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Franklin County, Mississippi

Franklin County recorded 16 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 10 major disasters, 6 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is hurricane.

Highlighted: Franklin County, MS

Totals: FY2000–FY2025 · Page last rebuilt Sep 12, 2026 · the current in-progress fiscal year is not included in totals

16
Declarations since FY2000
10
Major disasters (DR)
6
Emergencies (EM)
0
Fire management (FM)
Jun 2026
Most recent
$209K
Federal PA obligated (top: debris removal)

The federal disaster record for Franklin County runs between 2001 and 2023, covering 16 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes. in 2023. The hazards behind these declarations were most often hurricane, severe storm, and biological. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated $208,609 in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for debris removal.

Risk and vulnerability context

Historical declarations show what has happened here. These national datasets add context about underlying natural-hazard risk and community vulnerability.

County FIPS 28037
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
57.9
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 57.9% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status55.7
Household characteristics91.5
Racial and ethnic minority status75.4
Housing type and transportation16.0

Higher percentiles indicate greater relative social vulnerability within the CDC SVI framework. CDC SVI documentation

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
17.3
overall risk score
Very Low
Expected annual loss$4.2MVery Low
NRI social vulnerability93.3Very High
Community resilience42.1Relatively Moderate

The NRI combines expected annual loss, social vulnerability, and community resilience to describe relative natural-hazard risk. FEMA NRI documentation

About these measures: CDC Social Vulnerability Index and FEMA National Risk Index Social Vulnerability are separate measures built with different methods. They are shown side by side for context and should not be interpreted as equivalent scores.

Federal Public Assistance by category

Federal share obligated to this jurisdiction under FEMA Public Assistance since 2000, grouped by damage category. Figures are rounded to the nearest dollar and reflect obligations, which may change as projects close out.

CategoryProjectsFederal share obligated
Debris removal(A)7$57,391
Buildings and equipment(E)7$47,524
Roads and bridges(C)4$46,133
Emergency protective measures(B)8$40,121
Utilities(F)3$17,441
Management costs(Z)1$0
All categories30$208,610

Recovery funding, how fast it came

For each disaster, the wait from the declaration to the first federal obligation (amber), then the federal share obligating after that (teal), on a shared 4-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 98 days. An obligation is the federal share committed to the recipient state, not funds disbursed to the locality, which comes later and is not shown.

DR-4922 2026$25K
59 days to first federal obligation
Hurricane Ida 2021$4K
138 days to first federal obligation
Severe Winter Storms 2021$6K
149 days to first federal obligation
Covid-19 Pandemic 2020$6K
1158 days to first federal obligation
Hurricane Isaac 2012$34K
51 days to first federal obligation
Hurricane Gustav 2008$60K
24 days to first federal obligation
Declared1 yr2 yr3 yr4 yr

Assistance to households (Individual Assistance)

FEMA Individual Assistance to households in this jurisdiction, combined across the Housing Assistance owner and renter programs. Valid registrations are households that applied within a designated Individual Assistance area; approved counts and dollars are the households FEMA found eligible under the Individuals and Households Program. Figures are self-reported and drawn from NEMIS through OpenFEMA, not audited, and Individual Assistance exists only for disasters where it was designated, so many jurisdictions show none.

2,367
valid registrations
1,120
households approved
$3,340,305
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Repair and replacement$1,500,804
Rental assistance$365,607
Other needs$1,129,895

Hazard mitigation, what has been funded here

Federal Hazard Mitigation Assistance obligated to this jurisdiction to reduce future disaster losses, across the FEMA mitigation programs. This is the record of past mitigation investment a local hazard mitigation plan documents. Figures are federal share obligated, reported through OpenFEMA and not audited, and are separate from the Public Assistance funding above.

$90,973
federal mitigation share
3
funded projects
ProgramProjectsFederal share obligated
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP)3$90,973

Most common hazards

Previous occurrences, for your mitigation plan

Every local hazard mitigation plan must document previous occurrences of each hazard. Here is that record for Franklin County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
Severe StormAug 12, 2023DR-4727-MSDR
HurricaneOct 22, 2021DR-4626-MSDR
HurricaneAug 28, 2021EM-3569-MSEM
Severe Ice StormMay 4, 2021DR-4598-MSDR
HurricaneOct 8, 2020EM-3548-MSEM
HurricaneSep 14, 2020EM-3544-MSEM
HurricaneAug 23, 2020EM-3539-MSEM
BiologicalApr 5, 2020DR-4528-MSDR
BiologicalMar 13, 2020EM-3474-MSEM
HurricaneAug 29, 2012DR-4081-MSDR
HurricaneSep 22, 2008DR-1794-MSDR
HurricaneAug 30, 2008EM-3291-MSEM
HurricaneAug 29, 2005DR-1604-MSDR
HurricaneSep 15, 2004DR-1550-MSDR
Severe StormApr 24, 2003DR-1459-MSDR
Severe StormFeb 23, 2001DR-1360-MSDR

Every declaration on record

DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance

Showing 16 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Aug 12, 2023DR-4727-MSDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes.
Oct 22, 2021DR-4626-MSDRHurricaneHurricane Ida
Aug 28, 2021EM-3569-MSEMHurricaneHurricane Ida
May 4, 2021DR-4598-MSDRSevere Ice StormSevere Winter Storms
Oct 8, 2020EM-3548-MSEMHurricaneHurricane Delta
Sep 14, 2020EM-3544-MSEMHurricaneHurricane Sally
Aug 23, 2020EM-3539-MSEMHurricaneHurricane Marco And Tropical Storm Laura
Apr 5, 2020DR-4528-MSDRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3474-MSEMBiologicalCovid-19
Aug 29, 2012DR-4081-MSDRHurricaneHurricane Isaac
Sep 22, 2008DR-1794-MSDRHurricaneHurricane Gustav
Aug 30, 2008EM-3291-MSEMHurricaneHurricane Gustav
Aug 29, 2005DR-1604-MSDRHurricaneHurricane Katrina
Sep 15, 2004DR-1550-MSDRHurricaneHurricane Ivan
Apr 24, 2003DR-1459-MSDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, Floods
Feb 23, 2001DR-1360-MSDRSevere StormSevere Storms And Tornadoes
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How these numbers are built

Drawn from FEMA's OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, rebuilt each week. A declaration is counted here once for each designated area it names, so a single disaster covering many localities is counted in each one. For that reason these jurisdiction counts do not sum to Mississippi's statewide total. This page counts declarations that named this jurisdiction as a designated area. Totals cover complete fiscal years (Oct 1 to Sep 30); the in-progress year may appear in the most-recent list but is not counted in the totals. Uses OpenFEMA data but is not endorsed by or affiliated with FEMA.

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