Chapter ED Intelligence · Chapter Report
ARC of Southeast Mississippi
Southeast and Caribbean Division · Alabama and Mississippi Region
MS · 28 counties · HQ Gulfport, MS · FEMA Region IV
1,090,873
People
426,988
Households
48.3%
Households below the ALICE survival threshold
28
Counties · 17,270 sq mi
Nearly 48% of households across this chapter live below the ALICE survival threshold — the working families one disaster away from crisis.
In this report · Economic vulnerability · Who lives here · Home fire mission (FLARE) · mission delivery & the bespoke relationship strategy to follow
Sources: American Red Cross geography + 2023 demographics reference table; United Way ALICE + poverty (latest county year).
Geography & Footprint
The chapter's footprint.
28
Counties
17,270
Square miles
1,090,873
People
Alabama and Mississippi Region
Southeast and Caribbean Division
| County | People | Sq mi | % of chapter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison | 213,855 | 765 | 19.6% |
| Jackson | 144,405 | 739 | 13.2% |
| Forrest | 78,409 | 470 | 7.2% |
| Lauderdale | 71,140 | 715 | 6.5% |
| Jones | 66,875 | 700 | 6.1% |
| Lamar | 66,729 | 500 | 6.1% |
| Pearl River | 56,778 | 819 | 5.2% |
| Hancock | 46,538 | 485 | 4.3% |
| Neshoba | 28,957 | 572 | 2.7% |
| Scott | 27,547 | 610 | 2.5% |
| George | 24,958 | 484 | 2.3% |
| Marion | 23,868 | 549 | 2.2% |
| Leake | 21,037 | 585 | 1.9% |
| Newton | 21,007 | 580 | 1.9% |
| Wayne | 19,491 | 814 | 1.8% |
| Stone | 18,824 | 448 | 1.7% |
| Covington | 17,974 | 415 | 1.6% |
| Attala | 17,423 | 737 | 1.6% |
| Winston | 17,389 | 610 | 1.6% |
| Jasper | 16,123 | 677 | 1.5% |
| Clarke | 15,236 | 694 | 1.4% |
| Smith | 13,862 | 637 | 1.3% |
| Greene | 13,486 | 719 | 1.2% |
| Perry | 11,356 | 650 | 1.0% |
| Jefferson Davis | 11,044 | 409 | 1.0% |
| Noxubee | 9,936 | 700 | 0.9% |
| Kemper | 8,515 | 767 | 0.8% |
| Choctaw | 8,111 | 420 | 0.7% |
HQ: Gulfport, MS · FEMA Region IV. Counties sorted by population.
Who Lives Here
The people of this chapter.
39
Median age
$50,145
Median household income
16.2%
Age 65+
29.7%
Renter households
Age distribution
Race & ethnicity
Hispanic / Latino (any race): 5.0% of residents.
Source: American Red Cross 2023 demographics reference table. Chapter figures aggregate the 28 counties; median age and income are population-weighted.
Economic Vulnerability
Where the need is greatest.
| County | People | Median HH income | ALICE | Poverty | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noxubee | 9,936 | $39,258 | 37.6% | 31.0% | 68.6% |
| Kemper | 8,515 | $37,130 | 38.5% | 25.6% | 64.2% |
| Jefferson Davis | 11,044 | $35,098 | 37.9% | 22.5% | 60.3% |
| Wayne | 19,491 | $36,741 | 37.0% | 23.2% | 60.2% |
| Marion | 23,868 | $35,301 | 41.6% | 17.8% | 59.4% |
| Clarke | 15,236 | $44,445 | 33.4% | 22.4% | 55.9% |
| Scott | 27,547 | $42,752 | 34.1% | 21.4% | 55.4% |
| Attala | 17,423 | $36,779 | 31.3% | 23.2% | 54.5% |
| Leake | 21,037 | $39,992 | 36.3% | 18.0% | 54.3% |
| Newton | 21,007 | $43,524 | 36.5% | 17.7% | 54.2% |
| Jasper | 16,123 | $43,050 | 32.8% | 20.8% | 53.6% |
| Neshoba | 28,957 | $43,421 | 29.5% | 23.9% | 53.4% |
| Perry | 11,356 | $44,712 | 34.6% | 18.6% | 53.1% |
| Covington | 17,974 | $38,637 | 28.1% | 24.8% | 52.9% |
| + 14 more counties — full table in the county appendix | |||||
Combined = households in poverty plus ALICE households (above poverty, below the cost of basics), as a share of all county households. Source: United Way ALICE, latest county year.
