Richest & Poorest Counties in Mississippi

Name: Mississippi County Income Rankings
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
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Mississippi has 82 counties. The wealthiest county by median household income is DeSoto County at $85,297 , while the lowest-income county is Issaquena County at $31,429 . The statewide median household income is $56,447, compared to the national median of $75,149.

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Mississippi — Median Household Income by County

Source: U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates subject to margin of error.

31K 40K 46K 51K 58K 85K

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Mississippi — Median Home Value by County

Source: U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates subject to margin of error.

70K 100K 111K 128K 164K 315K

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Mississippi — Per Capita Income by County

Source: U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates subject to margin of error.

19K 24K 27K 29K 31K 49K

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Mississippi — Poverty Rate by County

Source: U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates subject to margin of error.

10% 17% 19% 23% 27% 36%

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Richest Counties in Mississippi

Top 10 counties ranked by median household income.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	DeSoto County	$85,297	$269,600	$38,113	9.7%
2	Madison County	$83,441	$311,100	$48,905	11.2%
3	Rankin County	$79,357	$237,400	$38,935	9.8%
4	Lamar County	$70,909	$224,700	$39,058	14.7%
5	Tate County	$69,704	$209,000	$32,011	16.9%
6	Lee County	$67,863	$199,500	$34,728	14.6%
7	Hancock County	$67,708	$224,200	$39,800	13.8%
8	Lafayette County	$67,185	$315,400	$36,403	18.5%
9	Jackson County	$66,201	$193,100	$35,389	13.8%
10	Stone County	$61,413	$161,100	$27,312	16.9%

Poorest Counties in Mississippi

Bottom 10 counties ranked by median household income.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
82	Issaquena County	$31,429	$110,800	$18,718	16.2%
81	Claiborne County	$31,897	$82,700	$19,888	30.7%
80	Quitman County	$32,412	$69,600	$22,429	29.6%
79	Holmes County	$32,538	$80,400	$22,845	36.4%
78	Humphreys County	$33,731	$87,800	$23,712	27.0%
77	Noxubee County	$33,833	$90,800	$22,985	26.3%
76	Leflore County	$35,277	$101,200	$22,600	31.5%
75	Wilkinson County	$35,311	$90,000	$20,764	27.4%
74	Amite County	$37,222	$100,800	$24,724	27.6%
73	Coahoma County	$37,461	$90,300	$22,797	35.5%

