FEMA biological disaster declarations
Incident type "Biological" · 167 declarations · 56 states and territories
FEMA has made 167 state declarations with incident type "Biological" since 2020: 59 major disasters, 108 emergencies. Oklahoma has had the most (17). The busiest year was 2020 (165).
Declarations per year, 2020 to 2021
State declarations per calendar year of the declaration date.
Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2), through October 2, 2026: one declaration per disaster number and state. OpenFEMA dataset page.
Which states have the most biological declarations?
Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2).
The counties named in the most biological declarations
Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2): distinct declarations that name the county.
The most recent biological declarations
| Declared | Number | State | Title | Areas named |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-28 | DR-4591 | Alabama | Covid-19 Pandemic | 1 |
| 2021-02-02 | DR-4582 | Arizona | Covid-19 Pandemic | 1 |
| 2020-05-08 | DR-4545 | Florida | Covid-19 Pandemic | 7 |
| 2020-04-17 | DR-4537 | American Samoa | Covid-19 Pandemic | 5 |
| 2020-04-11 | DR-4535 | Wyoming | Covid-19 Pandemic | 24 |
| 2020-04-09 | DR-4533 | Alaska | Covid-19 Pandemic | 84 |
| 2020-04-09 | DR-4534 | Idaho | Covid-19 Pandemic | 49 |
| 2020-04-08 | DR-4532 | Vermont | Covid-19 Pandemic | 14 |
| 2020-04-07 | DR-4531 | Minnesota | Covid-19 Pandemic | 107 |
| 2020-04-05 | DR-4526 | Delaware | Covid-19 Pandemic | 3 |
| 2020-04-05 | DR-4527 | South Dakota | Covid-19 Pandemic | 194 |
| 2020-04-05 | DR-4528 | Mississippi | Covid-19 Pandemic | 83 |
| 2020-04-05 | DR-4529 | New Mexico | Covid-19 Pandemic | 65 |
| 2020-04-05 | DR-4530 | Oklahoma | Covid-19 Pandemic | 112 |
| 2020-04-04 | DR-4520 | Wisconsin | Covid-19 Pandemic | 84 |
Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2), through October 2, 2026. OpenFEMA dataset page.