FEMA COVID-19 Funeral Assistance State-by-State Breakdown

Release Date Release Number
HQ-22-116
Release Date:
September 6, 2022

WASHINGTON -- FEMA has provided more than $2.7 billion to over 431,000 individuals and families to assist with COVID-19-related funeral costs for deaths occurring on or after Jan. 20, 2020. This assistance helped pay for the funerals of more than 441,000 people who died from COVID-19.

Eligibility determinations are based on when the applicant submits all required documentation. The determinations are not driven by state/locations.

“Applications” in the below chart reflect the number of individuals who called to begin the assistance process.

Please find state-specific information below:

State / Territory

Applications

Amount Approved

Number of Awards

Alabama

12,052

$66,211,234.95

9,758

Alaska

499

$1,773,971.49

362

American Samoa

31

$67,550.52

13

Arizona

9,518

$37,153,805.53

7,503

Arkansas

5,650

$28,654,837.84

4,600

California

44,776

$225,061,343.46

35,208

Colorado

5,173

$22,389,564.59

4,122

Connecticut

5,179

$29,487,423.35

4,307

Delaware

1,659

$8,528,921.49

1,340

District of Columbia

794

$3,981,535.28

598

Florida

35,288

$159,477,250.42

28,534

Georgia

21,512

$118,901,518.73

17,361

Guam

33

$147,673.19

20

Hawaii

781

$3,410,151.22

589

Idaho

1,956

$8,724,984.44

1,591

Illinois

21,046

$118,908,779.87

17,270

Indiana

11,053

$62,821,874.98

9,067

Iowa

4,532

$26,898,886.21

3,779

Kansas

4,867

$26,162,797.99

4,035

Kentucky

10,017

$58,962,156.11

8,189

Louisiana

9,004

$48,696,934.06

7,069

Maine

1,193

$5,091,940.41

950

Marshall Islands

Less than 10

$7,148.71

Less than 10

Maryland

9,186

$50,148,596.04

7,469

Massachusetts

9,874

$55,201,929.61

8,104

Michigan

18,961

$96,901,767.65

15,750

Minnesota

5,843

$32,944,238.74

4,852

Mississippi

8,061

$43,150,233.13

6,383

Missouri

10,904

$56,316,394.70

9,032

Montana

1,375

$5,688,695.50

1,128

Nebraska

2,420

$13,879,609.87

2,012

Nevada

4,724

$19,385,275.51

3,666

New Hampshire

1,430

$6,950,797.01

1,163

New Jersey

17,258

$97,522,240.53

14,134

New Mexico

3,467

$14,164,171.41

2,685

New York

37,526

$207,311,256.90

30,241

North Carolina

17,915

$95,523,539.39

14,659

North Dakota

1,226

$7,621,185.44

1,027

Northern Mariana Islands

33

$82,251.99

16

Ohio

23,122

$125,263,263.98

19,338

Oklahoma

8,442

$43,382,867.70

6,924

Oregon

2,678

$9,212,937.30

2,075

Pennsylvania

25,317

$139,764,324.65

21,174

Puerto Rico

2,618

$7,640,258.87

1,941

Rhode Island

1,737

$9,790,591.89

1,431

South Carolina

11,956

$66,052,333.72

9,805

South Dakota

1,199

$7,067,537.11

987

Tennessee

15,213

$83,986,021.78

12,499

Texas

48,240

$253,503,492.05

39,092

U.S. Virgin Islands

80

$403,749.32

64

Utah

2,485

$13,736,613.87

2,025

Vermont

320

$1,413,259.24

257

Virginia

12,523

$67,748,450.67

10,255

Washington

4,723

$19,279,701.01

3,641

West Virginia

4,222

$23,182,085.07

3,415

Wisconsin

8,814

$48,820,177.85

7,380

Wyoming

838

$3,747,371.19

682

* Funeral assistance data can/will change daily; the information reflects data as of 8 a.m. EDT today, Sept. 6, 2022.

Applicants may apply by calling 844-684-6333 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. EDT, Monday through Friday. Multilingual services are available. Please note, phone calls from FEMA may come from an unidentified number. Applicants who use a relay service, such as a videophone, Innocaption or CapTel, should provide FEMA with the specific number assigned to them for that service so that agency representatives are able to contact them.

Additional information about COVID-19 funeral assistance, including frequently asked questions, is available on FEMA.gov.

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