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Rankin County flood history

Mississippi · From FEMA's flood insurance and disaster data · Updated 2026-10-08

978NFIP flood claims since 1978
$20.9 millionPaid on those claims
$55,169Average paid claimlast 10 years
2.3%Homes with NFIP flood insurance
2Flood disaster declarationssince 2000

FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) data lists 978 flood insurance claims in Rankin County, Mississippi since 1978. The NFIP paid $20.9 million on them (building, contents and Increased Cost of Compliance payments, in the dollars of the year paid).

The year with the most claims was 1983, with 193, mostly from Flooding.

In the last ten years (2017–2026) there were 232 claims, and the average paid claim was $55,169.

33% of the claims with a recorded flood zone came from buildings outside FEMA's high-risk zones (rated zones B, C and X).

About 2.3% of homes in Rankin County, Mississippi had an NFIP flood policy in FEMA's latest count (1,202 of 52,108 residential buildings). In the high-risk flood zones (Special Flood Hazard Areas), it was 33% (777 of 2,338).

Since 2000, FEMA has made 2 flood-related disaster declarations covering Rankin County, Mississippi. The most recent was DR-4175-MS (Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding), declared April 30, 2014.

NFIP claims by year

NFIP flood claims per year in Rankin County, Mississippi0501001502001978: 2 claims, $478 paid1979: 46 claims, $649,370 paid1980: 85 claims, $617,097 paid19801981: 1 claims, $15,000 paid1982: 41 claims, $125,034 paid1983: 193 claims, $1.7 million paid1984: 5 claims, $4,906 paid1985: 6 claims, $5,258 paid1986: 1 claims, $5,551 paid1987: 4 claims, $3,640 paid1989: 5 claims, $6,285 paid1990: 7 claims, $6,740 paid19901991: 14 claims, $42,695 paid1992: 2 claims, $0 paid1993: 2 claims, $553 paid1994: 6 claims, $18,407 paid1995: 8 claims, $44,002 paid1996: 3 claims, $3,984 paid1997: 8 claims, $34,061 paid1998: 6 claims, $54,948 paid1999: 7 claims, $95,467 paid2000: 5 claims, $31,541 paid20002001: 35 claims, $831,321 paid2002: 11 claims, $373,880 paid2003: 75 claims, $1.4 million paid2004: 28 claims, $770,413 paid2005: 18 claims, $7,661 paid2006: 1 claims, $8,825 paid2007: 1 claims, $1,812 paid2008: 6 claims, $28,404 paid2009: 4 claims, $30,011 paid2010: 1 claims, $93,540 paid20102011: 53 claims, $1.8 million paid2012: 3 claims, $0 paid2013: 10 claims, $110,151 paid2014: 26 claims, $454,430 paid2015: 2 claims, $3,017 paid2016: 15 claims, $308,239 paid2017: 105 claims, $6.6 million paid2018: 39 claims, $1.3 million paid2019: 10 claims, $135,182 paid2020: 22 claims, $911,558 paid20202021: 2 claims, $69,523 paid2022: 41 claims, $1.7 million paid2023: 1 claims, $14,763 paid2024: 9 claims, $488,326 paid2025: 1 claims, $2,027 paid2026: 2 claims, $24,321 paid
Claims per year of loss. Hover or tap a bar for details.
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YearClaimsPaid
20262$24,321
20251$2,027
20249$488,326
20231$14,763
202241$1.7 million
20212$69,523
202022$911,558
201910$135,182
201839$1.3 million
2017105$6.6 million
201615$308,239
20152$3,017
201426$454,430
201310$110,151
20123$0
201153$1.8 million
20101$93,540
20094$30,011
20086$28,404
20071$1,812
20061$8,825
200518$7,661
200428$770,413
200375$1.4 million
200211$373,880
200135$831,321
20005$31,541
19997$95,467
19986$54,948
19978$34,061
19963$3,984
19958$44,002
19946$18,407
19932$553
19922$0
199114$42,695
19907$6,740
19895$6,285
19874$3,640
19861$5,551
19856$5,258
19845$4,906
1983193$1.7 million
198241$125,034
19811$15,000
198085$617,097
197946$649,370
19782$478

Named flood events

EventYearClaimsPaid
Flooding1983135$1.6 million
Flooding198074$565,506
Flooding197927$556,267
Mid-spring storms20111$73,669
Tropical Storm Isidore20021$34,888
Hurricane Katrina200517$7,661
Late winter severe storms20162$4,171
2026-06-Arthur-TS20261$3,717

How many homes have flood insurance

FEMA counts 1,202 residential NFIP policies in Rankin County, against 52,108 residential buildings (2.3%). Of the 2,338 residential buildings in high-risk flood zones (Special Flood Hazard Areas), 777 have an NFIP policy (33%). Private flood policies aren't in these counts.

Whether you're required to carry flood insurance depends on your flood zone and your mortgage. See do I need flood insurance?

Flood-related disaster declarations

DeclarationDeclaredEventHelp for individuals
DR-4175-MS Apr 30, 2014 Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding Yes
DR-1459-MS Apr 24, 2003 Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Floods Yes

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Where these numbers come from

All figures on this page are calculated from FEMA's public OpenFEMA datasets:

FEMA's redacted claims data doesn't identify properties, and FEMA notes that some records lack a county or flood zone. See how we use the data.