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Macoupin County, Illinois

Macoupin County recorded 7 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 4 major disasters, 3 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is tornado.

Highlighted: Macoupin County, IL

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

7
Declarations since FY2000
4
Major disasters (DR)
3
Emergencies (EM)
0
Fire management (FM)
Dec 2021
Most recent
$3.2M
Federal PA obligated (top: utilities)

The federal disaster record for Macoupin County runs between 2002 and 2021, covering 7 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic in 2020. The hazards behind these declarations were most often tornado, biological, and severe ice storm. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $3.2 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for utilities.

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 17117
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
11.6
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 11.6% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status23.9
Household characteristics25.6
Racial and ethnic minority status5.2
Housing type and transportation10.1

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

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
79.9
overall risk score
Relatively Low
Expected annual loss$38.7MRelatively Low
NRI social vulnerability50.7Relatively Moderate
Community resilience72.7Relatively High

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
Utilities(F)7$1,361,086
Roads and bridges(C)71$855,326
Emergency protective measures(B)61$369,632
Debris removal(A)42$361,318
Water control facilities(D)1$194,755
Buildings and equipment(E)6$13,032
Management costs(Z)2$2,436
Parks and recreation(G)1$1,979
All categories191$3,159,564

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 75 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.

Covid-19 Pandemic 2020$184K
118 days to first federal obligation
DR-4461 2019$21K
300 days to first federal obligation
DR-1960 2011$4K
63 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms And Flooding 2008$598K
87 days to first federal obligation
DR-1771 2008$3K
64 days to first federal obligation
Severe Winter Storm 2007$2.0M
28 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.

59
valid registrations
50
households approved
$335,338
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Other needs$335,338

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.

$154,353
federal mitigation share
3
funded projects
ProgramProjectsFederal share obligated
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP)2$110,670
Pre-Disaster Mitigation(PDM)1$43,683

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
7
statewide on record

Archive coverage for Illinois: 2000-present numbered EO archive; separate disaster-proclamation listings yield weather records from 2023; earlier proclamation backfill remains pending.; Collection failed: Illinois adapter: scrape failed

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

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
TornadoDec 13, 2021EM-3577-ILEM
BiologicalMar 26, 2020DR-4489-ILDR
BiologicalMar 13, 2020EM-3435-ILEM
Severe StormOct 3, 2008DR-1800-ILDR
Severe Ice StormFeb 9, 2007DR-1681-ILDR
HurricaneSep 7, 2005EM-3230-ILEM
TornadoMay 21, 2002DR-1416-ILDR

Every declaration on record

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

Showing 7 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Dec 13, 2021EM-3577-ILEMTornadoSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes
Mar 26, 2020DR-4489-ILDRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3435-ILEMBiologicalCovid-19
Oct 3, 2008DR-1800-ILDRSevere StormSevere Storms And Flooding
Feb 9, 2007DR-1681-ILDRSevere Ice StormSevere Winter Storm
Sep 7, 2005EM-3230-ILEMHurricaneHurricane Katrina Evacuation
May 21, 2002DR-1416-ILDRTornadoSevere Storms, Tornadoes And Flooding
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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 Illinois'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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