Ranked from FEMA National Risk Index
Lowest Expected Disaster Loss per Household in Mississippi
The counties where FEMA's expected annual loss per household is smallest. Low exposure is one of the few housing-cost advantages that never shows up in the listing price. It shows up in what an insurer actually charges, which is not the same as the insurance figure in these tables, since that is a statewide average and cannot vary by county. Expected annual loss is FEMA's National Risk Index figure for the county, divided by the number of occupied housing units the Census reports there.
Mississippi ranked
| # | County | Disaster loss per household | FEMA risk rating | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln County | $841 | Relatively Low | $131,800 |
| 2 | Lamar County | $865 | Relatively Low | $218,700 |
| 3 | Oktibbeha County | $900 | Relatively Low | $219,500 |
| 4 | Webster County | $953 | Very Low | $109,500 |
| 5 | Tishomingo County | $987 | Very Low | $132,500 |
| 6 | Rankin County | $1,009 | Relatively Moderate | $223,400 |
| 7 | Union County | $1,050 | Relatively Low | $159,100 |
| 8 | Tate County | $1,060 | Very Low | $173,000 |
| 9 | Jefferson Davis County | $1,068 | Very Low | $87,100 |
| 10 | Montgomery County | $1,073 | Very Low | $110,700 |
| 11 | Yalobusha County | $1,082 | Very Low | $97,200 |
| 12 | Winston County | $1,083 | Very Low | $121,200 |
| 13 | Adams County | $1,084 | Relatively Low | $106,300 |
| 14 | Pontotoc County | $1,096 | Relatively Low | $141,700 |
| 15 | Choctaw County | $1,116 | Very Low | $104,500 |
| 16 | Forrest County | $1,120 | Relatively Low | $152,900 |
| 17 | Clay County | $1,141 | Very Low | $115,600 |
| 18 | Calhoun County | $1,154 | Very Low | $82,900 |
| 19 | Pike County | $1,163 | Relatively Low | $110,500 |
| 20 | Jasper County | $1,174 | Very Low | $118,600 |
| 21 | Lee County | $1,192 | Relatively Moderate | $187,800 |
| 22 | Scott County | $1,203 | Relatively Low | $89,900 |
| 23 | Attala County | $1,222 | Very Low | $107,600 |
| 24 | Benton County | $1,231 | Very Low | $109,300 |
| 25 | DeSoto County | $1,239 | Relatively Moderate | $248,700 |
| 26 | Madison County | $1,260 | Relatively Moderate | $286,300 |
| 27 | Kemper County | $1,265 | Very Low | $90,200 |
| 28 | Prentiss County | $1,278 | Relatively Low | $116,500 |
| 29 | Jones County | $1,280 | Relatively Low | $126,800 |
| 30 | Tippah County | $1,280 | Relatively Low | $128,400 |
| 31 | Perry County | $1,282 | Very Low | $126,000 |
| 32 | Carroll County | $1,290 | Very Low | $105,500 |
| 33 | Simpson County | $1,293 | Relatively Low | $111,600 |
| 34 | Itawamba County | $1,295 | Relatively Low | $122,400 |
| 35 | Hinds County | $1,302 | Relatively Moderate | $151,200 |
| 36 | Walthall County | $1,302 | Very Low | $120,600 |
| 37 | Alcorn County | $1,312 | Relatively Low | $132,300 |
| 38 | Jefferson County | $1,365 | Very Low | $81,400 |
| 39 | Lafayette County | $1,383 | Relatively Low | $260,500 |
| 40 | Grenada County | $1,395 | Relatively Low | $123,400 |
| 41 | Newton County | $1,396 | Relatively Low | $102,700 |
| 42 | Panola County | $1,400 | Relatively Low | $121,500 |
| 43 | Monroe County | $1,432 | Relatively Low | $115,200 |
| 44 | Franklin County | $1,439 | Very Low | $95,100 |
| 45 | Chickasaw County | $1,440 | Relatively Low | $100,400 |
| 46 | Clarke County | $1,441 | Very Low | $114,300 |
| 47 | Noxubee County | $1,443 | Very Low | $85,200 |
| 48 | Covington County | $1,443 | Relatively Low | $98,500 |
| 49 | Neshoba County | $1,457 | Relatively Low | $96,600 |
| 50 | Copiah County | $1,467 | Relatively Low | $105,600 |
| 51 | Lowndes County | $1,473 | Relatively Low | $157,400 |
| 52 | Leake County | $1,478 | Relatively Low | $114,600 |
| 53 | Lawrence County | $1,510 | Very Low | $104,600 |
| 54 | Holmes County | $1,512 | Relatively Low | $76,500 |
| 55 | Amite County | $1,513 | Relatively Low | $89,800 |
| 56 | Marshall County | $1,515 | Relatively Low | $172,200 |
| 57 | Quitman County | $1,534 | Very Low | $68,600 |
| 58 | Lauderdale County | $1,564 | Relatively Moderate | $124,500 |
| 59 | Marion County | $1,707 | Relatively Low | $117,000 |
| 60 | Wayne County | $1,733 | Relatively Low | $88,000 |
| 61 | Washington County | $1,742 | Relatively Moderate | $99,300 |
| 62 | Coahoma County | $1,769 | Relatively Low | $86,400 |
| 63 | Wilkinson County | $1,795 | Very Low | $80,200 |
| 64 | Smith County | $1,812 | Relatively Low | $114,000 |
| 65 | Tallahatchie County | $1,819 | Very Low | $82,200 |
| 66 | Humphreys County | $1,831 | Very Low | $88,800 |
| 67 | Bolivar County | $1,865 | Relatively Low | $123,600 |
| 68 | Stone County | $1,898 | Relatively Low | $163,300 |
| 69 | Harrison County | $1,904 | Relatively High | $199,300 |
| 70 | Hancock County | $1,920 | Relatively Moderate | $206,600 |
| 71 | Claiborne County | $1,924 | Very Low | $80,800 |
| 72 | Jackson County | $1,945 | Relatively Moderate | $181,700 |
| 73 | Leflore County | $2,009 | Relatively Low | $98,200 |
| 74 | Pearl River County | $2,040 | Relatively Moderate | $174,500 |
| 75 | Tunica County | $2,093 | Very Low | $154,500 |
| 76 | Yazoo County | $2,128 | Relatively Low | $129,200 |
| 77 | Sunflower County | $2,225 | Relatively Low | $103,400 |
| 78 | George County | $2,398 | Relatively Low | $168,100 |
| 79 | Greene County | $2,467 | Very Low | $94,200 |
| 80 | Warren County | $2,528 | Relatively Moderate | $144,400 |
| 81 | Sharkey County | $2,738 | Very Low | $108,000 |
| 82 | Issaquena County | $7,671 | Very Low | $90,700 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
Nationwide
Lowest Expected Disaster Loss per Household across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Mississippi