Risk & Disaster History
What this chapter is up against.
$675.6M
Expected annual loss, all hazards
Harrison
Highest-risk county
82.1%
Avg social vulnerability (SVI)
6
FEMA declarations, 5 yr (top county)
| County | NRI risk | Exp. annual loss | SVI %ile | FEMA 5yr | FEMA all |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison | Relatively High | $154.6M | 91.8% | 4 | 36 |
| Jackson | Relatively Moderate | $110.9M | 82.9% | 5 | 36 |
| Lauderdale | Relatively Moderate | $44.7M | 95.9% | 4 | 24 |
| Pearl River | Relatively Moderate | $43.8M | 69.1% | 4 | 36 |
| Hancock | Relatively Moderate | $38.2M | 47.8% | 5 | 32 |
| Forrest | Relatively Low | $33.3M | 95.0% | 4 | 32 |
| Jones | Relatively Low | $31.5M | 79.1% | 5 | 33 |
| George | Relatively Low | $22.0M | 83.8% | 4 | 33 |
| Lamar | Relatively Low | $21.7M | 60.3% | 4 | 26 |
| Marion | Relatively Low | $15.7M | 89.3% | 5 | 37 |
| Neshoba | Relatively Low | $15.0M | 94.0% | 6 | 25 |
| Wayne | Relatively Low | $12.9M | 91.2% | 5 | 31 |
| Stone | Relatively Low | $12.6M | 85.9% | 4 | 30 |
| Scott | Relatively Low | $11.6M | 92.2% | 6 | 22 |
| + 14 more counties — full table in the county appendix | |||||
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index 2025 (risk rating, expected annual loss), CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022 (social-vulnerability percentile), FEMA disaster declarations — via the Red Cross national county database.
Disaster History
A chapter shaped by disaster.
74
Federal disaster declarations
24
Hurricanes
Severe Storm
Most common type
2026
Most recent
By incident type
Most recent declarations
| FY | Disaster | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Severe Winter Storm | Winter Storm |
| 2026 | Severe Winter Storm | Winter Storm |
| 2025 | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding | Severe Storm |
| 2024 | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding | Severe Storm |
| 2023 | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes. | Severe Storm |
| 2022 | Hurricane Ida | Hurricane |
| 2021 | Hurricane Ida | Hurricane |
| 2021 | Severe Winter Storms | Severe Ice Storm |
| 2021 | Hurricane Zeta | Hurricane |
| 2021 | Hurricane Zeta | Hurricane |
Source: FEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2 — county-level, deduplicated to unique disasters.
Home Fire Mission · FLARE 2024
Every home fire is a Red Cross moment.
943
Home fires (2024)
44.2%
Red Cross care rate
442
Fires with no Red Cross notification
8.6
Fires per 10,000 residents
Red Cross cared for 44% of home fires — but 442 (47%) happened with no Red Cross notification: the prevention, smoke-alarm, and response opportunity, county by county.
Source: FLARE Fire Incidents 2024 (American Red Cross, public layer). “With care” = Red Cross provided assistance; “no notification” = the Red Cross was never alerted to the fire.
Home Fire · Respond & Prevent
Red Cross shows up — and prevents.
10,339
Home-fire calls answered (RC response)
9,300
Single-family fire responses
4,877
Free smoke alarms installed
1,018
Multi-family fire responses
Red Cross answered 10,339 home-fire calls and installed 4,877 free smoke alarms across the chapter — response and prevention, county by county.
Sources: DRO National 800-RedCross Calls by County (RC fire responses); Smoke Alarm Installs FY15–FY24 (American Red Cross).