All 82 Counties Ranked

Every county in Mississippi ranked by median household income. Click any county for its full profile.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	DeSoto County	$85,297	$269,600	$38,113	9.7%
2	Madison County	$83,441	$311,100	$48,905	11.2%
3	Rankin County	$79,357	$237,400	$38,935	9.8%
4	Lamar County	$70,909	$224,700	$39,058	14.7%
5	Tate County	$69,704	$209,000	$32,011	16.9%
6	Lee County	$67,863	$199,500	$34,728	14.6%
7	Hancock County	$67,708	$224,200	$39,800	13.8%
8	Lafayette County	$67,185	$315,400	$36,403	18.5%
9	Jackson County	$66,201	$193,100	$35,389	13.8%
10	Stone County	$61,413	$161,100	$27,312	16.9%
11	Smith County	$60,916	$112,600	$29,605	17.0%
12	George County	$59,758	$166,900	$28,843	18.3%
13	Harrison County	$59,479	$212,200	$33,062	17.1%
14	Warren County	$59,401	$156,400	$34,305	19.5%
15	Carroll County	$59,327	$109,600	$34,198	17.9%
16	Webster County	$58,789	$120,100	$28,753	16.4%
17	Pearl River County	$58,135	$182,300	$29,524	16.5%
18	Neshoba County	$57,013	$100,000	$26,732	23.1%
19	Simpson County	$56,381	$122,200	$28,849	20.0%
20	Itawamba County	$55,546	$142,400	$36,855	15.5%
21	Union County	$55,505	$163,400	$28,013	15.1%
22	Greene County	$54,276	$92,700	$20,638	18.3%
23	Lowndes County	$53,812	$164,100	$30,143	17.3%
24	Forrest County	$53,640	$168,000	$31,103	21.0%
25	Marshall County	$53,458	$167,900	$28,455	23.0%
26	Tishomingo County	$53,040	$145,100	$30,989	18.0%
27	Winston County	$53,031	$124,600	$31,301	26.9%
28	Franklin County	$52,939	$101,900	$33,131	25.4%
29	Tippah County	$52,542	$124,100	$28,432	18.9%
30	Jones County	$52,216	$143,100	$29,510	18.7%
31	Monroe County	$51,866	$120,800	$29,127	18.0%
32	Attala County	$51,639	$104,600	$31,953	18.0%
33	Pontotoc County	$51,484	$157,100	$27,826	16.7%
34	Alcorn County	$51,260	$142,100	$28,486	15.8%
35	Lincoln County	$51,119	$155,800	$28,628	21.2%
36	Choctaw County	$50,919	$117,200	$26,576	18.4%
37	Lauderdale County	$50,817	$133,300	$28,930	26.3%
38	Leake County	$50,728	$116,800	$26,316	20.5%
39	Newton County	$50,540	$106,300	$28,694	24.7%
40	Prentiss County	$49,724	$122,500	$28,808	16.8%
41	Perry County	$49,634	$124,000	$27,110	18.4%
42	Hinds County	$49,402	$159,900	$29,530	22.7%
43	Yalobusha County	$49,151	$122,300	$27,106	21.5%
44	Copiah County	$49,089	$114,100	$28,882	23.0%
45	Walthall County	$48,905	$126,600	$29,325	18.8%
46	Grenada County	$48,804	$132,200	$28,048	24.6%
47	Scott County	$48,786	$106,700	$23,846	22.2%
48	Jasper County	$48,660	$107,100	$25,961	19.4%
49	Oktibbeha County	$46,695	$237,700	$30,700	25.5%
50	Kemper County	$46,431	$99,600	$23,498	24.8%
51	Clarke County	$46,108	$118,100	$27,462	17.4%
52	Benton County	$46,016	$105,100	$25,190	21.5%
53	Panola County	$45,945	$127,800	$27,008	23.3%
54	Marion County	$45,110	$122,800	$25,415	19.7%
55	Covington County	$45,051	$105,100	$27,839	19.8%
56	Pike County	$43,814	$110,800	$24,223	27.1%
57	Adams County	$43,644	$108,700	$27,252	27.0%
58	Chickasaw County	$43,586	$109,800	$23,189	23.5%
59	Lawrence County	$43,531	$100,000	$26,221	23.7%
60	Calhoun County	$43,125	$90,300	$25,415	20.4%
61	Clay County	$43,125	$129,100	$27,385	20.9%
62	Washington County	$42,165	$104,000	$25,149	26.4%
63	Montgomery County	$41,748	$126,800	$28,744	25.2%
64	Sharkey County	$40,000	$98,000	$21,927	30.9%
65	Sunflower County	$39,956	$100,300	$21,138	28.9%
66	Bolivar County	$39,585	$130,000	$25,454	32.6%
67	Tunica County	$39,364	$175,900	$23,927	31.1%
68	Yazoo County	$39,295	$153,800	$21,862	30.8%
69	Jefferson Davis County	$38,548	$90,100	$24,694	28.7%
70	Jefferson County	$38,305	$81,300	$22,659	32.5%
71	Wayne County	$37,619	$91,100	$25,879	22.8%
72	Tallahatchie County	$37,466	$82,300	$22,562	24.6%
73	Coahoma County	$37,461	$90,300	$22,797	35.5%
74	Amite County	$37,222	$100,800	$24,724	27.6%
75	Wilkinson County	$35,311	$90,000	$20,764	27.4%
76	Leflore County	$35,277	$101,200	$22,600	31.5%
77	Noxubee County	$33,833	$90,800	$22,985	26.3%
78	Humphreys County	$33,731	$87,800	$23,712	27.0%
79	Holmes County	$32,538	$80,400	$22,845	36.4%
80	Quitman County	$32,412	$69,600	$22,429	29.6%
81	Claiborne County	$31,897	$82,700	$19,888	30.7%
82	Issaquena County	$31,429	$110,800	$18,718	16.2%

