What is the Munimetric score for Mississippi?

Munimetric assigns a state-level average MISI score based on the individual scores of all covered community water systems in Mississippi. The state average, band distribution, and market-level rankings are shown on this page. Higher MISI values indicate greater structural stress.

Which water systems in Mississippi face the most infrastructure stress?

The state page ranks the highest-stress systems in Mississippi by MISI score. Stress reflects operational burden, capital gaps, revenue fragility, rate affordability constraints, and governance risk, not a single compliance event. The headline remains a blended structural stress composite rather than a pure physical-condition index. Workflow actions remain reserved for account access.

How does Mississippi compare to other states for drinking water infrastructure risk?

Mississippi is compared against all 50 states and territories using average MISI score, market count, and band distribution. Munimetric tracks nationwide coverage across 9,000+ scored service markets.

Are there lead pipe or corrosion-related concerns in Mississippi water systems?

Where lead and copper rule compliance data is available from EPA SDWA records, Munimetric factors it into the Operational Stress family score. Specific lead service line inventories vary by system. Individual system profiles contain the most detailed compliance context available.

Does Munimetric include PFAS monitoring context for Mississippi water systems?

Munimetric summarizes stored PFAS monitoring context where public contaminant-monitoring records are available. Missing PFAS summaries remain missing records, not non-detections, and this public-record layer does not change the MISI score by itself.

What compliance signals are active in Mississippi?

Munimetric tracks signals such as compliance escalation, monitoring and reporting failures, population decline, income erosion, data staleness, and parent-government fiscal stress across Mississippi water systems.

Does Munimetric track boil water advisories in Mississippi?

Munimetric does not track real-time boil water advisories. For current advisories, contact your local water utility or state drinking water program. Munimetric monitors structural conditions that provide context around system reliability over time.

How many covered systems in Mississippi have recent recorded drinking-water violations?

Stored public records show 133 covered systems with recent drinking-water violations, with 881 recorded violations across 208 covered systems in the recent 3 years window.

How does Munimetric summarize PFAS public-record context in Mississippi?

Stored contaminant-monitoring summaries are present for 189 covered systems; 124 systems have PFAS detection context in this state summary.

How does Munimetric summarize lead & copper context in Mississippi?

Stored lead & copper summaries are present for 204 covered systems; 60 systems have violation or action-level context in this state summary.

What source-water types are represented across covered Mississippi systems?

Stored identity records group covered Mississippi systems by source-water type: Surface water: 6, Groundwater: 202.

Where can I find official drinking-water records for Mississippi?

The Official records drawer lists Public drinking-water profile, Contaminant monitoring records links where currently available for Mississippi.

Is this a real-time statewide tap-water condition rating?

No. This is not a real-time tap-water condition determination. Munimetric summarizes stored public-record context for research and navigation, and this layer does not change MISI.

States / Mississippi

Mississippi

Name: Mississippi Drinking Water Infrastructure Stress Data
Creator: Munimetric
License: https://munimetric.com/terms

Mississippi municipal water system monitoring across 208 scored service markets serving approximately 2.3 million people, with Munimetric scores, stress signals, market rankings, and infrastructure risk context. This state profile highlights what is happening and why it matters using water-system, fiscal, capital, and signal context.

Mississippi has an average MISI infrastructure stress score of 24.5/100 in the Watch band as of 2026-08-17. Public records summarize recent drinking-water violations, PFAS monitoring records, lead and copper context, and source-water mix across 208 covered systems. Updated May 2026.

National context

States sized by scored-market count. Color reflects average stress band.

208Markets scored

24.5Headline composite

~2.3MPop. served

954Active signals

Band distribution (MISI)

State headline composite

Component of current headline composite

Infrastructure Stress19.2 / 100

Physical, compliance, and capital-execution pressure reflected in the blended headline composite.

Socioeconomic Stress5.2 / 100

Affordability, demand-base, and parent-government fiscal pressure reflected in the blended headline composite.

Observability Stress0.1 / 100

Staleness, disclosure freshness, and reporting-visibility effects reflected in the blended headline composite.

