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FIPS 28117 · population 25,489 (2024)
Prentiss County, Mississippi
Prentiss County has been named in 22 federal declarations. Statewide declarations for Mississippi (11) are listed on the state page.
22declarations
18major disasters
4emergencies
1973first on record
2026latest
By hazard
Severe Storm13
Hurricane4
Winter Storm2
Biological2
Severe Ice Storm1
By decade
11970s
41990s
42000s
52010s
82020s
Population: 25,007 in April 2020, 25,489 in July 2024 (Census Bureau estimates).
Declarations naming Prentiss 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 | — |
| May 21, 2025 | DR-4874-MS | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | Severe Storm | IHPPA | $81.4 million |
| 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 | — |
| Mar 12, 2020 | DR-4478-MS | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding | Severe Storm | PAHM | $8.2 million |
| 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 |
| Jan 4, 2016 | DR-4248-MS | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding | Severe Storm | IHPPAHM | $9.3 million |
| Apr 29, 2011 | DR-1972-MS | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Associated Flooding | Severe Storm | IHPPAHM | $37.1 million |
| May 14, 2010 | DR-1916-MS | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | Severe Storm | IHPPAHM | $9.9 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 |
| Dec 7, 2001 | DR-1398-MS | Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding | Severe Storm | IAPAHM | $6.3 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 28, 1990 | DR-859-MS | Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding | Severe Storm | IAPA | — |
| Mar 27, 1973 | DR-368-MS | Heavy Rains, Tornadoes & Flooding | Severe Storm | IAPA | — |