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FIPS 28101 · population 21,063 (2024)
Newton County, Mississippi
Newton County has been named in 24 federal declarations. Statewide declarations for Mississippi (11) are listed on the state page.
24declarations
19major disasters
5emergencies
1974first on record
2026latest
By hazard
Severe Storm9
Hurricane7
Winter Storm2
Biological2
Severe Ice Storm1
Tornado1
Snowstorm1
Flood1
By decade
41970s
21990s
52000s
52010s
82020s
Population: 21,290 in April 2020, 21,063 in July 2024 (Census Bureau estimates).
Declarations naming Newton 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 |
| Apr 5, 2020 | DR-4528-MS | COVID-19 Pandemic | Biological | IHPPAHM | $396.1 million |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3474-MS | COVID-19 | Biological | PA | — |
| Dec 6, 2019 | DR-4470-MS | Severe Storm, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding | Severe Storm | PAHM | $14.2 million |
| Feb 14, 2019 | DR-4415-MS | Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornado | Severe Storm | PAHM | $7.6 million |
| Apr 30, 2014 | DR-4175-MS | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | Severe Storm | IHPPAHM | $95.7 million |
| Aug 29, 2012 | DR-4081-MS | Hurricane Isaac | Hurricane | IHPPAHM | $62.2 million |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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, 1979 | DR-577-MS | Storms, Tornadoes, Floods | Severe Storm | IAPA | — |
| 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 | — |