24.5 headline compositeMississippi state composite208 markets~2.3M people served

City of Leland50.2fragile Town of Port Gibson46.4fragile City of Jackson45.5fragile Clarksdale Public Utilities44.8fragile Reedtown Water Assn44.7fragile City of Belzoni43.5fragile Fisher Ferry Water District41.7fragile Clarkdale Water Assn # 140.0fragile City of Vicksburg39.9watch South Central Water Assn39.8watch City of Clinton39.7watch City of Cleveland39.5watch City of Greenville39.5watch .38.9watch North Lauderdale W/A, Inc38.0watch Sunnyhill Water Association37.1watch City of Waveland36.4watch City of Meridian36.3watch City of Indianola35.9watch City of Hattiesburg35.5watch City of Pascagoula35.0watch Ms State Penitentiary-Mn Ln34.9watch East Leflore Water & Sewer Dst34.6watch Clayton Village W/A #1-East34.6watch City of Mccomb34.2watch Marshall Co Water Assn33.4watch City of Union33.3watch Southwest Jones W/A-North33.3watch East Lowndes W/A a East-Old Yorkville33.2watch East Lowndes #4-Herman-Vaughn33.2watch City of Yazoo City33.1watch Pearl River Central W/A-Bi Co33.0watch G T & Y Water District Inc32.9watch Hamilton Water District32.9watch Toomsuba Water Association32.7watch Long Creek Water Assn #232.7watch City of Greenwood32.6watch Ms State University32.0watch City of Brandon32.0watch Big V Water Association31.7watch Mooreville-Richmond W/A #131.4watch Diamondhead Utilities-North31.1watch Magnolia Rural Water Assn31.0watch City of Ripley30.7watch Town of Aberdeen30.6watch Adams Co W/A #4-Kaiser Lake30.3watch City of Amory30.3watch City of Jackson-Maddox Rd.30.2watch Old Union Water Assn.30.0watch Columbus Air Force Base30.0watch Tallahala W/A-Antioch29.9watch Smiths Crossing Water Assn29.7watch City of Newton29.7watch City of Tupelo29.5watch East Lowndes W/A #2-Huckleberry29.5watch Columbus Light & Water29.4watch Buckatunna Water Association29.4watch City of Gulfport28.9watch Nts Utility Association28.8watch Central W/A-East Side28.7watch East Madison Water Assn-West28.6watch Pearl River Central W/A28.4watch Macon Electric & Water Dept.28.4watch Prvwsd-Pelahatchie Bay28.3watch Alcorn W/A #1-Indian Springs28.3watch City of Canton28.3watch City of Batesville28.2watch Jackson Co Utility Authority-West28.1watch Stringer Water Works27.9watch Algoma Water Association27.7watch City of Bay St Louis27.5watch City of Holly Springs27.4watch Fannin Water Assn-North27.3watch City of Richland27.3watch City of Starkville27.2watch Farmington Water Association26.9watch City of Gautier26.8watch City of Madison26.8watch Culkin Water Dist26.8watch City of Pearl26.8watch Hilldale Water District26.5watch City of Houston26.5watch Lewisburg Water Association26.2watch City of Hernando26.1watch North Ms Utility - Brights26.1watch Calhoun Water Association26.0watch Glade Waterworks Assn26.0watch City of Laurel26.0watch City of Columbia25.7watch City of Forest25.7watch Central W/A-Southwest25.5watch North Pike Water Association25.5watch City of Biloxi25.2watch Keesler Air Force Base25.2watch West Jackson Co Utility Dist24.9watch City of Southaven24.8watch City of Pass Christian24.8watch Meridian Naval Air Station24.7watch City of Brookhaven24.7watch East Pontotoc Water Assn24.7watch City of Pontotoc24.7watch North Hinds W/A #1-Brownsville24.7watch Tunica Co Utl Dst-Riverbend24.6watch City of Corinth24.6watch North Lumberton Utility Assn24.5watch Standard Dedeaux Water Association24.5watch Walls Water Assn- Lake Forest24.4watch Whistler Water Association24.4watch City of Winona24.3watch Alcorn State University24.3watch Sunrise Utility Assn Inc24.3watch Town of Caledonia23.8watch City of Philadelphia23.7watch Town of Hazlehurst23.5watch Arnold Line Water Association23.5watch Town of Florence23.3watch Leesburg Water Association23.3watch Ms State Hospital-Whitfield23.3watch City of Flowood23.3watch Dixie Community Utility Assn.23.3watch City of Grenada23.3watch City of Ocean Springs23.1watch Tesi: Gulf Park23.1watch City of Moss Point23.1watch Adams Co W/A #2-South22.8watch City of Wiggins22.7watch Days Water Association22.5watch Kiln Utility and Fire District of Hancoc22.5watch Hiwannee Water Association #122.5watch City of Morton22.5watch City of Water Valley22.4watch City of Senatobia22.1watch Mooreville Richmond #322.0watch Topisaw Creek21.7watch Wheeler-Frankstown Water Assn21.5watch Stennis Space Center21.5watch North Ms Utility - Eudora21.5watch City of Petal21.3watch City of Olive Branch21.2watch City