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FIPS 28115 · population 32,014 (2024)
Pontotoc County, Mississippi
Pontotoc County has been named in 20 federal declarations. Statewide declarations for Mississippi (11) are listed on the state page.
20declarations
15major disasters
5emergencies
1971first on record
2026latest
By hazard
Severe Storm8
Hurricane5
Winter Storm2
Biological2
Severe Ice Storm1
Snowstorm1
Tornado1
By decade
31970s
31990s
62000s
22010s
62020s
Population: 31,189 in April 2020, 32,014 in July 2024 (Census Bureau estimates).
Declarations naming Pontotoc 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 | — |
| Oct 22, 2021 | DR-4626-MS | Hurricane Ida | Hurricane | IHPPAHM | $46.4 million |
| Aug 28, 2021 | EM-3569-MS | Hurricane Ida | Hurricane | PA | — |
| 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 |
| Apr 23, 2019 | DR-4429-MS | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | Severe Storm | IHPPAHM | $34.1 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 |
| May 23, 2003 | DR-1470-MS | Severe Storms, Tornadoes and High Winds | Severe Storm | IHPIAHM | $740,552 |
| Apr 17, 2001 | DR-1365-MS | Severe Storms and Flooding | Severe Storm | IAPAHM | $3.3 million |
| Feb 23, 2001 | DR-1360-MS | Severe Storms and Tornadoes | Severe Storm | IAPAHM | $20.9 million |
| Jan 25, 1999 | DR-1265-MS | Severe Winter Storms, Ice and Freezing Rain | Severe Ice Storm | PAHM | $8.3 million |
| Feb 18, 1994 | DR-1009-MS | Severe Winter Storm, Freeezing Rain and Sleet | Severe Storm | PA | — |
| May 17, 1991 | DR-906-MS | Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding | Severe Storm | IAPA | — |
| Feb 22, 1977 | EM-3032-MS | Drought & Freezing | Snowstorm | PA | — |
| Mar 27, 1973 | DR-368-MS | Heavy Rains, Tornadoes & Flooding | Severe Storm | IAPA | — |
| Feb 22, 1971 | DR-302-MS | Storms & Tornadoes | Tornado | IAPA | — |