Natural Hazard Risk in Mississippi
82 counties — Overall risk: Very High
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Counties
82
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Population
2,953,138
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Overall Risk
50.9
Very High
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Wildfire Risk
46.8
Very High
Hazard Risk Overview
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Hurricane
72.2
Very High🌪️
Tornado
71.8
Very High🌡️
Heat Wave
69.0
Very High🏔️
Earthquake
65.5
Very High🏖️
Coastal Flooding
62.0
Very High☀️
Drought
60.3
Very High⚡
Lightning
60.1
Very High🧊
Hail
58.3
Very High🥶
Cold Wave
57.5
Very High💨
Strong Wind
57.0
Very HighHighest Risk Counties in Mississippi
All 82 Counties in Mississippi
| County | Risk Score | Rating | Top Hazard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison | 95.6 | ||
| Hinds | 94.3 | ||
| Jackson | 92.3 | ||
| DeSoto | 89.0 | ||
| Lauderdale | 87.0 | ||
| Warren | 86.3 | ||
| Pearl River | 86.1 | ||
| Rankin | 85.0 | ||
| Washington | 83.0 | ||
| Hancock | 82.7 | ||
| Madison | 82.1 | ||
| Lee | 81.3 | ||
| Lowndes | 80.9 | ||
| Jones | 80.2 | ||
| Forrest | 78.1 | ||
| Bolivar | 76.8 | ||
| Leflore | 73.5 | ||
| Marshall | 71.2 | ||
| Yazoo | 71.2 | ||
| Pike | 70.4 | ||
| Sunflower | 69.6 | ||
| Panola | 69.2 | ||
| Monroe | 68.5 | ||
| Alcorn | 65.0 | ||
| Lamar | 65.0 | ||
| Lafayette | 64.4 | ||
| Oktibbeha | 62.8 | ||
| Coahoma | 62.5 | ||
| Copiah | 61.3 | ||
| Marion | 60.0 | ||
| Neshoba | 58.3 | ||
| George | 58.0 | ||
| Adams | 57.3 | ||
| Scott | 55.9 | ||
| Leake | 55.7 | ||
| Wayne | 55.7 | ||
| Grenada | 55.4 | ||
| Newton | 52.4 | ||
| Stone | 52.0 | ||
| Prentiss | 51.5 | ||
| Simpson | 51.0 | ||
| Covington | 50.8 | ||
| Pontotoc | 50.1 | ||
| Holmes | 49.8 | ||
| Itawamba | 49.6 | ||
| Lincoln | 48.4 | ||
| Amite | 48.2 | ||
| Smith | 47.2 | ||
| Chickasaw | 43.9 | ||
| Tippah | 43.8 | ||
| Union | 43.5 | ||
| Clay | 42.5 | ||
| Greene | 42.2 | ||
| Tate | 41.2 | ||
| Tallahatchie | 40.1 | ||
| Winston | 39.9 | ||
| Jasper | 38.9 | ||
| Tishomingo | 37.1 | ||
| Tunica | 36.3 | ||
| Clarke | 36.0 | ||
| Attala | 34.2 | ||
| Wilkinson | 33.5 | ||
| Noxubee | 29.0 | ||
| Humphreys | 27.9 | ||
| Calhoun | 27.7 | ||
| Walthall | 25.5 | ||
| Lawrence | 25.0 | ||
| Claiborne | 24.7 | ||
| Carroll | 23.3 | ||
| Jefferson Davis | 23.1 | ||
| Perry | 19.5 | ||
| Yalobusha | 19.5 | ||
| Quitman | 18.5 | ||
| Franklin | 17.3 | ||
| Sharkey | 15.8 | ||
| Benton | 15.2 | ||
| Kemper | 14.9 | ||
| Webster | 12.6 | ||
| Choctaw | 11.5 | ||
| Jefferson | 11.3 | ||
| Montgomery | 10.9 | ||
| Issaquena | 8.0 |