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FIPS 28049 · population 211,975 (2024)
Hinds County, Mississippi
Hinds County has been named in 27 federal declarations. Statewide declarations for Mississippi (11) are listed on the state page.
27declarations
18major disasters
9emergencies
1969first on record
2026latest
By hazard
Hurricane10
Severe Storm8
Winter Storm2
Biological2
Tornado2
Other1
Severe Ice Storm1
Snowstorm1
By decade
11960s
41970s
11980s
72000s
32010s
112020s
Population: 227,739 in April 2020, 211,975 in July 2024 (Census Bureau estimates).
Declarations naming Hinds 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 | — |
| Jun 10, 2024 | DR-4790-MS | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | Severe Storm | IHPHM | $38.0 million |
| Aug 30, 2022 | EM-3582-MS | Water Crisis | Other | PA | $7.3 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 | — |
| Apr 29, 2011 | DR-1972-MS | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Associated Flooding | Severe Storm | IHPPAHM | $37.1 million |
| Aug 30, 2008 | EM-3291-MS | Hurricane Gustav | Hurricane | PA | $356,530 |
| May 28, 2008 | DR-1764-MS | Severe Storms and Tornadoes | Severe Storm | IHPPAHM | $5.2 million |
| Aug 29, 2005 | DR-1604-MS | Hurricane Katrina | Hurricane | IHPIAPAHM | $4.85 billion |
| Jul 10, 2005 | DR-1594-MS | Hurricane Dennis | Hurricane | PAHM | $1.9 million |
| 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 |
| Dec 7, 2001 | DR-1398-MS | Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding | Severe Storm | IAPAHM | $6.3 million |
| Jun 1, 1983 | DR-683-MS | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 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 | — |
| Feb 22, 1971 | DR-302-MS | Storms & Tornadoes | Tornado | IAPA | — |
| Aug 18, 1969 | DR-271-MS | Hurricane Camille | Hurricane | IAPA | — |