USDA Designates Eight New Jersey Counties as Natural Disaster Areas Due to Excessive Rain, Excessive Heat, and Drought in 2025

This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including the replacement of essential items such as equipment or livestock, reorganization of a farming operation, or to refinance certain debts. FSA will review the loans based on the extent of losses, security available, and repayment ability.

Triggering Disaster #1

Impacted Area: New Jersey

Triggering Disaster: Excessive rain that occurred during May 15, 2025, through July 18, 2025

Application Deadline: 4/26/2027

Primary Counties Eligible:

• New Jersey: Burlington, Camden, Ocean

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

• New Jersey: Atlantic, Gloucester, Mercer, Monmouth
• Pennsylvania: Bucks, Philadelphia

Triggering Disaster #2

Impacted Area: New Jersey

Triggering Disaster: Excessive rain that occurred during May 1, 2025, through July 1, 2025

Application Deadline: 4/26/2027

Primary Counties Eligible:

• New Jersey: Morris, Sussex, Warren

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

• New Jersey: Essex, Hunterdon, Passaic, Somerset, Union
• New York: Orange
• Pennsylvania: Bucks, Monroe, Northampton, Pike

Triggering Disaster #3

Impacted Area: New Jersey

Triggering Disaster: Excessive heat that occurred during June 15, 2025, through July 18, 2025

Application Deadline: 4/26/2027

Primary Counties Eligible:

• New Jersey: Burlington, Camden, Ocean

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

• New Jersey: Atlantic, Glocester, Mercer, Monmouth
• Pennsylvania: Bucks, Philadelphia

Triggering Disaster #4

Impacted Area: New Jersey

Triggering Disaster: Drought that occurred during July 2, 2025, through August 30, 2025

Application Deadline: 4/26/2027

Primary Counties Eligible:

• New Jersey: Morris, Sussex, Warren

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

• New Jersey: Essex, Hunterdon, Passaic, Somerset, Union
• New York: Orange
• Pennsylvania: Bucks, Monroe, Northampton, Pike

Triggering Disaster #5

Impacted Area: New Jersey

Triggering Disaster: Drought that occurred during July 31, 2025, and continuing

Application Deadline: 4/26/2027

Primary Counties Eligible:

• New Jersey: Hunterdon, Somerset

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

• New Jersey: Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Union, Warren
• Pennsylvania: Bucks

More Resources

On farmers.gov, the Disaster Assistance Discovery Tool, Disaster Assistance-at-a-Glance fact sheet, and Loan Assistance Tool can help you determine program or loan options. To file a Notice of Loss or to ask questions about available programs, contact your local USDA Service Center.