+115
state-level declaration records in the later retained release.
Release comparison · FEMA declarations
What changed in the FEMA declaration record between the latest retained releases
The July 25, 2026 retained snapshot contains +115 state-level FEMA declaration records versus the June 8, 2026 one. This is a source-scoped update, not a forecast or a measure of every damaging event.
Why this is not the newest snapshot. We have retained newer snapshots, but our own county-counting method changed after the pair shown here, so a difference against them would measure our correction rather than federal action. FEMA declarations accumulate and are never retracted, so any decline across that boundary would be ours, not theirs. This report therefore compares the most recent pair counted the same way, and will advance to the newer snapshots once two of them share a counting basis.
A reproducible release comparison
This report compares the same state-total field in two retained PlainHazard FEMA OpenFEMA snapshots: PlainHazard FEMA snapshot rebuilt 2026-06-08 (June 8, 2026) and PlainHazard FEMA snapshot before the next ETL refresh (July 25, 2026). A declaration count records federal action and its designated areas. It does not measure every local event, personal safety, or future risk.
30
states and territories with a changed declaration total in this comparison.
California +32
is the largest increase between these retained FEMA releases.
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Where the state totals changed
The table shows only states whose declaration total changed between the two retained releases. Open a state profile for the current source context; a changed record is not, by itself, a current emergency warning.
Largest additions to state FEMA declaration totals
July 25, 2026 snapshot minus June 8, 2026 snapshot
- California
California
32 additional declarations
- Montana 8
Montana
8 additional declarations
- Oregon 8
Oregon
8 additional declarations
- Arizona 6
Arizona
6 additional declarations
- Oklahoma 6
Oklahoma
6 additional declarations
- Utah 6
Utah
6 additional declarations
- Colorado 5
Colorado
5 additional declarations
- Texas 5
Texas
5 additional declarations
| State or territory | Earlier total | Later total | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 130 | 162 | +32 |
| Montana | 32 | 40 | +8 |
| Oregon | 68 | 76 | +8 |
| Arizona | 36 | 42 | +6 |
| Oklahoma | 57 | 63 | +6 |
| Utah | 19 | 25 | +6 |
| Colorado | 25 | 30 | +5 |
| Texas | 34 | 39 | +5 |
| New Mexico | 29 | 33 | +4 |
| Florida | 29 | 32 | +3 |
| Guam | 3 | 6 | +3 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 3 | 6 | +3 |
| Alaska | 27 | 29 | +2 |
| Georgia | 12 | 14 | +2 |
| Hawaii | 12 | 14 | +2 |
| Idaho | 19 | 21 | +2 |
| Kansas | 22 | 24 | +2 |
| Nebraska | 14 | 16 | +2 |
| South Carolina | 13 | 15 | +2 |
| South Dakota | 14 | 16 | +2 |
| Delaware | 2 | 3 | +1 |
| Kentucky | 19 | 20 | +1 |
| Louisiana | 20 | 21 | +1 |
| Massachusetts | 4 | 5 | +1 |
| Michigan | 3 | 4 | +1 |
| Mississippi | 16 | 17 | +1 |
| Missouri | 11 | 12 | +1 |
| North Carolina | 16 | 17 | +1 |
| Washington | 94 | 95 | +1 |
| Wisconsin | 2 | 3 | +1 |
Which counties gained the most
The same release comparison at the county level: 392 of the 3,266 tracked counties had a changed declaration total between June 8, 2026 and July 25, 2026, 392 of them an increase. The top 15 gainers:
| County | Earlier total | Later total | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles, California | 25 | 29 | +4 |
| Napa, California | 10 | 14 | +4 |
| Guam, Guam | 3 | 6 | +3 |
| Lake, California | 11 | 14 | +3 |
| Madera, California | 8 | 11 | +3 |
| Maricopa, Arizona | 5 | 8 | +3 |
| Monterey, California | 6 | 9 | +3 |
| Northern Islands, Northern Mariana Islands | 2 | 5 | +3 |
| Northern Mariana Islands, Northern Mariana Islands | 2 | 5 | +3 |
| Orange, California | 7 | 10 | +3 |
| Riverside, California | 15 | 18 | +3 |
| Rota, Northern Mariana Islands | 3 | 6 | +3 |
| Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands | 3 | 6 | +3 |
| Sonoma, California | 10 | 13 | +3 |
| Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands | 3 | 6 | +3 |
How to read this update
- Use the change count to identify where the federal declaration record was updated, then open the state profile for source context.
- Do not treat an added declaration as a current warning, a count of all losses, or a prediction of a future event.
- For real-time preparedness information, follow FEMA and local emergency-management guidance rather than this historical data report.
Every figure on PlainHazard is rendered directly from FEMA federal disaster data, no number is typed in by an editor. State-level FEMA declaration totals are compared from retained PlainHazard source snapshots using the same field in each release. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or national statistics report, the data & editorial changelog, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-07-25T15:09:08.964Z.