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Casey County, Kentucky

Casey County recorded 20 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 15 major disasters, 5 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is severe storm.

Highlighted: Casey County, KY

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

20
Declarations since FY2000
15
Major disasters (DR)
5
Emergencies (EM)
0
Fire management (FM)
May 2026
Most recent
$2.8M
Federal PA obligated (top: roads and bridges)

The federal disaster record for Casey County runs between 2002 and 2025, covering 20 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes in 2025. The hazards behind these declarations were most often severe storm, severe ice storm, and flood. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $2.8 million 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 21045
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
83.6
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 83.6% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status93.8
Household characteristics61.2
Racial and ethnic minority status8.8
Housing type and transportation88.9

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

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
37.1
overall risk score
Very Low
Expected annual loss$7.9MVery Low
NRI social vulnerability83.8Very High
Community resilience17.6Very Low

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)114$1,089,967
Utilities(F)17$648,790
Parks and recreation(G)16$451,640
Buildings and equipment(E)7$254,834
Debris removal(A)6$147,073
Emergency protective measures(B)12$128,032
Management costs(Z)2$62,602
All categories174$2,782,938

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 142 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$398K
307 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides 2022$202K
173 days to first federal obligation
Severe, Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides 2021$717K
137 days to first federal obligation
Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides 2015$214K
147 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, And Tornadoes 2010$909K
106 days to first federal obligation
Severe Winter Storm And Flooding 2009$20K
93 days to first federal obligation
Declared1 yr2 yr3 yr4 yr5 yr6 yr7 yr8 yr9 yr10 yr11 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.

226
valid registrations
115
households approved
$671,523
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Repair and replacement$335,594
Rental assistance$39,060
Other needs$296,510

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.

$95,880
federal mitigation share
1
funded project
ProgramProjectsFederal share obligated
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP)1$95,880

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

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
Severe StormMay 23, 2025DR-4875-KYDR
Severe StormApr 24, 2025DR-4864-KYDR
Severe StormApr 3, 2025EM-3626-KYEM
Severe StormFeb 16, 2025EM-3624-KYEM
Severe StormApr 10, 2023DR-4702-KYDR
FloodJul 29, 2022DR-4663-KYDR
FloodApr 23, 2021DR-4595-KYDR
Severe Ice StormMar 31, 2021DR-4592-KYDR
BiologicalMar 28, 2020DR-4497-KYDR
BiologicalMar 13, 2020EM-3469-KYEM
Severe StormApr 17, 2019DR-4428-KYDR
FloodMay 12, 2015DR-4218-KYDR
Severe StormMay 11, 2010DR-1912-KYDR
Severe Ice StormFeb 5, 2009DR-1818-KYDR
Severe Ice StormJan 28, 2009EM-3302-KYEM
Severe StormFeb 21, 2008DR-1746-KYDR
HurricaneSep 10, 2005EM-3231-KYEM
Severe StormJun 10, 2004DR-1523-KYDR
Severe StormMar 14, 2003DR-1454-KYDR
Severe StormMay 7, 2002DR-1414-KYDR

Every declaration on record

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

Showing 20 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
May 23, 2025DR-4875-KYDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes
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 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
Jul 29, 2022DR-4663-KYDRFloodSevere Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
Apr 23, 2021DR-4595-KYDRFloodSevere, Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
Mar 31, 2021DR-4592-KYDRSevere Ice StormSevere Winter Storms, Landslides, And Mudslides
Mar 28, 2020DR-4497-KYDRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3469-KYEMBiologicalCovid-19
Apr 17, 2019DR-4428-KYDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
May 12, 2015DR-4218-KYDRFloodSevere Winter Storm, Snowstorm, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
May 11, 2010DR-1912-KYDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, And Tornadoes
Feb 5, 2009DR-1818-KYDRSevere Ice StormSevere Winter Storm And Flooding
Jan 28, 2009EM-3302-KYEMSevere Ice StormSevere Winter Storm
Feb 21, 2008DR-1746-KYDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And
Sep 10, 2005EM-3231-KYEMHurricaneHurricane Katrina
Jun 10, 2004DR-1523-KYDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, And Mudslides
Mar 14, 2003DR-1454-KYDRSevere StormSevere Winter Ice And Snow Storms, Heavy Rain, Flooding, Tornadoes, And Mud And
May 7, 2002DR-1414-KYDRSevere 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 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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