Which county in Mississippi has the lowest wildfire risk?

Hinds has the lowest wildfire risk in Mississippi, at 47.3.

What is the wildfire risk in Hinds?

Hinds is ranked #1 in Mississippi for wildfire risk, at 47.3.

What are the top counties in Mississippi for wildfire risk?

Hinds (47.3), then Coahoma (49.7), and Sharkey (52.8). The full top 25 is in the table on this page.

How is this wildfire risk ranking calculated?

Counties in Mississippi are ranked by wildfire 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 wildfire risk?

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

Lowest Wildfire Risk Counties in Mississippi (2026)

Lowest counties for wildfire risk in Mississippi

Top 25 of 82 counties with data.

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

Lowest counties for wildfire risk in Mississippi

Rank	County	Value
01	Hinds47.3 County page
02	Coahoma49.7 County page
03	Sharkey52.8 County page
04	Washington55.5 County page
05	Lee58.4 County page
06	Bolivar58.4 County page
07	Leflore60.5 County page
08	Lowndes60.9 County page
09	Oktibbeha61.5 County page
10	Tunica61.9 County page
11	Lafayette63.1 County page
12	Madison64.8 County page
13	Sunflower65.0 County page
14	Warren65.9 County page
15	Clay66.6 County page
16	Lauderdale66.8 County page
17	Adams66.9 County page
18	Noxubee67.0 County page
19	Rankin67.1 County page
20	Humphreys68.0 County page
21	DeSoto68.4 County page
22	Monroe68.5 County page
23	Forrest69.2 County page
24	Calhoun69.5 County page
25	Yazoo70.4 County page

How this ranking works

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

For wildfire risk, a lower value is generally more favorable, so the top of the list is the lowest. Want to weigh wildfire 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 wildfire risk.

Frequently asked questions

Which county in Mississippi has the lowest wildfire risk?: Hinds has the lowest wildfire risk in Mississippi, at 47.3.
What is the wildfire risk in Hinds?: Hinds is ranked #1 in Mississippi for wildfire risk, at 47.3.
What are the top counties in Mississippi for wildfire risk?: Hinds (47.3), then Coahoma (49.7), and Sharkey (52.8). The full top 25 is in the table on this page.
How is this wildfire risk ranking calculated?: Counties in Mississippi are ranked by wildfire 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 wildfire risk?: This list is Mississippi only. See the national ranking of the lowest counties for wildfire risk at hearthmap.app/best/lowest-wildfire-risk.