Mississippi hurricane risk
Harrison County has the highest hurricane risk in Mississippi, scoring 98.5 out of 100 — rated "Very High" by FEMA's National Risk Index.
| # | County | NRI score | Rating |
NOAA events 2016–2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harrison County | 98.5 | Very High | 0 |
| 2 | Jackson County | 97.8 | Relatively High | 0 |
| 3 | Pearl River County | 96.5 | Relatively High | 0 |
| 4 | Hancock County | 95.2 | Relatively High | 0 |
| 5 | George County | 92.7 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 6 | Stone County | 91.1 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 7 | Jones County | 91 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 8 | Forrest County | 90.4 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 9 | Marion County | 89.9 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 10 | Wayne County | 89.2 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 11 | Lamar County | 89 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 12 | Covington County | 87.8 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 13 | Greene County | 87.5 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 14 | Pike County | 87.2 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 15 | Hinds County | 86.4 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 16 | Amite County | 86.3 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 17 | Smith County | 83.9 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 18 | Lauderdale County | 83.3 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 19 | Leake County | 81.8 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 20 | Scott County | 81.6 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 21 | Rankin County | 81.5 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 22 | Neshoba County | 81.1 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 23 | Jasper County | 81 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 24 | Wilkinson County | 80.9 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 25 | Perry County | 80.7 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 26 | Simpson County | 80.6 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 27 | Newton County | 80.1 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 28 | Lincoln County | 79.6 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 29 | Walthall County | 79.6 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 30 | Jefferson Davis County | 78.4 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 31 | Lawrence County | 78.2 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 32 | Copiah County | 78.1 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 33 | Madison County | 77.7 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 34 | Clarke County | 76 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 35 | Adams County | 75.2 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 36 | Warren County | 74.1 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 37 | Sunflower County | 73.8 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 38 | Lowndes County | 72.8 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 39 | Winston County | 72.5 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 40 | Washington County | 72.3 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 41 | Leflore County | 71.7 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 42 | Noxubee County | 71 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 43 | Monroe County | 70.8 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 44 | Yazoo County | 70.5 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 45 | Franklin County | 69.9 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 46 | Clay County | 69.7 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 47 | Oktibbeha County | 69.2 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 48 | Lee County | 68.8 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 49 | Attala County | 68.3 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 50 | Claiborne County | 67.9 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 51 | Panola County | 67.8 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 52 | Chickasaw County | 67.5 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 53 | Holmes County | 66.5 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 54 | Humphreys County | 66.5 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 55 | Bolivar County | 66.4 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 56 | Kemper County | 65.6 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 57 | Jefferson County | 65.1 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 58 | Pontotoc County | 65 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 59 | Tallahatchie County | 64.5 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 60 | Sharkey County | 63.7 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 61 | Calhoun County | 63.6 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 62 | Union County | 62 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 63 | Lafayette County | 61.1 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 64 | Grenada County | 60.7 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 65 | Issaquena County | 60.5 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 66 | Coahoma County | 59.7 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 67 | Choctaw County | 59.5 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 68 | Tippah County | 59.2 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 69 | Carroll County | 58.7 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 70 | Alcorn County | 57.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 71 | Tishomingo County | 57.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 72 | Prentiss County | 56.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 73 | Quitman County | 55.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 74 | Webster County | 55.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 75 | Itawamba County | 54.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 76 | Yalobusha County | 54 | Very Low | 0 |
| 77 | Montgomery County | 53.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 78 | DeSoto County | 49.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 79 | Marshall County | 49.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 80 | Tunica County | 48.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 81 | Tate County | 45.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 82 | Benton County | 37.4 | Very Low | 0 |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20.0, December 2025. Scores are 0–100 percentile rankings among all US counties. See the methodology page for definitions. Download the full CSV for all counties.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the highest hurricane risk county in Mississippi?
Harrison County, MS has the highest hurricane risk in Mississippi, with a FEMA National Risk Index score of 98.5 out of 100 (rated "Very High").
How many counties in Mississippi are rated Very High for hurricane risk?
1 of 82 scored Mississippi counties are rated "Very High" for hurricane risk by FEMA's National Risk Index.
What causes hurricane risk in Mississippi?
Hurricane risk covers expected annual losses from tropical cyclone winds — storm surge is captured separately under coastal flooding. High scores concentrate along the Gulf Coast and Atlantic Seaboard from Texas through New England, with Florida's peninsula and barrier islands typically leading national rankings. The NRI score also accounts for population exposure and community resilience.