Individual Assistance (IA) Over the Years

The number of federally declared disasters hasn't gone down, but the number that receive individual assistance from FEMA has sharply decreased since 1999.

Created with Highcharts 7.1.2Declaration YearNumber of Federally DeclaredDisastersReceived IADid not receive IA199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720180255075100125

SOURCE: FEMA's Disaster Declaration Summaries Dataset