Declared Disasters by Year or State

By Year:
Year Number of Disaster Declarations
2008 56
2007 63
2006 52
2005 48
2004 68
2003 56
2002 49
2001 45
2000 45
1999 50
1998 65
1997 44
1996 75
1995 32
1994 36
1993 32
1992 45
1991 43
1990 38
1989 31
1988 11
1987 23
1986 28
1985 27
1984 34
1983 21
1982 24
1981 15
1980 23
1979 42
1978 25
1977 22
1976 30
1975 38
1974 46
1973 46
1972 48
1971 17
1970 17
1969 29
1968 19
1967 11
1966 11
1965 25
1964 25
1963 20
1962 22
1961 12
1960 12
1959 7
1958 7
1957 16
1956 16
1955 18
1954 17
1953 13
 
By State:
  State Number of disaster declared
1 Texas 83
2 California 73
3 Florida 60
4 Oklahoma 58
5 New York 56
6 Louisiana 55
7 Kentucky 47
8 Alabama 47
9 Missouri 46
10 Illinois 45
11 Mississippi 44
12 Arkansas 44
13 Ohio 43
14 Pennsylvania 42
15 West Virginia 41
16 Washington 41
17 Minnesota 41
18 Virginia 39
19 Tennessee 39
20 Nebraska 39
21 Iowa 39
22 Kansas 38
23 North Dakota 36
24 North Carolina 35
25 Indiana 35
26 Maine 33
27 Georgia 33
28 Wisconsin 32
29 Alaska 31
30 South Dakota 29
31 Vermont 27
32 Oregon 25
33 Michigan 25
34 New Jersey 24
35 Federated States of Micronesia 24
36 Hawaii 23
37 New Mexico 21
38 New Hampshire 21
39 Massachusetts 21
40 Idaho 21
41 Puerto Rico 20
42 Arizona 20
43 Montana 18
44 Maryland 18
45 Nevada 17
46 Colorado 16
47 South Carolina 15
48 Northern Mariana Islands 14
49 US Virgin Islands 13
50 Connecticut 13
51 Guam 12
52 Delaware 12
53 American Samoa 10
54 Wyoming 7
55 Utah 7
56 Rhode Island 7
57 Marshall Islands 7
58 District of Columbia 7
59 Palau 1
Total Disaster Declarations 1790
Average 32

Last Modified: Monday, 15-Sep-2008 15:56:32