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Perry County, Ohio

Perry County recorded 14 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 11 major disasters, 3 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is severe storm.

Highlighted: Perry County, OH

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

14
Declarations since FY2000
11
Major disasters (DR)
3
Emergencies (EM)
0
Fire management (FM)
Mar 2020
Most recent
$3.9M
Federal PA obligated (top: roads and bridges)

The federal disaster record for Perry County runs between 2003 and 2020, covering 14 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, flood, and biological. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $3.9 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 39127
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
36.9
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 36.9% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status44.1
Household characteristics28.0
Racial and ethnic minority status2.3
Housing type and transportation58.9

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

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
26.0
overall risk score
Very Low
Expected annual loss$8.1MVery Low
NRI social vulnerability48.3Relatively Moderate
Community resilience44.2Relatively 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
Roads and bridges(C)146$3,120,944
Debris removal(A)30$270,180
Emergency protective measures(B)60$267,219
Buildings and equipment(E)26$84,275
Utilities(F)8$57,017
Parks and recreation(G)11$48,908
Management costs(Z)11$5,077
Water control facilities(D)1$1,136
All categories293$3,854,756

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 7-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 107 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$37K
492 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Flooding, And Landslides 2019$1.9M
134 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Landslides, And Mudslides 2018$260K
142 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms And Straight-Line Winds 2012$183K
56 days to first federal obligation
Severe Wind Storm Associated With Tropical Depression Ike 2008$111K
41 days to first federal obligation
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides 2005$665K
80 days to first federal obligation
Declared1 yr2 yr3 yr4 yr5 yr6 yr7 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.

345
valid registrations
261
households approved
$1,442,777
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Repair and replacement$364,799
Rental assistance$76,259
Other needs$972,870

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.

$479,688
federal mitigation share
5
funded projects
41
properties mitigated
ProgramProjectsFederal share obligated
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP)3$440,238
Pre-Disaster Mitigation(PDM)2$39,450

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

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
BiologicalMar 31, 2020DR-4507-OHDR
BiologicalMar 13, 2020EM-3457-OHEM
TornadoJun 18, 2019DR-4447-OHDR
FloodApr 8, 2019DR-4424-OHDR
FloodApr 17, 2018DR-4360-OHDR
Severe StormAug 20, 2012DR-4077-OHDR
Severe StormJun 30, 2012EM-3346-OHEM
Severe StormOct 24, 2008DR-1805-OHDR
HurricaneSep 13, 2005EM-3250-OHEM
Severe StormFeb 15, 2005DR-1580-OHDR
Severe StormSep 19, 2004DR-1556-OHDR
Severe StormJun 3, 2004DR-1519-OHDR
Severe StormJan 26, 2004DR-1507-OHDR
Severe StormMar 14, 2003DR-1453-OHDR

Every declaration on record

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

Showing 14 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Mar 31, 2020DR-4507-OHDRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3457-OHEMBiologicalCovid-19
Jun 18, 2019DR-4447-OHDRTornadoSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslide
Apr 8, 2019DR-4424-OHDRFloodSevere Storms, Flooding, And Landslides
Apr 17, 2018DR-4360-OHDRFloodSevere Storms, Landslides, And Mudslides
Aug 20, 2012DR-4077-OHDRSevere StormSevere Storms And Straight-Line Winds
Jun 30, 2012EM-3346-OHEMSevere StormSevere Storms
Oct 24, 2008DR-1805-OHDRSevere StormSevere Wind Storm Associated With Tropical Depression Ike
Sep 13, 2005EM-3250-OHEMHurricaneHurricane Katrina Evacuation
Feb 15, 2005DR-1580-OHDRSevere StormSevere Winter Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides
Sep 19, 2004DR-1556-OHDRSevere StormSevere Storms And Flooding
Jun 3, 2004DR-1519-OHDRSevere StormSevere Storms And Flooding
Jan 26, 2004DR-1507-OHDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, And Landslides
Mar 14, 2003DR-1453-OHDRSevere StormSevere Winter Storm And Record/Near Record Snow
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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 Ohio'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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