of Carthage21.1watch City of Flowood - Noranco21.1watch J P Utility District21.0watch Wren W/A20.9watch Pearl River Central W/A-Henley Field20.9watch City of Long Beach20.8watch Picayune Utilities, City of20.8watch Booneville Water Dept.20.7watch Sebastopol Water Association20.5watch Town of Tunica20.4watch Okatoma Water Association #220.0watch Beat Iii W/A #1-Sand Hill19.8stable City of Gulfport-Orange Grove19.6stable H & H Water System, Inc19.5stable Glendale Utility District19.4stable City of Oxford19.2stable City of Kosciusko18.7stable City of Magee18.5stable Horn Lake Water Association17.5stable Nesbit Water Association17.5stable City of Eupora17.5stable Langford Water Association17.4stable Lexie Water Association, Inc.17.4stable City of Ridgeland17.3stable Crystal Springs Water Service17.3stable City of Natchez17.2stable Combined Utilities17.2stable Bear Creek W/A -East17.1stable Bear Creek W/A-West17.1stable City of Olive Branch - Pleasant Hill17.0stable City of Olive Branch-Bridgetown17.0stable Quincy Water Association #117.0stable East Quitman W/A16.7stable City of Louisville16.7stable University of Ms Medical Cntr16.7stable Mississippi Baptist Medical Center16.7stable Pleasant Ridge W/A16.3stable Sharon Water Works16.3stable City of New Albany16.0stable Oktoc Water Association #115.5stable City of Horn Lake15.3stable City of West Point14.9stable City of Fulton14.7stable Kossuth W/A #114.5stable Town of Woodville13.4stable City of Iuka13.4stable Town of Poplarville13.3stable University of Mississippi13.3stable Town of Saltillo12.1stable East Lowndes W/A B West-Old Yorkville Rd12.1stable Barrontown W/A11.4stable Camp Shelby Training Site11.4stable Lamar Park Water & Sewage Assn11.2stable North Lamar Water Association11.2stable Progress Comm Water Assn11.2stable West Lamar Water Assn #111.2stable City of Ellisville11.1stable Old River Water Assn11.1stable Cason Water Association11.1stable Center W/A-Caesar System11.0stable Jayess-Topeka-Tilton W/A10.9stable Magees Creek W/A-North9.5stable Copiah-New Zion Water Assn,inc9.3stable Southern Rankin W/A #2 Plain8.0stable M & M Water Association5.5stable Diberville W/S4.0stable City of Biloxi-North4.0stable Ingalls Shipbuilding4.0stable Lincoln Rural W/A-Heucks Ret3.6stable City of Leland50.2fragile Town of Port Gibson46.4fragile City of Jackson45.5fragile Clarksdale Public Utilities44.8fragile Reedtown Water Assn44.7fragile City of Belzoni43.5fragile Fisher Ferry Water District41.7fragile Clarkdale Water Assn # 140.0fragile City of Vicksburg39.9watch South Central Water Assn39.8watch City of Clinton39.7watch City of Cleveland39.5watch City of Greenville39.5watch .38.9watch North Lauderdale W/A, Inc38.0watch Sunnyhill Water Association37.1watch City of Waveland36.4watch City of Meridian36.3watch City of Indianola35.9watch City of Hattiesburg35.5watch City of Pascagoula35.0watch Ms State Penitentiary-Mn Ln34.9watch East Leflore Water & Sewer Dst34.6watch Clayton Village W/A #1-East34.6watch City of Mccomb34.2watch Marshall Co Water Assn33.4watch City of Union33.3watch Southwest Jones W/A-North33.3watch East Lowndes W/A a East-Old Yorkville33.2watch East Lowndes #4-Herman-Vaughn33.2watch City of Yazoo City33.1watch Pearl River Central W/A-Bi Co33.0watch G T & Y Water District Inc32.9watch Hamilton Water District32.9watch Toomsuba Water Association32.7watch Long Creek Water Assn #232.7watch City of Greenwood32.6watch Ms State University32.0watch City of Brandon32.0watch Big V Water Association31.7watch Mooreville-Richmond W/A #131.4watch Diamondhead Utilities-North31.1watch Magnolia Rural Water Assn31.0watch City of Ripley30.7watch Town of Aberdeen30.6watch Adams Co W/A #4-Kaiser Lake30.3watch City of Amory30.3watch City of Jackson-Maddox Rd.30.2watch Old Union Water Assn.30.0watch Columbus Air Force Base30.0watch Tallahala W/A-Antioch29.9watch Smiths Crossing Water Assn29.7watch City of Newton29.7watch City of Tupelo29.5watch East Lowndes W/A #2-Huckleberry29.5watch Columbus Light & Water29.4watch Buckatunna Water Association29.4watch City of Gulfport28.9watch Nts Utility Association28.8watch Central W/A-East Side28.7watch East Madison Water Assn-West28.6watch Pearl River Central W/A28.4watch Macon Electric & Water Dept.28.4watch Prvwsd-Pelahatchie Bay28.3watch Alcorn W/A #1-Indian Springs28.3watch City of Canton28.3watch City of Batesville28.2watch Jackson Co Utility Authority-West28.1watch Stringer Water Works27.9watch