FEMAEM-3481-KSEmergencyDeclared March 13, 2020
EM-3481-KS: Kansas Covid-19
FEMA made an emergency declaration for Kansas (EM-3481-KS) on March 13, 2020 for the incident of January 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023; it covers 109 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- EM-3481-KS (also written FEMA-3481-EM)
- Type
- Emergency declaration
- State
- Kansas
- Incident
- Biological: Covid-19
- Incident period
- January 20, 2020 to May 11, 2023
- Declared
- March 13, 2020
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 7
- Place in the year
- the first of 4 emergency declarations for Kansas in 2020
- Status
- closed out on June 3, 2021
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Anderson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Atchison (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Barber (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Barton (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Bourbon (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Brown (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Butler (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Chase (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Chautauqua (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Cherokee (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Cheyenne (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Clark (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Clay (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Cloud (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Coffey (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Comanche (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Cowley (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Crawford (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Decatur (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Dickinson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Doniphan (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Douglas (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Edwards (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Elk (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Ellis (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Ellsworth (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Finney (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Ford (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Franklin (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Geary (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Gove (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Graham (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Grant (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Gray (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Greeley (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Greenwood (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hamilton (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Harper (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Harvey (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Haskell (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hodgeman (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Iowa Indian Reservation (Also NE) | — | Yes | — |
| Jackson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Jefferson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Jewell (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Johnson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Kearny (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Kickapoo Indian Reservation | — | Yes | — |
| Kingman (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Kiowa (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Labette (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lane (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Leavenworth (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lincoln (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Linn (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Logan (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lyon (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Marion (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Marshall (County) | — | Yes | — |
| McPherson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Meade (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Miami (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Mitchell (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Montgomery (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Morris (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Morton (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Nemaha (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Neosho (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Ness (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Norton (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Osage (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Osborne (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Ottawa (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Pawnee (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Phillips (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Pottawatomie (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Prairie Band Potawatomi Reservation | — | Yes | — |
| Pratt (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Rawlins (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Reno (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Republic (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Rice (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Riley (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Rooks (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Rush (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Russell (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Sac and Fox Indian Reservation (Also NE) | — | Yes | — |
| Saline (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Scott (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Sedgwick (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Seward (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Shawnee (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Sheridan (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Sherman (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Smith (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Stafford (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Stanton (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Stevens (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Sumner (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Thomas (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Trego (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Wabaunsee (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Wallace (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Washington (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Wichita (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Wilson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Woodson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Wyandotte (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?
FEMA has published no assistance totals for this declaration.
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/3481. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.