Blood & BioMed
The blood mission's local footprint.
41,192
Blood units collected (FY22–26)
1,930
Blood drives held
307
Drives in FY2026
8
Counties with drives
Blood drives are active in 8 of the chapter's 28 counties — every county without one is an employer or civic opening: a host site, a sponsored drive, a standing partnership.
Source: BioMed Collections FY22–FY26 (American Red Cross). Drives = collection events; units = products collected.
Red Cross Facilities
The chapter's physical footprint.
5
Red Cross facilities
2
Owned
3
Leased / licensed
0
BioMed sites
By type / function
BioMed facilities
No BioMed fixed sites in this chapter.
Sources: Red Cross real-estate portfolio (reintel.jbf.com) + BioMed facilities (biomed.jbf.com).
Locations, types and functions only — no cost, square footage, or lease terms are disclosed.
Red Cross Philanthropy · Major Donors
Who gives here.
Major-donor giving across the chapter — three fiscal years. Internal planning data.
$1,362,526
Total giving, 3-year
33
Major donors
$787,458
Current FY · ▲ 134% vs prior FY
$652,483
Top: Lamar
| County | Major donors | Total giving, 3-year |
|---|---|---|
| Lamar | 1 | $652,483 |
| Harrison | 7 | $263,326 |
| Wayne | 3 | $103,158 |
| Jones | 2 | $78,325 |
| Hancock | 2 | $49,000 |
| Kemper | 2 | $30,083 |
| Jefferson Davis | 1 | $20,000 |
| Noxubee | 1 | $20,000 |
| Perry | 1 | $20,000 |
| Jackson | 2 | $15,126 |
| Smith | 1 | $15,125 |
| Covington | 1 | $13,000 |
| Newton | 1 | $12,000 |
| Attala | 1 | $11,000 |
| Clarke | 1 | $10,000 |
| Forrest | 1 | $10,000 |
| Scott | 1 | $10,000 |
| Winston | 1 | $10,000 |
| George | 1 | $7,900 |
| Jasper | 1 | $7,000 |
| Stone | 1 | $5,000 |
Source: Red Cross major-donor giving by county, three fiscal years.
Internal / executive-director planning use — not donor-facing.
County Deep Dive
Harrison County
213,855
People
$55,654
Median HH income
45.8%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Relatively High
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age38.1
ALICE households24,260
Poverty households15,170
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$154.6M
Social vulnerability (SVI)91.8%
FEMA declarations (all time)36
Home fires, CY2024116
Fires, no RC notification55
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr$263,326
Harrison County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Jackson County
144,405
People
$59,975
Median HH income
38.7%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Relatively Moderate
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age39.5
ALICE households16,272
Poverty households6,711
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$110.9M
Social vulnerability (SVI)82.9%
FEMA declarations (all time)36
Home fires, CY202486
Fires, no RC notification44
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr$15,126
Jackson County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Forrest County
78,409
People
$48,134
Median HH income
51.1%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age33.8
ALICE households8,202
Poverty households7,257
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$33.3M
Social vulnerability (SVI)95.0%
FEMA declarations (all time)32
Home fires, CY202439
Fires, no RC notification20
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr$10,000
Forrest County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Lauderdale County
71,140
People
$41,371
Median HH income
49.0%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Relatively Moderate
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age39.1
ALICE households7,328
Poverty households7,236
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$44.7M
Social vulnerability (SVI)95.9%
FEMA declarations (all time)24
Home fires, CY202486
Fires, no RC notification47
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr—
Lauderdale County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Jones County
66,875
People
$38,365
Median HH income
52.2%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age38.5
ALICE households8,138
Poverty households5,318
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$31.5M
Social vulnerability (SVI)79.1%
FEMA declarations (all time)33
Home fires, CY202470
Fires, no RC notification39
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr$78,325
Jones County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Lamar County
66,729
People
$65,560
Median HH income
45.9%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age35.8
ALICE households7,479
Poverty households4,602
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$21.7M
Social vulnerability (SVI)60.3%
FEMA declarations (all time)26
Home fires, CY202454
Fires, no RC notification31
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr$652,483
Lamar County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Pearl River County
56,778
People
$56,053
Median HH income
49.2%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Relatively Moderate
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age41
ALICE households6,739
Poverty households3,831
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$43.8M
Social vulnerability (SVI)69.1%
FEMA declarations (all time)36
Home fires, CY202434
Fires, no RC notification18
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr—
