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Hettinger County, North Dakota

Hettinger County recorded 9 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 7 major disasters, 2 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is severe storm.

Highlighted: Hettinger County, ND

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

9
Declarations since FY2000
7
Major disasters (DR)
2
Emergencies (EM)
0
Fire management (FM)
Jul 2023
Most recent
$1.0M
Federal PA obligated (top: roads and bridges)

The federal disaster record for Hettinger County runs between 2005 and 2023, covering 9 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Flooding in 2023. The hazards behind these declarations were most often severe storm, flood, and biological. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $1.0 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 38041
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
14.9
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 14.9% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status32.7
Household characteristics22.2
Racial and ethnic minority status19.9
Housing type and transportation8.5

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

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
9.2
overall risk score
Very Low
Expected annual loss$3.9MVery Low
NRI social vulnerability57.8Relatively Moderate
Community resilience26.3Relatively 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)98$1,000,824
Debris removal(A)1$17,156
Emergency protective measures(B)2$14,578
Parks and recreation(G)1$2,881
All categories102$1,035,439

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 113 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 2023$24K
104 days to first federal obligation
Flooding 2019$11K
113 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms And Flooding 2009$1.0M
120 days to first federal obligation
Declared1 yr2 yr3 yr4 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.

59
valid registrations
22
households approved
$73,490
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Repair and replacement$47,271
Rental assistance$2,686
Other needs$23,533

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.

$991,960
federal mitigation share
12
funded projects
56
properties mitigated
ProgramProjectsFederal share obligated
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP)6$806,948
Flood Mitigation Assistance(FMA)3$116,005
Pre-Disaster Mitigation(PDM)3$69,007

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

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
FloodJul 5, 2023DR-4717-NDDR
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 StormFeb 26, 2010DR-1879-NDDR
Severe StormMar 24, 2009DR-1829-NDDR
Coastal StormSep 13, 2005EM-3247-NDEM

Every declaration on record

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

Showing 9 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Jul 5, 2023DR-4717-NDDRFloodFlooding
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
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
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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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