Algoma Water Association27.7watch City of Bay St Louis27.5watch City of Holly Springs27.4watch Fannin Water Assn-North27.3watch City of Richland27.3watch City of Starkville27.2watch Farmington Water Association26.9watch City of Gautier26.8watch City of Madison26.8watch Culkin Water Dist26.8watch City of Pearl26.8watch Hilldale Water District26.5watch City of Houston26.5watch Lewisburg Water Association26.2watch City of Hernando26.1watch North Ms Utility - Brights26.1watch Calhoun Water Association26.0watch Glade Waterworks Assn26.0watch City of Laurel26.0watch City of Columbia25.7watch City of Forest25.7watch Central W/A-Southwest25.5watch North Pike Water Association25.5watch City of Biloxi25.2watch Keesler Air Force Base25.2watch West Jackson Co Utility Dist24.9watch City of Southaven24.8watch City of Pass Christian24.8watch Meridian Naval Air Station24.7watch City of Brookhaven24.7watch East Pontotoc Water Assn24.7watch City of Pontotoc24.7watch North Hinds W/A #1-Brownsville24.7watch Tunica Co Utl Dst-Riverbend24.6watch City of Corinth24.6watch North Lumberton Utility Assn24.5watch Standard Dedeaux Water Association24.5watch Walls Water Assn- Lake Forest24.4watch Whistler Water Association24.4watch City of Winona24.3watch Alcorn State University24.3watch Sunrise Utility Assn Inc24.3watch Town of Caledonia23.8watch City of Philadelphia23.7watch Town of Hazlehurst23.5watch Arnold Line Water Association23.5watch Town of Florence23.3watch Leesburg Water Association23.3watch Ms State Hospital-Whitfield23.3watch City of Flowood23.3watch Dixie Community Utility Assn.23.3watch City of Grenada23.3watch City of Ocean Springs23.1watch Tesi: Gulf Park23.1watch City of Moss Point23.1watch Adams Co W/A #2-South22.8watch City of Wiggins22.7watch Days Water Association22.5watch Kiln Utility and Fire District of Hancoc22.5watch Hiwannee Water Association #122.5watch City of Morton22.5watch City of Water Valley22.4watch City of Senatobia22.1watch Mooreville Richmond #322.0watch Topisaw Creek21.7watch Wheeler-Frankstown Water Assn21.5watch Stennis Space Center21.5watch North Ms Utility - Eudora21.5watch City of Petal21.3watch City of Olive Branch21.2watch City of Carthage21.1watch City of Flowood - Noranco21.1watch J P Utility District21.0watch Wren W/A20.9watch Pearl River Central W/A-Henley Field20.9watch City of Long Beach20.8watch Picayune Utilities, City of20.8watch Booneville Water Dept.20.7watch Sebastopol Water Association20.5watch Town of Tunica20.4watch Okatoma Water Association #220.0watch Beat Iii W/A #1-Sand Hill19.8stable City of Gulfport-Orange Grove19.6stable H & H Water System, Inc19.5stable Glendale Utility District19.4stable City of Oxford19.2stable City of Kosciusko18.7stable City of Magee18.5stable Horn Lake Water Association17.5stable Nesbit Water Association17.5stable City of Eupora17.5stable Langford Water Association17.4stable Lexie Water Association, Inc.17.4stable City of Ridgeland17.3stable Crystal Springs Water Service17.3stable City of Natchez17.2stable Combined Utilities17.2stable Bear Creek W/A -East17.1stable Bear Creek W/A-West17.1stable City of Olive Branch - Pleasant Hill17.0stable City of Olive Branch-Bridgetown17.0stable Quincy Water Association #117.0stable East Quitman W/A16.7stable City of Louisville16.7stable University of Ms Medical Cntr16.7stable Mississippi Baptist Medical Center16.7stable Pleasant Ridge W/A16.3stable Sharon Water Works16.3stable City of New Albany16.0stable Oktoc Water Association #115.5stable City of Horn Lake15.3stable City of West Point14.9stable City of Fulton14.7stable Kossuth W/A #114.5stable Town of Woodville13.4stable City of Iuka13.4stable Town of Poplarville13.3stable University of Mississippi13.3stable Town of Saltillo12.1stable East Lowndes W/A B West-Old Yorkville Rd12.1stable Barrontown W/A11.4stable Camp Shelby Training Site11.4stable Lamar Park Water & Sewage Assn11.2stable North Lamar Water Association11.2stable Progress Comm Water Assn11.2stable West Lamar Water Assn #111.2stable City of Ellisville11.1stable Old River Water Assn11.1stable Cason Water Association11.1stable Center W/A-Caesar System11.0stable Jayess-Topeka-Tilton W/A10.9stable Magees Creek W/A-North9.5stable Copiah-New Zion Water Assn,inc9.3stable Southern Rankin W/A #2 Plain8.0stable M & M Water Association5.5stable Diberville W/S4.0stable City of Biloxi-North4.0stable Ingalls Shipbuilding4.0stable Lincoln Rural W/A-Heucks Ret3.6stable