Pearl River County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Hancock County
46,538
People
$57,691
Median HH income
39.5%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Relatively Moderate
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age43.2
ALICE households5,136
Poverty households2,738
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$38.2M
Social vulnerability (SVI)47.8%
FEMA declarations (all time)32
Home fires, CY202420
Fires, no RC notification9
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr$49,000
Hancock County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Neshoba County
28,957
People
$43,421
Median HH income
53.4%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age37.8
ALICE households3,030
Poverty households2,460
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$15.0M
Social vulnerability (SVI)94.0%
FEMA declarations (all time)25
Home fires, CY202428
Fires, no RC notification16
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr—
Neshoba County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Scott County
27,547
People
$42,752
Median HH income
55.4%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age37.5
ALICE households3,292
Poverty households2,068
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$11.6M
Social vulnerability (SVI)92.2%
FEMA declarations (all time)22
Home fires, CY202430
Fires, no RC notification10
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr$10,000
Scott County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
George County
24,958
People
$47,020
Median HH income
47.5%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age38.7
ALICE households2,761
Poverty households1,609
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$22.0M
Social vulnerability (SVI)83.8%
FEMA declarations (all time)33
Home fires, CY202437
Fires, no RC notification19
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr$7,900
George County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Marion County
23,868
People
$35,301
Median HH income
59.4%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age40
ALICE households3,825
Poverty households1,639
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$15.7M
Social vulnerability (SVI)89.3%
FEMA declarations (all time)37
Home fires, CY202447
Fires, no RC notification19
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr—
Marion County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Leake County
21,037
People
$39,992
Median HH income
54.3%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age37.7
ALICE households2,680
Poverty households1,327
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$10.9M
Social vulnerability (SVI)95.7%
FEMA declarations (all time)27
Home fires, CY202426
Fires, no RC notification7
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr—
Leake County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Newton County
21,007
People
$43,524
Median HH income
54.2%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age38.8
ALICE households2,809
Poverty households1,366
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$10.7M
Social vulnerability (SVI)67.9%
FEMA declarations (all time)24
Home fires, CY202422
Fires, no RC notification8
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr$12,000
Newton County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Wayne County
19,491
People
$36,741
Median HH income
60.2%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age39.3
ALICE households2,754
Poverty households1,729
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$12.9M
Social vulnerability (SVI)91.2%
FEMA declarations (all time)31
Home fires, CY202434
Fires, no RC notification19
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr$103,158
Wayne County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Stone County
18,824
People
$48,569
Median HH income
49.9%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age38
ALICE households2,188
Poverty households1,113
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$12.6M
Social vulnerability (SVI)85.9%
FEMA declarations (all time)30
Home fires, CY202415
Fires, no RC notification5
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr$5,000
Stone County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Covington County
17,974
People
$38,637
Median HH income
52.9%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age39.7
ALICE households1,987
Poverty households1,756
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$10.2M
Social vulnerability (SVI)76.7%
FEMA declarations (all time)32
Home fires, CY202437
Fires, no RC notification14
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr$13,000
Covington County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Attala County
17,423
People
$36,779
Median HH income
54.5%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age41.2
ALICE households2,024
Poverty households1,501
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$7.9M
Social vulnerability (SVI)95.7%
FEMA declarations (all time)23
Home fires, CY202424
Fires, no RC notification7
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr$11,000
Attala County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Winston County
17,389
People
$43,852
Median HH income
50.3%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age41.2
ALICE households1,768
