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Delta County, Michigan

Delta County recorded 1 federal major disaster declarations since FY2000 (through FY2026), the federal government's fullest response to an event. Alongside those sit 2 emergency declarations and 0 fire management declarations, 3 in all. Its most common hazard is biological.

Highlighted: Delta County, MI

Totals: FY2000 to FY2026 · Page last rebuilt Oct 26, 2026 · the current in-progress fiscal year is not included in totals

1
Major disasters
2
Emergency declarations
0
Fire management grants
3
All declarations on record
Mar 2020
Most recent

The federal disaster record for Delta County runs between 2005 and 2020, covering 3 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic in 2020. The hazards behind these declarations were most often biological and hurricane.

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 26041
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
33.5
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 33.5% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status35.1
Household characteristics24.0
Racial and ethnic minority status25.4
Housing type and transportation54.6

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

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
53.1
overall risk score
Relatively Low
Expected annual loss$14.7MRelatively Low
NRI social vulnerability65.5Relatively High
Community resilience90.9Very 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.

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.

88
valid registrations
73
households approved
$472,445
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Other needs$472,445

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.

$3,049,834
federal mitigation share
2
funded projects
ProgramProjectsFederal share obligated
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP)2$3,049,834

State declarations (governor)

Emergency declarations issued by the governor of this state, which are separate from and usually precede a federal declaration. A declaration is listed here when NOAA Storm Events recorded reports of the matched hazard in this jurisdiction while the order was in effect. That is evidence of local impact during a declared state emergency. It is not a statement that the governor named this jurisdiction in the order, since most state declarations apply statewide and name no localities at all. Hazard categories come from the order text. Damage figures are NOAA storm report estimates for this jurisdiction only, not the cost of the declaration.

6
state declarations with local storm evidence
23
statewide on record

Archive coverage for Michigan: 2019-present structured Governor archive; 2000-2018 not covered by the current Governor source

SignedOrderDeclarationHazards reported hereReported damage
Apr 10, 20262026-5Executive Order 2026-5: Declaration of State of Emergency — April 10, 2026 In recent weeks, the Cheboygan River Basin region has seen significant snowfall, heavy rain, and rapid snowmelt from warm temperatures.Flood$550,000
Jun 3, 20252025-7Executive Order 2025-7: Declaration of State of Emergency — June 03, 2025 On May 15, 2025, a strong system of severe storms brought tornadoes, straight-line winds, heavy rains and flash flooding, which impacted many areas of the state.Lightning$100,000
Apr 14, 20232023-2Executive Order 2023-2: Declaration of State of Emergency — As a result of this accelerated thaw, the counties of Gogebic and Houghton have faced dangerous conditions and sustained damages caused by widespread flooding, as fast-moving melt waters have overwhelmed storm water and sewer systems, burst earthen dams, caused culverts and embankments to fail, caused road washouts and closures, caused sinkholes to appear, and deposited debris and silt on roadways.Flood$30,000
Aug 24, 20212021-12Executive Order 2021-12: Declaration of State of Emergency — 2021-12 Declaration of State of Emergency On August 11, 2021, two fast-moving storm systems swept through the lower peninsula of Michigan, bringing heavy rain and damaging winds that exceeded 60 miles an hour.Heavy Rain, Thunderstorm Wind$7,000
Aug 5, 20212021-10Executive Order 2021-10: Declaration of State of Emergency — August 05, 2021 On July 24, 2021, severe thunderstorms developed across the state, producing high winds, heavy rains, and in some areas, tornadoes.Thunderstorm Wind$10,000
Aug 2, 20212021-9Executive Order 2021-9: Declaration of State of Emergency — August 02, 2021 On July 7, 2021, an intense line of thunderstorms with high winds struck the southwest area of Oakland County and traveled through southern Macomb County.Lightning$100,000

Source: state executive order archives collected by DisasterData Plus, joined to NOAA Storm Events. See the Plus overview for per-state coverage and method.

Most common hazards

Every declaration 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 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.

Showing 3 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Mar 27, 2020DR-4494-MIDRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3455-MIEMBiologicalCovid-19
Sep 7, 2005EM-3225-MIEMHurricaneHurricane 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 Michigan'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). Declarations from the fiscal year still in progress are listed in the tables on this page but are not counted in the totals until the year is complete. Uses OpenFEMA data but is not endorsed by or affiliated with FEMA.

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