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Mingo County, West Virginia

Mingo County recorded 24 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 19 major disasters, 4 emergencies, and 1 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is severe storm.

Highlighted: Mingo County, WV

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

24
Declarations since FY2000
19
Major disasters (DR)
4
Emergencies (EM)
1
Fire management (FM)
Jan 2026
Most recent
$16.0M
Federal PA obligated (top: utilities)

The federal disaster record for Mingo County runs between 2001 and 2025, covering 24 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Severe Storm, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides in 2025. The hazards behind these declarations were most often severe storm, flood, and biological. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $16.0 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for utilities.

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 54059
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
67.6
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 67.6% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status84.2
Household characteristics46.9
Racial and ethnic minority status3.4
Housing type and transportation70.9

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

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
72.6
overall risk score
Relatively Low
Expected annual loss$17.6MRelatively Low
NRI social vulnerability93.9Very High
Community resilience1.8Very 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
Utilities(F)82$5,273,960
Debris removal(A)28$4,203,166
Emergency protective measures(B)84$2,437,307
Parks and recreation(G)32$1,649,329
Buildings and equipment(E)34$1,524,221
Roads and bridges(C)29$719,856
Management costs(Z)13$215,624
Water control facilities(D)3$19,008
All categories305$16,042,471

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 6-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 103 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 Storm, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides 2025$4.3M
147 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms And Flooding 2021$286K
228 days to first federal obligation
Covid-19 Pandemic 2020$161K
789 days to first federal obligation
Severe Winter Storm, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides 2015$565K
56 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms And Straight-Line Winds 2012$142K
52 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, And Lanslides 2012$18K
60 days to first federal obligation
Declared1 yr2 yr3 yr4 yr5 yr6 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.

8,604
valid registrations
6,298
households approved
$33,136,624
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Repair and replacement$24,978,061
Rental assistance$2,052,936
Other needs$6,032,068

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.

$682,166
federal mitigation share
6
funded projects
11
properties mitigated
ProgramProjectsFederal share obligated
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP)6$682,166

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.

3
state declarations with local storm evidence
16
statewide on record

Archive coverage for West Virginia: 2025-present Governor news archive; pre-2025 emergency proclamations backfill pending

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

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
Severe StormFeb 26, 2025DR-4861-WVDR
FloodMay 20, 2021DR-4605-WVDR
BiologicalApr 3, 2020DR-4517-WVDR
BiologicalMar 13, 2020EM-3450-WVEM
Severe StormMay 14, 2015DR-4219-WVDR
Severe StormMar 31, 2015DR-4210-WVDR
HurricaneOct 29, 2012EM-3358-WVEM
Severe StormJul 23, 2012DR-4071-WVDR
Severe StormJun 30, 2012EM-3345-WVEM
Severe StormMar 22, 2012DR-4061-WVDR
Severe StormMar 16, 2012DR-4059-WVDR
FloodJun 24, 2010DR-1918-WVDR
SnowstormMar 2, 2010DR-1881-WVDR
Severe StormMay 15, 2009DR-1838-WVDR
Severe StormMay 1, 2007DR-1696-WVDR
HurricaneSep 5, 2005EM-3221-WVEM
Severe StormSep 20, 2004DR-1558-WVDR
Severe StormAug 6, 2004DR-1536-WVDR
Severe StormJun 7, 2004DR-1522-WVDR
Severe StormJun 21, 2003DR-1474-WVDR
Severe StormMar 14, 2003DR-1455-WVDR
Severe StormMay 5, 2002DR-1410-WVDR
FireNov 16, 2001FM-2391-WVFM
Severe StormJun 3, 2001DR-1378-WVDR

Every declaration on record

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

Showing 24 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Feb 26, 2025DR-4861-WVDRSevere StormSevere Storm, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
May 20, 2021DR-4605-WVDRFloodSevere Storms And Flooding
Apr 3, 2020DR-4517-WVDRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3450-WVEMBiologicalCovid-19
May 14, 2015DR-4219-WVDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
Mar 31, 2015DR-4210-WVDRSevere StormSevere Winter Storm, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
Oct 29, 2012EM-3358-WVEMHurricaneHurricane Sandy
Jul 23, 2012DR-4071-WVDRSevere StormSevere Storms And Straight-Line Winds
Jun 30, 2012EM-3345-WVEMSevere StormSevere Storms
Mar 22, 2012DR-4061-WVDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, And Lanslides
Mar 16, 2012DR-4059-WVDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Mudslides, And Landslides
Jun 24, 2010DR-1918-WVDRFloodSevere Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, And Landslides
Mar 2, 2010DR-1881-WVDRSnowstormSevere Winter Storm And Snowstorm
May 15, 2009DR-1838-WVDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, And Landslides
May 1, 2007DR-1696-WVDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
Sep 5, 2005EM-3221-WVEMHurricaneHurricane Katrina Evacuation
Sep 20, 2004DR-1558-WVDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Flooding, And Landslides
Aug 6, 2004DR-1536-WVDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Flooding, And Landslides
Jun 7, 2004DR-1522-WVDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Flooding, And Landslides
Jun 21, 2003DR-1474-WVDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Flooding, And Landslides
Mar 14, 2003DR-1455-WVDRSevere StormSevere Winter Storm, Record/Near Record Snow, Heavy Rains, Flooding And Landslides
May 5, 2002DR-1410-WVDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Flooding And Landslides
Nov 16, 2001FM-2391-WVFMFireWv - Southeast Fire Complex - 11/16/2001
Jun 3, 2001DR-1378-WVDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Flooding And Landslides
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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 West 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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