Counties with the Lowest Natural Hazard Risk in Mississippi
The top 25 of 82 Mississippi counties on GIS Map, ranked by lowest FEMA National Risk Index score (0-100, national percentile).
| # | County | Risk Index score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Issaquena County | 8.0 |
| 2 | Montgomery County | 10.9 |
| 3 | Jefferson County | 11.3 |
| 4 | Choctaw County | 11.5 |
| 5 | Webster County | 12.6 |
| 6 | Kemper County | 14.9 |
| 7 | Benton County | 15.2 |
| 8 | Sharkey County | 15.8 |
| 9 | Franklin County | 17.3 |
| 10 | Quitman County | 18.5 |
| 11 | Perry County | 19.5 |
| 12 | Yalobusha County | 19.5 |
| 13 | Jefferson Davis County | 23.1 |
| 14 | Carroll County | 23.3 |
| 15 | Claiborne County | 24.7 |
| 16 | Lawrence County | 25.0 |
| 17 | Walthall County | 25.5 |
| 18 | Calhoun County | 27.7 |
| 19 | Humphreys County | 27.9 |
| 20 | Noxubee County | 29.0 |
| 21 | Wilkinson County | 33.5 |
| 22 | Attala County | 34.2 |
| 23 | Clarke County | 36.0 |
| 24 | Tunica County | 36.3 |
| 25 | Tishomingo County | 37.1 |
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 Lowest Natural Hazard Risk in Mississippi”, https://gismap.land/rankings/mississippi/lowest-risk-counties. Figures from FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025).
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