Poverty households1,787
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$7.7M
Social vulnerability (SVI)85.4%
FEMA declarations (all time)18
Home fires, CY20249
Fires, no RC notification5
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr$10,000
Winston County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Jasper County
16,123
People
$43,050
Median HH income
53.6%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age43.1
ALICE households2,094
Poverty households1,332
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$7.5M
Social vulnerability (SVI)62.8%
FEMA declarations (all time)27
Home fires, CY202420
Fires, no RC notification7
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr$7,000
Jasper County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Clarke County
15,236
People
$44,445
Median HH income
55.9%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age43.1
ALICE households2,089
Poverty households1,400
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$9.0M
Social vulnerability (SVI)80.2%
FEMA declarations (all time)25
Home fires, CY202417
Fires, no RC notification4
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr$10,000
Clarke County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Smith County
13,862
People
$52,043
Median HH income
49.8%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age41.5
ALICE households1,552
Poverty households1,134
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$9.8M
Social vulnerability (SVI)72.5%
FEMA declarations (all time)25
Home fires, CY202414
Fires, no RC notification10
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr$15,125
Smith County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Greene County
13,486
People
$50,160
Median HH income
47.3%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age38.3
ALICE households987
Poverty households819
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$9.4M
Social vulnerability (SVI)77.8%
FEMA declarations (all time)32
Home fires, CY202410
Fires, no RC notification1
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr—
Greene County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Perry County
11,356
People
$44,712
Median HH income
53.1%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age40.8
ALICE households1,573
Poverty households846
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$5.8M
Social vulnerability (SVI)69.1%
FEMA declarations (all time)32
Home fires, CY202425
Fires, no RC notification10
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr$20,000
Perry County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Jefferson Davis County
11,044
People
$35,098
Median HH income
60.3%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age43.3
ALICE households1,659
Poverty households985
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$4.7M
Social vulnerability (SVI)87.4%
FEMA declarations (all time)33
Home fires, CY202419
Fires, no RC notification7
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr$20,000
Jefferson Davis County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Noxubee County
9,936
People
$39,258
Median HH income
68.6%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age38.8
ALICE households1,423
Poverty households1,175
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$5.5M
Social vulnerability (SVI)96.4%
FEMA declarations (all time)21
Home fires, CY20249
Fires, no RC notification3
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr$20,000
Noxubee County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Kemper County
8,515
People
$37,130
Median HH income
64.2%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age39.5
ALICE households1,236
Poverty households823
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$4.1M
Social vulnerability (SVI)95.0%
FEMA declarations (all time)21
Home fires, CY20249
Fires, no RC notification3
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr$30,083
Kemper County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Choctaw County
8,111
People
$37,985
Median HH income
52.1%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age43.7
ALICE households1,244
Poverty households553
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$3.8M
Social vulnerability (SVI)79.3%
FEMA declarations (all time)20
Home fires, CY20246
Fires, no RC notification5
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr—
Choctaw County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
Your Live Tools
The chapter's Experience Builder apps & federal tools.
Red Cross Intelligence Briefing
Chapter risk, hardship, hazards & county drilldowns
experience.arcgis.com
Disaster Response Intelligence
Spatial disaster-response intelligence
Experience Builder app
Red Cross Real Estate
Facilities & market intelligence
experience.arcgis.com
Service Area Planning
Service-area geography & planning
Experience Builder app
Community Mobilization V
Local resource & mobilization map
experience.arcgis.com
Biomed
Blood & BioMed footprint
experience.arcgis.com
FEMA RAPT
Resilience analysis & planning
www.fema.gov
Census Community Resilience
People & resilience context
www.census.gov
Red Cross Experience Builder apps give the live, drill-down companion to this report; federal tools add official context.
Sources & Methodology
Every number, traceable.
