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Johnson County, Kansas

Johnson 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 severe storm.

Highlighted: Johnson County, KS

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)
Oct 2023
Most recent
$51.5M
Federal PA obligated (top: emergency protective measures)

The federal disaster record for Johnson County runs between 2002 and 2023, covering 7 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding in 2023. The hazards behind these declarations were most often severe storm, biological, and severe ice storm. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $51.5 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 20091
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
6.0
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 6.0% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status4.4
Household characteristics19.8
Racial and ethnic minority status55.4
Housing type and transportation8.1

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

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
94.8
overall risk score
Relatively High
Expected annual loss$256.8MRelatively High
NRI social vulnerability10.6Very Low
Community resilience75.3Relatively 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)97$35,436,068
Debris removal(A)103$12,487,251
Parks and recreation(G)21$1,363,522
Management costs(Z)18$798,600
Water control facilities(D)11$695,138
Buildings and equipment(E)31$284,302
Utilities(F)5$212,665
Roads and bridges(C)10$184,878
All categories296$51,462,424

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 125 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, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding 2023$2.4M
134 days to first federal obligation
Covid-19 Pandemic 2020$35.3M
212 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding 2017$3.4M
196 days to first federal obligation
DR-4035 2011$20K
117 days to first federal obligation
Hurricane Katrina Evacuation 2005$2K
96 days to first federal obligation
Severe Winter Ice Storm 2002$10.3M
26 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.

931
valid registrations
805
households approved
$4,687,712
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Other needs$4,687,712

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.

$8,143,274
federal mitigation share
10
funded projects
12
properties mitigated
ProgramProjectsFederal share obligated
Legislative Pre-Disaster Mitigation(LPDM)1$4,906,200
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP)7$2,467,841
Pre-Disaster Mitigation(PDM)1$765,000
Flood Mitigation Assistance(FMA)1$4,233

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

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
Severe StormOct 26, 2023DR-4747-KSDR
BiologicalMar 29, 2020DR-4504-KSDR
BiologicalMar 13, 2020EM-3481-KSEM
Severe StormNov 7, 2017DR-4347-KSDR
Severe StormDec 12, 2007EM-3282-KSEM
HurricaneSep 10, 2005EM-3236-KSEM
Severe Ice StormFeb 6, 2002DR-1402-KSDR

Every declaration on record

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

Showing 7 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Oct 26, 2023DR-4747-KSDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Mar 29, 2020DR-4504-KSDRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3481-KSEMBiologicalCovid-19
Nov 7, 2017DR-4347-KSDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
Dec 12, 2007EM-3282-KSEMSevere StormSevere Winter Storms
Sep 10, 2005EM-3236-KSEMHurricaneHurricane Katrina Evacuation
Feb 6, 2002DR-1402-KSDRSevere Ice StormSevere Winter Ice Storm
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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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