Bolivar, MS
Bolivar County in Mississippi has 9 FEMA disaster declarations on record covering 1991–2021, most recently Hurricane Ida on Oct 22, 2021 (DR-4626). Its flood risk grade is A (Low risk), ranking #999 of 3,277 U.S. counties, with 16 NFIP flood insurance claims totaling $533,266 in payouts. Flood risk is relatively low compared to the national average.
FEMA Disaster Declarations in Bolivar County
The 9 most recent federally declared disasters affecting Bolivar County, MS (1991–2021). Total declarations on record: 9.
| Declared | Incident Type | Title | FEMA Disaster # |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2021 | Hurricane | Hurricane Ida | DR-4626 |
| Aug 28, 2021 | Hurricane | Hurricane Ida | DR-3569 |
| Mar 25, 2016 | Flood | Severe Storms and Flooding | DR-4268 |
| May 11, 2011 | Flood | Flooding | DR-1983 |
| May 4, 2011 | Flood | Flooding | DR-3320 |
| Aug 30, 2008 | Hurricane | Hurricane Gustav | DR-3291 |
| Aug 29, 2005 | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina | DR-1604 |
| Jun 13, 1997 | Flood | Flooding | DR-1178 |
| Mar 5, 1991 | Flood | Severe Storms & Flooding | DR-895 |
Score Breakdown
The composite score of 12 is calculated from four weighted factors. See our methodology for details.
Other Counties in Mississippi
| County | Grade | Score | Claims | Disasters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holmes | A | 12 | 1 | 8 |
| Leake | A | 12 | 2 | 8 |
| Tunica | A | 12 | 1 | 8 |
| Grenada | A | 12 | 2 | 8 |
| Humphreys | A | 12 | 5 | 8 |
| Kemper | A | 12 | 0 | 8 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many FEMA disaster declarations does Bolivar County, MS have?
Bolivar County, MS has 9 federal disaster declarations on FEMA record (1991–2021). The 5 most recent are: Hurricane Ida (declared Oct 22, 2021, DR-4626); Hurricane Ida (declared Aug 28, 2021, DR-3569); Severe Storms and Flooding (declared Mar 25, 2016, DR-4268); Flooding (declared May 11, 2011, DR-1983); Flooding (declared May 4, 2011, DR-3320). Counts include flood, severe storm, hurricane, and coastal storm declarations from the OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries dataset.
What is the flood risk grade for Bolivar County, MS?
Bolivar County is graded A (composite score 12/100, low risk). It ranks #999 of 3,277 U.S. counties for flood risk in our scoring model. The grade combines NFIP claims density (40%), disaster frequency (25%), claim severity (20%), and year-over-year trend (15%).
How many NFIP flood insurance claims have been filed in Bolivar County?
16 NFIP flood insurance claims have been filed in Bolivar County, MS, totaling $533,266 in payouts. The average claim is $33,329. Source: FEMA FimaNfipClaims v2 dataset.
Has Bolivar County, MS had any recent flood disasters?
Yes. The most recent FEMA declaration affecting Bolivar County was Hurricane Ida on Oct 22, 2021 (DR-4626). The county has 9 declared disasters in the OpenFEMA record covering 1991–2021.
The this entity record above pulls directly from FEMA OpenFEMA datasets including the National Flood Hazard Layer and NFIP claims. What follows is the per-entity context — how this entity sits in the broader U.S. flood risk, NFIP claims, and disaster declarations distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.
Every number on this page links back to FEMA OpenFEMA datasets including the National Flood Hazard Layer and NFIP claims; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.
Practical use of this page is in combination with the comparison and ranking pages elsewhere on the site, which surface the same data for this entity’s peers within U.S. ZIPs, counties, and states. A single-entity reading without peer context can be misleading when an entity is an outlier on one axis but typical on another.
Source: FEMA OpenFEMA datasets, 2026.