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Faulkner County, Arkansas

Faulkner County recorded 17 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 10 major disasters, 7 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is severe storm.

Highlighted: Faulkner County, AR

Totals: FY2000–FY2025 · Page last rebuilt Sep 12, 2026 · the current in-progress fiscal year is not included in totals

17
Declarations since FY2000
10
Major disasters (DR)
7
Emergencies (EM)
0
Fire management (FM)
Jan 2026
Most recent
$10.5M
Federal PA obligated (top: debris removal)

The federal disaster record for Faulkner County runs between 2000 and 2025, covering 17 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes in 2023. The hazards behind these declarations were most often severe storm, severe ice storm, and flood. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $10.5 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for debris removal.

Risk and vulnerability context

Historical declarations show what has happened here. These national datasets add context about underlying natural-hazard risk and community vulnerability.

County FIPS 05045
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
53.3
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 53.3% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status45.9
Household characteristics20.7
Racial and ethnic minority status54.4
Housing type and transportation82.7

Higher percentiles indicate greater relative social vulnerability within the CDC SVI framework. CDC SVI documentation

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
86.2
overall risk score
Relatively Moderate
Expected annual loss$74.8MRelatively Moderate
NRI social vulnerability14.9Very Low
Community resilience57.2Relatively Moderate

The NRI combines expected annual loss, social vulnerability, and community resilience to describe relative natural-hazard risk. FEMA NRI documentation

About these measures: CDC Social Vulnerability Index and FEMA National Risk Index Social Vulnerability are separate measures built with different methods. They are shown side by side for context and should not be interpreted as equivalent scores.

Federal Public Assistance by category

Federal share obligated to this jurisdiction under FEMA Public Assistance since 2000, grouped by damage category. Figures are rounded to the nearest dollar and reflect obligations, which may change as projects close out.

CategoryProjectsFederal share obligated
Debris removal(A)22$3,289,948
Emergency protective measures(B)54$2,208,706
Utilities(F)13$2,012,990
Roads and bridges(C)97$1,852,656
Parks and recreation(G)6$774,038
Buildings and equipment(E)12$173,147
Management costs(Z)8$139,825
Water control facilities(D)1$38,564
All categories213$10,489,874

Recovery funding, how fast it came

For each disaster, the wait from the declaration to the first federal obligation (amber), then the federal share obligating after that (teal), on a shared 6-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 116 days. An obligation is the federal share committed to the recipient state, not funds disbursed to the locality, which comes later and is not shown.

Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes 2023$1.2M
139 days to first federal obligation
Covid-19 Pandemic 2020$22K
551 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms And Flooding 2019$1.6M
108 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding 2017$969K
125 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms,Tornadoes, And Flooding 2014$3.8M
104 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Associated Flooding 2011$1.2M
95 days to first federal obligation
Declared1 yr2 yr3 yr4 yr5 yr6 yr

Assistance to households (Individual Assistance)

FEMA Individual Assistance to households in this jurisdiction, combined across the Housing Assistance owner and renter programs. Valid registrations are households that applied within a designated Individual Assistance area; approved counts and dollars are the households FEMA found eligible under the Individuals and Households Program. Figures are self-reported and drawn from NEMIS through OpenFEMA, not audited, and Individual Assistance exists only for disasters where it was designated, so many jurisdictions show none.

2,609
valid registrations
1,065
households approved
$7,542,197
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Repair and replacement$4,027,959
Rental assistance$1,075,416
Other needs$2,415,960

Hazard mitigation, what has been funded here

Federal Hazard Mitigation Assistance obligated to this jurisdiction to reduce future disaster losses, across the FEMA mitigation programs. This is the record of past mitigation investment a local hazard mitigation plan documents. Figures are federal share obligated, reported through OpenFEMA and not audited, and are separate from the Public Assistance funding above.

