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York County, Nebraska

York County recorded 16 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 14 major disasters, 2 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is severe storm.

Highlighted: York County, NE

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

16
Declarations since FY2000
14
Major disasters (DR)
2
Emergencies (EM)
0
Fire management (FM)
May 2025
Most recent
$191.1M
Federal PA obligated (top: utilities)

The federal disaster record for York County runs between 2004 and 2025, covering 16 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storm And Straight-Line Winds in 2025. The hazards behind these declarations were most often severe storm, flood, and biological. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $191.1 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for utilities.

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 31185
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
13.6
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 13.6% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status4.1
Household characteristics14.8
Racial and ethnic minority status29.6
Housing type and transportation56.8

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

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
52.3
overall risk score
Relatively Low
Expected annual loss$25.2MRelatively Low
NRI social vulnerability10.6Very Low
Community resilience70.0Relatively 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
Utilities(F)295$180,363,515
Management costs(Z)14$4,335,794
Emergency protective measures(B)40$4,265,669
Roads and bridges(C)54$1,204,111
Buildings and equipment(E)13$844,218
Debris removal(A)4$102,926
Parks and recreation(G)1$15,007
Water control facilities(D)2$7,822
All categories423$191,139,062

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 3-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 301 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.

DR-4920 2026$148K
58 days to first federal obligation
DR-4896 2025$11.3M
182 days to first federal obligation
Severe Winter Storm And Straight-Line Winds 2025$5.9M
281 days to first federal obligation
DR-4822 2024$864K
323 days to first federal obligation
DR-4808 2024$457K
356 days to first federal obligation
DR-4786 2024$113K
322 days to first federal obligation
Declared1 yr2 yr3 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.

14
valid registrations
8
households approved
$68,206
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Rental assistance$1,064
Other needs$67,142

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.

$1,841,399
federal mitigation share
13
funded projects
20
properties mitigated
ProgramProjectsFederal share obligated
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP)12$1,781,399
Pre-Disaster Mitigation(PDM)1$60,000

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

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
Winter StormMay 21, 2025DR-4868-NEDR
Severe StormJul 27, 2022DR-4662-NEDR
Severe StormSep 6, 2021DR-4616-NEDR
BiologicalApr 4, 2020DR-4521-NEDR
BiologicalMar 13, 2020EM-3483-NEEM
FloodMar 21, 2019DR-4420-NEDR
Severe StormJun 25, 2015DR-4225-NEDR
TornadoJun 17, 2014DR-4179-NEDR
Severe StormAug 12, 2011DR-4014-NEDR
FloodApr 21, 2010DR-1902-NEDR
Severe StormFeb 25, 2010DR-1878-NEDR
Severe StormJun 20, 2008DR-1770-NEDR
Severe StormJan 7, 2007DR-1674-NEDR
HurricaneSep 13, 2005EM-3245-NEEM
Severe StormJun 23, 2005DR-1590-NEDR
Severe StormMay 25, 2004DR-1517-NEDR

Every declaration on record

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

Showing 16 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
May 21, 2025DR-4868-NEDRWinter StormSevere Winter Storm And Straight-Line Winds
Jul 27, 2022DR-4662-NEDRSevere StormSevere Storms And Straight-Line Winds
Sep 6, 2021DR-4616-NEDRSevere StormSevere Storms And Straight-Line Winds
Apr 4, 2020DR-4521-NEDRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3483-NEEMBiologicalCovid-19
Mar 21, 2019DR-4420-NEDRFloodSevere Winter Storm, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
Jun 25, 2015DR-4225-NEDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
Jun 17, 2014DR-4179-NEDRTornadoSevere Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
Aug 12, 2011DR-4014-NEDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, Straight Line Winds, And Flooding
Apr 21, 2010DR-1902-NEDRFloodSevere Storms, Ice Jams, And Flooding
Feb 25, 2010DR-1878-NEDRSevere StormSevere Winter Storms And Snowstorm
Jun 20, 2008DR-1770-NEDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Jan 7, 2007DR-1674-NEDRSevere StormSevere Winter Storms
Sep 13, 2005EM-3245-NEEMHurricaneHurricane Katrina Evacuees
Jun 23, 2005DR-1590-NEDRSevere StormSevere Storms And Flooding
May 25, 2004DR-1517-NEDRSevere 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 Nebraska'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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