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FEMA NRI v1.20Released December 2025Methodology

Adams County Disaster Risk

Adams County, Mississippi

FEMA Risk Rating

Relatively Low

NRI score (0–100 relative scale)

57.3

FEMA composite county value

State Rank

#33

of 82, sorted high to low by RiskByCounty

Flood NRI score

59.0

higher coastal/inland value

Hazard Risk Breakdown

Five selected hazard categories out of FEMA's 18. Values are FEMA NRI v1.20 scores on a 0–100 relative scale.

Tornado

82.1 / 100

Hurricane

75.2 / 100

Flood

59.0 / 100

Higher of FEMA Coastal Flooding (Not available) and Inland Flooding (59.0) NRI scores.

Earthquake

47.2 / 100

Wildfire

41.1 / 100

FEMA NRI data summary

Selected hazard scores for Adams County

Among the five hazard categories displayed by RiskByCounty, tornado has the highest NRI score for this county.

Tornado
82.1
Hurricane
75.2
Flood
59.0
Earthquake
47.2
Wildfire
41.1

Higher of FEMA Coastal Flooding and Inland Flooding NRI scores

Displayed flood score
59.0
Coastal Flooding
Not available
Inland Flooding
59.0

These five categories are a selected subset of FEMA's 18 natural hazards. FEMA's composite score and official rating are separate fields in the National Risk Index dataset.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many Mississippi county records are included?
RiskByCounty includes 82 Mississippi county records from FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025).
Which FEMA county ratings appear in Mississippi?
FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025) county rating counts for Mississippi: Very Low: 31; Relatively Low: 39; Relatively Moderate: 11; Relatively High: 1; Very High: 0; Not available: 0.
How complete are the five selected hazard fields for Mississippi?
FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025) availability among 82 county records: Flood: 82 of 82; Wildfire: 82 of 82; Tornado: 82 of 82; Earthquake: 82 of 82; Hurricane: 82 of 82. RiskByCounty displays five selected hazard categories out of FEMA's 18.
What FEMA NRI information is available for Adams County, MS?
Adams County has an official FEMA NRI v1.20 composite rating of Relatively Low and an NRI score (0–100 relative scale) of 57.3. RiskByCounty ranks it 33rd of 82 Mississippi county records when sorting the FEMA composite NRI scores from high to low.
Which selected hazard scores are shown for Adams County?
RiskByCounty displays five selected hazard categories out of FEMA's 18 using FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025). For Adams County, Tornado: 82.1; Hurricane: 75.2; Flood: 59.0; Earthquake: 47.2; Wildfire: 41.1.
How is flood displayed for Adams County?
RiskByCounty's flood display is the higher of FEMA Coastal Flooding and Inland Flooding NRI scores. For Adams County, Coastal Flooding is Not available, Inland Flooding is 59.0, and the displayed flood score is 59.0.

Counties with Similar Risk

George County

Mississippi

+0.7

Relatively Low

NRI score 58.0

Neshoba County

Mississippi

+1.0

Relatively Low

NRI score 58.3

Scott County

Mississippi

-1.4

Relatively Low

NRI score 55.9

Published by RiskByCounty

County summaries are deterministic transformations of frozen FEMA county fields. No external subject-matter reviewer is credited.

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Data Source

County data sourced from FEMA National Risk Index v1.20, released December 2025. Values are labeled NRI score (0–100 relative scale). RiskByCounty displays five selected hazard categories out of FEMA's 18; flood is the higher of the Coastal Flooding and Inland Flooding source scores.

RiskByCounty presents county-level source fields and deterministic arithmetic summaries.

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