At a glance
What this dataset shows
- 285 unique DR declarations are included in the 2021–2025 window.
- Program flags are counted independently, so the three rows must not be added together as a disaster total.
- The table describes source-record program designations, not applications, awards or dollars.
01 / Visual summary
Unique FEMA declarations in the program window
The chart shows unique declaration records; the table below breaks their program flags out by year.
02 / Exact values
Program flags by year
Counts of unique DR declaration records whose source row marks each assistance program as declared.
| Program | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual Assistance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Public Assistance | 53 | 40 | 59 | 77 | 36 |
| Hazard Mitigation | 55 | 43 | 60 | 87 | 8 |
05 / Context
Program flags are not spending totals
The 285 unique declarations in the 2021–2025 window are grouped by whether FEMA's source record marks Individual Assistance, Public Assistance or Hazard Mitigation as declared. These are program flags on declaration records, not appropriated dollars, applicants, awards or completed projects.
A declaration can have more than one flag. The three program rows should therefore be read independently and should not be added together as a total number of disasters.
- Individual Assistance is an eligibility flag in the source record.
- Public Assistance is an eligibility flag in the source record.
- Hazard Mitigation is an eligibility flag in the source record.
06 / Context
Why this complements the main FEMA report
The main statistics report answers how many major-disaster declarations appear by year and state for the current five-year view. This companion adds the program dimension without creating another state-ranking page or implying a relationship between program flags and property losses.
For a claim about an individual application or deadline, use FEMA’s current disaster page for the affected declaration. This table is a historical comparison aid, not an eligibility decision.
Conclusion
Use the table with its definition.
This table is best used to compare how often the checked declaration records carry each program flag. For a live eligibility or deadline question, move from the historical table to the current FEMA declaration and program guidance.
Sources and limits
Read the source notes before reusing the numbers.
This page preserves the dataset scope, period and limitations. The figures are not a forecast, an insurance estimate, a measure of individual risk, or a ranking beyond the selection described above.
OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2
Primary declaration fields, dates, incident types and assistance-program flags.
Open official source ↗FEMA disaster declarations
Official human-readable declaration lookup and definitions.
Open official source ↗OpenAI assisted with explanatory prose. Tables and charts are rendered from checked local source snapshots.