Counties in Mississippi by annual precipitation

Hinds County had the highest annual precipitation of 82 counties in 2020, at 82.65 inches. Jackson County had the lowest, at 57.16 inches. The median was 67.51 inches and the figure for Mississippi was 68.84 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest82.65Hinds County
Lowest57.16Jackson County
Median67.5182 counties
Mississippi68.84History

Map of counties, 2020

Adams County: 67.12 inchesAlcorn County: 71.95 inchesAmite County: 68.49 inchesAttala County: 75.33 inchesBenton County: 63.73 inchesBolivar County: 64.53 inchesCalhoun County: 62.72 inchesCarroll County: 67.46 inchesChickasaw County: 67.55 inchesChoctaw County: 69.39 inchesClaiborne County: 71.84 inchesClarke County: 75.07 inchesClay County: 69.8 inchesCoahoma County: 59.91 inchesCopiah County: 71.8 inchesCovington County: 60.89 inchesDeSoto County: 59.11 inchesForrest County: 60.23 inchesFranklin County: 66.81 inchesGeorge County: 60.99 inchesGreene County: 66.57 inchesGrenada County: 63.82 inchesHancock County: 62.42 inchesHarrison County: 57.84 inchesHinds County: 82.65 inchesHolmes County: 72.09 inchesHumphreys County: 72.13 inchesIssaquena County: 73.07 inchesItawamba County: 75.7 inchesJackson County: 57.16 inchesJasper County: 73.69 inchesJefferson County: 67.38 inchesJefferson Davis County: 63.47 inchesJones County: 64.97 inchesKemper County: 66.91 inchesLafayette County: 65.57 inchesLamar County: 61.53 inchesLauderdale County: 66.81 inchesLawrence County: 65.06 inchesLeake County: 76.74 inchesLee County: 70.01 inchesLeflore County: 66.79 inchesLincoln County: 65.23 inchesLowndes County: 74.77 inchesMadison County: 78.4 inchesMarion County: 64.52 inchesMarshall County: 62.22 inchesMonroe County: 74.95 inchesMontgomery County: 66.75 inchesNeshoba County: 71.23 inchesNewton County: 71.25 inchesNoxubee County: 74.41 inchesOktibbeha County: 70.63 inchesPanola County: 63.15 inchesPearl River County: 66.26 inchesPerry County: 63.98 inchesPike County: 71.08 inchesPontotoc County: 67.99 inchesPrentiss County: 72.89 inchesQuitman County: 61.92 inchesRankin County: 80.08 inchesScott County: 77.21 inchesSharkey County: 73.5 inchesSimpson County: 76.89 inchesSmith County: 74.57 inchesStone County: 60.77 inchesSunflower County: 67.87 inchesTallahatchie County: 64.2 inchesTate County: 61.69 inchesTippah County: 66.89 inchesTishomingo County: 78.53 inchesTunica County: 62.38 inchesUnion County: 68.22 inchesWalthall County: 70.21 inchesWarren County: 76.2 inchesWashington County: 69.62 inchesWayne County: 76.63 inchesWebster County: 62.25 inchesWilkinson County: 63.7 inchesWinston County: 74.07 inchesYalobusha County: 65.11 inchesYazoo County: 76.84 inches
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inches, 2020. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2020

