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Hurricane history in Mississippi

Mississippi has 743 county-level hurricane declarations across 82 counties. Harrison County leads with 24 declarations. Total tracked FEMA obligations for hurricane events in this state: $4.8B.

This page shows every Mississippi county in Mississippi that has at least one FEMA hurricane declaration on record, ranked by how many times that hazard type triggered federal aid. Counties near the top of this list have recurring exposure to hurricane events — useful context for anyone evaluating property risk, insurance needs, or emergency planning in the area.

For the full national view of hurricane declarations across all states, see the hurricane disaster type page. For all hazard types in Mississippi, see the Mississippi state page.

Hurricane in Mississippi

Counties ranked by hurricane declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTracked aid
1Harrison County24$1.9B
2Jackson County24$585.3M
3Stone County23$51.0M
4Pearl River County22$158.5M
5George County21$66.3M
6Hancock County21$896.8M
7Forrest County18$109.9M
8Greene County18$25.4M
9Jefferson Davis County16$9.7M
10Jones County16$109.7M
11Lamar County16$19.9M
12Perry County16$7.4M
13Pike County16$45.1M
14Wayne County16$35.5M
15Covington County15$11.5M
16Marion County15$80.1M
17Amite County14$4.4M
18Lincoln County14$7.8M
19Lawrence County13$9.0M
20Walthall County13$14.2M
21Wilkinson County13$4.5M
22Adams County11$5.0M
23Copiah County11$5.6M
24Franklin County11$1.3M
25Jasper County11$17.3M
26Jefferson County11$6.8M
27Clarke County10$6.4M
28Hinds County10$116.3M
29Rankin County10$378.6M
30Claiborne County9$3.4M
31Lauderdale County9$33.8M
32Madison County9$8.2M
33Simpson County9$11.0M
34Smith County8$31.9M
35Attala County7$884K
36Holmes County7$1.8M
37Kemper County7$1.9M
38Neshoba County7$3.3M
39Newton County7$4.2M
40Noxubee County7$2.2M
41Scott County7$3.4M
42Warren County7$4.3M
43Winston County7$1.0M
44Yazoo County7$3.2M
45Carroll County6$31K
46Clay County6$195K
47Grenada County6$119K
48Issaquena County6$41K
49Leake County6$3.3M
50Lowndes County6$3.5M
51Monroe County6$298K
52Montgomery County6$3.4M
53Oktibbeha County6$3.4M
54Calhoun County5$66K
55Chickasaw County5$350K
56Choctaw County5$297K
57Humphreys County5$631K
58Itawamba County5$26K
59Lee County5$478K
60Pontotoc County5$152K
61Sharkey County5$53K
62Washington County5$4.5M
63Webster County5$159K
64Alcorn County4$275K
65Benton County4$0
66Bolivar County4$231K
67Coahoma County4$800K
68DeSoto County4$499K
69Lafayette County4$481K
70Leflore County4$814K
71Marshall County4$49K
72Panola County4$412K
73Prentiss County4$40K
74Quitman County4$24K
75Sunflower County4$160K
76Tallahatchie County4$63K
77Tate County4$8K
78Tippah County4$238K
79Tishomingo County4$67K
80Tunica County4$128K
81Union County4$0
82Yalobusha County4$38K