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Humphreys County, Mississippi

Humphreys County recorded 16 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 11 major disasters, 5 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is severe storm.

Highlighted: Humphreys 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
11
Major disasters (DR)
5
Emergencies (EM)
0
Fire management (FM)
Feb 2026
Most recent
$7.5M
Federal PA obligated (top: roads and bridges)

The federal disaster record for Humphreys County runs between 2001 and 2025, covering 16 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding in 2025. The hazards behind these declarations were most often severe storm, hurricane, and flood. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $7.5 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for roads and bridges.

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 28053
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
97.9
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 97.9% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status100.0
Household characteristics93.0
Racial and ethnic minority status98.2
Housing type and transportation59.3

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

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
27.9
overall risk score
Very Low
Expected annual loss$5.5MVery Low
NRI social vulnerability98.9Very High
Community resilience34.6Relatively Low

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
Roads and bridges(C)25$2,233,814
Emergency protective measures(B)20$2,152,591
Debris removal(A)11$1,942,821
Buildings and equipment(E)9$646,835
Management costs(Z)3$259,817
Utilities(F)3$199,694
Parks and recreation(G)3$16,709
All categories74$7,452,281

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 158 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$398K
161 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes 2023$4.4M
131 days to first federal obligation
Covid-19 Pandemic 2020$19K
855 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding 2019$1.0M
190 days to first federal obligation
Flooding 2011$132K
155 days to first federal obligation
Hurricane Katrina 2005$358K
103 days to first federal obligation
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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.

5,357
valid registrations
2,986
households approved
$13,456,751
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Repair and replacement$7,647,609
Rental assistance$824,830
Other needs$4,899,688

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.

$1,009,697
federal mitigation share
4
funded projects
24
properties mitigated
ProgramProjectsFederal share obligated
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP)4$1,009,697

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.

2
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
Mar 25, 2023MS-ACTION-2023-03-25-governor-reeves-issues-state-of-emergency-following-severeGovernor Reeves Issues State of Emergency Following Severe StormsTornado$13,378,200
Feb 15, 2020MS-ACTION-2020-02-15-governor-tate-reeves-declares-state-of-emergency-for-pearlGovernor Tate Reeves Declares State of Emergency for Pearl River FloodingFlash Flood$5,000

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

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
Severe StormMay 21, 2025DR-4874-MSDR
Severe StormJun 10, 2024DR-4790-MSDR
Severe StormAug 12, 2023DR-4727-MSDR
Severe StormMar 26, 2023DR-4697-MSDR
HurricaneOct 22, 2021DR-4626-MSDR
HurricaneAug 28, 2021EM-3569-MSEM
HurricaneOct 8, 2020EM-3548-MSEM
BiologicalApr 5, 2020DR-4528-MSDR
BiologicalMar 13, 2020EM-3474-MSEM
Severe StormApr 23, 2019DR-4429-MSDR
FloodMay 11, 2011DR-1983-MSDR
FloodMay 4, 2011EM-3320-MSEM
HurricaneAug 30, 2008EM-3291-MSEM
HurricaneAug 29, 2005DR-1604-MSDR
Severe StormDec 7, 2001DR-1398-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
May 21, 2025DR-4874-MSDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Jun 10, 2024DR-4790-MSDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Aug 12, 2023DR-4727-MSDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes.
Mar 26, 2023DR-4697-MSDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes
Oct 22, 2021DR-4626-MSDRHurricaneHurricane Ida
Aug 28, 2021EM-3569-MSEMHurricaneHurricane Ida
Oct 8, 2020EM-3548-MSEMHurricaneHurricane Delta
Apr 5, 2020DR-4528-MSDRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3474-MSEMBiologicalCovid-19
Apr 23, 2019DR-4429-MSDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding
May 11, 2011DR-1983-MSDRFloodFlooding
May 4, 2011EM-3320-MSEMFloodFlooding
Aug 30, 2008EM-3291-MSEMHurricaneHurricane Gustav
Aug 29, 2005DR-1604-MSDRHurricaneHurricane Katrina
Dec 7, 2001DR-1398-MSDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes And Flooding
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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