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Kosciusko County, Indiana

Kosciusko County recorded 12 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 8 major disasters, 4 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is severe storm.

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

12
Declarations since FY2000
8
Major disasters (DR)
4
Emergencies (EM)
0
Fire management (FM)
Aug 2026
Most recent
$1.2M
Federal PA obligated (top: emergency protective measures)

The federal disaster record for Kosciusko County runs between 2001 and 2020, covering 12 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic in 2020. The hazards behind these declarations were most often severe storm, biological, and snowstorm. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $1.2 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 18085
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
39.3
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 39.3% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status31.4
Household characteristics58.0
Racial and ethnic minority status39.2
Housing type and transportation43.1

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

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
66.3
overall risk score
Relatively Low
Expected annual loss$24.8MRelatively Low
NRI social vulnerability44.2Relatively Moderate
Community resilience79.1Relatively 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
Emergency protective measures(B)40$604,895
Roads and bridges(C)14$252,814
Utilities(F)4$114,232
Buildings and equipment(E)11$101,972
Debris removal(A)4$49,405
Parks and recreation(G)2$16,181
Water control facilities(D)4$14,848
All categories79$1,154,347

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 4-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 71 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$178K
553 days to first federal obligation
Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm 2014$185K
83 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms And Flooding 2008$425K
126 days to first federal obligation
Snow 2007$83K
31 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding 2003$167K
59 days to first federal obligation
Snow 2001$116K
30 days to first federal obligation
Declared1 yr2 yr3 yr4 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.

345
valid registrations
236
households approved
$739,673
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Repair and replacement$278,144
Rental assistance$46,134
Other needs$413,920

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

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
BiologicalApr 3, 2020DR-4515-INDR
BiologicalMar 13, 2020EM-3456-INEM
FloodMay 4, 2018DR-4363-INDR
Severe StormApr 22, 2014DR-4173-INDR
Severe StormApr 22, 2009DR-1832-INDR
Severe StormJan 30, 2008DR-1740-INDR
SnowstormMar 12, 2007EM-3274-INEM
HurricaneSep 10, 2005EM-3238-INEM
Severe StormJan 21, 2005DR-1573-INDR
Severe StormJun 3, 2004DR-1520-INDR
Severe StormJul 11, 2003DR-1476-INDR
SnowstormJan 24, 2001EM-3162-INEM

Every declaration on record

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

Showing 12 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Apr 3, 2020DR-4515-INDRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3456-INEMBiologicalCovid-19
May 4, 2018DR-4363-INDRFloodSevere Storms And Flooding
Apr 22, 2014DR-4173-INDRSevere StormSevere Winter Storm And Snowstorm
Apr 22, 2009DR-1832-INDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Jan 30, 2008DR-1740-INDRSevere StormSevere Storms And Flooding
Mar 12, 2007EM-3274-INEMSnowstormSnow
Sep 10, 2005EM-3238-INEMHurricaneHurricane Katrina Evacuation
Jan 21, 2005DR-1573-INDRSevere StormSevere Winter Storms And Flooding
Jun 3, 2004DR-1520-INDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Jul 11, 2003DR-1476-INDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Jan 24, 2001EM-3162-INEMSnowstormSnow
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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 Indiana'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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