Which county in Mississippi has the lowest natural disaster risk?

Hinds has the lowest natural disaster risk in Mississippi, at 61.1.

What is the natural disaster risk in Hinds?

Hinds is ranked #1 in Mississippi for natural disaster risk, at 61.1.

What are the top counties in Mississippi for natural disaster risk?

Hinds (61.1), then Rankin (63.1), and Lafayette (63.4). The full top 25 is in the table on this page.

How is this natural disaster risk ranking calculated?

Counties in Mississippi are ranked by natural disaster risk (FEMA National Risk Index, FEMA NRI v1.20), lowest first. Values describe the county, not an individual property. Source vintage is shown on the page.

How does Mississippi compare to the rest of the US for natural disaster risk?

This list is Mississippi only. See the national ranking of the lowest counties for natural disaster risk at hearthmap.app/best/lowest-natural-disaster-risk.

Lowest Natural Disaster Risk Counties in Mississippi (2026)

Lowest counties for natural disaster risk in Mississippi

Top 25 of 82 counties with data.

Ranked by natural disaster risk (FEMA National Risk Index, FEMA NRI v1.20), lowest first.

Lowest counties for natural disaster risk in Mississippi

Rank	County	Value
01	Hinds61.1 County page
02	Rankin63.1 County page
03	Lafayette63.4 County page
04	Jasper64.7 County page
05	Oktibbeha64.8 County page
06	Lamar66.0 County page
07	Neshoba66.3 County page
08	Harrison66.4 County page
09	DeSoto66.5 County page
10	Lauderdale67.4 County page
11	Lee67.5 County page
12	Montgomery67.7 County page
13	Forrest68.4 County page
14	Tishomingo68.9 County page
15	Attala69.2 County page
16	Choctaw69.9 County page
17	Madison70.0 County page
18	Prentiss70.5 County page
19	Hancock70.5 County page
20	Alcorn70.9 County page
21	Winston71.0 County page
22	Wayne71.0 County page
23	Itawamba71.2 County page
24	Lincoln71.4 County page
25	Lowndes72.1 County page

How this ranking works

This page ranks Mississippi counties by natural disaster risk, sorted so the lowest places appear first. Click any county to see its housing, schools, crime, and demographics in detail.

For natural disaster risk, a lower value is generally more favorable, so the top of the list is the lowest. Want to weigh natural disaster risk against schools, taxes, commute, and more at once? Use the live map to build a custom match.

Data comes from public sources. Source attribution and the exact data vintage are shown above and on the full map of natural disaster risk.

Frequently asked questions

Which county in Mississippi has the lowest natural disaster risk?: Hinds has the lowest natural disaster risk in Mississippi, at 61.1.
What is the natural disaster risk in Hinds?: Hinds is ranked #1 in Mississippi for natural disaster risk, at 61.1.
What are the top counties in Mississippi for natural disaster risk?: Hinds (61.1), then Rankin (63.1), and Lafayette (63.4). The full top 25 is in the table on this page.
How is this natural disaster risk ranking calculated?: Counties in Mississippi are ranked by natural disaster risk (FEMA National Risk Index, FEMA NRI v1.20), lowest first. Values describe the county, not an individual property. Source vintage is shown on the page.
How does Mississippi compare to the rest of the US for natural disaster risk?: This list is Mississippi only. See the national ranking of the lowest counties for natural disaster risk at hearthmap.app/best/lowest-natural-disaster-risk.