FEMAEM-3230-ILEmergencyDeclared September 7, 2005
EM-3230-IL: Illinois Hurricane Katrina Evacuation
FEMA made an emergency declaration for Illinois (EM-3230-IL) on September 7, 2005 for the incident of August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005; it covers 102 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $4.4 million in Public Assistance (as of May 17, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- EM-3230-IL (also written FEMA-3230-EM)
- Type
- Emergency declaration
- State
- Illinois
- Incident
- Hurricane: Hurricane Katrina Evacuation
- Incident period
- August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005
- Declared
- September 7, 2005
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 5
- Place in the year
- the second of 2 emergency declarations for Illinois in 2005
- Status
- closed out on February 1, 2012
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Alexander (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Bond (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Boone (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Brown (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Bureau (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Calhoun (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Carroll (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Cass (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Champaign (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Christian (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Clark (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Clay (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Clinton (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Coles (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Cook (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Crawford (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Cumberland (County) | — | Yes | — |
| De Witt (County) | — | Yes | — |
| DeKalb (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Douglas (County) | — | Yes | — |
| DuPage (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Edgar (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Edwards (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Effingham (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Fayette (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Ford (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Franklin (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Fulton (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Gallatin (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Greene (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Grundy (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hamilton (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hancock (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hardin (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Henderson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Henry (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Iroquois (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Jackson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Jasper (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Jefferson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Jersey (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Jo Daviess (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Johnson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Kane (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Kankakee (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Kendall (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Knox (County) | — | Yes | — |
| La Salle (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lake (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lawrence (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lee (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Livingston (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Logan (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Macon (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Macoupin (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Madison (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Marion (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Marshall (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Mason (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Massac (County) | — | Yes | — |
| McDonough (County) | — | Yes | — |
| McHenry (County) | — | Yes | — |
| McLean (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Menard (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Mercer (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Monroe (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Montgomery (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Morgan (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Moultrie (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Ogle (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Peoria (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Perry (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Piatt (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Pike (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Pope (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Pulaski (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Putnam (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Randolph (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Richland (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Rock Island (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Saline (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Sangamon (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Schuyler (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Scott (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Shelby (County) | — | Yes | — |
| St. Clair (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Stark (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Stephenson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Tazewell (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Union (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Vermilion (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Wabash (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Warren (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Washington (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Wayne (County) | — | Yes | — |
| White (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Whiteside (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Will (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Williamson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Winnebago (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Woodford (County) | — | 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?
$4.4 millionPublic Assistance obligated
Individual assistance figures as of n/a, public assistance as of May 17, 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.
FEMA's page for this declaration
FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/3230. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.