Hinds County, Mississippi: roof stress score 64.3 of 100

Hinds County ranks #266 of 1,113 scored counties (high stress) and #2 of 19 in Mississippi. Hinds County homes: 84.0% predate 2000, median year 1974. Hail in Hinds County (1 inch or more): 2.6 days a year. Permits in Hinds County ran 28.8 per 1,000 homes, 2014 to 2025.

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Inputs behind the 64.3

InputHinds CountyMedianStress percentileIn MS
Homes built before 2000 84%80.4% 63 92
Severe hail days per year 2.62.0 72 87
New-home permits per 1,000 homes (inverted) 28.835.5 58 39

Average of 63, 72 and 58: 64.3

Hinds County on age: 84.0% of homes were built before 2000. Hinds County on hail: 29 severe days over 11 full years, 5 of them in 2023. Hinds County on building: 28.8 permits per 1,000 homes; median 35.5.

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Hinds County hail days: NOAA 1 inch+ reports

Hinds County homes by decade built

106,225 housing units by decade built 3.7% pre-1940 5.2% 1940s 16.4% 1950s 15.8% 1960s 20.6% 1970s 12.9% 1980s 9.3% 1990s 11.4% 2000s 4.3% 2010s 0.4% 2020+
106,225 housing units by decade built
pre-19403.7%
1940s5.2%
1950s16.4%
1960s15.8%
1970s20.6%
1980s12.9%
1990s9.3%
2000s11.4%
2010s4.3%
2020+0.4%

106,225 housing units. Biggest slice: 1970s, 20.6%. Before 1980: 61.7%. Since 2010: 4.6%.

New-home permits in Hinds County

3,056 single-family permits by year 611 14 233 15 194 16 207 17 213 18 182 19 193 20 264 21 260 22 212 23 185 24 302 25
3,056 single-family permits by year
14611
15233
16194
17207
18213
19182
20193
21264
22260
23212
24185
25302

Hinds County issued 3,056 single-family permits, equal to 2.9% of its 106,225 housing units. Pace: about 233 a year lately, down from 346 a year at the start. Peak: 611 permits in 2014.

Severe hail days in Hinds County, by year

Hinds County severe days per year 2 14 4 15 5 16 4 17 2 18 1 20 1 21 2 22 5 23 2 24 1 25 2 26*
Hinds County severe days per year
142
154
165
174
182
201
211
222
235
242
251
26*2

* partial year. Hinds County: severe days in 11 of 11 full years (worst: 2023, 5 days).

Map of 43 hail reports in Hinds County

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Dots mark reports, not storm paths.

Hinds County among Mississippi counties

CountyScorePre-2000Hail daysPermitsGap
Hinds County64.384.0%2.628.8-0.0

1 published. Hinds County on the Mississippi map

Counties scoring near 64.3

CountyRankScoreGap
Saline County, KS#21568.6+4.3
Sangamon County, IL#21768.5+4.2
Caddo Parish, LA#26264.7+0.4
Macon County, IL#28963.1-1.2
Potter County, TX#34460.4-3.9
Pottawattamie County, IA#35460.0-4.3

Why Hinds County lands at 64.3

Hinds County: hail pulls hardest, at the 72th percentile. Age stands at 63, hail at 72, renewal at 58. Your house may differ: the score of Hinds County is not a verdict on one roof.

Hinds County next steps

  1. Check an address in Hinds County: hail check.
  2. Compare Hinds County with roof age by city.
  3. Hinds County roofers we list: Jackson.

Hinds County data: NOAA (29 severe days), Census ACS (106,225 homes), Census BPS (3,056 permits). Method, limits and common questions