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Clay County, Kansas

Clay County recorded 15 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 12 major disasters, 3 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is severe storm.

Highlighted: Clay County, KS

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

15
Declarations since FY2000
12
Major disasters (DR)
3
Emergencies (EM)
0
Fire management (FM)
Feb 2022
Most recent
$6.8M
Federal PA obligated (top: utilities)

The federal disaster record for Clay County runs between 2005 and 2022, covering 15 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Severe Storms And Straight Line Winds in 2022. The hazards behind these declarations were most often severe storm, biological, and hurricane. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $6.8 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 20027
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
46.4
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 46.4% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status18.1
Household characteristics87.4
Racial and ethnic minority status19.9
Housing type and transportation70.9

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

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
16.4
overall risk score
Very Low
Expected annual loss$6.1MVery Low
NRI social vulnerability46.5Relatively Moderate
Community resilience96.3Very 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)6$4,693,757
Roads and bridges(C)29$1,525,127
Debris removal(A)27$335,715
Emergency protective measures(B)24$151,230
Parks and recreation(G)7$113,257
Management costs(Z)6$18,380
Buildings and equipment(E)4$11,946
All categories103$6,849,412

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 197 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.

Severe Storms And Straight Line Winds 2022$20K
287 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding,Landslides,And Mudslides 2019$274K
336 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding 2018$48K
245 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding 2015$211K
149 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding 2013$148K
111 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding 2011$537K
124 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.

32
valid registrations
20
households approved
$107,027
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Repair and replacement$6,855
Rental assistance$436
Other needs$99,736

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.

$829,280
federal mitigation share
5
funded projects
4
properties mitigated
ProgramProjectsFederal share obligated
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP)4$791,780
Pre-Disaster Mitigation(PDM)1$37,500

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

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
Severe StormFeb 17, 2022DR-4640-KSDR
BiologicalMar 29, 2020DR-4504-KSDR
BiologicalMar 13, 2020EM-3481-KSEM
Severe StormJun 20, 2019DR-4449-KSDR
Severe StormOct 19, 2018DR-4403-KSDR
Severe StormJul 20, 2015DR-4230-KSDR
Severe StormOct 22, 2013DR-4150-KSDR
Severe StormJul 29, 2011DR-4010-KSDR
Severe StormAug 10, 2010DR-1932-KSDR
Severe StormMar 9, 2010DR-1885-KSDR
Severe StormJul 9, 2008DR-1776-KSDR
Severe StormFeb 1, 2008DR-1741-KSDR
Severe StormDec 12, 2007EM-3282-KSEM
Severe StormMay 6, 2007DR-1699-KSDR
HurricaneSep 10, 2005EM-3236-KSEM

Every declaration on record

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

Showing 15 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Feb 17, 2022DR-4640-KSDRSevere StormSevere Storms And Straight Line Winds
Mar 29, 2020DR-4504-KSDRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3481-KSEMBiologicalCovid-19
Jun 20, 2019DR-4449-KSDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding,Landslides,And Mudslides
Oct 19, 2018DR-4403-KSDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
Jul 20, 2015DR-4230-KSDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
Oct 22, 2013DR-4150-KSDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Jul 29, 2011DR-4010-KSDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Aug 10, 2010DR-1932-KSDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Flooding, And Tornadoes
Mar 9, 2010DR-1885-KSDRSevere StormSevere Winter Storms And Snowstorm
Jul 9, 2008DR-1776-KSDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Flooding And Tornadoes
Feb 1, 2008DR-1741-KSDRSevere StormSevere Winter Storms
Dec 12, 2007EM-3282-KSEMSevere StormSevere Winter Storms
May 6, 2007DR-1699-KSDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Sep 10, 2005EM-3236-KSEMHurricaneHurricane Katrina Evacuation
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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 Kansas'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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