Mississippi winter weather risk
Hinds County has the highest winter weather risk in Mississippi, scoring 92.2 out of 100 — rated "Relatively High" by FEMA's National Risk Index.
| # | County | NRI score | Rating |
NOAA events 2016–2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hinds County | 92.2 | Relatively High | 0 |
| 2 | Rankin County | 81.2 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 3 | Harrison County | 74.4 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 4 | Lauderdale County | 74.2 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 5 | Madison County | 73.1 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 6 | Jones County | 64.5 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 7 | Oktibbeha County | 64.4 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 8 | Forrest County | 61.5 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 9 | Jackson County | 61.3 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 10 | Lamar County | 55.3 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 11 | Scott County | 52.5 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 12 | Yazoo County | 51 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 13 | Neshoba County | 49.3 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 14 | Pearl River County | 47.1 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 15 | Leake County | 46.8 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 16 | Holmes County | 46.7 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 17 | Winston County | 44.4 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 18 | DeSoto County | 43.3 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 19 | Newton County | 43.1 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 20 | Simpson County | 41.8 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 21 | Attala County | 38.3 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 22 | Jasper County | 36.6 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 23 | Hancock County | 35.3 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 24 | Marion County | 33.5 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 25 | Lee County | 33.4 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 26 | Smith County | 32.5 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 27 | Covington County | 31.5 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 28 | Noxubee County | 31.3 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 29 | Clarke County | 29.1 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 30 | Humphreys County | 26.7 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 31 | Wayne County | 26.7 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 32 | Bolivar County | 26.3 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 33 | Washington County | 24.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 34 | Jefferson Davis County | 23.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 35 | Kemper County | 22.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 36 | Lowndes County | 22.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 37 | Warren County | 20.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 38 | Coahoma County | 20.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 39 | Lawrence County | 20.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 40 | Choctaw County | 20.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 41 | Walthall County | 19.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 42 | Pike County | 18.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 43 | Greene County | 17.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 44 | Alcorn County | 16.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 45 | Stone County | 16.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 46 | Sunflower County | 16 | Very Low | 0 |
| 47 | Leflore County | 15.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 48 | Tunica County | 15.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 49 | Adams County | 15.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 50 | Copiah County | 15.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 51 | Monroe County | 15.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 52 | Marshall County | 15 | Very Low | 0 |
| 53 | Sharkey County | 14.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 54 | George County | 14.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 55 | Perry County | 14.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 56 | Pontotoc County | 13.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 57 | Tishomingo County | 13.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 58 | Lafayette County | 13.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 59 | Union County | 13.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 60 | Prentiss County | 13.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 61 | Lincoln County | 12.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 62 | Tate County | 11.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 63 | Panola County | 11.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 64 | Chickasaw County | 10.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 65 | Itawamba County | 10.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 66 | Tippah County | 9.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 67 | Amite County | 8.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 68 | Clay County | 8.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 69 | Grenada County | 8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 70 | Calhoun County | 7.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 71 | Tallahatchie County | 7.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 72 | Issaquena County | 6.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 73 | Claiborne County | 6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 74 | Benton County | 5.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 75 | Jefferson County | 5.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 76 | Quitman County | 4.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 77 | Wilkinson County | 4.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 78 | Franklin County | 4.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 79 | Carroll County | 4.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 80 | Yalobusha County | 3.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 81 | Montgomery County | 3.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 82 | Webster County | 3.2 | 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 winter weather risk county in Mississippi?
Hinds County, MS has the highest winter weather risk in Mississippi, with a FEMA National Risk Index score of 92.2 out of 100 (rated "Relatively High").
What causes winter weather risk in Mississippi?
Winter weather risk captures expected losses from heavy snow, blizzards, and mixed precipitation. Highest scores appear in the Great Lakes snowbelt, northern Rockies, and interior Northeast, where lake-effect and orographic snowfall is frequent. Winter weather impacts transportation networks, utilities, agriculture, and population health.