Richest Counties in Mississippi

Top 10 counties ranked by median home value.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Lafayette County	$67,185	$315,400	$36,403	18.5%
2	Madison County	$83,441	$311,100	$48,905	11.2%
3	DeSoto County	$85,297	$269,600	$38,113	9.7%
4	Oktibbeha County	$46,695	$237,700	$30,700	25.5%
5	Rankin County	$79,357	$237,400	$38,935	9.8%
6	Lamar County	$70,909	$224,700	$39,058	14.7%
7	Hancock County	$67,708	$224,200	$39,800	13.8%
8	Harrison County	$59,479	$212,200	$33,062	17.1%
9	Tate County	$69,704	$209,000	$32,011	16.9%
10	Lee County	$67,863	$199,500	$34,728	14.6%

Poorest Counties in Mississippi

Bottom 10 counties ranked by median home value.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
82	Quitman County	$32,412	$69,600	$22,429	29.6%
81	Holmes County	$32,538	$80,400	$22,845	36.4%
80	Jefferson County	$38,305	$81,300	$22,659	32.5%
79	Tallahatchie County	$37,466	$82,300	$22,562	24.6%
78	Claiborne County	$31,897	$82,700	$19,888	30.7%
77	Humphreys County	$33,731	$87,800	$23,712	27.0%
76	Wilkinson County	$35,311	$90,000	$20,764	27.4%
75	Jefferson Davis County	$38,548	$90,100	$24,694	28.7%
74	Coahoma County	$37,461	$90,300	$22,797	35.5%
73	Calhoun County	$43,125	$90,300	$25,415	20.4%

