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Counties in Mississippi by annual precipitation

Hancock County had the highest annual precipitation of 82 counties in 2024, at 73.98 inches. Humphreys County had the lowest, at 44.89 inches. The median was 57.35 inches and the figure for Mississippi was 57.9 inches. Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Highest73.98Hancock County
Lowest44.89Humphreys County
Median57.3582 counties
Mississippi57.9History

Map of counties, 2024

Adams County: 65.92 inchesAlcorn County: 58.49 inchesAmite County: 65.85 inchesAttala County: 52.93 inchesBenton County: 66.65 inchesBolivar County: 58.54 inchesCalhoun County: 49.97 inchesCarroll County: 48.57 inchesChickasaw County: 50.36 inchesChoctaw County: 50.11 inchesClaiborne County: 63.54 inchesClarke County: 57.32 inchesClay County: 49.46 inchesCoahoma County: 54.23 inchesCopiah County: 66.16 inchesCovington County: 54.56 inchesDeSoto County: 57.73 inchesForrest County: 61.11 inchesFranklin County: 66.23 inchesGeorge County: 63.31 inchesGreene County: 60.38 inchesGrenada County: 51.12 inchesHancock County: 73.98 inchesHarrison County: 68.09 inchesHinds County: 62.73 inchesHolmes County: 48.04 inchesHumphreys County: 44.89 inchesIssaquena County: 61.94 inchesItawamba County: 52.63 inchesJackson County: 62.64 inchesJasper County: 56.39 inchesJefferson County: 65.15 inchesJefferson Davis County: 57.37 inchesJones County: 54.54 inchesKemper County: 54.86 inchesLafayette County: 54.33 inchesLamar County: 60.11 inchesLauderdale County: 57.15 inchesLawrence County: 60.29 inchesLeake County: 58.92 inchesLee County: 50.96 inchesLeflore County: 48.96 inchesLincoln County: 64.66 inchesLowndes County: 48.72 inchesMadison County: 60.36 inchesMarion County: 58.77 inchesMarshall County: 60.79 inchesMonroe County: 51.61 inchesMontgomery County: 48.97 inchesNeshoba County: 58.58 inchesNewton County: 59.83 inchesNoxubee County: 51.08 inchesOktibbeha County: 49.53 inchesPanola County: 55.02 inchesPearl River County: 69.57 inchesPerry County: 62.34 inchesPike County: 62.3 inchesPontotoc County: 53.2 inchesPrentiss County: 55.24 inchesQuitman County: 52.82 inchesRankin County: 65.98 inchesScott County: 62.02 inchesSharkey County: 55.02 inchesSimpson County: 65.4 inchesSmith County: 59.94 inchesStone County: 68.01 inchesSunflower County: 52.41 inchesTallahatchie County: 54.8 inchesTate County: 56.27 inchesTippah County: 61.31 inchesTishomingo County: 56.87 inchesTunica County: 55.98 inchesUnion County: 55.59 inchesWalthall County: 60.65 inchesWarren County: 60.53 inchesWashington County: 56.32 inchesWayne County: 58.49 inchesWebster County: 49.43 inchesWilkinson County: 65.17 inchesWinston County: 53.03 inchesYalobusha County: 55.37 inchesYazoo County: 54.77 inches
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inches, 2024. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Hancock County: 73.98 inchesHancock County73.98Pearl River County: 69.57 inchesPearl River County69.57Harrison County: 68.09 inchesHarrison County68.09Stone County: 68.01 inchesStone County68.01Benton County: 66.65 inchesBenton County66.65Franklin County: 66.23 inchesFranklin County66.23Copiah County: 66.16 inchesCopiah County66.16Rankin County: 65.98 inchesRankin County65.98Adams County: 65.92 inchesAdams County65.92Amite County: 65.85 inchesAmite County65.85Simpson County: 65.4 inchesSimpson County65.4Wilkinson County: 65.17 inchesWilkinson County65.17Jefferson County: 65.15 inchesJefferson County65.15Lincoln County: 64.66 inchesLincoln County64.66Claiborne County: 63.54 inchesClaiborne County63.54George County: 63.31 inchesGeorge County63.31Hinds County: 62.73 inchesHinds County62.73Jackson County: 62.64 inchesJackson County62.64Perry County: 62.34 inchesPerry County62.34Pike County: 62.3 inchesPike County62.3Scott County: 62.02 inchesScott County62.02Issaquena County: 61.94 inchesIssaquena County61.94Tippah County: 61.31 inchesTippah County61.31Forrest County: 61.11 inchesForrest County61.11Marshall County: 60.79 inchesMarshall County60.79Walthall County: 60.65 inchesWalthall County60.65Warren County: 60.53 inchesWarren County60.53Greene County: 60.38 inchesGreene County60.38Madison County: 60.36 inchesMadison County60.36Lawrence County: 60.29 inchesLawrence County60.29Lamar County: 60.11 inchesLamar County60.11Smith County: 59.94 inchesSmith County59.94Newton County: 59.83 inchesNewton County59.83Leake County: 58.92 inchesLeake County58.92Marion County: 58.77 inchesMarion County58.77Neshoba County: 58.58 inchesNeshoba County58.58Bolivar County: 58.54 inchesBolivar County58.54Alcorn County: 58.49 inchesAlcorn County58.49Wayne County: 58.49 inchesWayne County58.49DeSoto County: 57.73 inchesDeSoto County57.73Hancock County: 73.98 inchesHancock County73.98Pearl River County: 69.57 inchesPearl River County69.57Harrison County: 68.09 inchesHarrison County68.09Stone County: 68.01 inchesStone County68.01Benton County: 66.65 inchesBenton