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Monmouth County, New Jersey

Monmouth County recorded 16 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 8 major disasters, 8 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is hurricane.

Highlighted: Monmouth County, NJ

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

16
Declarations since FY2000
8
Major disasters (DR)
8
Emergencies (EM)
0
Fire management (FM)
Sep 2021
Most recent
$417.6M
Federal PA obligated (top: emergency protective measures)

The federal disaster record for Monmouth County runs between 2000 and 2021, covering 16 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Remnants Of Hurricane Ida in 2021. The hazards behind these declarations were most often hurricane, severe storm, and snowstorm. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $417.6 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 34025
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
21.4
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 21.4% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status20.2
Household characteristics12.5
Racial and ethnic minority status62.2
Housing type and transportation33.4

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

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
96.3
overall risk score
Relatively High
Expected annual loss$281.6MRelatively High
NRI social vulnerability15.8Very Low
Community resilience91.0Very 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)1,114$144,658,819
Debris removal(A)257$84,991,475
Utilities(F)84$71,134,262
Parks and recreation(G)183$65,035,954
Buildings and equipment(E)327$38,318,003
Roads and bridges(C)127$8,840,825
Management costs(Z)49$3,538,454
Water control facilities(D)7$1,062,420
All categories2,148$417,580,212

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 14-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 43 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.

Tropical Storm Isaias 2020$6.6M
160 days to first federal obligation
Covid-19 Pandemic 2020$96.7M
29 days to first federal obligation
Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm 2016$4.7M
107 days to first federal obligation
Hurricane Sandy 2012$288.6M
27 days to first federal obligation
Hurricane Irene 2011$9.2M
44 days to first federal obligation
Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm 2011$4.9M
42 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.

42,856
valid registrations
17,136
households approved
$108,923,403
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Repair and replacement$43,882,718
Rental assistance$43,198,864
Other needs$21,286,262

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.

$48,253,913
federal mitigation share
86
funded projects
466
properties mitigated
ProgramProjectsFederal share obligated
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP)73$39,507,737
Legislative Pre-Disaster Mitigation(LPDM)3$3,708,133
Pre-Disaster Mitigation(PDM)4$2,435,735
Flood Mitigation Assistance(FMA)4$2,154,037
Severe Repetitive Loss(SRL)2$448,271

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.

14
state declarations with local storm evidence
149
statewide on record

Archive coverage for New Jersey: 1990-present (structured, provisional start date - see adapter notes); 1962-1989 selectively represented only, not systematically collected

SignedOrderDeclarationHazards reported hereReported damage
Jul 14, 2025392Declares a State of Emergency across all 21 counties in New Jersey due to flash flooding and severe thunderstorms statewideFlash FloodNot reported
Aug 9, 2024364Lt. Governor Way announced a State of Emergency effective at 6:00pm on Friday, August 9 in anticipation of severe storms causing hazardous weather conditions including heavy rain, high winds, and flash flooding.Flash Flood, Thunderstorm Wind$40,000
Jul 16, 2023336Governor Murphy Declares State of Emergency Due to Severe StormsFlash FloodNot reported
Oct 25, 2021272Declares State of Emergency in Preparation for Nor’easter StormFlash FloodNot reported
Sep 1, 2021259Governor Murphy Declares State of Emergency in Response to Tropical Storm IdaFlash Flood$5,000,000
Aug 3, 2020174Governor Murphy Declares State of Emergency in Response to Hurricane IsaiasThunderstorm WindNot reported
Jun 20, 201970Governor Murphy Declares a State of Emergency in Burlington, Camden, and Gloucester Counties.Flash FloodNot reported
Aug 14, 201833Governor Murphy Signs Executive Order Declaring State of Emergency in Flood-Impacted CountiesFlash FloodNot reported
Mar 14, 201018Declares and proclaims that a State of Emergency exists [pdf 21k]Heavy RainNot reported
Apr 16, 200764Declares a State of Emergency presently exists throughout the State of New Jersey.Flood$1,000,000
Aug 14, 2000117Declares State of Emergency exists in Morris and Sussex Counties.Flash FloodNot reported
Sep 15, 1999101Declares a State of Emergency in the State of New Jersey due to flooding from Hurricane Floyd.Flash Flood$7,500,000
Feb 6, 199878Declares state of emergency existed and presently exists in Atlantic, Cape May, Monmouth and Ocean Counties.Heavy RainNot reported
Oct 18, 199661Governor Christine Todd Whitman Return to EO IndexHeavy RainNot reported

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

Previous occurrences, for your mitigation plan

Every local hazard mitigation plan must document previous occurrences of each hazard. Here is that record for Monmouth County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
HurricaneSep 5, 2021DR-4614-NJDR
HurricaneSep 2, 2021EM-3573-NJEM
HurricaneDec 11, 2020DR-4574-NJDR
BiologicalMar 25, 2020DR-4488-NJDR
BiologicalMar 13, 2020EM-3451-NJEM
Severe StormMar 14, 2016DR-4264-NJDR
HurricaneOct 30, 2012DR-4086-NJDR
HurricaneOct 28, 2012EM-3354-NJEM
HurricaneAug 31, 2011DR-4021-NJDR
HurricaneAug 27, 2011EM-3332-NJEM
SnowstormFeb 4, 2011DR-1954-NJDR
Severe StormApr 2, 2010DR-1897-NJDR
HurricaneSep 19, 2005EM-3257-NJEM
SnowstormMar 20, 2003EM-3181-NJEM
FireSep 19, 2001EM-3169-NJEM
OtherNov 1, 2000EM-3156-NJEM

Every declaration on record

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

Showing 16 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Sep 5, 2021DR-4614-NJDRHurricaneRemnants Of Hurricane Ida
Sep 2, 2021EM-3573-NJEMHurricaneRemnants Of Hurricane Ida
Dec 11, 2020DR-4574-NJDRHurricaneTropical Storm Isaias
Mar 25, 2020DR-4488-NJDRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3451-NJEMBiologicalCovid-19
Mar 14, 2016DR-4264-NJDRSevere StormSevere Winter Storm And Snowstorm
Oct 30, 2012DR-4086-NJDRHurricaneHurricane Sandy
Oct 28, 2012EM-3354-NJEMHurricaneHurricane Sandy
Aug 31, 2011DR-4021-NJDRHurricaneHurricane Irene
Aug 27, 2011EM-3332-NJEMHurricaneHurricane Irene
Feb 4, 2011DR-1954-NJDRSnowstormSevere Winter Storm And Snowstorm
Apr 2, 2010DR-1897-NJDRSevere StormSevere Storms And Flooding
Sep 19, 2005EM-3257-NJEMHurricaneHurricane Katrina Evacuation
Mar 20, 2003EM-3181-NJEMSnowstormSnow
Sep 19, 2001EM-3169-NJEMFireFires And Explosions
Nov 1, 2000EM-3156-NJEMOtherWest Nile Virus
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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 New Jersey'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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