State interpretation guide

How to read Mississippi headline composite

Plain-language summary

Mississippi currently shows an average MISI headline composite of 24.5 versus a national average of 24.4. In v0.1.2, the headline composite remains a blended structural stress measure rather than a pure physical-condition index. A frozen national reference and a 50 percent single-factor cap reduce the dominance of near-universal and very rare factors, while the component bars continue to separate infrastructure, socioeconomic, and observability readings.

Why this page stands out

208 scored systems are included in this state view, with explicit confidence and source-backed context.
State posture is benchmarked against national averages, not evaluated in isolation.
Top system links below connect state-level findings directly to profile-level diagnostics.

What to do next

Review the executive context to understand the state-level pressure pattern.
Open top system profiles to inspect what is actually driving stress at market level.
Use saved monitoring after research access is enabled to follow high-stress systems over time.

Priority Mississippi paths

Public record layer

Statewide Water Quality Context

Stored public-record context for recent drinking-water violations, contaminant monitoring, and source-water mix across covered systems. This is not a tap-water safety determination and does not change the MISI score.

Systems with recent violations

133 of 208Systems with recent public violation rows.

Source-water mix208 systems

Surface water6
Groundwater202
Purchased water0
Mixed source0
Not stored0

Latest identity snapshot: Jun 30, 2026

Coverage

Violation, enforcement, and compliance-burden counts use the recent 3 years window for dated stored records.
Drinking-water identity snapshots are stored for 204 of 208 included scored systems.
PFAS monitoring summary records are stored for 189 of 208 included systems; missing records are not treated as non-detections.
Lead and copper summary records are stored for 204 of 208 included systems; missing records are not treated as absence of lead/copper context.

Water quality questionsDefinitions and public-record context

How many covered systems in Mississippi have recent recorded drinking-water violations?: Stored public records show 133 covered systems with recent drinking-water violations, with 881 recorded violations across 208 covered systems in the recent 3 years window.
How does Munimetric summarize PFAS public-record context in Mississippi?: Stored contaminant-monitoring summaries are present for 189 covered systems; 124 systems have PFAS detection context in this state summary.
How does Munimetric summarize lead & copper context in Mississippi?: Stored lead & copper summaries are present for 204 covered systems; 60 systems have violation or action-level context in this state summary.
What source-water types are represented across covered Mississippi systems?: Stored identity records group covered Mississippi systems by source-water type: Surface water: 6, Groundwater: 202.
Where can I find official drinking-water records for Mississippi?: The Official records drawer lists Public drinking-water profile, Contaminant monitoring records links where currently available for Mississippi.
Is this a real-time statewide tap-water condition rating?: No. This is not a real-time tap-water condition determination. Munimetric summarizes stored public-record context for research and navigation, and this layer does not change MISI.

Official records

Public drinking-water profileEPA ECHO: Federal drinking-water dashboard and public-record search entry point.
Contaminant monitoring recordsEPA UCMR: Federal contaminant-monitoring program reference and public data entry point.

Methodology/source notes

Methodology/source notesDisplayed from stored public drinking-water records and official program references. This layer does not change MISI.
Enforcement historyEPA ECHO / SDWIS: Violation and enforcement counts are aggregated from stored public compliance records across covered systems.
Contaminant monitoring recordsEPA UCMR: PFAS context uses stored contaminant-monitoring summaries where available; missing records are not treated as non-detections.
State drinking-water programOfficial link not currently stored for this state program mapping.

