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FEMA NRI v1.20Released December 2025Methodology

Kemper County Disaster Risk

Kemper County, Mississippi

FEMA Risk Rating

Very Low

NRI score (0–100 relative scale)

14.9

FEMA composite county value

State Rank

#77

of 82, sorted high to low by RiskByCounty

Flood NRI score

9.4

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.

Hurricane

65.6 / 100

Tornado

56.4 / 100

Earthquake

49.2 / 100

Wildfire

25.6 / 100

Flood

9.4 / 100

Higher of FEMA Coastal Flooding (Not available) and Inland Flooding (9.4) NRI scores.

FEMA NRI data summary

Selected hazard scores for Kemper County

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

Hurricane
65.6
Tornado
56.4
Earthquake
49.2
Wildfire
25.6
Flood
9.4

Higher of FEMA Coastal Flooding and Inland Flooding NRI scores

Displayed flood score
9.4
Coastal Flooding
Not available
Inland Flooding
9.4

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 Kemper County, MS?
Kemper County has an official FEMA NRI v1.20 composite rating of Very Low and an NRI score (0–100 relative scale) of 14.9. RiskByCounty ranks it 77th of 82 Mississippi county records when sorting the FEMA composite NRI scores from high to low.
Which selected hazard scores are shown for Kemper County?
RiskByCounty displays five selected hazard categories out of FEMA's 18 using FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025). For Kemper County, Hurricane: 65.6; Tornado: 56.4; Earthquake: 49.2; Wildfire: 25.6; Flood: 9.4.
How is flood displayed for Kemper County?
RiskByCounty's flood display is the higher of FEMA Coastal Flooding and Inland Flooding NRI scores. For Kemper County, Coastal Flooding is Not available, Inland Flooding is 9.4, and the displayed flood score is 9.4.

Counties with Similar Risk

Benton County

Mississippi

+0.3

Very Low

NRI score 15.2

Sharkey County

Mississippi

+0.9

Very Low

NRI score 15.8

Webster County

Mississippi

-2.3

Very Low

NRI score 12.6

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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