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Clinch County, Georgia

Clinch County recorded 15 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 7 major disasters, 7 emergencies, and 1 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is hurricane.

Highlighted: Clinch County, GA

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

15
Declarations since FY2000
7
Major disasters (DR)
7
Emergencies (EM)
1
Fire management (FM)
Apr 2026
Most recent
$32.6M
Federal PA obligated (top: emergency protective measures)

The federal disaster record for Clinch County runs between 2004 and 2024, covering 15 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Hurricane Helene in 2024. The hazards behind these declarations were most often hurricane, tropical storm, and biological. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $32.6 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for emergency protective measures.

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 13065
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
93.5
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 93.5% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status76.7
Household characteristics92.7
Racial and ethnic minority status73.7
Housing type and transportation98.2

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

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
20.7
overall risk score
Very Low
Expected annual loss$4.6MVery Low
NRI social vulnerability97.5Very High
Community resilience43.1Relatively 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
Emergency protective measures(B)7$20,371,047
Debris removal(A)9$7,950,881
Utilities(F)11$3,313,311
Roads and bridges(C)20$758,370
Management costs(Z)10$145,460
Parks and recreation(G)3$18,714
Buildings and equipment(E)4$18,436
All categories64$32,576,219

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 119 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.

Hurricane Helene 2024$27.6M
134 days to first federal obligation
Tropical Storm Debby 2024$388K
198 days to first federal obligation
Hurricane Idalia 2023$3.6M
104 days to first federal obligation
Hurricane Irma 2017$390K
201 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, And Straight-Line Winds 2009$139K
77 days to first federal obligation
Tropical Storm Frances 2004$405K
47 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.

2,134
valid registrations
1,599
households approved
$4,843,338
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Repair and replacement$2,224,826
Rental assistance$227,961
Other needs$2,390,551

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.

$108,162
federal mitigation share
5
funded projects
ProgramProjectsFederal share obligated
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP)5$108,162

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.

1
state declarations with local storm evidence
32
statewide on record

Archive coverage for Georgia: 2011-present structured Governor archives; Georgia Archives pre-2011 holdings require archival backfill

SignedOrderDeclarationHazards reported hereReported damage
Apr 6, 202204.06.22.01Declaring a State of Emergency due to tornado and severe storm damageHeavy RainNot reported

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 Clinch County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
HurricaneSep 30, 2024DR-4830-GADR
Tropical StormSep 26, 2024EM-3616-GAEM
Tropical StormSep 24, 2024DR-4821-GADR
Tropical StormAug 5, 2024EM-3607-GAEM
HurricaneSep 7, 2023DR-4738-GADR
BiologicalMar 29, 2020DR-4501-GADR
BiologicalMar 13, 2020EM-3464-GAEM
HurricaneOct 10, 2018EM-3406-GAEM
HurricaneSep 15, 2017DR-4338-GADR
HurricaneSep 8, 2017EM-3387-GAEM
FireMay 8, 2017FM-5181-GAFM
HurricaneOct 6, 2016EM-3379-GAEM
Severe StormApr 23, 2009DR-1833-GADR
HurricaneSep 5, 2005EM-3218-GAEM
HurricaneSep 24, 2004DR-1560-GADR

Every declaration on record

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

Showing 15 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Sep 30, 2024DR-4830-GADRHurricaneHurricane Helene
Sep 26, 2024EM-3616-GAEMTropical StormHurricane Helene
Sep 24, 2024DR-4821-GADRTropical StormTropical Storm Debby
Aug 5, 2024EM-3607-GAEMTropical StormHurricane Debby
Sep 7, 2023DR-4738-GADRHurricaneHurricane Idalia
Mar 29, 2020DR-4501-GADRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3464-GAEMBiologicalCovid-19
Oct 10, 2018EM-3406-GAEMHurricaneHurricane Michael
Sep 15, 2017DR-4338-GADRHurricaneHurricane Irma
Sep 8, 2017EM-3387-GAEMHurricaneHurricane Irma
May 8, 2017FM-5181-GAFMFireWest Mims Fire
Oct 6, 2016EM-3379-GAEMHurricaneHurricane Matthew
Apr 23, 2009DR-1833-GADRSevere StormSevere Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, And Straight-Line Winds
Sep 5, 2005EM-3218-GAEMHurricaneHurricane Katrina Evacuation
Sep 24, 2004DR-1560-GADRHurricaneTropical Storm Frances
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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 Georgia'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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