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Frost line depth in Mississippi

Estimated frost depth in typical soil runs from 4″ to 15″ across Mississippi's 82 counties. Pick your county or enter a ZIP code for a local estimate.

Deepest frost

  1. Benton County 15″
  2. Marshall County 15″
  3. Tunica County 14″
  4. Lafayette County 14″
  5. Tippah County 14″

Mildest

  1. Harrison County 4″
  2. Jackson County 4″
  3. Hancock County 5″
  4. Pearl River County 5″
  5. George County 5″

Frost depth by county

CountyEst. frost (typical soil)Typical code range
Adams County7″12–18″
Alcorn County13″12–18″
Amite County7″12–18″
Attala County9″12–18″
Benton County15″12–18″
Bolivar County11″12–18″
Calhoun County12″12–18″
Carroll County10″12–18″
Chickasaw County11″12–18″
Choctaw County10″12–18″
Claiborne County8″12–18″
Clarke County8″12–18″
Clay County10″12–18″
Coahoma County13″12–18″
Copiah County7″12–18″
Covington County7″12–18″
DeSoto County13″12–18″
Forrest County6″12–18″
Franklin County7″12–18″
George County5″12–18″
Greene County6″12–18″
Grenada County11″12–18″
Hancock County5″12–18″
Harrison County4″12″ minimum
Hinds County9″12–18″
Holmes County9″12–18″
Humphreys County9″12–18″
Issaquena County9″12–18″
Itawamba County12″12–18″
Jackson County4″12–18″
Jasper County7″12–18″
Jefferson County8″12–18″
Jefferson Davis County7″12–18″
Jones County7″12–18″
Kemper County8″12–18″
Lafayette County14″12–18″
Lamar County6″12–18″
Lauderdale County8″12–18″
Lawrence County7″12–18″
Leake County9″12–18″
Lee County11″12–18″
Leflore County9″12–18″
Lincoln County7″12–18″
Lowndes County9″12–18″
Madison County9″12–18″
Marion County6″12–18″
Marshall County15″12–18″
Monroe County9″12–18″
Montgomery County10″12–18″
Neshoba County9″12–18″
Newton County8″12–18″
Noxubee County9″12–18″
Oktibbeha County10″12–18″
Panola County13″12–18″
Pearl River County5″12–18″
Perry County7″12–18″
Pike County6″12–18″
Pontotoc County12″12–18″
Prentiss County13″12–18″
Quitman County13″12–18″
Rankin County9″12–18″
Scott County8″12–18″
Sharkey County9″12–18″
Simpson County7″12–18″
Smith County7″12–18″
Stone County6″12–18″
Sunflower County10″12–18″
Tallahatchie County11″12–18″
Tate County13″12–18″
Tippah County14″12–18″
Tishomingo County13″12–18″
Tunica County14″12–18″
Union County13″12–18″
Walthall County6″12–18″
Warren County8″12–18″
Washington County10″12–18″
Wayne County7″12–18″
Webster County10″12–18″
Wilkinson County6″12–18″
Winston County9″12–18″
Yalobusha County12″12–18″
Yazoo County8″12–18″

Common questions

What is the frost line depth in Mississippi?

It ranges from about 4 inches in the mildest county to 15 inches in the coldest, in typical soil.

Which Mississippi county has the deepest frost?

Benton County, at about 15 inches in typical soil.