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Active disaster events — 136 nationwide

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The scale of it

Property damage in the US — by the numbers

650 federal major-disaster declarations in the past decade about one every six days (2016–2025) Source: FEMA OpenFEMA — Disaster Declarations Summaries · 2016–2025 1 in 67 insured homes files a water or freezing claim each year average paid claim about $15,400 Source: Insurance Information Institute / ISO-Verisk · 2019–2023 344,600 residential building fires in 2023 $11.3B in property loss Source: U.S. Fire Administration · 2023 ~47% of US homes have dampness or mold Source: Mudarri & Fisk 2007, Indoor Air (LBNL / EPA) · 2007

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The bigger picture

The costliest US disasters on record

Since 2002, FEMA has approved $39.6B in housing aid to households after federally declared disasters. Where it has gone — and the single events that drove it. Hover a disaster to see the states it hit.

Approved FEMA housing aid by state · since 2002

Texas: $5.2B approved California: $836.4M approved Kentucky: $473.6M approved Georgia: $662.7M approved Wisconsin: $410.9M approved Oregon: $58.1M approved Missouri: $314.5M approved Virginia: $193.6M approved Tennessee: $505.1M approved Louisiana: $8.8B approved New York: $1.8B approved Idaho: $10.6M approved Florida: $6.2B approved Illinois: $1.4B approved Montana: $36.3M approved Minnesota: $83.4M approved Maryland: $90.4M approved Iowa: $311.9M approved District of Columbia: $7.5M approved Washington: $85.7M approved South Dakota: $43.1M approved Ohio: $329.8M approved Nebraska: $51.6M approved Indiana: $245.8M approved Massachusetts: $172.1M approved Nevada: $25.4M approved North Dakota: $114.9M approved Arkansas: $154.2M approved Mississippi: $1.8B approved Colorado: $88.2M approved North Carolina: $1B approved Utah: $17.1M approved Oklahoma: $172.9M approved Wyoming: $5.8M approved West Virginia: $260.9M approved South Carolina: $578.7M approved Maine: $22.6M approved Alabama: $703.9M approved Kansas: $61M approved Rhode Island: $72.2M approved Connecticut: $92.8M approved Michigan: $987M approved Delaware: $11.2M approved New Mexico: $67.9M approved Vermont: $70.5M approved New Jersey: $1B approved Pennsylvania: $583.5M approved New Hampshire: $21.3M approved Arizona: $45.3M approved TXCAKYGAWIORMOVATNLANYIDFLILMTMNMDIAWASDOHNEINMANVNDARMSCONCUTOKWYWVSCMEALKSCTMINMVTNJPANHAZ

Darker = more approved aid. Gulf and hurricane-coast states carry the most. Alaska, Hawaii and the territories sit off this frame.

Source: FEMA OpenFEMA — Individual Assistance (IHP). Approved (not disbursed) nominal dollars for disasters declared 2002–2025; a single event (e.g. Katrina) can span several disaster numbers. Methodology & full data →

Costliest disasters for FEMA housing aid

  1. 1 Hurricane Katrina 2005 · DR-1603 · 7 states $5.2B
  2. 2 Hurricane Harvey 2017 · DR-4332 · 2 states $1.7B
  3. 3 Hurricane Maria 2017 · DR-4339 · 1 state $1.3B
  4. 4 Hurricane Katrina 2005 · DR-1604 · 7 states $1.3B
  5. 5 Hurricane Ida 2021 · DR-4611 · 2 states $1.2B
  6. 6 Hurricane Ian 2022 · DR-4673 · 3 states $1.2B
  7. 7 Hurricane Irma 2017 · DR-4337 · 6 states $1B
  8. 8 Hurricane Sandy 2012 · DR-4085 · 2 states $1B

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