Shubuta, MS
How exposed is Shubuta to wildfire?
USFS scores Shubuta at the 71st national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (well above the national norm for wildfire risk), a figure built from 382 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Shubuta's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 73rd percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Of Shubuta's 382 counted buildings, 83% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Where Shubuta ranks
Shubuta scores 71st nationally and 61st within Mississippi — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Shubuta ranks 9,204 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,594 by building count (1 is largest). Within Mississippi alone, it ranks 166 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Mississippi on its state page.
Shubuta and the insurance market
At the 71st percentile nationally, Shubuta carries the high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Shubuta (83%), 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
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 382 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Shubuta. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Shubuta, see the exposure-zones guide.