HURRICANE KATRINA
Impact on West Hattiesburg, MS • Declared August 29, 2005 • August 29, 2005 to October 14, 2005
Impact Summary
Source: FEMAPublic Assistance
$2.6M
PA Projects
127
Individual Assistance
$28.7M
IA Registrations
26,771
Public Assistance by Category
Source: FEMA Public AssistanceFederal disaster recovery spending for West Hattiesburg broken down by FEMA category (A through G).
Debris Removal (A)
$518K
Emergency Protective (B)
$650K
Roads & Bridges (C)
$736K
Buildings & Equipment (E)
$215K
Utilities (F)
$67K
Parks & Recreation (G)
$526K
Individual Assistance Breakdown
Source: FEMA Individual AssistanceFEMA housing assistance for homeowners and renters in West Hattiesburg affected by hurricane katrina.
Approved
12,892
48.2% of registrations
Repair / Replace
$3.5M
Rental Assistance
$4.8M
Other Needs
$6.9M
Average FEMA-inspected damage per property: $2K
Disaster-Wide Totals
Total impact of HURRICANE KATRINA across all affected areas in Mississippi.
Counties Affected
82
Total IA Registrations
2,061,221
Total Individual Assistance
$6.1B
Total Public Assistance
$18.9B