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FIPS 28029 · population 27,536 (2024)
Copiah County, Mississippi
Copiah County has been named in 28 federal declarations. Statewide declarations for Mississippi (11) are listed on the state page.
28declarations
20major disasters
8emergencies
1969first on record
2026latest
By hazard
Hurricane11
Severe Storm7
Winter Storm2
Biological2
Tornado2
Flood2
Severe Ice Storm1
Snowstorm1
By decade
11960s
61970s
11980s
21990s
62000s
22010s
102020s
Population: 28,369 in April 2020, 27,536 in July 2024 (Census Bureau estimates).
Declarations naming Copiah County
| Declared | Number | Title | Hazard | Programs | Federal aid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 2026 | DR-4899-MS | Severe Winter Storm | Winter Storm | IHPPA | $482.3 million |
| Jan 24, 2026 | EM-3640-MS | Severe Winter Storm | Winter Storm | PA | — |
| Aug 12, 2023 | DR-4727-MS | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes. | Severe Storm | IHPPAHM | $14.0 million |
| Oct 22, 2021 | DR-4626-MS | Hurricane Ida | Hurricane | IHPPAHM | $46.4 million |
| Aug 28, 2021 | EM-3569-MS | Hurricane Ida | Hurricane | PA | — |
| May 4, 2021 | DR-4598-MS | Severe Winter Storms | Severe Ice Storm | PAHM | $24.2 million |
| Oct 8, 2020 | EM-3548-MS | Hurricane Delta | Hurricane | PA | $83,091 |
| Apr 23, 2020 | DR-4538-MS | Severe Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides | Severe Storm | PAHM | $12.6 million |
| Apr 5, 2020 | DR-4528-MS | COVID-19 Pandemic | Biological | IHPPAHM | $396.1 million |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3474-MS | COVID-19 | Biological | PA | — |
| Aug 29, 2012 | DR-4081-MS | Hurricane Isaac | Hurricane | IHPPAHM | $62.2 million |
| Aug 28, 2012 | EM-3348-MS | Tropical Storm Isaac | Hurricane | PA | — |
| Sep 22, 2008 | DR-1794-MS | Hurricane Gustav | Hurricane | IHPPAHM | $34.8 million |
| Aug 30, 2008 | EM-3291-MS | Hurricane Gustav | Hurricane | PA | $356,530 |
| Aug 29, 2005 | DR-1604-MS | Hurricane Katrina | Hurricane | IHPIAPAHM | $4.85 billion |
| Sep 15, 2004 | DR-1550-MS | Hurricane Ivan | Hurricane | IHPIAPAHM | $24.5 million |
| Apr 24, 2003 | DR-1459-MS | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Floods | Severe Storm | IHPIAPAHM | $25.1 million |
| Oct 1, 2002 | DR-1436-MS | Tropical Storm Isidore | Hurricane | IAPAHM | $8.4 million |
| Nov 25, 1992 | DR-968-MS | Severe Storms, High Winds & Tornadoes | Tornado | IAPA | — |
| Feb 28, 1990 | DR-859-MS | Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding | Severe Storm | IAPA | — |
| Apr 16, 1983 | DR-678-MS | Severe Storms, Flooding & Tornadoes | Severe Storm | IAPA | — |
| Apr 16, 1979 | DR-577-MS | Storms, Tornadoes, Floods | Severe Storm | IAPA | — |
| Apr 24, 1978 | EM-3063-MS | Tornadoes | Tornado | IA | — |
| Feb 22, 1977 | EM-3032-MS | Drought & Freezing | Snowstorm | PA | — |
| Apr 1, 1976 | DR-499-MS | Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding | Severe Storm | IAPA | — |
| Apr 18, 1974 | DR-430-MS | Heavy Rains & Flooding | Flood | IAPA | — |
| Jan 19, 1972 | DR-318-MS | Heavy Rains & Flooding | Flood | PA | — |
| Aug 18, 1969 | DR-271-MS | Hurricane Camille | Hurricane | IAPA | — |