Most disaster-prone counties in Mississippi
Mississippi has 2,118 county-level FEMA disaster declarations across 82 counties. The dominant hazard type is hurricane. Marion County leads with 37 declarations, followed by Harrison County and Jackson County.
This ranking shows every county in Mississippi ordered by how many times FEMA has issued a disaster declaration affecting it. Counties near coastlines, river systems, or wildfire corridors tend to appear at the top because the same geographic exposure produces recurring events across decades.
Each county links to a full disaster history page with the complete declaration timeline, hazard type breakdown, decade trends, and whatever FEMA spending data is available. For a national view, see the most disaster-prone counties in America page.
All counties by FEMA declaration count
| # | County | Declarations | Top hazard | First year | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marion County | 37 | Hurricane | 1969 | 2026 |
| 2 | Harrison County | 36 | Hurricane | 1965 | 2026 |
| 3 | Jackson County | 36 | Hurricane | 1965 | 2026 |
| 4 | Pearl River County | 36 | Hurricane | 1965 | 2026 |
| 5 | Pike County | 34 | Hurricane | 1965 | 2026 |
| 6 | George County | 33 | Hurricane | 1969 | 2026 |
| 7 | Jefferson Davis County | 33 | Hurricane | 1969 | 2026 |
| 8 | Jones County | 33 | Hurricane | 1969 | 2026 |
| 9 | Warren County | 33 | Severe Storm | 1971 | 2026 |
| 10 | Covington County | 32 | Hurricane | 1969 | 2026 |
| 11 | Forrest County | 32 | Hurricane | 1969 | 2026 |
| 12 | Greene County | 32 | Hurricane | 1969 | 2026 |
| 13 | Hancock County | 32 | Hurricane | 1974 | 2026 |
| 14 | Lawrence County | 32 | Hurricane | 1969 | 2026 |
| 15 | Perry County | 32 | Hurricane | 1969 | 2026 |
| 16 | Lincoln County | 31 | Hurricane | 1965 | 2026 |
| 17 | Wayne County | 31 | Hurricane | 1969 | 2026 |
| 18 | Wilkinson County | 31 | Hurricane | 1965 | 2026 |
| 19 | Yazoo County | 31 | Severe Storm | 1971 | 2026 |
| 20 | Holmes County | 30 | Severe Storm | 1971 | 2026 |
| 21 | Simpson County | 30 | Severe Storm | 1969 | 2026 |
| 22 | Stone County | 30 | Hurricane | 1969 | 2026 |
| 23 | Washington County | 30 | Severe Storm | 1971 | 2026 |
| 24 | Amite County | 29 | Hurricane | 1965 | 2026 |
| 25 | Claiborne County | 29 | Severe Storm | 1965 | 2026 |
| 26 | Walthall County | 29 | Hurricane | 1969 | 2026 |
| 27 | Copiah County | 28 | Hurricane | 1969 | 2026 |
| 28 | Adams County | 27 | Hurricane | 1965 | 2026 |
| 29 | Clay County | 27 | Severe Storm | 1973 | 2026 |
| 30 | Grenada County | 27 | Severe Storm | 1971 | 2026 |
| 31 | Hinds County | 27 | Hurricane | 1969 | 2026 |
| 32 | Issaquena County | 27 | Severe Storm | 1971 | 2026 |
| 33 | Jasper County | 27 | Hurricane | 1969 | 2026 |
| 34 | Leake County | 27 | Severe Storm | 1974 | 2026 |
| 35 | Tallahatchie County | 27 | Severe Storm | 1971 | 2026 |
| 36 | Itawamba County | 26 | Severe Storm | 1973 | 2026 |
| 37 | Jefferson County | 26 | Hurricane | 1965 | 2026 |
| 38 | Lamar County | 26 | Hurricane | 1969 | 2026 |
| 39 | Madison County | 26 | Severe Storm | 1969 | 2026 |
| 40 | Monroe County | 26 | Severe Storm | 1973 | 2026 |
| 41 | Panola County | 26 | Severe Storm | 1973 | 2026 |
| 42 | Sharkey County | 26 | Severe Storm | 1971 | 2026 |
| 43 | Clarke County | 25 | Hurricane | 1973 | 2026 |
| 44 | Humphreys County | 25 | Severe Storm | 1971 | 2026 |
| 45 | Leflore County | 25 | Severe Storm | 1971 | 2026 |
| 46 | Neshoba County | 25 | Severe Storm | 1974 | 2026 |
| 47 | Smith County | 25 | Hurricane | 1969 | 2026 |
| 48 | Bolivar County | 24 | Severe Storm | 1973 | 2026 |
| 49 | Carroll County | 24 | Severe Storm | 1971 | 2026 |
| 50 | Franklin County | 24 | Hurricane | 1965 | 2026 |
| 51 | Lauderdale County | 24 | Hurricane | 1973 | 2026 |
| 52 | Newton County | 24 | Severe Storm | 1974 | 2026 |
| 53 | Rankin County | 24 | Hurricane | 1969 | 2026 |
| 54 | Attala County | 23 | Severe Storm | 1977 | 2026 |
| 55 | Chickasaw County | 23 | Severe Storm | 1973 | 2026 |
| 56 | Coahoma County | 23 | Severe Storm | 1973 | 2026 |
| 57 | Lowndes County | 23 | Severe Storm | 1973 | 2026 |
| 58 | Calhoun County | 22 | Severe Storm | 1973 | 2026 |
| 59 | Lee County | 22 | Severe Storm | 1973 | 2026 |
| 60 | Prentiss County | 22 | Severe Storm | 1973 | 2026 |
| 61 | Quitman County | 22 | Severe Storm | 1973 | 2026 |
| 62 | Scott County | 22 | Severe Storm | 1977 | 2026 |
| 63 | Sunflower County | 22 | Severe Storm | 1971 | 2026 |
| 64 | Webster County | 22 | Severe Storm | 1973 | 2026 |
| 65 | Kemper County | 21 | Hurricane | 1974 | 2026 |
| 66 | Lafayette County | 21 | Severe Storm | 1971 | 2026 |
| 67 | Montgomery County | 21 | Severe Storm | 1973 | 2026 |
| 68 | Noxubee County | 21 | Hurricane | 1977 | 2026 |
| 69 | Choctaw County | 20 | Severe Storm | 1979 | 2026 |
| 70 | Pontotoc County | 20 | Severe Storm | 1971 | 2026 |
| 71 | Tippah County | 20 | Severe Storm | 1971 | 2026 |
| 72 | Yalobusha County | 20 | Severe Storm | 1971 | 2026 |
| 73 | Oktibbeha County | 19 | Severe Storm | 1979 | 2026 |
| 74 | Tishomingo County | 19 | Severe Storm | 1973 | 2026 |
| 75 | Union County | 19 | Severe Storm | 1973 | 2026 |
| 76 | Alcorn County | 18 | Severe Storm | 1973 | 2026 |
| 77 | Marshall County | 18 | Severe Storm | 1971 | 2026 |
| 78 | Tunica County | 18 | Severe Storm | 1973 | 2026 |
| 79 | Winston County | 18 | Hurricane | 1977 | 2026 |
| 80 | Benton County | 17 | Severe Storm | 1971 | 2026 |
| 81 | Tate County | 17 | Severe Storm | 1973 | 2026 |
| 82 | DeSoto County | 16 | Severe Storm | 1973 | 2026 |