Alcorn State University, MS
Alcorn State University wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Alcorn State University at the 57th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 205 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Alcorn State University at the 60th percentile, close to its 57th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
205 buildings are counted in Alcorn State University, and 57.6% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
Alcorn State University against the rest of the country
Alcorn State University ranks lower within Mississippi (28th percentile statewide) than its 57th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Alcorn State University ranks 13,423 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,663 by building count (1 is largest). Within Mississippi alone, it ranks 302 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Mississippi on its state page.
Alcorn State University and the insurance market
Alcorn State University's elevated rating (57th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Alcorn State University (57.6%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Alcorn State University's 57th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Alcorn State University, see the exposure-zones guide.