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Currituck County, North Carolina

Currituck County recorded 18 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 6 major disasters, 12 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is hurricane.

Highlighted: Currituck County, NC

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

18
Declarations since FY2000
6
Major disasters (DR)
12
Emergencies (EM)
0
Fire management (FM)
Jan 2026
Most recent
$2.0M
Federal PA obligated (top: debris removal)

The federal disaster record for Currituck County runs between 2003 and 2024, covering 18 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic in 2020. The hazards behind these declarations were most often hurricane, biological, and tropical storm. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $2.0 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for debris removal.

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 37053
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
8.6
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 8.6% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status24.1
Household characteristics19.6
Racial and ethnic minority status42.5
Housing type and transportation1.3

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

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
18.1
overall risk score
Very Low
Expected annual loss$10.7MVery Low
NRI social vulnerability10.6Very Low
Community resilience85.4Very 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
Debris removal(A)12$1,158,237
Emergency protective measures(B)16$524,291
Parks and recreation(G)3$296,103
Buildings and equipment(E)7$21,211
Management costs(Z)1$7,646
Utilities(F)1$4,932
All categories40$2,012,420

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 10-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 54 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.

Hurricane Dorian 2019$677K
123 days to first federal obligation
Hurricane Matthew 2016$170K
200 days to first federal obligation
Hurricane Irene 2011$395K
65 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding 2011$2K
43 days to first federal obligation
Hurricane Earl 2010$18K
22 days to first federal obligation
Hurricane Ophelia 2005$10K
43 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.

1,633
valid registrations
504
households approved
$1,163,891
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Repair and replacement$518,235
Rental assistance$378,865
Other needs$264,990

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.

$1,411,469
federal mitigation share
3
funded projects
8
properties mitigated
ProgramProjectsFederal share obligated
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP)3$1,411,469

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

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
Tropical StormSep 26, 2024EM-3617-NCEM
Tropical StormAug 6, 2024EM-3608-NCEM
HurricaneOct 1, 2022EM-3586-NCEM
HurricaneAug 2, 2020EM-3534-NCEM
BiologicalMar 25, 2020DR-4487-NCDR
BiologicalMar 13, 2020EM-3471-NCEM
HurricaneOct 4, 2019DR-4465-NCDR
HurricaneSep 3, 2019EM-3423-NCEM
HurricaneSep 10, 2018EM-3401-NCEM
HurricaneOct 10, 2016DR-4285-NCDR
HurricaneOct 7, 2016EM-3380-NCEM
HurricaneAug 31, 2011DR-4019-NCDR
HurricaneAug 25, 2011EM-3327-NCEM
Severe StormApr 19, 2011DR-1969-NCDR
HurricaneSep 1, 2010EM-3314-NCEM
HurricaneSep 14, 2005EM-3254-NCEM
HurricaneSep 5, 2005EM-3222-NCEM
HurricaneSep 18, 2003DR-1490-NCDR

Every declaration on record

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

Showing 18 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Sep 26, 2024EM-3617-NCEMTropical StormHurricane Helene
Aug 6, 2024EM-3608-NCEMTropical StormTropical Storm Debby
Oct 1, 2022EM-3586-NCEMHurricaneHurricane Ian
Aug 2, 2020EM-3534-NCEMHurricaneHurricane Isaias
Mar 25, 2020DR-4487-NCDRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3471-NCEMBiologicalCovid-19
Oct 4, 2019DR-4465-NCDRHurricaneHurricane Dorian
Sep 3, 2019EM-3423-NCEMHurricaneHurricane Dorian
Sep 10, 2018EM-3401-NCEMHurricaneHurricane Florence
Oct 10, 2016DR-4285-NCDRHurricaneHurricane Matthew
Oct 7, 2016EM-3380-NCEMHurricaneHurricane Matthew
Aug 31, 2011DR-4019-NCDRHurricaneHurricane Irene
Aug 25, 2011EM-3327-NCEMHurricaneHurricane Irene
Apr 19, 2011DR-1969-NCDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Sep 1, 2010EM-3314-NCEMHurricaneHurricane Earl
Sep 14, 2005EM-3254-NCEMHurricaneHurricane Ophelia
Sep 5, 2005EM-3222-NCEMHurricaneHurricane Katrina Evacuation
Sep 18, 2003DR-1490-NCDRHurricaneHurricane Isabel
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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 North Carolina'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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