Hinds County: 82.65 inchesHinds County82.65Rankin County: 80.08 inchesRankin County80.08Tishomingo County: 78.53 inchesTishomingo County78.53Madison County: 78.4 inchesMadison County78.4Scott County: 77.21 inchesScott County77.21Simpson County: 76.89 inchesSimpson County76.89Yazoo County: 76.84 inchesYazoo County76.84Leake County: 76.74 inchesLeake County76.74Wayne County: 76.63 inchesWayne County76.63Warren County: 76.2 inchesWarren County76.2Itawamba County: 75.7 inchesItawamba County75.7Attala County: 75.33 inchesAttala County75.33Clarke County: 75.07 inchesClarke County75.07Monroe County: 74.95 inchesMonroe County74.95Lowndes County: 74.77 inchesLowndes County74.77Smith County: 74.57 inchesSmith County74.57Noxubee County: 74.41 inchesNoxubee County74.41Winston County: 74.07 inchesWinston County74.07Jasper County: 73.69 inchesJasper County73.69Sharkey County: 73.5 inchesSharkey County73.5Issaquena County: 73.07 inchesIssaquena County73.07Prentiss County: 72.89 inchesPrentiss County72.89Humphreys County: 72.13 inchesHumphreys County72.13Holmes County: 72.09 inchesHolmes County72.09Alcorn County: 71.95 inchesAlcorn County71.95Claiborne County: 71.84 inchesClaiborne County71.84Copiah County: 71.8 inchesCopiah County71.8Newton County: 71.25 inchesNewton County71.25Neshoba County: 71.23 inchesNeshoba County71.23Pike County: 71.08 inchesPike County71.08Oktibbeha County: 70.63 inchesOktibbeha County70.63Walthall County: 70.21 inchesWalthall County70.21Lee County: 70.01 inchesLee County70.01Clay County: 69.8 inchesClay County69.8Washington County: 69.62 inchesWashington County69.62Choctaw County: 69.39 inchesChoctaw County69.39Amite County: 68.49 inchesAmite County68.49Union County: 68.22 inchesUnion County68.22Pontotoc County: 67.99 inchesPontotoc County67.99Sunflower County: 67.87 inchesSunflower County67.87Hinds County: 82.65 inchesHinds County82.65Rankin County: 80.08 inchesRankin County80.08Tishomingo County: 78.53 inchesTishomingo County78.53Madison County: 78.4 inchesMadison County78.4Scott County: 77.21 inchesScott County77.21Simpson County: 76.89 inchesSimpson County76.89Yazoo County: 76.84 inchesYazoo County76.84Leake County: 76.74 inchesLeake County76.74Wayne County: 76.63 inchesWayne County76.63Warren County: 76.2 inchesWarren County76.2Itawamba County: 75.7 inchesItawamba County75.7Attala County: 75.33 inchesAttala County75.33Clarke County: 75.07 inchesClarke County75.07Monroe County: 74.95 inchesMonroe County74.95Lowndes County: 74.77 inchesLowndes County74.77Smith County: 74.57 inchesSmith County74.57Noxubee County: 74.41 inchesNoxubee County74.41Winston County: 74.07 inchesWinston County74.07Jasper County: 73.69 inchesJasper County73.69Sharkey County: 73.5 inchesSharkey County73.5Issaquena County: 73.07 inchesIssaquena County73.07Prentiss County: 72.89 inchesPrentiss County72.89Humphreys County: 72.13 inchesHumphreys County72.13Holmes County: 72.09 inchesHolmes County72.09Alcorn County: 71.95 inchesAlcorn County71.95Claiborne County: 71.84 inchesClaiborne County71.84Copiah County: 71.8 inchesCopiah County71.8Newton County: 71.25 inchesNewton County71.25Neshoba County: 71.23 inchesNeshoba County71.23Pike County: 71.08 inchesPike County71.08Oktibbeha County: 70.63 inchesOktibbeha County70.63Walthall County: 70.21 inchesWalthall County70.21Lee County: 70.01 inchesLee County70.01Clay County: 69.8 inchesClay County69.8Washington County: 69.62 inchesWashington County69.62Choctaw County: 69.39 inchesChoctaw County69.39Amite County: 68.49 inchesAmite County68.49Union County: 68.22 inchesUnion County68.22Pontotoc County: 67.99 inchesPontotoc County67.99Sunflower County: 67.87 inchesSunflower County67.87
inches. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020
inches
Change on 2019
1Hinds County82.65+27.8%
2Rankin County80.08+20.5%
3Tishomingo County78.53+6.5%
4Madison County78.4+17.6%
5Scott County77.21+7.5%
6Simpson County76.89+19.2%
7Yazoo County76.84+20%
