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Which year had the most major disaster declarations?
2020 had the most major disaster declarations in a calendar year, 104, according to FEMA's Disaster Declarations Summaries.
Without the COVID-19 Biological declarations, the most was 100, in 2024.
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| Year | Major disasters | Without COVID-19 Biological |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 104 | 47 |
| 2024 | 100 | 100 |
| 2011 | 99 | 99 |
| 2010 | 81 | 81 |
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- OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, v2 — Federal Emergency Management Agency, OpenFEMA · U.S. Government work · retrieved November 4, 2026
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American Factbook. “Which year had the most major disaster declarations?.” Updated November 4, 2026. https://americanfactbook.org/disasters/which-year-had-the-most-major-disaster-declarations. Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, v2, https://www.fema.gov/openfema-data-page/disaster-declarations-summaries-v2.