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Stanly County, North Carolina

Stanly County recorded 14 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 6 major disasters, 8 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is hurricane.

Highlighted: Stanly County, NC

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

14
Declarations since FY2000
6
Major disasters (DR)
8
Emergencies (EM)
0
Fire management (FM)
Jan 2026
Most recent
$1.9M
Federal PA obligated (top: utilities)

The federal disaster record for Stanly County runs between 2000 and 2024, covering 14 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Tropical Storm Helene in 2024. The hazards behind these declarations were most often hurricane, tropical storm, and severe storm. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $1.9 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 37167
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
66.3
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 66.3% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status61.7
Household characteristics76.9
Racial and ethnic minority status53.5
Housing type and transportation55.5

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

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
58.8
overall risk score
Relatively Low
Expected annual loss$21.9MRelatively Low
NRI social vulnerability29.4Relatively Low
Community resilience53.0Relatively 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
Utilities(F)10$1,083,534
Debris removal(A)17$367,437
Parks and recreation(G)1$243,795
Emergency protective measures(B)22$201,835
Management costs(Z)2$0
All categories52$1,896,601

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 4-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 69 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.

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding 2020$221K
88 days to first federal obligation
Hurricane Florence 2018$553K
244 days to first federal obligation
Severe Ice Storm 2002$272K
51 days to first federal obligation
Severe Winter Storm 2000$851K
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.

291
valid registrations
143
households approved
$890,274
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Repair and replacement$66,770
Rental assistance$8,098
Other needs$815,406

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.

2
state declarations with local storm evidence
34
statewide on record

Archive coverage for North Carolina: 2017-01-06-present structured Governor archive; North Carolina Register backfill pending

SignedOrderDeclarationHazards reported hereReported damage
Aug 5, 202519Disaster Declaration for Individual Assistance for Durham, Orange, and Surrounding CountiesFlash Flood$5,000
Oct 10, 201874Executive Order No. 74: Declaration of a State of EmergencyFlash FloodNot 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 Stanly County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
Tropical StormSep 28, 2024DR-4827-NCDR
Tropical StormSep 26, 2024EM-3617-NCEM
Tropical StormAug 6, 2024EM-3608-NCEM
HurricaneOct 1, 2022EM-3586-NCEM
HurricaneAug 2, 2020EM-3534-NCEM
Severe StormMay 8, 2020DR-4543-NCDR
BiologicalMar 25, 2020DR-4487-NCDR
BiologicalMar 13, 2020EM-3471-NCEM
HurricaneSep 3, 2019EM-3423-NCEM
HurricaneSep 14, 2018DR-4393-NCDR
HurricaneSep 10, 2018EM-3401-NCEM
HurricaneSep 5, 2005EM-3222-NCEM
Severe Ice StormDec 12, 2002DR-1448-NCDR
Severe StormJan 31, 2000DR-1312-NCDR

Every declaration on record

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

Showing 14 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Sep 28, 2024DR-4827-NCDRTropical StormTropical Storm Helene
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
May 8, 2020DR-4543-NCDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Mar 25, 2020DR-4487-NCDRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3471-NCEMBiologicalCovid-19
Sep 3, 2019EM-3423-NCEMHurricaneHurricane Dorian
Sep 14, 2018DR-4393-NCDRHurricaneHurricane Florence
Sep 10, 2018EM-3401-NCEMHurricaneHurricane Florence
Sep 5, 2005EM-3222-NCEMHurricaneHurricane Katrina Evacuation
Dec 12, 2002DR-1448-NCDRSevere Ice StormSevere Ice Storm
Jan 31, 2000DR-1312-NCDRSevere StormSevere Winter Storm
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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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