MS
Mississippi
Comprehensive climate risk and disaster history profile
83
Billion-Dollar Events
$59.4B
Total Economic Impact
82
Counties
57.86
Avg Risk Score
Top Natural Hazards
Based on FEMA National Risk Index data across all 82 counties
Heat Wave
72.87
Avg Risk Score
Tornado
68.66
Avg Risk Score
ERQK
68.2
Avg Risk Score
Tropical Cyclone
68.2
Avg Risk Score
Lightning
63.18
Avg Risk Score
CFLD
62.05
Avg Risk Score
Disaster Type Breakdown
Historical billion-dollar events by category (1980-2024)
Severe Storm
51 events
$21.3B
Tropical Cyclone
11 events
$27.0B
Drought
9 events
$6.9B
Winter Storm
6 events
$2.5B
Flooding
4 events
$1.4B
Freeze
2 events
$0.2B
Disaster Trends by Decade
How disaster frequency and costs have changed over time
Highest Risk Counties
Counties with the highest overall risk scores based on FEMA NRI
| Rank | County | Risk Score | Risk Rating | SVI Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harrison | 97.2 | 9217.0% | |
| 2 | Jackson | 95.99 | 7148.0% | |
| 3 | Hinds | 92.55 | 8956.0% | |
| 4 | DeSoto | 90.84 | 3164.0% | |
| 5 | Pearl River | 90.01 | 6171.0% | |
| 6 | Hancock | 88.07 | 5525.0% | |
| 7 | Jones | 87.15 | 8313.0% | |
| 8 | George | 87.05 | 8094.0% | |
| 9 | Forrest | 86.54 | 9663.0% | |
| 10 | Lauderdale | 85.68 | 9176.0% |
Recent Major Events
Most costly billion-dollar disasters in the past 10 years
Severe Storm
May 2025
$0.3B
Severe Storm
May 2025
$0.9B
Severe Storm
Apr 2025
$0.7B
4 fatalities
Severe Storm
Mar 2025
$0.3B
1 fatalities
Severe Storm
Mar 2025
$1.7B
7 fatalities
Severe Storm
Feb 2025
$0.3B
3 fatalities
Severe Storm
Apr 2024
$0.4B
Winter Storm
Jan 2024
$0.2B
5 fatalities
Drought
Jan 2024
$0.5B
12 fatalities
Severe Storm
Jun 2023
$0.5B
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