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FIPS 28125 · population 3,234 (2024)
Sharkey County, Mississippi
Sharkey County has been named in 26 federal declarations. Statewide declarations for Mississippi (11) are listed on the state page.
26declarations
17major disasters
9emergencies
1971first on record
2026latest
By hazard
Severe Storm10
Hurricane5
Flood3
Winter Storm2
Biological2
Tornado2
Severe Ice Storm1
Snowstorm1
By decade
61970s
11980s
31990s
32000s
32010s
102020s
Population: 3,803 in April 2020, 3,234 in July 2024 (Census Bureau estimates).
Declarations naming Sharkey 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 |
| Mar 26, 2023 | DR-4697-MS | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes | Severe Storm | IHPPAHM | $97.0 million |
| Oct 22, 2021 | DR-4626-MS | Hurricane Ida | Hurricane | IHPPAHM | $46.4 million |
| Aug 28, 2021 | EM-3569-MS | Hurricane Ida | Hurricane | PA | — |
| 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 | — |
| Apr 23, 2019 | DR-4429-MS | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | Severe Storm | IHPPAHM | $34.1 million |
| May 11, 2011 | DR-1983-MS | Flooding | Flood | IHPPAHM | $22.3 million |
| May 4, 2011 | EM-3320-MS | Flooding | Flood | PA | $16,251 |
| 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 |
| Jan 25, 1999 | DR-1265-MS | Severe Winter Storms, Ice and Freezing Rain | Severe Ice Storm | PAHM | $8.3 million |
| Mar 20, 1992 | DR-939-MS | Severe Storms & Tornadoes | Tornado | IAPA | — |
| May 17, 1991 | DR-906-MS | Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding | Severe Storm | IAPA | — |
| 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 14, 1979 | EM-3077-MS | Storms, Tornadoes, Floods | Severe Storm | IAPA | — |
| Feb 22, 1977 | EM-3032-MS | Drought & Freezing | Snowstorm | PA | — |
| Apr 4, 1975 | EM-3010-MS | Heavy Rains & Flooding | Flood | IA | — |
| Mar 27, 1973 | DR-368-MS | Heavy Rains, Tornadoes & Flooding | Severe Storm | IAPA | — |
| Feb 22, 1971 | DR-302-MS | Storms & Tornadoes | Tornado | IAPA | — |