All 82 Counties Ranked

Every county in Mississippi ranked by median home value. Click any county for its full profile.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Lafayette County	$67,185	$315,400	$36,403	18.5%
2	Madison County	$83,441	$311,100	$48,905	11.2%
3	DeSoto County	$85,297	$269,600	$38,113	9.7%
4	Oktibbeha County	$46,695	$237,700	$30,700	25.5%
5	Rankin County	$79,357	$237,400	$38,935	9.8%
6	Lamar County	$70,909	$224,700	$39,058	14.7%
7	Hancock County	$67,708	$224,200	$39,800	13.8%
8	Harrison County	$59,479	$212,200	$33,062	17.1%
9	Tate County	$69,704	$209,000	$32,011	16.9%
10	Lee County	$67,863	$199,500	$34,728	14.6%
11	Jackson County	$66,201	$193,100	$35,389	13.8%
12	Pearl River County	$58,135	$182,300	$29,524	16.5%
13	Tunica County	$39,364	$175,900	$23,927	31.1%
14	Forrest County	$53,640	$168,000	$31,103	21.0%
15	Marshall County	$53,458	$167,900	$28,455	23.0%
16	George County	$59,758	$166,900	$28,843	18.3%
17	Lowndes County	$53,812	$164,100	$30,143	17.3%
18	Union County	$55,505	$163,400	$28,013	15.1%
19	Stone County	$61,413	$161,100	$27,312	16.9%
20	Hinds County	$49,402	$159,900	$29,530	22.7%
21	Pontotoc County	$51,484	$157,100	$27,826	16.7%
22	Warren County	$59,401	$156,400	$34,305	19.5%
23	Lincoln County	$51,119	$155,800	$28,628	21.2%
24	Yazoo County	$39,295	$153,800	$21,862	30.8%
25	Tishomingo County	$53,040	$145,100	$30,989	18.0%
26	Jones County	$52,216	$143,100	$29,510	18.7%
27	Itawamba County	$55,546	$142,400	$36,855	15.5%
28	Alcorn County	$51,260	$142,100	$28,486	15.8%
29	Lauderdale County	$50,817	$133,300	$28,930	26.3%
30	Grenada County	$48,804	$132,200	$28,048	24.6%
31	Bolivar County	$39,585	$130,000	$25,454	32.6%
32	Clay County	$43,125	$129,100	$27,385	20.9%
33	Panola County	$45,945	$127,800	$27,008	23.3%
34	Montgomery County	$41,748	$126,800	$28,744	25.2%
35	Walthall County	$48,905	$126,600	$29,325	18.8%
36	Winston County	$53,031	$124,600	$31,301	26.9%
37	Tippah County	$52,542	$124,100	$28,432	18.9%
38	Perry County	$49,634	$124,000	$27,110	18.4%
39	Marion County	$45,110	$122,800	$25,415	19.7%
40	Prentiss County	$49,724	$122,500	$28,808	16.8%
41	Yalobusha County	$49,151	$122,300	$27,106	21.5%
42	Simpson County	$56,381	$122,200	$28,849	20.0%
43	Monroe County	$51,866	$120,800	$29,127	18.0%
44	Webster County	$58,789	$120,100	$28,753	16.4%
45	Clarke County	$46,108	$118,100	$27,462	17.4%
46	Choctaw County	$50,919	$117,200	$26,576	18.4%
47	Leake County	$50,728	$116,800	$26,316	20.5%
48	Copiah County	$49,089	$114,100	$28,882	23.0%
49	Smith County	$60,916	$112,600	$29,605	17.0%
50	Issaquena County	$31,429	$110,800	$18,718	16.2%
51	Pike County	$43,814	$110,800	$24,223	27.1%
52	Chickasaw County	$43,586	$109,800	$23,189	23.5%
53	Carroll County	$59,327	$109,600	$34,198	17.9%
54	Adams County	$43,644	$108,700	$27,252	27.0%
55	Jasper County	$48,660	$107,100	$25,961	19.4%
56	Scott County	$48,786	$106,700	$23,846	22.2%
57	Newton County	$50,540	$106,300	$28,694	24.7%
58	Benton County	$46,016	$105,100	$25,190	21.5%
59	Covington County	$45,051	$105,100	$27,839	19.8%
60	Attala County	$51,639	$104,600	$31,953	18.0%
61	Washington County	$42,165	$104,000	$25,149	26.4%
62	Franklin County	$52,939	$101,900	$33,131	25.4%
63	Leflore County	$35,277	$101,200	$22,600	31.5%
64	Amite County	$37,222	$100,800	$24,724	27.6%
65	Sunflower County	$39,956	$100,300	$21,138	28.9%
66	Lawrence County	$43,531	$100,000	$26,221	23.7%
67	Neshoba County	$57,013	$100,000	$26,732	23.1%
68	Kemper County	$46,431	$99,600	$23,498	24.8%
69	Sharkey County	$40,000	$98,000	$21,927	30.9%
70	Greene County	$54,276	$92,700	$20,638	18.3%
71	Wayne County	$37,619	$91,100	$25,879	22.8%
72	Noxubee County	$33,833	$90,800	$22,985	26.3%
73	Calhoun County	$43,125	$90,300	$25,415	20.4%
74	Coahoma County	$37,461	$90,300	$22,797	35.5%
75	Jefferson Davis County	$38,548	$90,100	$24,694	28.7%
76	Wilkinson County	$35,311	$90,000	$20,764	27.4%
77	Humphreys County	$33,731	$87,800	$23,712	27.0%
78	Claiborne County	$31,897	$82,700	$19,888	30.7%
79	Tallahatchie County	$37,466	$82,300	$22,562	24.6%
80	Jefferson County	$38,305	$81,300	$22,659	32.5%
81	Holmes County	$32,538	$80,400	$22,845	36.4%
82	Quitman County	$32,412	$69,600	$22,429	29.6%

Richest Counties in Mississippi

Top 10 counties ranked by per capita income.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Madison County	$83,441	$311,100	$48,905	11.2%
2	Hancock County	$67,708	$224,200	$39,800	13.8%
3	Lamar County	$70,909	$224,700	$39,058	14.7%
4	Rankin County	$79,357	$237,400	$38,935	9.8%
5	DeSoto County	$85,297	$269,600	$38,113	9.7%
6	Itawamba County	$55,546	$142,400	$36,855	15.5%
7	Lafayette County	$67,185	$315,400	$36,403	18.5%
8	Jackson County	$66,201	$193,100	$35,389	13.8%
9	Lee County	$67,863	$199,500	$34,728	14.6%
10	Warren County	$59,401	$156,400	$34,305	19.5%

