Most Expensive Presidentially-Declared Disasters*

EVENT Year FEMA Funding
Hurricane Katrina (FL,LA,MS,AL) 2005 $29,318,576,948**
Attack on America - WTC (NY, NJ, VA) 2001 $8,818,350,120
Northridge Earthquake (CA) 1994 $6,978,325,877
Hurricane Rita (TX,LA) 2005 $3,749,698,351
Hurricane Ivan (LA,AL,MS,FL,NC,GA,NJ,PA,WV,NY,TN) 2004 $2,431,034,355
Hurricane Georges (AL, FL, MS, PR, VI) 1998 $2,245,157,178
Hurricane Wilma (FL) 2005 $2,110,738,364
Hurricane Charley (FL,SC) 2004 $1,885,466,628
Hurricane Andrew (FL,LA) 1992 $1,813,594,813
Hurricane Frances (FL,NC,PA,OH,NY,GA,SC) 2004 $1,773,440,505

* Numbers are in actual dollars, not adjusted for inflation.

** Approximately 68 percent funded.

Last Modified: Tuesday, 24-Apr-2007 14:55:46 EDT