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Counties in Mississippi by national Risk Index score (FEMA), 2025

Harrison County had the highest national Risk Index score (FEMA) of 82 counties in 2025, at 95.6. Issaquena County had the lowest, at 8. The median was 50.9. Source: the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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Highest95.6Harrison County
Lowest8Issaquena County
Median50.982 counties

Map of counties, 2025

Adams County: 57.3 indexAlcorn County: 65 indexAmite County: 48.2 indexAttala County: 34.2 indexBenton County: 15.2 indexBolivar County: 76.8 indexCalhoun County: 27.7 indexCarroll County: 23.3 indexChickasaw County: 43.9 indexChoctaw County: 11.6 indexClaiborne County: 24.8 indexClarke County: 36 indexClay County: 42.5 indexCoahoma County: 62.5 indexCopiah County: 61.3 indexCovington County: 50.8 indexDeSoto County: 89 indexForrest County: 78.1 indexFranklin County: 17.3 indexGeorge County: 58 indexGreene County: 42.2 indexGrenada County: 55.4 indexHancock County: 82.7 indexHarrison County: 95.6 indexHinds County: 94.3 indexHolmes County: 49.8 indexHumphreys County: 27.9 indexIssaquena County: 8 indexItawamba County: 49.6 indexJackson County: 92.3 indexJasper County: 38.9 indexJefferson County: 11.3 indexJefferson Davis County: 23.1 indexJones County: 80.2 indexKemper County: 14.9 indexLafayette County: 64.4 indexLamar County: 65 indexLauderdale County: 87 indexLawrence County: 25 indexLeake County: 55.7 indexLee County: 81.3 indexLeflore County: 73.5 indexLincoln County: 48.4 indexLowndes County: 80.9 indexMadison County: 82.1 indexMarion County: 60 indexMarshall County: 71.2 indexMonroe County: 68.5 indexMontgomery County: 10.9 indexNeshoba County: 58.3 indexNewton County: 52.5 indexNoxubee County: 29 indexOktibbeha County: 62.8 indexPanola County: 69.2 indexPearl River County: 86.1 indexPerry County: 19.5 indexPike County: 70.4 indexPontotoc County: 50.1 indexPrentiss County: 51.5 indexQuitman County: 18.5 indexRankin County: 85 indexScott County: 55.9 indexSharkey County: 15.8 indexSimpson County: 51 indexSmith County: 47.2 indexStone County: 52 indexSunflower County: 69.6 indexTallahatchie County: 40.1 indexTate County: 41.2 indexTippah County: 43.8 indexTishomingo County: 37.1 indexTunica County: 36.3 indexUnion County: 43.5 indexWalthall County: 25.5 indexWarren County: 86.3 indexWashington County: 83 indexWayne County: 55.7 indexWebster County: 12.6 indexWilkinson County: 33.5 indexWinston County: 39.9 indexYalobusha County: 19.5 indexYazoo County: 71.2 index
  • Under 24
  • 24 to 40
  • 40 to 51
  • 51 to 63
  • 63 to 79
  • 79 and over
index, 2025. Source: FEMA National Risk Index, National Risk Index Counties, National Risk Index Score Composite (RISK_SCORE). Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2025

