Wildfire risk in Mississippi
Mississippi: 82 counties covered
Across 82 Mississippi counties, the average wildfire-risk percentile is 58 — but that average hides real spread between counties, which is why each community in this dataset gets its own page rather than one statewide number.
- Hancock County, MS — 94th percentile, Very High
- Jackson County, MS — 90th percentile, Very High
- Harrison County, MS — 90th percentile, Very High
- Stone County, MS — 89th percentile, Very High
- Pearl River County, MS — 88th percentile, Very High
- Forrest County, MS — 85th percentile, Very High
- Lamar County, MS — 85th percentile, Very High
- George County, MS — 83rd percentile, Very High
- Perry County, MS — 83rd percentile, Very High
- Greene County, MS — 82nd percentile, Very High
- Marion County, MS — 82nd percentile, Very High
- Walthall County, MS — 80th percentile, Very High
- Pike County, MS — 76th percentile, High
- Lawrence County, MS — 76th percentile, High
- Jefferson Davis County, MS — 75th percentile, High
- Lincoln County, MS — 75th percentile, High
- Marshall County, MS — 73rd percentile, High
- Amite County, MS — 72nd percentile, High
- Covington County, MS — 71st percentile, High
- Benton County, MS — 71st percentile, High
- Jones County, MS — 71st percentile, High
- Wayne County, MS — 69th percentile, High
- Franklin County, MS — 69th percentile, High
- Lafayette County, MS — 69th percentile, High
- Tippah County, MS — 68th percentile, High
- Copiah County, MS — 67th percentile, High
- Tate County, MS — 67th percentile, High
- Panola County, MS — 65th percentile, High
- Simpson County, MS — 65th percentile, High
- Union County, MS — 65th percentile, High
- Yalobusha County, MS — 64th percentile, High
- Attala County, MS — 63rd percentile, High
- Leake County, MS — 61st percentile, High
- Alcorn County, MS — 61st percentile, High
- Jefferson County, MS — 60th percentile, Elevated
- Grenada County, MS — 59th percentile, Elevated
- Prentiss County, MS — 59th percentile, Elevated
- Holmes County, MS — 58th percentile, Elevated
- Smith County, MS — 58th percentile, Elevated
- Carroll County, MS — 58th percentile, Elevated
- Tishomingo County, MS — 58th percentile, Elevated
- Montgomery County, MS — 57th percentile, Elevated
- Jasper County, MS — 57th percentile, Elevated
- DeSoto County, MS — 57th percentile, Elevated
- Wilkinson County, MS — 57th percentile, Elevated
- Scott County, MS — 57th percentile, Elevated
- Pontotoc County, MS — 56th percentile, Elevated
- Madison County, MS — 55th percentile, Elevated
- Rankin County, MS — 55th percentile, Elevated
- Calhoun County, MS — 54th percentile, Elevated
- Choctaw County, MS — 53rd percentile, Elevated
- Claiborne County, MS — 52nd percentile, Elevated
- Webster County, MS — 51st percentile, Elevated
- Winston County, MS — 51st percentile, Elevated
- Neshoba County, MS — 51st percentile, Elevated
- Tallahatchie County, MS — 51st percentile, Elevated
- Clarke County, MS — 50th percentile, Elevated
- Adams County, MS — 48th percentile, Elevated
- Oktibbeha County, MS — 48th percentile, Elevated
- Itawamba County, MS — 48th percentile, Elevated
- Lee County, MS — 47th percentile, Elevated
- Newton County, MS — 47th percentile, Elevated
- Yazoo County, MS — 46th percentile, Elevated
- Hinds County, MS — 46th percentile, Elevated
- Clay County, MS — 45th percentile, Elevated
- Kemper County, MS — 45th percentile, Elevated
- Chickasaw County, MS — 45th percentile, Elevated
- Lauderdale County, MS — 44th percentile, Elevated
- Noxubee County, MS — 42nd percentile, Elevated
- Quitman County, MS — 42nd percentile, Elevated
- Monroe County, MS — 41st percentile, Elevated
- Lowndes County, MS — 41st percentile, Elevated
- Leflore County, MS — 35th percentile, Moderate
- Humphreys County, MS — 35th percentile, Moderate
- Warren County, MS — 34th percentile, Moderate
- Tunica County, MS — 33rd percentile, Moderate
- Issaquena County, MS — 30th percentile, Moderate
- Sharkey County, MS — 28th percentile, Moderate
- Coahoma County, MS — 26th percentile, Moderate
- Sunflower County, MS — 21st percentile, Moderate
- Washington County, MS — 20th percentile, Moderate
- Bolivar County, MS — 19th percentile, Low
The 10 highest-risk places in Mississippi on this site
Of the 420 Mississippi communities WildfireRiskFinder covers, these rank highest for wildfire risk nationally:
- Pearlington, MS — 97th percentile, Very High
- Moss Point, MS — 96th percentile, Very High
- DeLisle, MS — 96th percentile, Very High
- Bay St. Louis, MS — 96th percentile, Very High
- Gautier, MS — 96th percentile, Very High
- Helena, MS — 96th percentile, Very High
- Pass Christian, MS — 96th percentile, Very High
- Diamondhead, MS — 95th percentile, Very High
- Gulf Park Estates, MS — 95th percentile, Very High
- Kiln, MS — 95th percentile, Very High