Counties with the Highest Natural Hazard Risk in Mississippi
The top 25 of 82 Mississippi counties on GIS Map, ranked by FEMA National Risk Index score (0-100, national percentile).
| # | County | Risk Index score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harrison County | 95.6 |
| 2 | Hinds County | 94.3 |
| 3 | Jackson County | 92.3 |
| 4 | DeSoto County | 89.0 |
| 5 | Lauderdale County | 87.0 |
| 6 | Warren County | 86.3 |
| 7 | Pearl River County | 86.1 |
| 8 | Rankin County | 85.0 |
| 9 | Washington County | 83.0 |
| 10 | Hancock County | 82.7 |
| 11 | Madison County | 82.1 |
| 12 | Lee County | 81.3 |
| 13 | Lowndes County | 80.9 |
| 14 | Jones County | 80.2 |
| 15 | Forrest County | 78.1 |
| 16 | Bolivar County | 76.8 |
| 17 | Leflore County | 73.5 |
| 18 | Marshall County | 71.2 |
| 19 | Yazoo County | 71.2 |
| 20 | Pike County | 70.4 |
| 21 | Sunflower County | 69.6 |
| 22 | Panola County | 69.2 |
| 23 | Monroe County | 68.5 |
| 24 | Alcorn County | 65.0 |
| 25 | Lamar County | 65.0 |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025). All counties with data are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.
Citing this page: GIS Map, “Counties with the Highest Natural Hazard Risk in Mississippi”, https://gismap.land/rankings/mississippi/highest-risk-counties. Figures from FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025).
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