County66.65Franklin County: 66.23 inchesFranklin County66.23Copiah County: 66.16 inchesCopiah County66.16Rankin County: 65.98 inchesRankin County65.98Adams County: 65.92 inchesAdams County65.92Amite County: 65.85 inchesAmite County65.85Simpson County: 65.4 inchesSimpson County65.4Wilkinson County: 65.17 inchesWilkinson County65.17Jefferson County: 65.15 inchesJefferson County65.15Lincoln County: 64.66 inchesLincoln County64.66Claiborne County: 63.54 inchesClaiborne County63.54George County: 63.31 inchesGeorge County63.31Hinds County: 62.73 inchesHinds County62.73Jackson County: 62.64 inchesJackson County62.64Perry County: 62.34 inchesPerry County62.34Pike County: 62.3 inchesPike County62.3Scott County: 62.02 inchesScott County62.02Issaquena County: 61.94 inchesIssaquena County61.94Tippah County: 61.31 inchesTippah County61.31Forrest County: 61.11 inchesForrest County61.11Marshall County: 60.79 inchesMarshall County60.79Walthall County: 60.65 inchesWalthall County60.65Warren County: 60.53 inchesWarren County60.53Greene County: 60.38 inchesGreene County60.38Madison County: 60.36 inchesMadison County60.36Lawrence County: 60.29 inchesLawrence County60.29Lamar County: 60.11 inchesLamar County60.11Smith County: 59.94 inchesSmith County59.94Newton County: 59.83 inchesNewton County59.83Leake County: 58.92 inchesLeake County58.92Marion County: 58.77 inchesMarion County58.77Neshoba County: 58.58 inchesNeshoba County58.58Bolivar County: 58.54 inchesBolivar County58.54Alcorn County: 58.49 inchesAlcorn County58.49Wayne County: 58.49 inchesWayne County58.49DeSoto County: 57.73 inchesDeSoto County57.73
inches. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
inches		Change on 2023
1Hancock County73.98+63.7%
2Pearl River County69.57+42.8%
3Harrison County68.09+50.5%
4Stone County68.01+41.1%
5Benton County66.65+26.5%
6Franklin County66.23+52.1%
7Copiah County66.16+48.3%
8Rankin County65.98+43.9%
9Adams County65.92+61.6%
10Amite County65.85+43.7%
11Simpson County65.4+36.7%
12Wilkinson County65.17+48.6%
13Jefferson County65.15+59.2%
14Lincoln County64.66+43.2%
15Claiborne County63.54+53.6%
16George County63.31+13.1%
17Hinds County62.73+36.1%
18Jackson County62.64+12.9%
19Perry County62.34+16.2%
20Pike County62.3+35.3%
21Scott County62.02+30.5%
22Issaquena County61.94+48.4%
23Tippah County61.31+13.4%
24Forrest County61.11+24.5%
25Marshall County60.79+13.1%
26Walthall County60.65+30.2%
27Warren County60.53+34.4%
28Greene County60.38+6.8%
29Madison County60.36+26.6%
30Lawrence County60.29+28.3%
31Lamar County60.11+28.5%
32Smith County59.94+19.9%
33Newton County59.83+20.6%
34Leake County58.92+26.2%
35Marion County58.77+26.6%
36Neshoba County58.58+25.8%
37Bolivar County58.54+22.9%
38Alcorn County58.49+8.3%
38Wayne County58.49+5.4%
40DeSoto County57.73+9.3%
41Jefferson Davis County57.37+18.3%
42Clarke County57.32+10.5%
43Lauderdale County57.15+14.2%
44Tishomingo County56.87+8.7%
45Jasper County56.39+10.2%
46Washington County56.32+35.3%
47Tate County56.27+9.7%
48Tunica County55.98+13.6%
49Union County55.59+7.3%
50Yalobusha County55.37+21.5%
51Prentiss County55.24-0.4%
52Panola County55.02+12.8%
52Sharkey County55.02+32.8%
54Kemper County54.86+15.3%
55Tallahatchie County54.8+18.8%
56Yazoo County54.77+19.2%
57Covington County54.56+10.8%
58Jones County54.54+7.2%
59Lafayette County54.33+11.7%
60Coahoma County54.23+16%
61Pontotoc County53.2+8.3%
62Winston County53.03+19.2%
63Attala County52.93+12.7%
64Quitman County52.82+11%
65Itawamba County52.63+0.2%
66Sunflower County52.41+16.5%
67Monroe County51.61+1.3%
68Grenada County51.12+17.5%
69Noxubee County51.08+12.7%
70Lee County50.96-3.5%
71Chickasaw County50.36+7.3%
72Choctaw County50.11+6.9%
73Calhoun County49.97+20%
74Oktibbeha County49.53+5.9%
75Clay County49.46+1.1%
76Webster County49.43+14.5%
77Montgomery County48.97+5.7%
78Leflore County48.96+16.8%
79Lowndes County48.72-1.4%
80Carroll County48.57+12.5%
81Holmes County48.04+10.9%
82Humphreys County44.89+10.3%

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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, 2024) [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, 2024. 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=2024. 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, 2024. 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=2024.

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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, 2024 [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=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December precipitation, counties: Counties in Mississippi by annual precipitation, 2024}},
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Which county has the highest annual precipitation?

Hancock County, with 73.98 inches in 2024, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Which county has the lowest annual precipitation?

Humphreys County, with 44.89 inches in 2024.

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