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Bullitt County, Kentucky

Bullitt County recorded 18 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 12 major disasters, 6 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is severe storm.

Highlighted: Bullitt County, KY

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

18
Declarations since FY2000
12
Major disasters (DR)
6
Emergencies (EM)
0
Fire management (FM)
Sep 2026
Most recent
$2.6M
Federal PA obligated (top: emergency protective measures)

The federal disaster record for Bullitt County runs between 2003 and 2025, covering 18 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides in 2025. The hazards behind these declarations were most often severe storm, flood, and severe ice storm. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $2.6 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 21029
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
17.8
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 17.8% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status19.2
Household characteristics46.5
Racial and ethnic minority status19.3
Housing type and transportation17.3

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

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
71.8
overall risk score
Relatively Low
Expected annual loss$45.5MRelatively Low
NRI social vulnerability10.6Very Low
Community resilience73.7Relatively 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)42$977,451
Debris removal(A)21$882,559
Roads and bridges(C)10$528,527
Buildings and equipment(E)3$143,746
Utilities(F)4$61,574
Parks and recreation(G)2$36,557
Management costs(Z)4$19,282
All categories86$2,649,696

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 11-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 202 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, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides 2025$662K
232 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides 2025$278K
267 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides 2023$259K
190 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides 2018$348K
215 days to first federal obligation
Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides 2015$147K
71 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides 2015$92K
74 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.

314
valid registrations
232
households approved
$2,156,963
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Repair and replacement$1,237,907
Rental assistance$160,533
Other needs$758,523

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.

$5,154,269
federal mitigation share
12
funded projects
116
properties mitigated
ProgramProjectsFederal share obligated
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP)11$5,107,484
Pre-Disaster Mitigation(PDM)1$46,785

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

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
Severe StormApr 24, 2025DR-4864-KYDR
Severe StormApr 3, 2025EM-3626-KYEM
Severe StormFeb 24, 2025DR-4860-KYDR
Severe StormFeb 16, 2025EM-3624-KYEM
Severe StormApr 10, 2023DR-4702-KYDR
TornadoDec 12, 2021DR-4630-KYDR
TornadoDec 11, 2021EM-3575-KYEM
BiologicalMar 28, 2020DR-4497-KYDR
BiologicalMar 13, 2020EM-3469-KYEM
FloodApr 26, 2018DR-4361-KYDR
FloodMay 12, 2015DR-4218-KYDR
FloodMay 1, 2015DR-4217-KYDR
Severe Ice StormFeb 5, 2009DR-1818-KYDR
Severe Ice StormJan 28, 2009EM-3302-KYEM
Severe StormOct 9, 2008DR-1802-KYDR
HurricaneSep 10, 2005EM-3231-KYEM
Severe StormJun 10, 2004DR-1523-KYDR
Severe StormJun 3, 2003DR-1471-KYDR

Every declaration on record

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

Showing 18 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Apr 24, 2025DR-4864-KYDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
Apr 3, 2025EM-3626-KYEMSevere StormSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Feb 24, 2025DR-4860-KYDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
Feb 16, 2025EM-3624-KYEMSevere StormSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, And Landslides
Apr 10, 2023DR-4702-KYDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
Dec 12, 2021DR-4630-KYDRTornadoSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, And Tornadoes
Dec 11, 2021EM-3575-KYEMTornadoSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, And Tornadoes
Mar 28, 2020DR-4497-KYDRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3469-KYEMBiologicalCovid-19
Apr 26, 2018DR-4361-KYDRFloodSevere Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
May 12, 2015DR-4218-KYDRFloodSevere Winter Storm, Snowstorm, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
May 1, 2015DR-4217-KYDRFloodSevere Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
Feb 5, 2009DR-1818-KYDRSevere Ice StormSevere Winter Storm And Flooding
Jan 28, 2009EM-3302-KYEMSevere Ice StormSevere Winter Storm
Oct 9, 2008DR-1802-KYDRSevere StormSevere Wind Storm Associated With Tropical Depression Ike
Sep 10, 2005EM-3231-KYEMHurricaneHurricane Katrina
Jun 10, 2004DR-1523-KYDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, And Mudslides
Jun 3, 2003DR-1471-KYDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Flooding, Mud And Rock Slides, And Tornadoes
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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 Kentucky'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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