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Trinity County, Texas

Trinity County recorded 20 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 12 major disasters, 8 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is hurricane.

Highlighted: Trinity County, TX

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

20
Declarations since FY2000
12
Major disasters (DR)
8
Emergencies (EM)
0
Fire management (FM)
Jul 2024
Most recent
$3.3M
Federal PA obligated (top: roads and bridges)

The federal disaster record for Trinity County runs between 2001 and 2024, covering 20 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Hurricane Beryl in 2024. The hazards behind these declarations were most often hurricane, fire, and severe storm. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $3.3 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 48455
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
91.8
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 91.8% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status85.5
Household characteristics98.8
Racial and ethnic minority status57.4
Housing type and transportation75.2

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

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
60.6
overall risk score
Relatively Low
Expected annual loss$12.9MVery Low
NRI social vulnerability94.5Very High
Community resilience12.2Very 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)45$1,981,524
Emergency protective measures(B)35$589,894
Debris removal(A)8$326,546
Utilities(F)15$295,253
Management costs(Z)3$81,397
Buildings and equipment(E)8$28,387
Parks and recreation(G)2$9,563
All categories116$3,312,564

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 146 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.

Hurricane Beryl 2024$152K
164 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding 2024$1.7M
139 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms And Flooding 2016$205K
115 days to first federal obligation
Severe Winter Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding 2016$50K
154 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds And Flooding 2015$239K
179 days to first federal obligation
Wildfires 2011$137K
112 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.

6,997
valid registrations
2,470
households approved
$7,592,725
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Repair and replacement$3,516,776
Rental assistance$482,599
Other needs$2,764,755

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.

$70,994
federal mitigation share
1
funded project
ProgramProjectsFederal share obligated
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP)1$70,994

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.

1
state declarations with local storm evidence
59
statewide on record

Archive coverage for Texas: 2015-present current-Governor proclamation archive; 2000-2014 gap disclosed

SignedOrderDeclarationHazards reported hereReported damage
Nov 20, 2015PROCLAMATION-2015-11-20-disaster_proclamation_issued_for_october_severe_stormsDisaster Proclamation Issued For October Severe StormsThunderstorm 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 Trinity County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
HurricaneJul 9, 2024DR-4798-TXDR
FloodMay 17, 2024DR-4781-TXDR
Severe Ice StormFeb 19, 2021DR-4586-TXDR
Severe Ice StormFeb 14, 2021EM-3554-TXEM
HurricaneAug 24, 2020EM-3540-TXEM
BiologicalMar 25, 2020DR-4485-TXDR
BiologicalMar 13, 2020EM-3458-TXEM
FloodJun 11, 2016DR-4272-TXDR
Severe StormFeb 9, 2016DR-4255-TXDR
Severe StormMay 29, 2015DR-4223-TXDR
FireJul 1, 2011DR-1999-TXDR
HurricaneSep 13, 2008DR-1791-TXDR
HurricaneSep 10, 2008EM-3294-TXEM
HurricaneAug 29, 2008EM-3290-TXEM
FireJan 11, 2006DR-1624-TXDR
HurricaneSep 24, 2005DR-1606-TXDR
HurricaneSep 21, 2005EM-3261-TXEM
HurricaneSep 2, 2005EM-3216-TXEM
OtherFeb 1, 2003EM-3171-TXEM
Coastal StormJun 9, 2001DR-1379-TXDR

Every declaration on record

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

Showing 20 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Jul 9, 2024DR-4798-TXDRHurricaneHurricane Beryl
May 17, 2024DR-4781-TXDRFloodSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Feb 19, 2021DR-4586-TXDRSevere Ice StormSevere Winter Storms
Feb 14, 2021EM-3554-TXEMSevere Ice StormSevere Winter Storm
Aug 24, 2020EM-3540-TXEMHurricaneTropical Storms Marco And Laura
Mar 25, 2020DR-4485-TXDRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3458-TXEMBiologicalCovid-19
Jun 11, 2016DR-4272-TXDRFloodSevere Storms And Flooding
Feb 9, 2016DR-4255-TXDRSevere StormSevere Winter Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
May 29, 2015DR-4223-TXDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds And Flooding
Jul 1, 2011DR-1999-TXDRFireWildfires
Sep 13, 2008DR-1791-TXDRHurricaneHurricane Ike
Sep 10, 2008EM-3294-TXEMHurricaneHurricane Ike
Aug 29, 2008EM-3290-TXEMHurricaneHurricane Gustav
Jan 11, 2006DR-1624-TXDRFireExtreme Wildfire Threat
Sep 24, 2005DR-1606-TXDRHurricaneHurricane Rita
Sep 21, 2005EM-3261-TXEMHurricaneHurricane Rita
Sep 2, 2005EM-3216-TXEMHurricaneHurricane Katrina Evacuation
Feb 1, 2003EM-3171-TXEMOtherLoss Of The Space Shuttle Columbia
Jun 9, 2001DR-1379-TXDRCoastal StormTx-Tropical Storm Allison-06-06-2001
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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 Texas'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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