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Noxubee County, Mississippi
A shallow water table limits basements on 80% of Noxubee County's mapped land, a higher share than 89% of US counties. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 60%.
84.2% of the county is in drought on the October 13, 2026 Drought Monitor map, up from 46.5% a week earlier. FEMA's flood data list 6 flood losses here since 2016. 50% of homes were built before 1980, against 50% nationally; the median home dates from 1980.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources
expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes
high water table: limits basements
in drought, October 13, 2026
of homes built before 1980
Soil under Noxubee County
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 60.3% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 79.9% |
| Septic fields very limited | 98.0% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 7.2% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 61.4% |
| Mapped soil | 448,100 acres |
| Soil series | Share here | Series nationally: high water table |
|---|---|---|
| Vaiden | 11% | n/a |
| Leeper | 10% | n/a |
| Falkner | 8% | n/a |
| Kipling | 7% | n/a |
| Brooksville | 6% | n/a |
| Urbo | 5% | n/a |
How we count · survey areas MS103 (2025-09-08)
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 7.2% by land area here, and 61% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 60% of the mapped land.
Clay shrinks as it dries: 84.2% of the county is in drought on the latest map, and 60% of Noxubee County's mapped land has shrink-swell clay.
On 80% of Noxubee County's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
Rain over the 12 months to August 2026: 45.94 in, 9.50 in below the 1991-2020 average year of 55.44 in.
USDA rates 98% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought
84.2% of the county is in drought (D1 or worse) on the October 13, 2026 map. Part of the county was in drought in 32 of the last 52 weeks; the most was 100% of its area, in 10 weeks, most recently on the May 26, 2026 map.
| Category, October 13, 2026 | Share of county |
|---|---|
| D0 abnormally dry or worse | 100% |
| D1 moderate drought or worse | 84.2% |
| D2 severe or worse | 9% |
| D3 extreme or worse | 0% |
| D4 exceptional | 0% |
Flood losses since 2016
6 flood losses since 2016, $142,252 paid. The worst year was 2019, with 3.
| Year | Flood losses |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 |
| 2026 to date | 0 |
Rain
| Average year, 1991-2020 | 55.44 in |
| 12 months to August 2026 | 45.94 in (-9.50) |
| 2025 | 54.95 in (-0.49) |
| Wettest year since 1895 | 1983: 82.22 in |
| Driest year since 1895 | 1904: 32.93 in |
| Days with 1 inch or more, normal at MACON 3N (3 mi away) | 18.6 |
Homes
| Housing units | 4,728 |
| Median year built | 1980 |
| Built before 1980 | 50% |
| Built 2000 or later | 22% |
| Owner-occupied | 73% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $90,800 |
| Single-family detached | 63% |
What repairs cost
Published ranges from cost guides, not quotes. More sources, and where they disagree.
Nearby counties
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kemper County, MS | 25 mi | 27% | 58% |
| Lowndes County, MS | 26 mi | 41% | 66% |
| Winston County, MS | 27 mi | 9% | 55% |
| Oktibbeha County, MS | 28 mi | 43% | 80% |
| Pickens County, AL | 30 mi | 6% | 45% |
| Greene County, AL | 39 mi | 32% | 59% |
| Clay County, MS | 40 mi | 46% | 83% |
| Neshoba County, MS | 40 mi | 2% | 46% |
Sources: USDA SSURGO (September 8, 2025) · US Drought Monitor (October 13, 2026) · FEMA NFIP v3 (September 9, 2026) · NOAA (August 2026) · Census ACS 2020-2024. Methods · Data status