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Raleigh County, West Virginia

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

Total declarations
29
1967 to 2026
Tracked FEMA aid
$12.6M
PA + assistance signals
Most common type
Severe Storm
3,726 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.

Utilities$2.4M
Emergency Protective Measures$1.1M
Roads and Bridges$524K
Debris Removal$184K
Buildings and Equipment$97K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$28K
Management Costs$22K
Total PA obligated$4.4M

Individual assistance

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

Tracked registrations3,726
IHP / household aid$8.2M
Housing assistance$5.4M
Other needs assistance$2.8M
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 2020Raleigh County

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

DR-4517-WV · Jan 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
$66KPA obligated
353Registrations
$1.9MHousehold aid
PA, HMPrograms
BiologicalMar 2020Raleigh County

COVID-19

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

HURRICANE SANDY

DR-4093-WV · Oct 29, 2012 to Nov 8, 2012
$97KPA obligated
0Registrations
$0Household aid
PA, HMPrograms
StormJun 2012Raleigh County

SEVERE STORMS

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

FLOODING

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

DROUGHT

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

FLOODING

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

Disaster history context for Raleigh County

Raleigh County, West Virginia has 29 FEMA disaster declarations on record, spanning from 1967 to 2026. The dominant hazard type is severe storm, followed by flood. That is close to the West Virginia average of 24 declarations per county. Total tracked FEMA obligations for this county exceed $12.6M, 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.