FEMA Disaster Declarations in the 21st Century

Published: May 04, 2020

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A look into FEMA Disaster Declarations in the 21st Century by Principal Research Analyst Kevin Green

In March 2020, President Trump declared a national emergency for the COVID-19 pandemic. The interactive graphics below provide a look at every FEMA disaster declaration in the 21st century broken down by year, type and county.

Click on the years and incident type to update the visualizations to see how and where disasters occured over the past two decades in the United States.