78 county-level biological declarations across 39 counties. Adams County leads with 2 declarations. Total tracked FEMA obligations for biological events in this state: $2.9B.

This page shows every Washington county in Washington that has at least one FEMA biological 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 biological events — useful context for anyone evaluating property risk, insurance needs, or emergency planning in the area.

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

Biological in Washington

Counties ranked by biological declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTracked aid
1Adams County2$15K
2Asotin County2$2.2M
3Benton County2$2.1M
4Chelan County2$1.8M
5Clallam County2$7.0M
6Clark County2$67.5M
7Columbia County2$252K
8Cowlitz County2$2.5M
9Douglas County2$472K
10Ferry County2$49K
11Franklin County2$2.1M
12Garfield County2$18K
13Grant County2$537K
14Grays Harbor County2$1.2M
15Island County2$251K
16Jefferson County2$1.9M
17King County2$870.7M
18Kitsap County2$10.7M
19Kittitas County2$1.1M
20Klickitat County2$143K
21Lewis County2$979K
22Lincoln County2$110K
23Mason County2$1.5M
24Okanogan County2$9.3M
25Pacific County2$99K
26Pend Oreille County2$501K
27Pierce County2$438.9M
28San Juan County2$483K
29Skagit County2$8.1M
30Skamania County2$425K
31Snohomish County2$14.9M
32Spokane County2$17.9M
33Stevens County2$748K
34Thurston County2$1.5B
35Wahkiakum County2$5K
36Walla Walla County2$3.0M
37Whatcom County2$4.0M
38Whitman County2$1.1M
39Yakima County2$5.4M