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Mississippi cities by disaster risk

16 cities and communities with 25,000 or more people. Ratings are for the county each city sits in.

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CityCountyOverall riskTop hazardPeople
JacksonHinds CountyModerateInland flooding146,631
GulfportHarrison CountyHighHurricane73,003
SouthavenDeSoto CountyModerateEarthquake56,226
BiloxiHarrison CountyHighHurricane48,861
HattiesburgForrest CountyLowInland flooding48,619
Olive BranchDeSoto CountyModerateEarthquake47,019
TupeloLee CountyModerateInland flooding37,791
MeridianLauderdale CountyModerateCold wave34,137
GreenvilleWashington CountyModerateInland flooding28,166
MadisonMadison CountyModerateInland flooding27,946
PearlRankin CountyModerateInland flooding27,737
ClintonHinds CountyModerateInland flooding27,195
Horn LakeDeSoto CountyModerateEarthquake26,647
OxfordLafayette CountyLowInland flooding26,411
StarkvilleOktibbeha CountyLowInland flooding25,721
BrandonRankin CountyModerateInland flooding25,542