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Flood risk in Mississippi

FEMA NFIP historical claims and active policies aggregated by county. Pick a county to see total paid, average claim amount, and active policy count.

Counties with claims
74
of 81 reporting
Total NFIP claims
5,198
Total claims paid
$109,627,978
Active policies
7,684

Highest flood risk counties

Claims per 1,000 housing units. Higher means a larger share of homes have a documented claim on file.

  1. 1.Issaquena County58.67 / 1k
  2. 2.Hancock County33.48 / 1k
  3. 3.Wilkinson County28.49 / 1k
  4. 4.Jackson County19.31 / 1k
  5. 5.Washington County15.62 / 1k
  6. 6.Bolivar County14.44 / 1k
  7. 7.Sharkey County13.10 / 1k
  8. 8.Tunica County12.52 / 1k
  9. 9.Warren County10.76 / 1k
  10. 10.Harrison County10.75 / 1k

Lowest flood risk counties

Claims per 1,000 housing units, restricted to counties of at least 25,000 residents.

  1. 1.Pontotoc County0.00 / 1k
  2. 2.Neshoba County0.20 / 1k
  3. 3.Lincoln County0.23 / 1k
  4. 4.Oktibbeha County0.28 / 1k
  5. 5.Marshall County0.31 / 1k
  6. 6.Union County0.39 / 1k
  7. 7.Lafayette County0.43 / 1k
  8. 8.Copiah County0.51 / 1k
  9. 9.Lauderdale County0.60 / 1k
  10. 10.Panola County0.81 / 1k

Counties by historical claims

Sorted by total claims, highest first. Historical totals do not capture uninsured properties or future climate shifts.

How to read this

Historical claims show where NFIP-insured properties have actually filed. They under-count uninsured properties and don't forecast future risk from climate, upstream development, or new mitigation projects. For parcel-specific flood-zone designations, use FEMA's Map Service Center.

Data sources

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