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FEMA NRI v1.20Released December 2025Methodology

Hinds County Disaster Risk

Hinds County, Mississippi

FEMA Risk Rating

Relatively Moderate

NRI score (0–100 relative scale)

94.3

FEMA composite county value

State Rank

#2

of 82, sorted high to low by RiskByCounty

Flood NRI score

95.1

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

98.2 / 100

Flood

95.1 / 100

Higher of FEMA Coastal Flooding (Not available) and Inland Flooding (95.1) NRI scores.

Earthquake

90.9 / 100

Hurricane

86.4 / 100

Wildfire

54.6 / 100

FEMA NRI data summary

Selected hazard scores for Hinds County

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

Tornado
98.2
Flood
95.1
Earthquake
90.9
Hurricane
86.4
Wildfire
54.6

Higher of FEMA Coastal Flooding and Inland Flooding NRI scores

Displayed flood score
95.1
Coastal Flooding
Not available
Inland Flooding
95.1

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 Hinds County, MS?
Hinds County has an official FEMA NRI v1.20 composite rating of Relatively Moderate and an NRI score (0–100 relative scale) of 94.3. RiskByCounty ranks it 2nd of 82 Mississippi county records when sorting the FEMA composite NRI scores from high to low.
Which selected hazard scores are shown for Hinds County?
RiskByCounty displays five selected hazard categories out of FEMA's 18 using FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025). For Hinds County, Tornado: 98.2; Flood: 95.1; Earthquake: 90.9; Hurricane: 86.4; Wildfire: 54.6.
How is flood displayed for Hinds County?
RiskByCounty's flood display is the higher of FEMA Coastal Flooding and Inland Flooding NRI scores. For Hinds County, Coastal Flooding is Not available, Inland Flooding is 95.1, and the displayed flood score is 95.1.

Counties with Similar Risk

Harrison County

Mississippi

+1.3

Relatively High

NRI score 95.6

Jackson County

Mississippi

-2.0

Relatively Moderate

NRI score 92.3

DeSoto County

Mississippi

-5.3

Relatively Moderate

NRI score 89.0

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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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