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Jasper County, Mississippi

Jasper County recorded 17 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 13 major disasters, 4 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is hurricane.

Highlighted: Jasper County, MS

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

17
Declarations since FY2000
13
Major disasters (DR)
4
Emergencies (EM)
0
Fire management (FM)
Feb 2026
Most recent
$14.1M
Federal PA obligated (top: debris removal)

The federal disaster record for Jasper County runs between 2003 and 2023, covering 17 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 about $14.1 million 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 28061
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
62.8
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 62.8% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status52.3
Household characteristics75.9
Racial and ethnic minority status89.7
Housing type and transportation41.4

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

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
38.9
overall risk score
Very Low
Expected annual loss$7.5MVery Low
NRI social vulnerability94.1Very High
Community resilience24.1Relatively 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
Debris removal(A)35$12,745,664
Emergency protective measures(B)37$632,809
Roads and bridges(C)12$335,888
Parks and recreation(G)7$221,969
Buildings and equipment(E)8$62,712
Utilities(F)6$58,666
Management costs(Z)3$13,265
All categories108$14,070,973

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 6-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 135 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.

Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes. 2023$508K
121 days to first federal obligation
Severe Winter Storms 2021$47K
149 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding 2020$2.2M
96 days to first federal obligation
Covid-19 Pandemic 2020$28K
428 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Flooding, And Tornado 2019$268K
204 days to first federal obligation
Hurricane Isaac 2012$1K
79 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.

6,361
valid registrations
3,033
households approved
$7,725,443
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Repair and replacement$2,884,725
Rental assistance$802,077
Other needs$2,025,971

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.

$52,252
federal mitigation share
3
funded projects
ProgramProjectsFederal share obligated
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP)3$52,252

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 StormsHail, Thunderstorm Wind$115,000
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$26,000

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 Jasper 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
Severe StormApr 16, 2020DR-4536-MSDR
BiologicalApr 5, 2020DR-4528-MSDR
BiologicalMar 13, 2020EM-3474-MSEM
Severe StormDec 6, 2019DR-4470-MSDR
Severe StormFeb 14, 2019DR-4415-MSDR
HurricaneAug 29, 2012DR-4081-MSDR
HurricaneAug 28, 2012EM-3348-MSEM
Severe StormApr 29, 2011DR-1972-MSDR
HurricaneAug 30, 2008EM-3291-MSEM
HurricaneAug 29, 2005DR-1604-MSDR
HurricaneJul 10, 2005DR-1594-MSDR
HurricaneSep 15, 2004DR-1550-MSDR
Severe StormApr 24, 2003DR-1459-MSDR

Every declaration on record

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

Showing 17 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
Apr 16, 2020DR-4536-MSDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
Apr 5, 2020DR-4528-MSDRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3474-MSEMBiologicalCovid-19
Dec 6, 2019DR-4470-MSDRSevere StormSevere Storm, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
Feb 14, 2019DR-4415-MSDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Flooding, And Tornado
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
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
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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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