Top recent compliance-burden systemsRecent 3 years

System	Population	Source water	Recent violations	Recent enforcement	Public-record flags
Magnolia Rural Water AssnMS0570015	2,922	Groundwater	118	65	recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, recent monitoring/reporting failures, lead/copper context
City Of BelzoniMS0270001	4,768	Groundwater	32	60	recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, recent monitoring/reporting failures, PFAS detections in stored records, lead/copper context
Pearl River Central W/AMS0550005	11,830	Groundwater	28	28	recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, recent monitoring/reporting failures
City Of JacksonMS0250008	189,673	Surface water	20	68	recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, lead/copper context
Reedtown Water AssnMS0250021	3,260	Groundwater	20	61	recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, recent monitoring/reporting failures, lead/copper context
Clarksdale Public UtilitiesMS0140002	14,903	Groundwater	17	44	recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, recent monitoring/reporting failures, PFAS detections in stored records
Sunnyhill Water AssociationMS0570014	3,833	Groundwater	14	30	recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, recent monitoring/reporting failures, PFAS detections in stored records, lead/copper context
City Of Jackson-Maddox Rd.MS0250012	28,098	Groundwater	14	29	recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history

This is not a real-time tap-water condition determination. For current advisories or health guidance, consult the utility or state drinking-water program.

Executive context

What This Page Shows

208 of the community drinking-water systems in Mississippi are currently scored. Analytics below are calculated from this covered subset only. Covered systems serve approximately 2.3M people.

What the Data Suggests

Mississippi has 208 scored service markets in the Munimetric coverage set, covering roughly 2.3 million residents in total. At the latest reading, the state-level average lands at 24.5 out of 100, indicating early but meaningful signs of structural stress in aggregate. A relatively small share — roughly 4% — currently sit in elevated-stress bands.

Across state markets, Operational Stress (10.4 points average) and Capex Pressure (8.7) are the leading contributors to headline stress. The relatively close spacing suggests pressure is spread across more than one dimension.

954 active signals are recorded across state markets. The most prevalent is Climate Hazard Exposure, affecting 182 markets.

State-level average stress has been relatively steady between recent observation periods, suggesting the current picture reflects persistent conditions rather than a sudden shift.

This summary is based on structured, source-backed public data and is intended for research and monitoring only. It is not investment advice, a credit opinion, or municipal advisory guidance.

Recent Movement

Latest average MISI is 24.5 as of Aug 16, 2026. Movement since Aug 15, 2026 is flat.

Compact summary from 94 stored state observations.

State Family Contribution Summary

Operational Stress10.4 / 20.0

Capex Pressure8.7 / 20.0

Revenue Fragility4.5 / 20.0

Governance Risk0.6 / 20.0

Rate Constraint0.2 / 20.0

Signals

Signal Frequency

Signal	Severity	Markets affected	% of scored
Climate Hazard Exposure	high	182	88%
Compliance Escalation	high	158	76%
PFAS Contamination Risk	high	124	60%
High-AGI Out-Migration	high	109	52%
Population Served Decline	high	101	49%
Current Drought Severity	high	75	36%
Infrastructure Capital Gap	high	68	33%
Lead & Copper Rule Risk	high	60	29%
Parent-Government Fiscal Stress	high	31	15%
Housing Market Weakness	medium	19	9%
Monitoring / Reporting Failures	medium	12	6%
Income Erosion	medium	8	4%
Utility Data Staleness	high	4	2%
Project Cost Overrun Risk	medium	1	0%
Project Delay Risk	medium	1	0%
Rapid Score Deterioration	medium	1	0%

Markets

Top Markets

#	Market	Score	Band	Population	Signals
1	City of Leland	50.2	Fragile	5K	10
2	Town of Port Gibson	46.4	Fragile	3K	9
3	City of Jackson	45.5	Fragile	190K	7
4	Clarksdale Public Utilities	44.8	Fragile	15K	8
5	Reedtown Water Assn	44.7	Fragile	3K	6
6	City of Belzoni	43.5	Fragile	5K	7
7	Fisher Ferry Water District	41.7	Fragile	5K	7
8	Clarkdale Water Assn # 1	40.0	Fragile	5K	6
9	City of Vicksburg	39.9	Watch	29K	7
10	South Central Water Assn	39.8	Watch	12K	6
11	City of Clinton	39.7	Watch	25K	7
12	City of Cleveland	39.5	Watch	16K	8
13	City of Greenville	39.5	Watch	30K	8
14	.	38.9	Watch	5K	11
15	North Lauderdale W/A, Inc	38.0	Watch	11K	6
16	Sunnyhill Water Association	37.1	Watch	4K	7
17	City of Waveland	36.4	Watch	6K	6
18	City of Meridian	36.3	Watch	34K	6
19	City of Indianola	35.9	Watch	9K	7
20	City of Hattiesburg	35.5	Watch	43K	6

