Updated April 2026
Flood Risk in Mississippi
Mississippi has 83 counties with flood risk data, 276 total NFIP flood insurance claims, and an average risk score of 13 out of 100.
83
Counties
276
NFIP Claims
$6,053,065
Total Payouts
13
Avg Risk Score
Grade Distribution
A
79
counties
B
4
counties
C
0
counties
D
0
counties
F
0
counties
Safest in Mississippi
| County | Grade | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Bolivar | A | 8 |
| Mississippi Choctaw Indian Reservation | A | 9 |
| Tate | A | 10 |
| Alcorn | A | 10 |
| Benton | A | 10 |
All 83 Counties in Mississippi
Sorted by flood risk score, highest to lowest.
| # | County | Grade | Score | Claims | Payouts | Disasters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson | B | 29 | 50 | $908,944 | 25 |
| 2 | Hinds | B | 21 | 20 | $292,375 | 10 |
| 3 | Rankin | B | 21 | 14 | $602,418 | 11 |
| 4 | Warren | B | 21 | 9 | $271,787 | 11 |
| 5 | George | A | 20 | 1 | $1,467 | 23 |
| 6 | Pearl River | A | 20 | 4 | $320,314 | 24 |
| 7 | Stone | A | 20 | 0 | $0 | 23 |
| 8 | Hancock | A | 20 | 26 | $440,885 | 22 |
| 9 | Harrison | A | 19 | 56 | $1,252,107 | 25 |
| 10 | Greene | A | 18 | 0 | $0 | 20 |
| 11 | Wilkinson | A | 18 | 5 | $93,177 | 16 |
| 12 | Covington | A | 17 | 1 | $66,953 | 17 |
| 13 | Jefferson Davis | A | 17 | 0 | $0 | 18 |
| 14 | Lamar | A | 17 | 2 | $12,813 | 17 |
| 15 | Lincoln | A | 17 | 0 | $0 | 17 |
| 16 | Jones | A | 17 | 3 | $71,254 | 18 |
| 17 | Marion | A | 17 | 5 | $194,509 | 18 |
| 18 | Perry | A | 17 | 0 | $0 | 18 |
| 19 | Wayne | A | 17 | 1 | $55,000 | 18 |
| 20 | Pike | A | 17 | 0 | $0 | 18 |
| 21 | Lawrence | A | 16 | 0 | $0 | 16 |
| 22 | Walthall | A | 16 | 1 | $15,082 | 15 |
| 23 | Adams | A | 16 | 0 | $0 | 15 |
| 24 | Amite | A | 16 | 0 | $0 | 15 |
| 25 | Forrest | A | 15 | 5 | $110,894 | 20 |
| 26 | Copiah | A | 15 | 0 | $0 | 13 |
| 27 | Franklin | A | 15 | 0 | $0 | 13 |
| 28 | Jefferson | A | 15 | 0 | $0 | 14 |
| 29 | Claiborne | A | 14 | 0 | $0 | 12 |
| 30 | Clarke | A | 14 | 1 | $12,221 | 12 |
| 31 | Jasper | A | 14 | 0 | $0 | 12 |
| 32 | Issaquena | A | 13 | 0 | $0 | 10 |
| 33 | Lauderdale | A | 13 | 1 | $5,235 | 10 |
| 34 | Simpson | A | 13 | 0 | $0 | 11 |
| 35 | Yazoo | A | 13 | 0 | $0 | 10 |
| 36 | Holmes | A | 12 | 0 | $0 | 8 |
| 37 | Leake | A | 12 | 0 | $0 | 8 |
| 38 | Coahoma | A | 12 | 1 | $8,530 | 8 |
| 39 | Tunica | A | 12 | 1 | $0 | 8 |
| 40 | Grenada | A | 12 | 1 | $0 | 8 |
| 41 | Humphreys | A | 12 | 1 | $0 | 8 |
| 42 | Kemper | A | 12 | 0 | $0 | 8 |
| 43 | Neshoba | A | 12 | 1 | $10,429 | 8 |
| 44 | Newton | A | 12 | 0 | $0 | 8 |
| 45 | Sharkey | A | 12 | 1 | $20,992 | 8 |
| 46 | Smith | A | 12 | 0 | $0 | 9 |
| 47 | Leflore | A | 11 | 5 | $118,265 | 6 |
| 48 | Panola | A | 11 | 1 | $10,000 | 6 |
| 49 | Quitman | A | 11 | 0 | $0 | 6 |
| 50 | Sunflower | A | 11 | 1 | $48,371 | 6 |
| 51 | Tallahatchie | A | 11 | 1 | $33,467 | 6 |
| 52 | Washington | A | 11 | 26 | $449,062 | 10 |
| 53 | Attala | A | 11 | 0 | $0 | 7 |
| 54 | Calhoun | A | 11 | 0 | $0 | 6 |
| 55 | Carroll | A | 11 | 0 | $0 | 6 |
| 56 | Clay | A | 11 | 0 | $0 | 7 |
| 57 | DeSoto | A | 11 | 3 | $28,341 | 6 |
| 58 | Itawamba | A | 11 | 0 | $0 | 6 |
| 59 | Lowndes | A | 11 | 5 | $2,342 | 7 |
| 60 | Monroe | A | 11 | 3 | $12,103 | 7 |
| 61 | Montgomery | A | 11 | 0 | $0 | 6 |
| 62 | Noxubee | A | 11 | 0 | $0 | 7 |
| 63 | Oktibbeha | A | 11 | 0 | $0 | 6 |
| 64 | Scott | A | 11 | 2 | $248,735 | 7 |
| 65 | Winston | A | 11 | 0 | $0 | 7 |
| 66 | Tate | A | 10 | 0 | $0 | 5 |
| 67 | Alcorn | A | 10 | 0 | $0 | 4 |
| 68 | Benton | A | 10 | 0 | $0 | 4 |
| 69 | Chickasaw | A | 10 | 0 | $0 | 5 |
| 70 | Choctaw | A | 10 | 1 | $4,398 | 5 |
| 71 | Lafayette | A | 10 | 0 | $0 | 4 |
| 72 | Lee | A | 10 | 2 | $31,040 | 5 |
| 73 | Madison | A | 10 | 8 | $86,649 | 9 |
| 74 | Marshall | A | 10 | 0 | $0 | 4 |
| 75 | Pontotoc | A | 10 | 0 | $0 | 5 |
| 76 | Prentiss | A | 10 | 0 | $0 | 4 |
| 77 | Tippah | A | 10 | 0 | $0 | 4 |
| 78 | Tishomingo | A | 10 | 0 | $0 | 5 |
| 79 | Union | A | 10 | 0 | $0 | 4 |
| 80 | Webster | A | 10 | 0 | $0 | 5 |
| 81 | Yalobusha | A | 10 | 0 | $0 | 5 |
| 82 | Mississippi Choctaw Indian Reservation | A | 9 | 0 | $0 | 3 |
| 83 | Bolivar | A | 8 | 7 | $212,906 | 9 |