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Best Disaster Risk Counties in Mississippi

FEMA National Risk Index — flood, fire, tornado, and more Compare rankings across all 82 counties.

Average Disaster Risk Score
49/100
Top County
Issaquena County
Counties Ranked
82

Top 10

#1
Issaquena County
MS
92/100
#2
Montgomery County
MS
89/100
#3
Jefferson County
MS
89/100
#4
Choctaw County
MS
89/100
#5
Webster County
MS
87/100
#6
Kemper County
MS
85/100
#7
Benton County
MS
85/100
#8
Sharkey County
MS
84/100
#9
Franklin County
MS
83/100
#10
Quitman County
MS
82/100

All Mississippi Counties Ranked

#CountyDisaster Risk ScoreOverall Score
1Issaquena County, MS
92
68.6
2Montgomery County, MS
89.1
58
3Jefferson County, MS
88.8
52.3
4Choctaw County, MS
88.5
62.7
5Webster County, MS
87.4
62.3
6Kemper County, MS
85.1
62.8
7Benton County, MS
84.8
57.3
8Sharkey County, MS
84.2
57
9Franklin County, MS
82.7
60.2
10Quitman County, MS
81.5
58.2
11Perry County, MS
80.5
60.7
12Yalobusha County, MS
80.5
47.1
13Jefferson Davis County, MS
76.9
56.2
14Carroll County, MS
76.7
64.5
15Claiborne County, MS
75.3
55.3
16Lawrence County, MS
75
56.8
17Walthall County, MS
74.5
48.5
18Calhoun County, MS
72.4
55.8
19Humphreys County, MS
72.1
48.3
20Noxubee County, MS
71
48.6
21Wilkinson County, MS
66.6
54.8
22Attala County, MS
65.9
49.3
23Clarke County, MS
64
60.7
24Tunica County, MS
63.8
36.4
25Tishomingo County, MS
62.9
55.3
26Jasper County, MS
61.2
53.9
27Winston County, MS
60.1
48.5
28Tallahatchie County, MS
59.9
47.5
29Tate County, MS
58.8
37.7
30Greene County, MS
57.8
55
31Clay County, MS
57.5
41.3
32Union County, MS
56.5
45.1
33Tippah County, MS
56.2
56.7
34Chickasaw County, MS
56.1
55.8
35Smith County, MS
52.8
60.2
36Amite County, MS
51.8
59.3
37Lincoln County, MS
51.6
41.6
38Itawamba County, MS
50.4
55.1
39Holmes County, MS
50.2
57
40Pontotoc County, MS
49.9
43.1
41Covington County, MS
49.2
47.2
42Simpson County, MS
49.1
55.8
43Prentiss County, MS
48.5
43.6
44Stone County, MS
48
38.6
45Newton County, MS
47.6
56
46Grenada County, MS
44.6
34.8
47Wayne County, MS
44.4
41.9
48Leake County, MS
44.3
49
49Scott County, MS
44.1
42.8
50Adams County, MS
42.8
57.1
51George County, MS
42.1
40.5
52Neshoba County, MS
41.7
42
53Marion County, MS
40.1
49.4
54Copiah County, MS
38.7
55.1
55Coahoma County, MS
37.5
44.8
56Oktibbeha County, MS
37.2
33.7
57Lafayette County, MS
35.6
43.6
58Alcorn County, MS
35
43.8
59Lamar County, MS
35
47.6
60Monroe County, MS
31.5
47.5
61Panola County, MS
30.8
43.3
62Sunflower County, MS
30.4
46.4
63Pike County, MS
29.6
37.9
64Yazoo County, MS
28.9
45.4
65Marshall County, MS
28.8
45.3
66Leflore County, MS
26.5
46.3
67Bolivar County, MS
23.2
33.3
68Forrest County, MS
22
30.3
69Jones County, MS
19.8
40.7
70Lowndes County, MS
19.1
46.2
71Lee County, MS
18.7
33.6
72Madison County, MS
17.9
45.8
73Hancock County, MS
17.3
35.6
74Washington County, MS
17
48.4
75Rankin County, MS
15
53.7
76Pearl River County, MS
13.9
42.5
77Warren County, MS
13.7
31.9
78Lauderdale County, MS
13
46.8
79DeSoto County, MS
11
36.7
80Jackson County, MS
7.7
38.6
81Hinds County, MS
5.7
38.3
82Harrison County, MS
4.4
30.1

Data Source

Disaster Risk data from RiskByCounty. See full details at RiskByCounty. Data updated February 2026.