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Rock Island County, Illinois

Rock Island County recorded 8 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 6 major disasters, 2 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is flood.

Highlighted: Rock Island County, IL

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

8
Declarations since FY2000
6
Major disasters (DR)
2
Emergencies (EM)
0
Fire management (FM)
Mar 2020
Most recent
$22.6M
Federal PA obligated (top: emergency protective measures)

The federal disaster record for Rock Island County runs between 2001 and 2020, covering 8 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic in 2020. The hazards behind these declarations were most often flood, biological, and severe storm. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $22.6 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 17161
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
75.6
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 75.6% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status58.2
Household characteristics84.8
Racial and ethnic minority status67.0
Housing type and transportation73.9

Higher percentiles indicate greater relative social vulnerability within the CDC SVI framework. CDC SVI 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)168$17,399,459
Parks and recreation(G)33$2,217,814
Roads and bridges(C)51$1,362,331
Debris removal(A)47$632,215
Utilities(F)16$392,135
Management costs(Z)14$294,705
Water control facilities(D)6$177,731
Buildings and equipment(E)15$134,715
All categories350$22,611,105

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 7-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 70 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$14.4M
301 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms And Flooding 2019$3.9M
126 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding 2013$570K
88 days to first federal obligation
Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm 2011$400K
32 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms And Flooding 2008$1.8M
52 days to first federal obligation
DR-3269 2006$5K
26 days to first federal obligation
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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.

1,196
valid registrations
754
households approved
$3,168,073
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Repair and replacement$984,369
Rental assistance$247,492
Other needs$1,934,271

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

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
BiologicalMar 26, 2020DR-4489-ILDR
BiologicalMar 13, 2020EM-3435-ILEM
FloodSep 19, 2019DR-4461-ILDR
FloodMay 10, 2013DR-4116-ILDR
SnowstormMar 17, 2011DR-1960-ILDR
Severe StormJun 24, 2008DR-1771-ILDR
HurricaneSep 7, 2005EM-3230-ILEM
FloodMay 9, 2001DR-1368-ILDR

Every declaration on record

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

Showing 8 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Mar 26, 2020DR-4489-ILDRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3435-ILEMBiologicalCovid-19
Sep 19, 2019DR-4461-ILDRFloodSevere Storms And Flooding
May 10, 2013DR-4116-ILDRFloodSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
Mar 17, 2011DR-1960-ILDRSnowstormSevere Winter Storm And Snowstorm
Jun 24, 2008DR-1771-ILDRSevere StormSevere Storms And Flooding
Sep 7, 2005EM-3230-ILEMHurricaneHurricane Katrina Evacuation
May 9, 2001DR-1368-ILDRFloodFlooding
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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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