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FIPS 28153 · population 19,749 (2024)
Wayne County, Mississippi
Wayne County has been named in 32 federal declarations. Statewide declarations for Mississippi (11) are listed on the state page.
32declarations
22major disasters
10emergencies
1969first on record
2026latest
By hazard
Hurricane16
Severe Storm8
Winter Storm2
Biological2
Flood2
Tropical Storm1
Snowstorm1
By decade
11960s
41970s
21990s
62000s
62010s
132020s
Population: 19,776 in April 2020, 19,749 in July 2024 (Census Bureau estimates).
Declarations naming Wayne County
| Declared | Number | Title | Hazard | Programs | Federal aid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2026 | DR-4930-MS | Tropical Storm Arthur | Tropical Storm | IHPPA | $27.3 million |
| 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 | — |
| Dec 31, 2020 | DR-4576-MS | Hurricane Zeta | Hurricane | IHPPAHM | $158.4 million |
| Oct 28, 2020 | EM-3550-MS | Hurricane Zeta | Hurricane | PA | — |
| Sep 14, 2020 | EM-3544-MS | Hurricane Sally | Hurricane | PA | $964,565 |
| Aug 23, 2020 | EM-3539-MS | Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura | Hurricane | PA | $22,140 |
| Jul 9, 2020 | DR-4551-MS | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding | Severe Storm | PAHM | $9.4 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 | — |
| Feb 14, 2019 | DR-4415-MS | Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornado | Severe Storm | PAHM | $7.6 million |
| Mar 25, 2016 | DR-4268-MS | Severe Storms and Flooding | Flood | IHPPAHM | $20.4 million |
| Apr 30, 2014 | DR-4175-MS | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | Severe Storm | IHPPAHM | $95.7 million |
| Feb 13, 2013 | DR-4101-MS | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | Severe Storm | IHPPAHM | $8.7 million |
| Aug 29, 2012 | DR-4081-MS | Hurricane Isaac | Hurricane | IHPPAHM | $62.2 million |
| Aug 28, 2012 | EM-3348-MS | Tropical Storm Isaac | Hurricane | PA | — |
| May 12, 2009 | DR-1837-MS | Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes | Severe Storm | PAHM | $2.8 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 |
| Oct 1, 1998 | DR-1251-MS | Hurricane Georges | Hurricane | IAPAHM | $13.3 million |
| Sep 28, 1998 | EM-3132-MS | Hurricane Georges | Hurricane | PA | — |
| Sep 13, 1979 | DR-599-MS | Hurricane Frederic | Hurricane | IAPA | — |
| Feb 22, 1977 | EM-3032-MS | Drought & Freezing | Snowstorm | PA | — |
| Apr 18, 1974 | DR-430-MS | Heavy Rains & Flooding | Flood | IAPA | — |
| Mar 27, 1973 | DR-368-MS | Heavy Rains, Tornadoes & Flooding | Severe Storm | IAPA | — |
| Aug 18, 1969 | DR-271-MS | Hurricane Camille | Hurricane | IAPA | — |