FEMADR-4530-OKMajor disasterDeclared April 5, 2020
DR-4530-OK: Oklahoma Covid-19 Pandemic
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Oklahoma (DR-4530-OK) on April 5, 2020 for the incident of January 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023; it covers 112 designated areas. FEMA had approved $48.5 million for 7,829 households through the Individuals and Households Program (as of October 1, 2026) and obligated $277.6 million in Public Assistance (as of September 2, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-4530-OK (also written FEMA-4530-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Oklahoma
- Incident
- Biological: Covid-19 Pandemic
- Incident period
- January 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
- Declared
- April 5, 2020
- Programs declared
- Individuals and Households, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
- FEMA region
- 6
- Place in the year
- the first of 2 major disaster declarations for Oklahoma in 2020
- Status
- open (not yet closed out by FEMA)
- Registration deadline (individual help)
- September 30, 2025
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
Which areas are covered, and for what?
| Designated area | Individuals and Households | Public Assistance | Hazard Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Absentee Shawnee-Citizens Band of Potawatomi (TJSA) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Adair (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Alfalfa (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Atoka (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Beaver (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Beckham (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Blaine (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Bryan (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Caddo (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Caddo-Wichita-Delaware (OTSA) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Canadian (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Carter (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cherokee (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cherokee (OTSA) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cherokee (TJSA) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cheyenne-Arapaho (OTSA) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Chickasaw (OTSA) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Choctaw | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Choctaw (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Choctaw (OTSA) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cimarron (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Citizen Potawatomi Nation | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cleveland (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Coal (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Comanche (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cotton (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Craig (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Creek (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Creek (OTSA) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Creek-Seminole Joint Area (OTSA) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Custer (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Delaware (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Dewey (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Eastern Shawnee (OTSA) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Eastern Shawnee-Wyandotte (OTSA) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Ellis (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Garfield (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Garvin (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Grady (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Grant (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Greer (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Harmon (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Harper (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Haskell (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Hughes (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Iowa (OTSA) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Iowa-Sac and Fox Joint Area (OTSA) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Jackson (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Jefferson (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Johnston (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Kaw (OTSA) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Kaw-Ponca (Joint Area) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Kay (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Kickapoo (OTSA) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Kingfisher (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Kiowa (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Kiowa-Comanche-Apache-Fort Sill Apache (OTSA) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Kiowa-Comanche-Apache-Fort Sill Apache-Caddo-Wichita | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Latimer (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Le Flore (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Lincoln (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Logan (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Love (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Major (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Marshall (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mayes (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| McClain (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| McCurtain (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| McIntosh (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Miami (OTSA) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Miami-Peoria (Joint Area) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Modoc (OTSA) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Murray (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Muskogee (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Noble (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Nowata (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Okfuskee (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Oklahoma (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Okmulgee (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Osage (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Osage Indian Reservation | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Otoe-Missouria (OTSA) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Ottawa (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Ottowa (OTSA) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Pawnee (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Pawnee (OTSA) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Payne (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Peoria (OTSA) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Pittsburg (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Ponca (OTSA) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Pontotoc (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Pottawatomie (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Pushmataha (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Quapaw (OTSA) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Roger Mills (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Rogers (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Sac and Fox (OTSA) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Seminole (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Seminole (OTSA) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Seneca-Cayuga (OTSA) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Sequoyah (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Stephens (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Texas (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Tillman (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Tonkawa (OTSA) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Tulsa (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Wagoner (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Washington (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Washita (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Woods (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Woodward (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Wyandotte (OTSA) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
An area can be added to a declaration after the first day, or have a program added: this table is FEMA's current list.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
How much has FEMA approved?
7,829households approved for help (IHP)
$48.5 millionIndividuals and Households Program approved
$48.5 millionof it for other needs
$277.6 millionPublic Assistance obligated
$8.8 millionHazard Mitigation Grant Program obligated
Individual assistance figures as of October 1, 2026, public assistance as of September 2, 2026. FEMA updates both as applications are decided.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2); FEMA, OpenFEMA FEMA Web Disaster Summaries (v1). Data as of September 29, 2026.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
FEMA's page for this declaration
FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/4530. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application. Registration for individual help closed on September 30, 2025.