Comparison

State Comparison

National average: 24.4

Rank	State	Avg Score	Band	Markets	Delta vs State
22	Colorado	25.2	Watch	174	+0.8
23	Texas	25.1	Watch	987	+0.7
24	Mississippi	24.5	Watch	208	+0.0
25	Rhode Island	24.3	Watch	29	-0.1
26	South Dakota	24.3	Watch	46	-0.1

Analytical posture

State Stress Analytics

Score Distribution

Distribution of scored market scores with the state average overlay.

208 markets plotted.

Stress vs Population

Each point is a scored market; tooltip reveals market-level context.

208 markets plotted.

Population View

People served by community water systems in Mississippi, colored by stress band.

~2.3M people served by 208 systems in Mississippi

Stable

Watch

Fragile

High Stress

Critical

208 scored systems · colored by stress band

Peer Constellation

Select a market to see its nearest peers by score similarity.

Center market:

24 nearest peers by score distance.

Score Trend

Latest

24.5

Trend

+12.5

Observations

Extended layers

Advanced State Context

Priority views, detailed registers, and methodology supporting the analytical core above.

Markets & signals

Priority Views

#	Market	Score	Band	Population	Signals
1	City of Leland	50.2	Fragile	5K	10
2	Town of Port Gibson	46.4	Fragile	3K	9
3	City of Jackson	45.5	Fragile	190K	7
4	Clarksdale Public Utilities	44.8	Fragile	15K	8
5	Reedtown Water Assn	44.7	Fragile	3K	6
6	City of Belzoni	43.5	Fragile	5K	7
7	Fisher Ferry Water District	41.7	Fragile	5K	7
8	Clarkdale Water Assn # 1	40.0	Fragile	5K	6
9	City of Vicksburg	39.9	Watch	29K	7
10	South Central Water Assn	39.8	Watch	12K	6
11	City of Clinton	39.7	Watch	25K	7
12	City of Cleveland	39.5	Watch	16K	8
13	City of Greenville	39.5	Watch	30K	8
14	.	38.9	Watch	5K	11
15	North Lauderdale W/A, Inc	38.0	Watch	11K	6
16	Sunnyhill Water Association	37.1	Watch	4K	7
17	City of Waveland	36.4	Watch	6K	6
18	City of Meridian	36.3	Watch	34K	6
19	City of Indianola	35.9	Watch	9K	7
20	City of Hattiesburg	35.5	Watch	43K	6

Detailed records

Registers

#	Market	Score	Band	Population	Signals
1	City of Leland	50.2	Fragile	5K	10
2	Town of Port Gibson	46.4	Fragile	3K	9
3	City of Jackson	45.5	Fragile	190K	7
4	Clarksdale Public Utilities	44.8	Fragile	15K	8
5	Reedtown Water Assn	44.7	Fragile	3K	6
6	City of Belzoni	43.5	Fragile	5K	7
7	Fisher Ferry Water District	41.7	Fragile	5K	7
8	Clarkdale Water Assn # 1	40.0	Fragile	5K	6
9	City of Vicksburg	39.9	Watch	29K	7
10	South Central Water Assn	39.8	Watch	12K	6
11	City of Clinton	39.7	Watch	25K	7
12	City of Cleveland	39.5	Watch	16K	8
13	City of Greenville	39.5	Watch	30K	8
14	.	38.9	Watch	5K	11
15	North Lauderdale W/A, Inc	38.0	Watch	11K	6
16	Sunnyhill Water Association	37.1	Watch	4K	7
17	City of Waveland	36.4	Watch	6K	6
18	City of Meridian	36.3	Watch	34K	6
19	City of Indianola	35.9	Watch	9K	7
20	City of Hattiesburg	35.5	Watch	43K	6

Munimetric tracks infrastructure stress across 208 community drinking-water systems in Mississippi, covering compliance conditions, capital needs, revenue and rate pressure, and governance risk. Use this page to research which systems face the highest structural stress and how Mississippi compares nationally.

