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Talbot County, Georgia

Talbot County recorded 9 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 4 major disasters, 5 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is hurricane.

Highlighted: Talbot County, GA

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

9
Declarations since FY2000
4
Major disasters (DR)
5
Emergencies (EM)
0
Fire management (FM)
Jan 2026
Most recent
$255K
Federal PA obligated (top: roads and bridges)

The federal disaster record for Talbot County runs between 2004 and 2024, covering 9 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic in 2020. The hazards behind these declarations were most often hurricane, biological, and severe storm. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated $254,538 in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for roads and bridges.

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 13263
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
69.2
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 69.2% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status87.3
Household characteristics24.6
Racial and ethnic minority status91.8
Housing type and transportation43.2

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

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
2.9
overall risk score
Very Low
Expected annual loss$1.4MVery Low
NRI social vulnerability97.8Very High
Community resilience8.2Very Low

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
Roads and bridges(C)29$215,504
Debris removal(A)4$24,501
Parks and recreation(G)1$7,791
Emergency protective measures(B)3$4,803
Buildings and equipment(E)1$1,939
Management costs(Z)1$0
All categories39$254,538

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 5-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 134 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 Irma 2017$24K
196 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms And Flooding 2016$97K
134 days to first federal obligation
Tropical Storm Frances 2004$134K
130 days to first federal obligation
Declared1 yr2 yr3 yr4 yr5 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
valid registrations
2
households approved
$16,874
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Other needs$16,874

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.

$361,209
federal mitigation share
5
funded projects
ProgramProjectsFederal share obligated
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP)5$361,209

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
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
Jan 20, 202501.20.25.01Declaring a State of Emergency for Winter WeatherWinter StormNot reported
Apr 13, 202004.13.20.01Declaring a State of Emergency due to extensive storm damage on April 12-13, 2020Thunderstorm Wind, Tornado$35,000

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

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
Tropical StormSep 26, 2024EM-3616-GAEM
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
Severe StormFeb 26, 2016DR-4259-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 9 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Sep 26, 2024EM-3616-GAEMTropical StormHurricane Helene
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
Feb 26, 2016DR-4259-GADRSevere StormSevere Storms And Flooding
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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