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Adams County, North Dakota

Adams County recorded 10 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 8 major disasters, 2 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is severe storm.

Highlighted: Adams County, ND

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

10
Declarations since FY2000
8
Major disasters (DR)
2
Emergencies (EM)
0
Fire management (FM)
Jul 2022
Most recent
$906K
Federal PA obligated (top: roads and bridges)

The federal disaster record for Adams County runs between 2001 and 2022, covering 10 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storm And Flooding in 2022. The hazards behind these declarations were most often severe storm, flood, and biological. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated $906,457 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 38001
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
20.5
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 20.5% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status14.9
Household characteristics16.5
Racial and ethnic minority status20.6
Housing type and transportation57.1

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

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
4.5
overall risk score
Very Low
Expected annual loss$2.2MVery Low
NRI social vulnerability75.5Relatively High
Community resilience38.4Relatively Low

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)78$857,464
Debris removal(A)6$26,845
Utilities(F)1$8,252
Emergency protective measures(B)4$7,278
Buildings and equipment(E)2$6,620
All categories91$906,459

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 5-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 98 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.

Flooding 2019$31K
113 days to first federal obligation
Severe Winter Storm 2013$50K
47 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms And Flooding 2009$822K
84 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Flooding, & Ground Saturation 2001$4K
122 days to first federal obligation
Declared1 yr2 yr3 yr4 yr5 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.

38
valid registrations
21
households approved
$87,754
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Repair and replacement$22,964
Rental assistance$832
Other needs$63,958

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.

$57,353
federal mitigation share
3
funded projects
ProgramProjectsFederal share obligated
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP)3$57,353

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

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
Severe StormJul 13, 2022DR-4660-NDDR
BiologicalApr 1, 2020DR-4509-NDDR
BiologicalMar 13, 2020EM-3477-NDEM
FloodJun 12, 2019DR-4444-NDDR
Severe StormOct 31, 2013DR-4154-NDDR
Severe StormApr 21, 2010DR-1901-NDDR
Severe StormFeb 26, 2010DR-1879-NDDR
Severe StormMar 24, 2009DR-1829-NDDR
Coastal StormSep 13, 2005EM-3247-NDEM
FloodMay 28, 2001DR-1376-NDDR

Every declaration on record

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

Showing 10 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Jul 13, 2022DR-4660-NDDRSevere StormSevere Winter Storm And Flooding
Apr 1, 2020DR-4509-NDDRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3477-NDEMBiologicalCovid-19
Jun 12, 2019DR-4444-NDDRFloodFlooding
Oct 31, 2013DR-4154-NDDRSevere StormSevere Winter Storm
Apr 21, 2010DR-1901-NDDRSevere StormSevere Winter Storm
Feb 26, 2010DR-1879-NDDRSevere StormSevere Winter Storm
Mar 24, 2009DR-1829-NDDRSevere StormSevere Storms And Flooding
Sep 13, 2005EM-3247-NDEMCoastal StormHurricane Katrina Evacuation
May 28, 2001DR-1376-NDDRFloodSevere Storms, Flooding, & Ground Saturation
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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 Dakota'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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