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Sullivan County, New York

Sullivan County recorded 27 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 15 major disasters, 12 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is severe storm.

Highlighted: Sullivan County, NY

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

27
Declarations since FY2000
15
Major disasters (DR)
12
Emergencies (EM)
0
Fire management (FM)
Sep 2021
Most recent
$43.0M
Federal PA obligated (top: roads and bridges)

The federal disaster record for Sullivan County runs between 2000 and 2021, covering 27 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Remnants Of Hurricane Ida in 2021. The hazards behind these declarations were most often severe storm, hurricane, and snowstorm. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $43.0 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 36105
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
86.5
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 86.5% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status75.0
Household characteristics76.5
Racial and ethnic minority status69.0
Housing type and transportation94.8

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

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
78.3
overall risk score
Relatively Low
Expected annual loss$36.5MRelatively Low
NRI social vulnerability48.0Relatively Moderate
Community resilience56.2Relatively Moderate

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)917$24,975,859
Emergency protective measures(B)282$13,147,179
Debris removal(A)78$1,799,928
Parks and recreation(G)33$1,410,406
Utilities(F)32$606,142
Management costs(Z)5$564,275
Buildings and equipment(E)25$326,960
Water control facilities(D)5$171,155
All categories1,377$43,001,904

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 194 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.

Remnants Of Hurricane Ida 2021$3.5M
352 days to first federal obligation
Covid-19 Pandemic 2020$11.0M
640 days to first federal obligation
Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm 2017$503K
198 days to first federal obligation
Hurricane Sandy 2012$1.1M
81 days to first federal obligation
DR-4031 2011$3K
191 days to first federal obligation
Hurricane Irene 2011$3.0M
113 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.

2,399
valid registrations
1,146
households approved
$4,011,950
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Repair and replacement$2,644,056
Rental assistance$364,065
Other needs$997,522

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.

$3,829,336
federal mitigation share
12
funded projects
34
properties mitigated
ProgramProjectsFederal share obligated
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP)7$2,506,142
Pre-Disaster Mitigation(PDM)4$1,310,414
Flood Mitigation Assistance(FMA)1$12,780

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.

3
state declarations with local storm evidence
24
statewide on record

Archive coverage for New York: 2021-08-24-present comprehensive current archive; earlier official records are selected continuing orders only and are explicitly labeled

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

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
HurricaneSep 5, 2021DR-4615-NYDR
HurricaneSep 2, 2021EM-3572-NYEM
HurricaneAug 22, 2021EM-3565-NYEM
BiologicalMar 20, 2020DR-4480-NYDR
BiologicalMar 13, 2020EM-3434-NYEM
SnowstormJul 12, 2017DR-4322-NYDR
HurricaneOct 30, 2012DR-4085-NYDR
HurricaneOct 28, 2012EM-3351-NYEM
Severe StormSep 8, 2011EM-3341-NYEM
HurricaneAug 31, 2011DR-4020-NYDR
HurricaneAug 26, 2011EM-3328-NYEM
Severe StormDec 18, 2008EM-3299-NYEM
Severe StormJul 2, 2007DR-1710-NYDR
Severe StormDec 12, 2006DR-1670-NYDR
Severe StormJul 1, 2006DR-1650-NYDR
HurricaneSep 30, 2005EM-3262-NYEM
Severe StormApr 19, 2005DR-1589-NYDR
Severe StormOct 1, 2004DR-1564-NYDR
Severe StormOct 1, 2004DR-1565-NYDR
Severe StormAug 3, 2004DR-1534-NYDR
Severe StormAug 29, 2003DR-1486-NYDR
OtherAug 23, 2003EM-3186-NYEM
SnowstormMar 27, 2003EM-3184-NYEM
SnowstormFeb 25, 2003EM-3173-NYEM
FireSep 11, 2001DR-1391-NYDR
OtherOct 11, 2000EM-3155-NYEM
Severe StormJul 21, 2000DR-1335-NYDR

Every declaration on record

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

Showing 27 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Sep 5, 2021DR-4615-NYDRHurricaneRemnants Of Hurricane Ida
Sep 2, 2021EM-3572-NYEMHurricaneRemnants Of Hurricane Ida
Aug 22, 2021EM-3565-NYEMHurricaneHurricane Henri
Mar 20, 2020DR-4480-NYDRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3434-NYEMBiologicalCovid-19
Jul 12, 2017DR-4322-NYDRSnowstormSevere Winter Storm And Snowstorm
Oct 30, 2012DR-4085-NYDRHurricaneHurricane Sandy
Oct 28, 2012EM-3351-NYEMHurricaneHurricane Sandy
Sep 8, 2011EM-3341-NYEMSevere StormRemnants Of Tropical Storm Lee
Aug 31, 2011DR-4020-NYDRHurricaneHurricane Irene
Aug 26, 2011EM-3328-NYEMHurricaneHurricane Irene
Dec 18, 2008EM-3299-NYEMSevere StormSevere Winter Storm
Jul 2, 2007DR-1710-NYDRSevere StormSevere Storms And Flooding
Dec 12, 2006DR-1670-NYDRSevere StormSevere Storms And Flooding
Jul 1, 2006DR-1650-NYDRSevere StormSevere Storms And Flooding
Sep 30, 2005EM-3262-NYEMHurricaneHurricane Katrina Evacuation
Apr 19, 2005DR-1589-NYDRSevere StormSevere Storms And Flooding
Oct 1, 2004DR-1564-NYDRSevere StormSevere Storms And Flooding
Oct 1, 2004DR-1565-NYDRSevere StormTropical Depression Ivan
Aug 3, 2004DR-1534-NYDRSevere StormSevere Storms And Flooding
Aug 29, 2003DR-1486-NYDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Flooding, And Tornadoes
Aug 23, 2003EM-3186-NYEMOtherPower Outage
Mar 27, 2003EM-3184-NYEMSnowstormSnow
Feb 25, 2003EM-3173-NYEMSnowstormSnowstorms
Sep 11, 2001DR-1391-NYDRFireFires And Explosions
Oct 11, 2000EM-3155-NYEMOtherWest Nile Virus
Jul 21, 2000DR-1335-NYDRSevere StormSevere Storms 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 New York'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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