Harrison County: 95.6 indexHarrison County95.6Hinds County: 94.3 indexHinds County94.3Jackson County: 92.3 indexJackson County92.3DeSoto County: 89 indexDeSoto County89Lauderdale County: 87 indexLauderdale County87Warren County: 86.3 indexWarren County86.3Pearl River County: 86.1 indexPearl River County86.1Rankin County: 85 indexRankin County85Washington County: 83 indexWashington County83Hancock County: 82.7 indexHancock County82.7Madison County: 82.1 indexMadison County82.1Lee County: 81.3 indexLee County81.3Lowndes County: 80.9 indexLowndes County80.9Jones County: 80.2 indexJones County80.2Forrest County: 78.1 indexForrest County78.1Bolivar County: 76.8 indexBolivar County76.8Leflore County: 73.5 indexLeflore County73.5Marshall County: 71.2 indexMarshall County71.2Yazoo County: 71.2 indexYazoo County71.2Pike County: 70.4 indexPike County70.4Sunflower County: 69.6 indexSunflower County69.6Panola County: 69.2 indexPanola County69.2Monroe County: 68.5 indexMonroe County68.5Alcorn County: 65 indexAlcorn County65Lamar County: 65 indexLamar County65Lafayette County: 64.4 indexLafayette County64.4Oktibbeha County: 62.8 indexOktibbeha County62.8Coahoma County: 62.5 indexCoahoma County62.5Copiah County: 61.3 indexCopiah County61.3Marion County: 60 indexMarion County60Neshoba County: 58.3 indexNeshoba County58.3George County: 58 indexGeorge County58Adams County: 57.3 indexAdams County57.3Scott County: 55.9 indexScott County55.9Leake County: 55.7 indexLeake County55.7Wayne County: 55.7 indexWayne County55.7Grenada County: 55.4 indexGrenada County55.4Newton County: 52.5 indexNewton County52.5Stone County: 52 indexStone County52Prentiss County: 51.5 indexPrentiss County51.5Harrison County: 95.6 indexHarrison County95.6Hinds County: 94.3 indexHinds County94.3Jackson County: 92.3 indexJackson County92.3DeSoto County: 89 indexDeSoto County89Lauderdale County: 87 indexLauderdale County87Warren County: 86.3 indexWarren County86.3Pearl River County: 86.1 indexPearl River County86.1Rankin County: 85 indexRankin County85Washington County: 83 indexWashington County83Hancock County: 82.7 indexHancock County82.7Madison County: 82.1 indexMadison County82.1Lee County: 81.3 indexLee County81.3Lowndes County: 80.9 indexLowndes County80.9Jones County: 80.2 indexJones County80.2Forrest County: 78.1 indexForrest County78.1Bolivar County: 76.8 indexBolivar County76.8Leflore County: 73.5 indexLeflore County73.5Marshall County: 71.2 indexMarshall County71.2Yazoo County: 71.2 indexYazoo County71.2Pike County: 70.4 indexPike County70.4Sunflower County: 69.6 indexSunflower County69.6Panola County: 69.2 indexPanola County69.2Monroe County: 68.5 indexMonroe County68.5Alcorn County: 65 indexAlcorn County65Lamar County: 65 indexLamar County65Lafayette County: 64.4 indexLafayette County64.4Oktibbeha County: 62.8 indexOktibbeha County62.8Coahoma County: 62.5 indexCoahoma County62.5Copiah County: 61.3 indexCopiah County61.3Marion County: 60 indexMarion County60Neshoba County: 58.3 indexNeshoba County58.3George County: 58 indexGeorge County58Adams County: 57.3 indexAdams County57.3Scott County: 55.9 indexScott County55.9Leake County: 55.7 indexLeake County55.7Wayne County: 55.7 indexWayne County55.7Grenada County: 55.4 indexGrenada County55.4Newton County: 52.5 indexNewton County52.5Stone County: 52 indexStone County52Prentiss County: 51.5 indexPrentiss County51.5
index. Source: FEMA National Risk Index, National Risk Index Counties, National Risk Index Score Composite (RISK_SCORE). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
index
1Harrison County95.6
2Hinds County94.3
3Jackson County92.3
4DeSoto County89
5Lauderdale County87
6Warren County86.3
7Pearl River County86.1
8Rankin County85
9Washington County83
10Hancock County82.7
11Madison County82.1
12Lee County81.3
13Lowndes County80.9
14Jones County80.2
15Forrest County78.1
16Bolivar County76.8
17Leflore County73.5
18Marshall County71.2
19Yazoo County71.2
20Pike County70.4
21Sunflower County69.6
22Panola County69.2
23Monroe County68.5
24Alcorn County65
25Lamar County65
26Lafayette County64.4
27Oktibbeha County62.8
28Coahoma County62.5
29Copiah County61.3
30Marion County60
31Neshoba County58.3
32George County58
33Adams County57.3
34Scott County55.9
35Leake County55.7
36Wayne County55.7
37Grenada County55.4
38Newton County52.5
39Stone County52
40Prentiss County51.5
41Simpson County51
42Covington County50.8
43Pontotoc County50.1
44Holmes County49.8
45Itawamba County49.6
46Lincoln County48.4
47Amite County48.2
48Smith County47.2
49Chickasaw County43.9
50Tippah County43.8
51Union County43.5
52Clay County42.5
53Greene County42.2
54Tate County41.2
55Tallahatchie County40.1
56Winston County39.9
57Jasper County38.9
58Tishomingo County37.1
59Tunica County36.3
60Clarke County36
61Attala County34.2
62Wilkinson County33.5
63Noxubee County29
64Humphreys County27.9
65Calhoun County27.7
66Walthall County25.5
67Lawrence County25
68Claiborne County24.8
69Carroll County23.3
70Jefferson Davis County23.1
71Yalobusha County19.5
72Perry County19.5
73Quitman County18.5
74Franklin County17.3
75Sharkey County15.8
76Benton County15.2
77Kemper County14.9
78Webster County12.6
79Choctaw County11.6
80Jefferson County11.3
81Montgomery County10.9
82Issaquena County8

About this ranking

FEMA's composite natural hazard risk score for a US county, from 0 to 100: the county's national percentile rank among all counties for risk, which combines expected annual losses from 18 natural hazards with social vulnerability and community resilience. Higher means more risk.

The period is the year of the National Risk Index edition (the December 2025 edition is 2025), not a year of events. FEMA rebuilds the index with new data and methods in each edition, so values from different editions are not a time series. The index is meant for nationwide comparison and planning, not as a local risk assessment.

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.

How to cite

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), National Risk Index Dataset: National Risk Index Counties, National Risk Index Score Composite (RISK_SCORE). https://fema.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=39485e8035d446a5bff03259508ae355. Retrieved 2026-10-12. This product uses the FEMA National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).

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Federal Emergency Management Agency. (2025). National Risk Index Counties, National Risk Index Score Composite (RISK_SCORE) (Counties in Mississippi by national Risk Index score (FEMA), 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://fema.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=39485e8035d446a5bff03259508ae355

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National Risk Index Counties, National Risk Index Score Composite (RISK_SCORE), Counties in Mississippi by national Risk Index score (FEMA), 2025. Federal Emergency Management Agency, 16 Dec. 2025, https://fema.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=39485e8035d446a5bff03259508ae355. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/national-risk-index-score/mississippi-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Federal Emergency Management Agency. 2025. National Risk Index Counties, National Risk Index Score Composite (RISK_SCORE). Counties in Mississippi by national Risk Index score (FEMA), 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://fema.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=39485e8035d446a5bff03259508ae355. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/national-risk-index-score/mississippi-counties.

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Federal Emergency Management Agency (2025) National Risk Index Counties, National Risk Index Score Composite (RISK_SCORE), Counties in Mississippi by national Risk Index score (FEMA), 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://fema.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=39485e8035d446a5bff03259508ae355, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/national-risk-index-score/mississippi-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest national Risk Index score (FEMA)?

Harrison County, with 95.6 in 2025, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Which county has the lowest national Risk Index score (FEMA)?

Issaquena County, with 8 in 2025.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Federal Emergency Management Agency, National Risk Index Counties, National Risk Index Score Composite (RISK_SCORE). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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