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Mifflin County, Pennsylvania

Mifflin County recorded 9 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 4 major disasters, 5 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is hurricane.

Highlighted: Mifflin County, PA

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

9
Declarations since FY2000
4
Major disasters (DR)
5
Emergencies (EM)
0
Fire management (FM)
Mar 2020
Most recent
$471K
Federal PA obligated (top: roads and bridges)

The federal disaster record for Mifflin County runs between 2003 and 2020, covering 9 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic in 2020. The hazards behind these declarations were most often hurricane, severe storm, and flood. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated $470,930 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 42087
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
59.3
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 59.3% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status75.2
Household characteristics40.6
Racial and ethnic minority status7.6
Housing type and transportation66.3

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

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
69.3
overall risk score
Relatively Low
Expected annual loss$18.4MRelatively Low
NRI social vulnerability93.8Very High
Community resilience60.4Relatively 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
Roads and bridges(C)37$308,852
Emergency protective measures(B)22$78,849
Utilities(F)5$47,387
Parks and recreation(G)6$25,039
Debris removal(A)8$10,803
All categories78$470,930

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 96 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.

Tropical Storm Lee 2011$288K
121 days to first federal obligation
Tropical Depression Ivan 2004$126K
93 days to first federal obligation
Snow 2003$56K
96 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.

617
valid registrations
467
households approved
$2,188,112
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Repair and replacement$567,878
Rental assistance$53,856
Other needs$1,552,445

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.

$119,250
federal mitigation share
2
funded projects
ProgramProjectsFederal share obligated
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP)2$119,250

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

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
BiologicalMar 30, 2020DR-4506-PADR
BiologicalMar 13, 2020EM-3441-PAEM
HurricaneOct 29, 2012EM-3356-PAEM
FloodSep 12, 2011DR-4030-PADR
FloodSep 8, 2011EM-3340-PAEM
HurricaneSep 10, 2005EM-3235-PAEM
Severe StormSep 19, 2004DR-1555-PADR
HurricaneSep 19, 2004DR-1557-PADR
Severe StormMar 14, 2003EM-3180-PAEM

Every declaration on record

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

Showing 9 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Mar 30, 2020DR-4506-PADRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3441-PAEMBiologicalCovid-19
Oct 29, 2012EM-3356-PAEMHurricaneHurricane Sandy
Sep 12, 2011DR-4030-PADRFloodTropical Storm Lee
Sep 8, 2011EM-3340-PAEMFloodRemnants Of Tropical Storm Lee
Sep 10, 2005EM-3235-PAEMHurricaneHurricane Katrina
Sep 19, 2004DR-1555-PADRSevere StormSevere Storms And Flooding Associated With Tropical Depression Frances
Sep 19, 2004DR-1557-PADRHurricaneTropical Depression Ivan
Mar 14, 2003EM-3180-PAEMSevere StormSnow
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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 Pennsylvania'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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