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Jackson County, South Dakota

Jackson County recorded 19 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 17 major disasters, 2 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is severe storm.

Highlighted: Jackson County, SD

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

19
Declarations since FY2000
17
Major disasters (DR)
2
Emergencies (EM)
0
Fire management (FM)
Aug 2024
Most recent
$517K
Federal PA obligated (top: roads and bridges)

The federal disaster record for Jackson County runs between 2000 and 2024, covering 19 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding in 2024. The hazards behind these declarations were most often severe storm, flood, and snowstorm. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated $517,050 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 46071
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
97.7
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 97.7% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status98.2
Household characteristics39.2
Racial and ethnic minority status94.9
Housing type and transportation99.9

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

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
10.2
overall risk score
Very Low
Expected annual loss$2.6MVery Low
NRI social vulnerability99.7Very High
Community resilience0.4Very 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)58$487,006
Emergency protective measures(B)3$13,576
Buildings and equipment(E)2$8,565
Management costs(Z)3$4,367
Debris removal(A)3$3,537
All categories69$517,051

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 166 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.

Severe Winter Storms And Snowstorm 2023$8K
100 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storm, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding 2022$8K
232 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms And Flooding 2019$130K
253 days to first federal obligation
Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, And Flooding 2019$165K
286 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding 2015$13K
96 days to first federal obligation
Flooding 2011$30K
77 days to first federal obligation
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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.

42
valid registrations
17
households approved
$51,703
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Repair and replacement$21,914
Rental assistance$6,774
Other needs$23,014

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.

$304,915
federal mitigation share
6
funded projects
ProgramProjectsFederal share obligated
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP)5$289,915
Pre-Disaster Mitigation(PDM)1$15,000

State declarations (governor)

Emergency declarations issued by the governor of this state, which are separate from and usually precede a federal declaration. A declaration is listed here when NOAA Storm Events recorded reports of the matched hazard in this jurisdiction while the order was in effect. That is evidence of local impact during a declared state emergency. It is not a statement that the governor named this jurisdiction in the order, since most state declarations apply statewide and name no localities at all. Hazard categories come from the order text. Damage figures are NOAA storm report estimates for this jurisdiction only, not the cost of the declaration.

2
state declarations with local storm evidence
25
statewide on record

Archive coverage for South Dakota: 2020-present structured SD Secretary of State registry; 2000-2019 exists behind an unverified ASP.NET postback form, backfill pending

SignedOrderDeclarationHazards reported hereReported damage
Jul 26, 20242024-06Disaster DeclarationThunderstorm WindNot reported
Jun 10, 20222022-06Emergency Disaster DeclarationHail, Thunderstorm WindNot reported

Source: state executive order archives collected by DisasterData Plus, joined to NOAA Storm Events. See the Plus overview for per-state coverage and method.

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

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
FloodAug 15, 2024DR-4807-SDDR
Winter StormFeb 27, 2023DR-4689-SDDR
Severe StormAug 2, 2022DR-4664-SDDR
BiologicalApr 5, 2020DR-4527-SDDR
BiologicalMar 13, 2020EM-3475-SDEM
FloodSep 23, 2019DR-4463-SDDR
FloodJun 7, 2019DR-4440-SDDR
Severe StormFeb 1, 2017DR-4298-SDDR
Severe StormJul 30, 2015DR-4233-SDDR
Severe StormNov 8, 2013DR-4155-SDDR
FloodMay 13, 2011DR-1984-SDDR
SnowstormDec 12, 2008DR-1811-SDDR
Severe StormJul 9, 2008DR-1774-SDDR
SnowstormMay 22, 2008DR-1759-SDDR
Severe StormMay 22, 2007DR-1702-SDDR
Severe StormJun 5, 2006DR-1647-SDDR
Coastal StormSep 10, 2005EM-3234-SDEM
Severe StormJul 20, 2004DR-1531-SDDR
Severe StormMay 19, 2000DR-1330-SDDR

Every declaration on record

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

Showing 19 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Aug 15, 2024DR-4807-SDDRFloodSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
Feb 27, 2023DR-4689-SDDRWinter StormSevere Winter Storms And Snowstorm
Aug 2, 2022DR-4664-SDDRSevere StormSevere Storm, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Apr 5, 2020DR-4527-SDDRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3475-SDEMBiologicalCovid-19
Sep 23, 2019DR-4463-SDDRFloodSevere Storms And Flooding
Jun 7, 2019DR-4440-SDDRFloodSevere Winter Storm, Snowstorm, And Flooding
Feb 1, 2017DR-4298-SDDRSevere StormSevere Winter Storm
Jul 30, 2015DR-4233-SDDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
Nov 8, 2013DR-4155-SDDRSevere StormSevere Winter Storm, Snowstorm, And Flooding
May 13, 2011DR-1984-SDDRFloodFlooding
Dec 12, 2008DR-1811-SDDRSnowstormSevere Winter Storm And Record And Near Record Snow
Jul 9, 2008DR-1774-SDDRSevere StormSevere Storms And Flooding
May 22, 2008DR-1759-SDDRSnowstormSevere Winter Storm And Record And Near Record Snow
May 22, 2007DR-1702-SDDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Jun 5, 2006DR-1647-SDDRSevere StormSevere Winter Storm
Sep 10, 2005EM-3234-SDEMCoastal StormHurricane Katrina Evacuation
Jul 20, 2004DR-1531-SDDRSevere StormSevere Storms And Flooding
May 19, 2000DR-1330-SDDRSevere StormSevere Winter Storm, Flooding, Landslides And Mudslides
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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 South 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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