Tools produce facts; humans own decisions. Each figure in this report traces to a named source and vintage.
| Metric | Source | Vintage |
|---|---|---|
| geography + 2023 demographics | ALICE master / Red Cross reference table | 2023 |
| ALICE + poverty households | MASTER counties ALICE+demographics | 2023 |
| flare | flare_fire_incidents (public AGOL, CY24) | CY2024 |
| smoke_alarms | GIS_MAP_FY15_to_FY24 (AGOL item b09f21d9…) | FY15–24 |
| lives_saved | Lives_Saved_Map_30_Apr_2026 (AGOL item ff313330…) | 2026 |
| blood | Biomed Collections 22-26 by chapter/county | FY22–26 |
| risk + disaster history | FEMA NRI 2025 · CDC SVI 2022 · FEMA declarations (red-cross-data county master) | FEMA NRI 2025 · SVI 2022 |
| fema disaster history | FEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2 | 2026 |
| facilities / real estate (no costs) | Red Cross facilities portfolio — reintel.jbf.com (locations, types & ownership only; no cost/lease terms) | FY25 |
| home-fire RC responses (SFF/MFF) | DRO National 800-RedCross Calls by County (org AGOL) | FY24–26 |
Geography: American Red Cross chapter↔county reference. The full machine-readable source ledger ships with the data bundle.
Appendix · County Data
Full county table.
| County | Pop | Households | Hardship | NRI risk | Exp. annual loss | Fires '24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison | 213,855 | 84,026 | 45.8% | Relatively High | $154.6M | 116 |
| Jackson | 144,405 | 56,498 | 38.7% | Relatively Moderate | $110.9M | 86 |
| Forrest | 78,409 | 30,253 | 51.1% | Relatively Low | $33.3M | 39 |
| Lauderdale | 71,140 | 28,789 | 49.0% | Relatively Moderate | $44.7M | 86 |
| Jones | 66,875 | 25,343 | 52.2% | Relatively Low | $31.5M | 70 |
| Lamar | 66,729 | 26,135 | 45.9% | Relatively Low | $21.7M | 54 |
| Pearl River | 56,778 | 22,117 | 49.2% | Relatively Moderate | $43.8M | 34 |
| Hancock | 46,538 | 19,347 | 39.5% | Relatively Moderate | $38.2M | 20 |
| Neshoba | 28,957 | 10,818 | 53.4% | Relatively Low | $15.0M | 28 |
| Scott | 27,547 | 10,146 | 55.4% | Relatively Low | $11.6M | 30 |
| George | 24,958 | 9,221 | 47.5% | Relatively Low | $22.0M | 37 |
| Marion | 23,868 | 9,358 | 59.4% | Relatively Low | $15.7M | 47 |
| Leake | 21,037 | 8,027 | 54.3% | Relatively Low | $10.9M | 26 |
| Newton | 21,007 | 7,943 | 54.2% | Relatively Low | $10.7M | 22 |
| Wayne | 19,491 | 7,918 | 60.2% | Relatively Low | $12.9M | 34 |
| Stone | 18,824 | 6,800 | 49.9% | Relatively Low | $12.6M | 15 |
| Covington | 17,974 | 7,234 | 52.9% | Relatively Low | $10.2M | 37 |
| Attala | 17,423 | 6,944 | 54.5% | Very Low | $7.9M | 24 |
| Winston | 17,389 | 7,123 | 50.3% | Very Low | $7.7M | 9 |
| Jasper | 16,123 | 6,679 | 53.6% | Very Low | $7.5M | 20 |
| Clarke | 15,236 | 6,326 | 55.9% | Very Low | $9.0M | 17 |
| Smith | 13,862 | 5,610 | 49.8% | Relatively Low | $9.8M | 14 |
| Greene | 13,486 | 4,275 | 47.3% | Very Low | $9.4M | 10 |
| Perry | 11,356 | 4,628 | 53.1% | Very Low | $5.8M | 25 |
| Jefferson Davis | 11,044 | 4,724 | 60.3% | Very Low | $4.7M | 19 |
| Noxubee | 9,936 | 3,991 | 68.6% | Very Low | $5.5M | 9 |
| Kemper | 8,515 | 3,243 | 64.2% | Very Low | $4.1M | 9 |
| Choctaw | 8,111 | 3,472 | 52.1% | Very Low | $3.8M | 6 |
One row per county. Combined hardship = poverty + ALICE households. Fires = FLARE CY2024.