Disaster Data / States / Michigan
Michigan: Federal Disaster Declarations
Michigan has recorded 14 major disaster declarations since FY2000 (through FY2026), the federal government's fullest response to an event. Alongside those sit 6 emergency declarations and 0 fire management declarations, 20 in all. Its most common hazard is flood. It ranks #45 nationally by major disasters.
Totals: FY2000 to FY2026 · Page last rebuilt Oct 25, 2026 · the current in-progress fiscal year is not included in totals
Past 12 months
Recent declarations and aid so far
Michigan has had 1 federal declaration in the past 12 months. The figures are what FEMA has reported to date and grow as recovery continues. It falls in a complete fiscal year and is counted in the totals above.
| Declaration | Declared | Households approved | Individual Assistance | Public Assistance obligated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR-4925-MIMajor disaster · Flood | Jun 30, 2026Incident period Apr 10 to 21, 2026 | 7,940of 10,276 registered | $49M | $4.4M |
DR-4925-MI has approved 7,940 households for assistance so far, the 5th most of any Michigan disaster in FEMA's household assistance data, which begins in 2002. The most was DR-4757-MI in 2024, with 116,809. COVID-19 funeral assistance is left out of this comparison.
Individual Assistance is FEMA's Individuals and Households Program, from OpenFEMA's Housing Assistance data for owners and renters. Public Assistance is the obligated federal share from OpenFEMA's grant award activity, which usually starts posting weeks to months after a declaration. Select a declaration number to open its full event profile.
Federal Public Assistance obligated
$2.1B has been obligated to Michigan in Public Assistance since FY2000.
$369M followed major disasters other than COVID-19. $15M followed emergency declarations, which cover debris removal and emergency protective work only. $1.7B, or 82% of the total, was COVID-19, which every state and county in the country received.
Obligated is the committed share, not necessarily spent, and can be revised as projects close out. Totals are summed from funded localities, so a declaration administered entirely at state level may not appear here.
Most common hazards
- Flood 6
- Severe Storm 5
- Dam/Levee Break 2
- Biological 2
- Severe Ice Storm 1
- Toxic Substances 1
- Hurricane 1
- Other 1
All declarations on record
Major disaster (DR). The big one. Opens the full toolbox: repair money for public infrastructure, help for households, and mitigation funding to reduce the next loss.
Emergency (EM). Narrower and usually faster, for protective work before or during an incident. Capped, and rarely brings household assistance. Nearly every state and county has one from COVID-19.
Fire management (FM). Cost sharing to fight a wildfire as it burns. Not a disaster declaration, and it does not open recovery programs.
DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance
Showing 20 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | DR-4925-MI | DR | Flood | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding |
| Jul 22, 2025 | DR-4880-MI | DR | Severe Ice Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| Feb 8, 2024 | DR-4757-MI | DR | Flood | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding |
| Jul 15, 2021 | DR-4607-MI | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Flooding, And Tornadoes |
| Jul 9, 2020 | DR-4547-MI | DR | Dam/Levee Break | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| May 21, 2020 | EM-3525-MI | EM | Dam/Levee Break | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Mar 27, 2020 | DR-4494-MI | DR | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3455-MI | EM | Biological | Covid-19 |
| Aug 2, 2018 | DR-4381-MI | DR | Flood | Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides |
| Aug 2, 2017 | DR-4326-MI | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Jan 16, 2016 | EM-3375-MI | EM | Toxic Substances | Contaminated Water |
| Sep 25, 2014 | DR-4195-MI | DR | Flood | Severe Storms And Flooding |
| Jun 18, 2013 | DR-4121-MI | DR | Flood | Flooding |
| Jul 14, 2008 | DR-1777-MI | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding |
| Sep 7, 2005 | EM-3225-MI | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| Jun 30, 2004 | DR-1527-MI | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding |
| Sep 23, 2003 | EM-3189-MI | EM | Other | Power Outage |
| May 6, 2002 | DR-1413-MI | DR | Flood | Flooding |
| Jan 10, 2001 | EM-3160-MI | EM | Snowstorm | Snow |
| Oct 17, 2000 | DR-1346-MI | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding |
Individual Assistance to households
FEMA Individual Assistance to households across Michigan, combined across the Housing Assistance owner and renter programs. Valid registrations are households that applied within a designated Individual Assistance area; approved figures are those FEMA found eligible under the Individuals and Households Program. Self-reported, drawn from NEMIS through OpenFEMA, and present only where Individual Assistance was designated.
| Assistance type | Approved amount |
|---|---|
| Repair and replacement | $492M |
| Rental assistance | $276M |
| Other needs | $267M |
Hazard mitigation funded
Federal Hazard Mitigation Assistance obligated across Michigan to reduce future disaster losses, by program. Figures are federal share obligated, reported through OpenFEMA and not audited.
| Program | Projects | Federal share obligated |
|---|---|---|
| Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) | 353 | $133M |
| Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) | 59 | $16M |
| Legislative Pre-Disaster Mitigation (LPDM) | 10 | $7M |
| Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) | 23 | $2M |
| Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) | 9 | $2M |
| Repetitive Flood Claims (RFC) | 1 | $115K |
Denied requests
FEMA turned down 10 declaration requests from Michigan since FY2000, a declaration-request denial rate of 33.3%. This is the President denying a governor or tribal leader's request for a declaration, tracked in a separate FEMA dataset from approved declarations, and is not the same thing as an individual being denied assistance under an approved declaration.
| Date | Type | Hazard |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2026 | Major Disaster | Severe Storm |
| Apr 11, 2025 | Emergency | Severe Ice Storm |
| Jun 6, 2024 | Major Disaster | Tornado |
| Jun 15, 2023 | Major Disaster | Flood |
| Jun 8, 2022 | Major Disaster | Tornado |
| Jun 10, 2019 | Major Disaster | Flood |
| Jan 14, 2016 | Major Disaster | Toxic Substances |
| Jun 1, 2012 | Major Disaster | Flood |
| Apr 30, 2004 | Major Disaster | Other |
| Jun 4, 2003 | Major Disaster | Dam/Levee Break |
How these numbers are built
Every figure is drawn from FEMA's OpenFEMA datasets: the Disaster Declarations Summaries for declarations and the Declaration Denials dataset for turndowns, rebuilt automatically each week. A "declaration" is one unique combination of declaration type (DR / EM / FM), disaster number, and state, so a single disaster affecting five states counts as five declarations. Years are federal fiscal years (Oct 1 to Sep 30). Totals, ranks, and rates on this page cover complete fiscal years only. Declarations from the fiscal year still in progress are listed in each state's declaration tables and its recent-declarations panel, but are not counted in any total until the year is complete. Uses OpenFEMA data but is not endorsed by or affiliated with FEMA.