Itta Bena, MS
Itta Bena, MS's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Itta Bena at the 33rd national percentile for risk to structures, close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a score built from 685 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Itta Bena's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 34th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
60% of Itta Bena's 685 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 25% Direct and 15% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
How Itta Bena compares
Itta Bena's 33rd national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 11th ranking inside Mississippi does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 22 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Itta Bena ranks 21,244 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,814 by building count (1 is largest). Within Mississippi alone, it ranks 375 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Mississippi on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Itta Bena
At the 33rd national percentile, Itta Bena rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Itta Bena's 60% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Itta Bena's 21,244-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Itta Bena, see the exposure-zones guide.