8Leake County76.74+5.1%
9Wayne County76.63+9.8%
10Warren County76.2+17.7%
11Itawamba County75.7+0.7%
12Attala County75.33-0.3%
13Clarke County75.07+17.6%
14Monroe County74.95+4.6%
15Lowndes County74.77+2.6%
16Smith County74.57+13.3%
17Noxubee County74.41+8.5%
18Winston County74.07-0.3%
19Jasper County73.69+14.5%
20Sharkey County73.5+15.4%
21Issaquena County73.07+10.9%
22Prentiss County72.89-0.2%
23Humphreys County72.13+16.3%
24Holmes County72.09+4.7%
25Alcorn County71.95+1.3%
26Claiborne County71.84+14.8%
27Copiah County71.8+10.6%
28Newton County71.25+5.6%
29Neshoba County71.23+1.8%
30Pike County71.08+15.4%
31Oktibbeha County70.63-11.2%
32Walthall County70.21+11.5%
33Lee County70.01-4.6%
34Clay County69.8-6.1%
35Washington County69.62+1.7%
36Choctaw County69.39-9.3%
37Amite County68.49+4.6%
38Union County68.22-6.6%
39Pontotoc County67.99-3%
40Sunflower County67.87-6.5%
41Chickasaw County67.55+0.3%
42Carroll County67.46-9.3%
43Jefferson County67.38+4.5%
44Adams County67.12+2.9%
45Kemper County66.91+10%
46Tippah County66.89-7.3%
47Franklin County66.81-2.2%
47Lauderdale County66.81+13.4%
49Leflore County66.79-8.6%
50Montgomery County66.75-8.7%
51Greene County66.57+1.7%
52Pearl River County66.26+4.1%
53Lafayette County65.57-8.1%
54Lincoln County65.23-0.1%
55Yalobusha County65.11-10.3%
56Lawrence County65.06+4.1%
57Jones County64.97+0.1%
58Bolivar County64.53-12%
59Marion County64.52+0.4%
60Tallahatchie County64.2-11.8%
61Perry County63.98-4.8%
62Grenada County63.82-10.5%
63Benton County63.73-10.5%
64Wilkinson County63.7-0.8%
65Jefferson Davis County63.47-1%
66Panola County63.15-13.3%
67Calhoun County62.72-1.7%
68Hancock County62.42+1.9%
69Tunica County62.38-18.3%
70Webster County62.25-8.9%
71Marshall County62.22-17.4%
72Quitman County61.92-12%
73Tate County61.69-18%
74Lamar County61.53-6.5%
75George County60.99-0.9%
76Covington County60.89-4.4%
77Stone County60.77-1.4%
78Forrest County60.23-9.5%
79Coahoma County59.91-9.3%
80DeSoto County59.11-23.2%
81Harrison County57.84+1.5%
82Jackson County57.16-4.3%

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Total precipitation from January to December, in inches: rain plus the water content of snow and other frozen precipitation. NOAA computes it from its climate divisional dataset (nClimDiv): station readings interpolated onto a 5 km grid and averaged over the area.

Values are area averages, not the reading at one weather station. NOAA revises the last two years every month.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. From the NOAA Monthly U.S. Climate Divisional Database (nClimDiv), doi:10.7289/V5M32STR. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. (2026). NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties (Counties in Mississippi by annual precipitation, 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping

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NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties, Counties in Mississippi by annual precipitation, 2020. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 6 Oct. 2026, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/mississippi-counties?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. 2026. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Counties in Mississippi by annual precipitation, 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/mississippi-counties?period=2020.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (2026) NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties, Counties in Mississippi by annual precipitation, 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/annual-precipitation/mississippi-counties?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest annual precipitation?

Hinds County, with 82.65 inches in 2020, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Jackson County, with 57.16 inches in 2020.

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