$11,687,573
federal mitigation share
21
funded projects
28
properties mitigated
ProgramProjectsFederal share obligated
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP)13$7,976,757
Pre-Disaster Mitigation(PDM)7$3,147,984
Flood Mitigation Assistance(FMA)1$562,831

State declarations (governor)

Emergency declarations issued by the governor of this state, which are separate from and usually precede a federal declaration. A declaration is listed here when NOAA Storm Events recorded reports of the matched hazard in this jurisdiction while the order was in effect. That is evidence of local impact during a declared state emergency. It is not a statement that the governor named this jurisdiction in the order, since most state declarations apply statewide and name no localities at all. Hazard categories come from the order text. Damage figures are NOAA storm report estimates for this jurisdiction only, not the cost of the declaration.

2
state declarations with local storm evidence
9
statewide on record

Archive coverage for Arkansas: 2023-present structured current-Governor archive; 2000-2022 gap disclosed

Source: state executive order archives collected by DisasterData Plus, joined to NOAA Storm Events. See the Plus overview for per-state coverage and method.

Most common hazards

Previous occurrences, for your mitigation plan

Every local hazard mitigation plan must document previous occurrences of each hazard. Here is that record for Faulkner County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
Severe StormApr 5, 2025EM-3627-AREM
Severe StormNov 14, 2023DR-4748-ARDR
HurricaneAug 27, 2020EM-3541-AREM
BiologicalApr 3, 2020DR-4518-ARDR
BiologicalMar 13, 2020EM-3461-AREM
FloodJun 8, 2019DR-4441-ARDR
FloodMay 30, 2019EM-3414-AREM
Severe StormJun 15, 2017DR-4318-ARDR
Severe StormFeb 5, 2016DR-4254-ARDR
Severe StormApr 29, 2014DR-4174-ARDR
Severe StormMay 2, 2011DR-1975-ARDR
Severe Ice StormJan 28, 2009EM-3301-AREM
Severe StormMar 26, 2008DR-1751-ARDR
HurricaneSep 2, 2005EM-3215-AREM
Severe StormJun 6, 2003DR-1472-ARDR
Severe Ice StormDec 29, 2000DR-1354-ARDR
Severe Ice StormDec 28, 2000EM-3159-AREM

Every declaration on record

DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance

Showing 17 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Apr 5, 2025EM-3627-AREMSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Nov 14, 2023DR-4748-ARDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes
Aug 27, 2020EM-3541-AREMHurricaneHurricane Laura
Apr 3, 2020DR-4518-ARDRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3461-AREMBiologicalCovid-19
Jun 8, 2019DR-4441-ARDRFloodSevere Storms And Flooding
May 30, 2019EM-3414-AREMFloodSevere Storms And Flooding
Jun 15, 2017DR-4318-ARDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
Feb 5, 2016DR-4254-ARDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
Apr 29, 2014DR-4174-ARDRSevere StormSevere Storms,Tornadoes, And Flooding
May 2, 2011DR-1975-ARDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, And Associated Flooding
Jan 28, 2009EM-3301-AREMSevere Ice StormSevere Winter Storm
Mar 26, 2008DR-1751-ARDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Sep 2, 2005EM-3215-AREMHurricaneHurricane Katrina Evacuation
Jun 6, 2003DR-1472-ARDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Dec 29, 2000DR-1354-ARDRSevere Ice StormSevere Winter Ice Storm
Dec 28, 2000EM-3159-AREMSevere Ice StormSevere Winter Ice Storm
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How these numbers are built

Drawn from FEMA's OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, rebuilt each week. A declaration is counted here once for each designated area it names, so a single disaster covering many localities is counted in each one. For that reason these jurisdiction counts do not sum to Arkansas's statewide total. This page counts declarations that named this jurisdiction as a designated area. Totals cover complete fiscal years (Oct 1 to Sep 30); the in-progress year may appear in the most-recent list but is not counted in the totals. Uses OpenFEMA data but is not endorsed by or affiliated with FEMA.

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