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Vermillion County, Indiana

Vermillion County recorded 10 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 7 major disasters, 3 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is severe storm.

Highlighted: Vermillion County, IN

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

10
Declarations since FY2000
7
Major disasters (DR)
3
Emergencies (EM)
0
Fire management (FM)
Jan 2026
Most recent
$300K
Federal PA obligated (top: roads and bridges)

The federal disaster record for Vermillion County runs between 2002 and 2020, covering 10 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 flood. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated $299,864 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 18165
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
39.1
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 39.1% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status37.8
Household characteristics76.3
Racial and ethnic minority status2.6
Housing type and transportation36.0

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

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
23.4
overall risk score
Very Low
Expected annual loss$7.5MVery Low
NRI social vulnerability49.7Relatively Moderate
Community resilience74.2Relatively 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
Roads and bridges(C)9$169,567
Emergency protective measures(B)14$52,324
Debris removal(A)8$51,189
Utilities(F)7$18,518
Parks and recreation(G)5$7,350
Buildings and equipment(E)1$916
Management costs(Z)1$0
All categories45$299,864

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 92 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$0
742 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms And Flooding 2018$135K
186 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And 2011$3K
117 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Flooding, And Tornadoes 2008$65K
67 days to first federal obligation
Severe Winter Storms And Flooding 2005$13K
63 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Tornadoes And Flooding 2004$43K
43 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.

284
valid registrations
192
households approved
$661,462
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Repair and replacement$414,477
Rental assistance$56,074
Other needs$190,688

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 Vermillion 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 StormJun 23, 2011DR-1997-INDR
Severe StormJun 8, 2008DR-1766-INDR
SnowstormMar 12, 2007EM-3274-INEM
HurricaneSep 10, 2005EM-3238-INEM
Severe StormJan 21, 2005DR-1573-INDR
Severe StormSep 1, 2004DR-1542-INDR
Severe StormJun 13, 2002DR-1418-INDR

Every declaration on record

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

Showing 10 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Apr 3, 2020DR-4515-INDRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3456-INEMBiologicalCovid-19
May 4, 2018DR-4363-INDRFloodSevere Storms And Flooding
Jun 23, 2011DR-1997-INDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And
Jun 8, 2008DR-1766-INDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Flooding, And Tornadoes
Mar 12, 2007EM-3274-INEMSnowstormSnow
Sep 10, 2005EM-3238-INEMHurricaneHurricane Katrina Evacuation
Jan 21, 2005DR-1573-INDRSevere StormSevere Winter Storms And Flooding
Sep 1, 2004DR-1542-INDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes And Flooding
Jun 13, 2002DR-1418-INDRSevere StormSevere 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 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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