Which water systems in Mississippi face the most infrastructure stress?: The highest-stress systems in Mississippi are ranked by MISI score above. Stress reflects operational burden, capital gaps, revenue fragility, rate affordability constraints, and governance risk—not a single compliance event. In v0.1.2, the headline composite remains a blended structural stress measure rather than a pure physical-condition index. A frozen national reference and a 50 percent single-factor cap reduce the dominance of near-universal and very rare factors, while the component bars continue to separate infrastructure, socioeconomic, and observability readings.
How does Mississippi compare to other states for drinking water infrastructure risk?: Mississippi is compared against all 50 states and territories using average MISI score, market count, and band distribution. The state comparison table above shows where Mississippi ranks nationally and how its average score compares.
Are there lead pipe or corrosion-related concerns in Mississippi water systems?: Where lead and copper rule compliance data is available from EPA SDWA records, Munimetric factors it into the Operational Stress family. Specific lead service line inventories vary by system. Individual system profiles contain the most detailed compliance context available.
What compliance signals are active in Mississippi?: Munimetric tracks signals such as compliance escalation, monitoring and reporting failures, data staleness, and financial stress indicators across Mississippi systems. The signal frequency table above summarizes which signals are most prevalent statewide.
Does Munimetric track boil water advisories in Mississippi?: Munimetric does not track real-time boil water advisories. For current advisories, contact your local water utility or state drinking water program. Munimetric monitors structural conditions—compliance posture, infrastructure stress, and governance risk—that provide broader context around system reliability.

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Water Infrastructure in Mississippi

Munimetric tracks infrastructure stress across 208 community drinking-water systems in Mississippi. Each system receives a Munimetric Infrastructure Stress Index (MISI) score from 0 to 100, calculated across five risk families: Operational Stress, Capex Pressure, Revenue Fragility, Rate Constraint, and Governance Risk. Higher scores indicate more structural stress. Scores are source-backed and deterministic, drawing from EPA SDWA compliance records, American Community Survey demographic and economic data, FEMA National Risk Index hazard profiles, and state financial disclosures.

State-level monitoring shows which systems face the highest structural stress, how Mississippi compares against other states nationally, and which monitoring signals are most active across the state. Each individual system profile includes compliance history, score family drivers, peer rankings within population-based cohorts where safeguards pass, and public source context. Full provenance cards and source workbench views remain workflow-gated. Munimetric covers community water systems across all 50 states and territories. This is structural risk research—not a water quality rating, advisory feed, or credit rating. Updated May 2026.

The statewide public-record layer adds drinking-water violation categories, PFAS monitoring summaries where stored, lead and copper context, source-water mix, and official record links across covered systems. These records help explain water-system context alongside infrastructure stress without turning Munimetric into a tap-water safety determination.

What is the Munimetric score for Mississippi?: Munimetric assigns a state-level average MISI score based on the individual scores of all covered community water systems in Mississippi. The state average, band distribution, and market-level rankings are shown on this page. Higher MISI values indicate greater structural stress.
Which water systems in Mississippi face the most infrastructure stress?: The state page ranks the highest-stress systems in Mississippi by MISI score. Stress reflects operational burden, capital gaps, revenue fragility, rate affordability constraints, and governance risk, not a single compliance event. The headline remains a blended structural stress composite rather than a pure physical-condition index. Workflow actions remain reserved for account access.
How does Mississippi compare to other states for drinking water infrastructure risk?: Mississippi is compared against all 50 states and territories using average MISI score, market count, and band distribution. Munimetric tracks nationwide coverage across 9,000+ scored service markets.
Are there lead pipe or corrosion-related concerns in Mississippi water systems?: Where lead and copper rule compliance data is available from EPA SDWA records, Munimetric factors it into the Operational Stress family score. Specific lead service line inventories vary by system. Individual system profiles contain the most detailed compliance context available.
Does Munimetric include PFAS monitoring context for Mississippi water systems?: Munimetric summarizes stored PFAS monitoring context where public contaminant-monitoring records are available. Missing PFAS summaries remain missing records, not non-detections, and this public-record layer does not change the MISI score by itself.
What compliance signals are active in Mississippi?: Munimetric tracks signals such as compliance escalation, monitoring and reporting failures, population decline, income erosion, data staleness, and parent-government fiscal stress across Mississippi water systems.
Does Munimetric track boil water advisories in Mississippi?: Munimetric does not track real-time boil water advisories. For current advisories, contact your local water utility or state drinking water program. Munimetric monitors structural conditions that provide context around system reliability over time.