Bogue Chitto (Neshoba), MS
Bogue Chitto (Neshoba), MS's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Bogue Chitto (Neshoba) sits at the 62nd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 302 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Bogue Chitto (Neshoba)'s burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 65th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
302 buildings are counted in Bogue Chitto (Neshoba), and 99.3% 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.
Bogue Chitto (Neshoba) against the rest of the country
Bogue Chitto (Neshoba)'s 62nd national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 40th ranking inside Mississippi does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 23 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Bogue Chitto (Neshoba) ranks 11,852 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,577 by building count (1 is largest). Within Mississippi alone, it ranks 254 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Mississippi on its state page.
Bogue Chitto (Neshoba) and the insurance market
Bogue Chitto (Neshoba)'s 62nd-percentile, high rating is the kind of score behind a broader national pattern: insurers pulling back from the highest wildfire-risk markets, non-renewing or declining new policies outright, most visibly in California. Shopping around, not assuming automatic renewal, tends to matter here.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Bogue Chitto (Neshoba) (99.3%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Bogue Chitto (Neshoba)'s figures come from
Bogue Chitto (Neshoba)'s 62nd-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Bogue Chitto (Neshoba)'s dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.