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Hinds County, Mississippi

Hinds County recorded 19 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 13 major disasters, 6 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is hurricane.

Highlighted: Hinds County, MS

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

19
Declarations since FY2000
13
Major disasters (DR)
6
Emergencies (EM)
0
Fire management (FM)
Feb 2026
Most recent
$44.8M
Federal PA obligated (top: emergency protective measures)

The federal disaster record for Hinds County runs between 2001 and 2024, covering 19 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding in 2024. The hazards behind these declarations were most often hurricane, severe storm, and biological. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $44.8 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for emergency protective measures.

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 28049
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
91.5
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 91.5% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status94.4
Household characteristics56.9
Racial and ethnic minority status97.7
Housing type and transportation86.4

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

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
94.3
overall risk score
Relatively Moderate
Expected annual loss$116.8MRelatively Moderate
NRI social vulnerability80.1Very High
Community resilience80.5Very High

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
Emergency protective measures(B)153$25,369,139
Debris removal(A)54$12,412,016
Buildings and equipment(E)99$3,282,635
Parks and recreation(G)20$2,419,278
Roads and bridges(C)24$636,661
Utilities(F)12$392,450
Management costs(Z)18$235,880
Water control facilities(D)1$8,332
All categories381$44,756,391

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 7-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 136 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-4899 2026$29K
144 days to first federal obligation
DR-4697 2023$1.0M
423 days to first federal obligation
Water Crisis 2022$220K
77 days to first federal obligation
Severe Winter Storms 2021$598K
128 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides 2020$255K
134 days to first federal obligation
Covid-19 Pandemic 2020$7.3M
138 days to first federal obligation
Declared1 yr2 yr3 yr4 yr5 yr6 yr7 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.

58,284
valid registrations
20,873
households approved
$56,474,376
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Repair and replacement$15,358,606
Rental assistance$4,750,656
Other needs$21,244,547

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.

$8,854,723
federal mitigation share
16
funded projects
1
property mitigated
ProgramProjectsFederal share obligated
Legislative Pre-Disaster Mitigation(LPDM)1$5,063,000
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP)15$3,791,723

State declarations (governor)

Emergency declarations issued by the governor of this state, which are separate from and usually precede a federal declaration. A declaration is listed here when NOAA Storm Events recorded reports of the matched hazard in this jurisdiction while the order was in effect. That is evidence of local impact during a declared state emergency. It is not a statement that the governor named this jurisdiction in the order, since most state declarations apply statewide and name no localities at all. Hazard categories come from the order text. Damage figures are NOAA storm report estimates for this jurisdiction only, not the cost of the declaration.

4
state declarations with local storm evidence
9
statewide on record

Archive coverage for Mississippi: January 2020-present structured Governor archive; 2000-2019 gap disclosed

SignedOrderDeclarationHazards reported hereReported damage
Apr 4, 2023MS-ACTION-2023-04-04-governor-reeves-issues-state-of-emergency-following-severeGovernor Reeves Issues State of Emergency Following Severe StormsFlash Flood, Hail$101,000
Mar 25, 2023MS-ACTION-2023-03-25-governor-reeves-issues-state-of-emergency-following-severeGovernor Reeves Issues State of Emergency Following Severe StormsFlash Flood, Hail, Thunderstorm Wind$11,331,000
Aug 27, 2022MS-ACTION-2022-08-27-governor-reeves-issues-state-of-emergency-ahead-of-floodinGovernor Reeves Issues State of Emergency Ahead of FloodingFlash Flood, Heavy Rain$263,000
Aug 29, 2021MS-ACTION-2021-08-29-governor-reeves-issues-state-of-emergency-ahead-of-hurricaGovernor Reeves Issues State of Emergency Ahead of Hurricane IdaThunderstorm Wind$60,000

Source: state executive order archives collected by DisasterData Plus, joined to NOAA Storm Events. See the Plus overview for per-state coverage and method.

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 Hinds County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
Severe StormJun 10, 2024DR-4790-MSDR
OtherAug 30, 2022EM-3582-MSEM
HurricaneOct 22, 2021DR-4626-MSDR
HurricaneAug 28, 2021EM-3569-MSEM
Severe Ice StormMay 4, 2021DR-4598-MSDR
HurricaneOct 8, 2020EM-3548-MSEM
Severe StormApr 23, 2020DR-4538-MSDR
BiologicalApr 5, 2020DR-4528-MSDR
BiologicalMar 13, 2020EM-3474-MSEM
HurricaneAug 29, 2012DR-4081-MSDR
HurricaneAug 28, 2012EM-3348-MSEM
Severe StormApr 29, 2011DR-1972-MSDR
HurricaneAug 30, 2008EM-3291-MSEM
Severe StormMay 28, 2008DR-1764-MSDR
HurricaneAug 29, 2005DR-1604-MSDR
HurricaneJul 10, 2005DR-1594-MSDR
HurricaneSep 15, 2004DR-1550-MSDR
Severe StormApr 24, 2003DR-1459-MSDR
Severe StormDec 7, 2001DR-1398-MSDR

Every declaration on record

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

Showing 19 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Jun 10, 2024DR-4790-MSDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Aug 30, 2022EM-3582-MSEMOtherWater Crisis
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
Apr 23, 2020DR-4538-MSDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides
Apr 5, 2020DR-4528-MSDRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3474-MSEMBiologicalCovid-19
Aug 29, 2012DR-4081-MSDRHurricaneHurricane Isaac
Aug 28, 2012EM-3348-MSEMHurricaneTropical Storm Isaac
Apr 29, 2011DR-1972-MSDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Associated Flooding
Aug 30, 2008EM-3291-MSEMHurricaneHurricane Gustav
May 28, 2008DR-1764-MSDRSevere StormSevere Storms And Tornadoes
Aug 29, 2005DR-1604-MSDRHurricaneHurricane Katrina
Jul 10, 2005DR-1594-MSDRHurricaneHurricane Dennis
Sep 15, 2004DR-1550-MSDRHurricaneHurricane Ivan
Apr 24, 2003DR-1459-MSDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, Floods
Dec 7, 2001DR-1398-MSDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes And Flooding
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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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