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Mercer County, West Virginia

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

Total declarations
27
1967 to 2026
Tracked FEMA aid
$28.4M
PA + assistance signals
Most common type
Severe Storm
4,854 registrations tracked
Most recent event
DR-3639
Jan 24, 2026
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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.

Roads and Bridges$11.9M
Debris Removal$1.9M
Emergency Protective Measures$616K
Management Costs$492K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$373K
Buildings and Equipment$239K
Utilities$152K
Water Control Facilities$38K
Total PA obligated$15.7M

Individual assistance

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

Tracked registrations4,854
IHP / household aid$12.7M
Housing assistance$8.9M
Other needs assistance$3.8M
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 2020Mercer County

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

DR-4517-WV · Jan 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
$141KPA obligated
180Registrations
$981KHousehold aid
PA, HMPrograms
BiologicalMar 2020Mercer County

COVID-19

EM-3450-WV · Jan 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
StormJun 2012Mercer County

SEVERE STORMS

EM-3345-WV · Jun 29, 2012 to Jul 10, 2012
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
FloodJan 1996Mercer County

FLOODING

DR-1096-WV · Jan 19, 1996 to Feb 2, 1996
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
IA, PAPrograms
DroughtJan 1977Mercer County

DROUGHT

EM-3021-WV · Jan 19, 1977
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PAPrograms
FloodMar 1967Mercer County

FLOODING

DR-224-WV · Mar 13, 1967
$0PA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
IA, PAPrograms