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Stark County, North Dakota

Stark County recorded 8 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 6 major disasters, 2 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is severe storm.

Highlighted: Stark County, ND

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

8
Declarations since FY2000
6
Major disasters (DR)
2
Emergencies (EM)
0
Fire management (FM)
Apr 2020
Most recent
$697K
Federal PA obligated (top: debris removal)

The federal disaster record for Stark County runs between 2005 and 2020, covering 8 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic in 2020. The hazards behind these declarations were most often severe storm, biological, and snowstorm. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated $697,128 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 38089
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
31.1
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 31.1% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status19.4
Household characteristics8.6
Racial and ethnic minority status39.8
Housing type and transportation84.2

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

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
37.3
overall risk score
Very Low
Expected annual loss$14.5MVery Low
NRI social vulnerability15.8Very Low
Community resilience63.6Relatively 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)10$251,015
Emergency protective measures(B)22$243,707
Utilities(F)1$178,672
Roads and bridges(C)1$20,679
Parks and recreation(G)1$2,590
Buildings and equipment(E)1$464
All categories36$697,127

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 3-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 62 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.

Covid-19 Pandemic 2020$119K
188 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms And Flooding 2013$26K
62 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms And Flooding 2009$46K
267 days to first federal obligation
Severe Winter Storm And Record And/Or Near Record Snow 2005$273K
59 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Flooding, And Ground Saturation 2005$233K
42 days to first federal obligation
Declared1 yr2 yr3 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.

526
valid registrations
105
households approved
$431,013
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Repair and replacement$38,507
Rental assistance$51,820
Other needs$339,590

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.

$59,565
federal mitigation share
1
funded project
ProgramProjectsFederal share obligated
Pre-Disaster Mitigation(PDM)1$59,565

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

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
BiologicalApr 1, 2020DR-4509-NDDR
BiologicalMar 13, 2020EM-3477-NDEM
Severe StormJul 12, 2013DR-4128-NDDR
Severe StormFeb 26, 2010DR-1879-NDDR
Severe StormMar 24, 2009DR-1829-NDDR
SnowstormNov 21, 2005DR-1616-NDDR
Coastal StormSep 13, 2005EM-3247-NDEM
Severe StormJul 22, 2005DR-1597-NDDR

Every declaration on record

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

Showing 8 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Apr 1, 2020DR-4509-NDDRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3477-NDEMBiologicalCovid-19
Jul 12, 2013DR-4128-NDDRSevere StormSevere Storms And Flooding
Feb 26, 2010DR-1879-NDDRSevere StormSevere Winter Storm
Mar 24, 2009DR-1829-NDDRSevere StormSevere Storms And Flooding
Nov 21, 2005DR-1616-NDDRSnowstormSevere Winter Storm And Record And/Or Near Record Snow
Sep 13, 2005EM-3247-NDEMCoastal StormHurricane Katrina Evacuation
Jul 22, 2005DR-1597-NDDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Flooding, And 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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