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Stone County, Mississippi

Stone County recorded 21 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 11 major disasters, 10 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is hurricane.

Highlighted: Stone County, MS

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

21
Declarations since FY2000
11
Major disasters (DR)
10
Emergencies (EM)
0
Fire management (FM)
Aug 2026
Most recent
$35.8M
Federal PA obligated (top: debris removal)

The federal disaster record for Stone County runs between 2002 and 2021, covering 21 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Hurricane Ida in 2021. The hazards behind these declarations were most often hurricane, biological, and severe storm. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $35.8 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 28131
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
85.9
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 85.9% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status83.5
Household characteristics61.6
Racial and ethnic minority status58.9
Housing type and transportation94.1

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

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
52.0
overall risk score
Relatively Low
Expected annual loss$12.6MVery Low
NRI social vulnerability76.8Relatively High
Community resilience31.9Relatively 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)19$32,643,328
Roads and bridges(C)28$1,630,024
Emergency protective measures(B)23$797,103
Buildings and equipment(E)44$493,013
Parks and recreation(G)5$175,996
Utilities(F)10$109,582
Management costs(Z)2$0
All categories131$35,849,046

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 2-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 86 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.

Hurricane Ida 2021$19K
97 days to first federal obligation
Hurricane Zeta 2020$1.5M
137 days to first federal obligation
Hurricane Nate 2017$6K
173 days to first federal obligation
Hurricane Isaac 2012$153K
36 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Flooding, And Tornadoes 2009$32K
76 days to first federal obligation
Hurricane Gustav 2008$21K
24 days to first federal obligation
Declared1 yr2 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.

8,773
valid registrations
5,087
households approved
$18,080,690
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Repair and replacement$6,434,753
Rental assistance$2,358,288
Other needs$5,484,977

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.

$12,728,987
federal mitigation share
11
funded projects
7
properties mitigated
ProgramProjectsFederal share obligated
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP)10$12,654,082
Pre-Disaster Mitigation(PDM)1$74,905

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.

1
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
Aug 27, 2022MS-ACTION-2022-08-27-governor-reeves-issues-state-of-emergency-ahead-of-floodinGovernor Reeves Issues State of Emergency Ahead of FloodingFlash FloodNot reported

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

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
HurricaneOct 22, 2021DR-4626-MSDR
HurricaneAug 28, 2021EM-3569-MSEM
HurricaneDec 31, 2020DR-4576-MSDR
HurricaneOct 28, 2020EM-3550-MSEM
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
HurricaneNov 22, 2017DR-4350-MSDR
HurricaneOct 7, 2017EM-3393-MSEM
HurricaneAug 29, 2012DR-4081-MSDR
HurricaneAug 28, 2012EM-3348-MSEM
Severe StormMay 12, 2009DR-1837-MSDR
HurricaneSep 22, 2008DR-1794-MSDR
HurricaneAug 30, 2008EM-3291-MSEM
HurricaneAug 29, 2005DR-1604-MSDR
HurricaneAug 28, 2005EM-3213-MSEM
HurricaneJul 10, 2005DR-1594-MSDR
HurricaneSep 15, 2004DR-1550-MSDR
HurricaneOct 1, 2002DR-1436-MSDR

Every declaration on record

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

Showing 21 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Oct 22, 2021DR-4626-MSDRHurricaneHurricane Ida
Aug 28, 2021EM-3569-MSEMHurricaneHurricane Ida
Dec 31, 2020DR-4576-MSDRHurricaneHurricane Zeta
Oct 28, 2020EM-3550-MSEMHurricaneHurricane Zeta
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
Nov 22, 2017DR-4350-MSDRHurricaneHurricane Nate
Oct 7, 2017EM-3393-MSEMHurricaneHurricane Nate
Aug 29, 2012DR-4081-MSDRHurricaneHurricane Isaac
Aug 28, 2012EM-3348-MSEMHurricaneTropical Storm Isaac
May 12, 2009DR-1837-MSDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Flooding, And Tornadoes
Sep 22, 2008DR-1794-MSDRHurricaneHurricane Gustav
Aug 30, 2008EM-3291-MSEMHurricaneHurricane Gustav
Aug 29, 2005DR-1604-MSDRHurricaneHurricane Katrina
Aug 28, 2005EM-3213-MSEMHurricaneHurricane Katrina
Jul 10, 2005DR-1594-MSDRHurricaneHurricane Dennis
Sep 15, 2004DR-1550-MSDRHurricaneHurricane Ivan
Oct 1, 2002DR-1436-MSDRHurricaneTropical Storm Isidore
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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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