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King and Queen County, Virginia

King and Queen County recorded 15 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 11 major disasters, 4 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is hurricane.

Highlighted: King and Queen County, VA

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

15
Declarations since FY2000
11
Major disasters (DR)
4
Emergencies (EM)
0
Fire management (FM)
Jan 2026
Most recent
$66K
Federal PA obligated (top: emergency protective measures)

The federal disaster record for King and Queen County runs between 2000 and 2021, covering 15 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms in 2021. The hazards behind these declarations were most often hurricane, severe storm, and biological. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated $66,449 in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for emergency protective measures.

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 51097
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
19.7
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 19.7% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status63.8
Household characteristics2.4
Racial and ethnic minority status71.4
Housing type and transportation2.8

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

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
16.2
overall risk score
Very Low
Expected annual loss$4.4MVery Low
NRI social vulnerability84.3Very High
Community resilience51.6Relatively 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
Emergency protective measures(B)12$43,474
Buildings and equipment(E)4$17,786
Debris removal(A)1$4,161
Roads and bridges(C)1$1,029
All categories18$66,450

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 2-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 73 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 Irene 2011$48K
97 days to first federal obligation
Hurricane Isabel 2003$19K
49 days to first federal obligation
Declared1 yr2 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.

323
valid registrations
138
households approved
$258,546
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Repair and replacement$143,481
Rental assistance$25,438
Other needs$88,283

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.

9
state declarations with local storm evidence
75
statewide on record

Archive coverage for Virginia: 2002-present

SignedOrderDeclarationHazards reported hereReported damage
Aug 6, 2024EO-34Executive Order 34 (2024) Declaration of a State of Emergency Due to Hurricane/Tropical Storm DebbyThunderstorm Wind$2,000
Sep 22, 2023EO-27Executive Order 27 (2023) Declaration of a State of Emergency Due to Severe Flooding and Tropical Storm Impacts Across the CommonwealthHeavy RainNot reported
Jul 31, 2020EO-69Executive Order 69 (2020) Declaration of a State of Emergency Due to Hurricane IsaiasHeavy RainNot reported
Oct 11, 2018EO-23Executive Order 23 (2018) Declaration Of A State Of Emergency For The Commonwealth Of Virginia Due To Hurricane Michael And In Support Of States Affected By The StormFlash Flood, Flood, Heavy RainNot reported
Jun 8, 2018EO-10Executive Order 10 (2018) Declaration Of A State Of Emergency For The Commonwealth Of Virginia Due To Severe Weather And FloodingFloodNot reported
Oct 6, 2016EO-60Executive Order 60 (2016) Declaration of a State of Emergency for the Commonwealth of Virginia Due to Hurricane Matthew and in Support of States Affected by Hurricane Matthew (Updated October 17, 2016)Heavy RainNot reported
Oct 30, 2012EO-53Executive Order 53 (2012) Declaration of a State of Emergency for the Commonwealth of Virginia Due to the Threat of Hurricane Sandy Impacting VirginiaFloodNot reported
Sep 4, 2008EO-76Executive Order 76 (2008) Declaration of a State of Emergency for the Commonwealth of Virginia Due to the Threat of Significant Flooding and Wind Damage Caused by Hurricane Hanna.Heavy RainNot reported
Aug 31, 2004EO-79Executive Order 79 (2004) Declaration of a State of Emergency for Central Virginia Due to Significant Flooding Caused by Tropical Depression Gaston.Flash FloodNot 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 King and Queen County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
Severe Ice StormMay 10, 2021DR-4602-VADR
BiologicalApr 2, 2020DR-4512-VADR
BiologicalMar 13, 2020EM-3448-VAEM
HurricaneDec 18, 2018DR-4411-VADR
HurricaneOct 15, 2018DR-4401-VADR
HurricaneNov 26, 2012DR-4092-VADR
HurricaneOct 29, 2012EM-3359-VAEM
Severe StormNov 17, 2011DR-4045-VADR
HurricaneSep 3, 2011DR-4024-VADR
HurricaneAug 26, 2011EM-3329-VAEM
Severe StormDec 9, 2009DR-1862-VADR
Severe StormSep 22, 2006DR-1661-VADR
HurricaneSep 12, 2005EM-3240-VAEM
HurricaneSep 18, 2003DR-1491-VADR
Severe StormFeb 28, 2000DR-1318-VADR

Every declaration on record

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

Showing 15 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
May 10, 2021DR-4602-VADRSevere Ice StormSevere Winter Storms
Apr 2, 2020DR-4512-VADRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3448-VAEMBiologicalCovid-19
Dec 18, 2018DR-4411-VADRHurricaneTropical Storm Michael
Oct 15, 2018DR-4401-VADRHurricaneHurricane Florence
Nov 26, 2012DR-4092-VADRHurricaneHurricane Sandy
Oct 29, 2012EM-3359-VAEMHurricaneHurricane Sandy
Nov 17, 2011DR-4045-VADRSevere StormThe Remnants Of Tropical Storm Lee
Sep 3, 2011DR-4024-VADRHurricaneHurricane Irene
Aug 26, 2011EM-3329-VAEMHurricaneHurricane Irene
Dec 9, 2009DR-1862-VADRSevere StormSevere Storms And Flooding Associated With Tropical Depression Ida And A Nor'East
Sep 22, 2006DR-1661-VADRSevere StormTropical Depression Ernesto, Severe Storms And Flooding
Sep 12, 2005EM-3240-VAEMHurricaneHurricane Katrina Evacuation
Sep 18, 2003DR-1491-VADRHurricaneHurricane Isabel
Feb 28, 2000DR-1318-VADRSevere StormSevere Winter Storms
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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 Virginia'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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