Which county in Mississippi has the highest natural disaster risk?

Harrison County has the highest natural disaster risk score in Mississippi at 95.6 (Relatively High), based on FEMA National Risk Index data.

Which county in Mississippi is the safest from natural disasters?

Issaquena County has the lowest natural disaster risk score in Mississippi at 8.0 (Very Low), based on FEMA NRI data.

What natural disasters are most common in Mississippi?

Mississippi counties face varying levels of risk from floods, wildfires, tornadoes, earthquakes, and hurricanes. The FEMA National Risk Index scores each county across 18 hazard types. See individual county pages for detailed hazard breakdowns.

How is natural disaster risk measured by county?

The FEMA National Risk Index (NRI) measures natural disaster risk using expected annual loss, social vulnerability, and community resilience. Scores are normalized nationally, with ratings from Very Low to Very High across 18 natural hazard types.

Mississippi Disaster Risk

Natural disaster risk data for all 82 counties.

Avg Risk Score

50.9

Risk Rating

Relatively Moderate

Counties with Data

of 82 total

Highest Risk Counties

Harrison County

95.6

Relatively High

Hinds County

94.3

Relatively Moderate

Jackson County

92.3

Relatively Moderate

DeSoto County

89.0

Relatively Moderate

Lauderdale County

87.0

Relatively Moderate

Lowest Risk Counties

Issaquena County

8.0

Very Low

Montgomery County

10.9

Very Low

Jefferson County

11.3

Very Low

Choctaw County

11.5

Very Low

Webster County

12.6

Very Low

All Mississippi Counties

County	Risk Score	Rating	Flood	Wildfire	Tornado	Earthquake
Harrison County	95.6	Relatively High	91.6	94.5	96.0	70.5
Hinds County	94.3	Relatively Moderate	95.1	54.6	98.2	90.9
Jackson County	92.3	Relatively Moderate	86.8	94.1	90.0	57.9
DeSoto County	89.0	Relatively Moderate	80.1	67.9	96.8	96.2
Lauderdale County	87.0	Relatively Moderate	80.1	57.7	94.4	81.7
Warren County	86.3	Relatively Moderate	72.8	39.4	91.7	74.3
Pearl River County	86.1	Relatively Moderate	73.2	90.1	82.8	46.4
Rankin County	85.0	Relatively Moderate	79.6	55.2	94.7	81.4
Washington County	83.0	Relatively Moderate	81.2	26.1	93.0	90.8
Hancock County	82.7	Relatively Moderate	86.2	90.4	76.6	44.7
Madison County	82.1	Relatively Moderate	76.8	53.9	95.8	74.5
Lee County	81.3	Relatively Moderate	72.0	36.6	86.8	93.4
Lowndes County	80.9	Relatively Low	78.1	36.9	91.0	88.6
Jones County	80.2	Relatively Low	71.5	73.9	93.2	77.7
Forrest County	78.1	Relatively Low	69.6	81.7	92.7	68.5
Bolivar County	76.8	Relatively Low	76.9	17.9	82.9	92.2
Leflore County	73.5	Relatively Low	70.0	22.5	88.7	88.0
Marshall County	71.2	Relatively Low	59.3	79.2	89.0	93.0
Yazoo County	71.2	Relatively Low	48.5	44.5	89.2	62.8
Pike County	70.4	Relatively Low	64.8	71.5	90.1	52.5
Sunflower County	69.6	Relatively Low	55.0	19.3	81.1	85.0
Panola County	69.2	Relatively Low	43.9	63.4	87.8	90.9
Monroe County	68.5	Relatively Low	52.4	35.8	86.4	86.7
Alcorn County	65.0	Relatively Low	51.6	44.3	87.5	89.8
