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FIPS 28163 · population 23,024 (2024)
Yazoo County, Mississippi
Yazoo County has been named in 31 federal declarations. Statewide declarations for Mississippi (11) are listed on the state page.
31declarations
21major disasters
10emergencies
1971first on record
2026latest
By hazard
Severe Storm13
Hurricane7
Flood3
Winter Storm2
Severe Ice Storm2
Biological2
Snowstorm1
Tornado1
By decade
61970s
11980s
21990s
42000s
82010s
102020s
Population: 26,745 in April 2020, 23,024 in July 2024 (Census Bureau estimates).
Declarations naming Yazoo 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 |
| 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 | — |
| Jun 20, 2019 | DR-4450-MS | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding | Severe Storm | PAHM | $4.9 million |
| Apr 23, 2019 | DR-4429-MS | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | Severe Storm | IHPPAHM | $34.1 million |
| May 22, 2017 | DR-4314-MS | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding | Severe Storm | PAHM | $17.5 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 11, 2011 | DR-1983-MS | Flooding | Flood | IHPPAHM | $22.3 million |
| May 4, 2011 | EM-3320-MS | Flooding | Flood | PA | $16,251 |
| Apr 29, 2010 | DR-1906-MS | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | Severe Storm | IHPPAHM | $11.8 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 |
| Apr 24, 2003 | DR-1459-MS | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Floods | Severe Storm | IHPIAPAHM | $25.1 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 |
| 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 | — |