Lamar County	65.0	Relatively Low	62.1	81.6	73.8	54.3
Lafayette County	64.4	Relatively Low	47.8	48.1	81.1	88.5
Oktibbeha County	62.8	Relatively Low	53.2	37.7	83.3	85.1
Coahoma County	62.5	Relatively Low	46.3	10.5	86.6	90.7
Copiah County	61.3	Relatively Low	46.7	49.6	89.5	56.7
Marion County	60.0	Relatively Low	48.1	75.8	73.4	49.9
Neshoba County	58.3	Relatively Low	41.4	42.0	86.0	74.0
George County	58.0	Relatively Low	31.2	75.6	49.6	28.6
Adams County	57.3	Relatively Low	59.0	41.1	82.1	47.2
Scott County	55.9	Relatively Low	42.0	43.0	78.4	67.5
Leake County	55.7	Relatively Low	45.3	51.9	77.9	63.2
Wayne County	55.7	Relatively Low	43.0	56.9	71.2	53.9
Grenada County	55.4	Relatively Low	58.7	49.1	74.8	82.5
Newton County	52.4	Relatively Low	36.6	38.7	83.5	57.6
Stone County	52.0	Relatively Low	26.7	84.3	54.7	34.6
Prentiss County	51.5	Relatively Low	40.6	44.6	72.9	87.6
Simpson County	51.0	Relatively Low	51.6	48.1	76.7	44.0
Covington County	50.8	Relatively Low	42.2	55.6	62.5	45.0
Pontotoc County	50.1	Relatively Low	35.8	45.4	77.2	85.3
Holmes County	49.8	Relatively Low	32.3	57.5	82.5	69.7
Itawamba County	49.6	Relatively Low	28.2	28.3	66.4	77.0
Lincoln County	48.4	Relatively Low	42.5	62.2	78.5	58.6
Amite County	48.2	Relatively Low	46.3	61.2	67.1	34.0
Smith County	47.2	Relatively Low	40.8	47.3	71.2	49.0
Chickasaw County	43.9	Relatively Low	26.5	30.9	72.6	81.5
Tippah County	43.8	Relatively Low	26.0	51.0	78.6	86.6
Union County	43.5	Relatively Low	38.1	47.3	47.4	85.1
Clay County	42.5	Very Low	33.8	26.3	75.1	79.5
Greene County	42.2	Very Low	38.3	73.3	56.9	31.0
Tate County	41.2	Very Low	26.5	58.9	74.9	86.9
Tallahatchie County	40.1	Very Low	30.3	42.0	65.8	80.3
Winston County	39.9	Very Low	22.2	35.5	79.2	68.5
Jasper County	38.9	Very Low	26.9	46.5	72.3	52.2
Tishomingo County	37.1	Very Low	30.8	37.2	64.4	81.3
Tunica County	36.3	Very Low	23.9	7.5	59.5	89.0
Clarke County	36.0	Very Low	36.7	31.2	66.0	48.4
Attala County	34.2	Very Low	27.9	47.5	73.0	70.0
Wilkinson County	33.5	Very Low	33.8	37.5	49.0	28.3
Noxubee County	29.0	Very Low	23.0	19.3	62.9	68.2
Humphreys County	27.9	Very Low	22.5	12.4	50.8	63.9
Calhoun County	27.7	Very Low	25.3	26.4	49.4	76.8
Walthall County	25.5	Very Low	26.3	66.7	36.1	34.4
Lawrence County	25.0	Very Low	28.3	54.1	56.3	41.3
Claiborne County	24.7	Very Low	25.8	29.2	66.6	39.0
Carroll County	23.3	Very Low	20.4	47.1	47.3	61.7
Jefferson Davis County	23.1	Very Low	23.8	56.7	53.9	38.2
Yalobusha County	19.5	Very Low	19.1	39.2	49.2	71.7
Perry County	19.5	Very Low	23.6	70.6	44.3	33.2
Quitman County	18.5	Very Low	15.8	28.1	56.9	75.8
Franklin County	17.3	Very Low	23.2	40.7	57.4	27.4
Sharkey County	15.8	Very Low	12.2	2.0	45.3	45.0
Benton County	15.2	Very Low	14.2	50.4	54.9	78.4
Kemper County	14.9	Very Low	9.4	25.6	56.4	49.2
Webster County	12.6	Very Low	13.4	23.7	48.4	63.4
Choctaw County	11.5	Very Low	10.0	23.0	48.6	50.1
Jefferson County	11.3	Very Low	16.9	27.6	36.0	29.0
Montgomery County	10.9	Very Low	14.6	27.8	44.8	57.4
Issaquena County	8.0	Very Low	10.2	4.7	29.4	37.2

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