Poorest Counties in Mississippi

Bottom 10 counties ranked by per capita income.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
82	Issaquena County	$31,429	$110,800	$18,718	16.2%
81	Claiborne County	$31,897	$82,700	$19,888	30.7%
80	Greene County	$54,276	$92,700	$20,638	18.3%
79	Wilkinson County	$35,311	$90,000	$20,764	27.4%
78	Sunflower County	$39,956	$100,300	$21,138	28.9%
77	Yazoo County	$39,295	$153,800	$21,862	30.8%
76	Sharkey County	$40,000	$98,000	$21,927	30.9%
75	Quitman County	$32,412	$69,600	$22,429	29.6%
74	Tallahatchie County	$37,466	$82,300	$22,562	24.6%
73	Leflore County	$35,277	$101,200	$22,600	31.5%

All 82 Counties Ranked

Every county in Mississippi ranked by per capita income. Click any county for its full profile.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	Madison County	$83,441	$311,100	$48,905	11.2%
2	Hancock County	$67,708	$224,200	$39,800	13.8%
3	Lamar County	$70,909	$224,700	$39,058	14.7%
4	Rankin County	$79,357	$237,400	$38,935	9.8%
5	DeSoto County	$85,297	$269,600	$38,113	9.7%
6	Itawamba County	$55,546	$142,400	$36,855	15.5%
7	Lafayette County	$67,185	$315,400	$36,403	18.5%
8	Jackson County	$66,201	$193,100	$35,389	13.8%
9	Lee County	$67,863	$199,500	$34,728	14.6%
10	Warren County	$59,401	$156,400	$34,305	19.5%
11	Carroll County	$59,327	$109,600	$34,198	17.9%
12	Franklin County	$52,939	$101,900	$33,131	25.4%
13	Harrison County	$59,479	$212,200	$33,062	17.1%
14	Tate County	$69,704	$209,000	$32,011	16.9%
15	Attala County	$51,639	$104,600	$31,953	18.0%
16	Winston County	$53,031	$124,600	$31,301	26.9%
17	Forrest County	$53,640	$168,000	$31,103	21.0%
18	Tishomingo County	$53,040	$145,100	$30,989	18.0%
19	Oktibbeha County	$46,695	$237,700	$30,700	25.5%
20	Lowndes County	$53,812	$164,100	$30,143	17.3%
21	Smith County	$60,916	$112,600	$29,605	17.0%
22	Hinds County	$49,402	$159,900	$29,530	22.7%
23	Pearl River County	$58,135	$182,300	$29,524	16.5%
24	Jones County	$52,216	$143,100	$29,510	18.7%
25	Walthall County	$48,905	$126,600	$29,325	18.8%
26	Monroe County	$51,866	$120,800	$29,127	18.0%
27	Lauderdale County	$50,817	$133,300	$28,930	26.3%
28	Copiah County	$49,089	$114,100	$28,882	23.0%
29	Simpson County	$56,381	$122,200	$28,849	20.0%
30	George County	$59,758	$166,900	$28,843	18.3%
31	Prentiss County	$49,724	$122,500	$28,808	16.8%
32	Webster County	$58,789	$120,100	$28,753	16.4%
33	Montgomery County	$41,748	$126,800	$28,744	25.2%
34	Newton County	$50,540	$106,300	$28,694	24.7%
35	Lincoln County	$51,119	$155,800	$28,628	21.2%
36	Alcorn County	$51,260	$142,100	$28,486	15.8%
37	Marshall County	$53,458	$167,900	$28,455	23.0%
38	Tippah County	$52,542	$124,100	$28,432	18.9%
39	Grenada County	$48,804	$132,200	$28,048	24.6%
40	Union County	$55,505	$163,400	$28,013	15.1%
41	Covington County	$45,051	$105,100	$27,839	19.8%
42	Pontotoc County	$51,484	$157,100	$27,826	16.7%
43	Clarke County	$46,108	$118,100	$27,462	17.4%
44	Clay County	$43,125	$129,100	$27,385	20.9%
45	Stone County	$61,413	$161,100	$27,312	16.9%
46	Adams County	$43,644	$108,700	$27,252	27.0%
47	Perry County	$49,634	$124,000	$27,110	18.4%
48	Yalobusha County	$49,151	$122,300	$27,106	21.5%
49	Panola County	$45,945	$127,800	$27,008	23.3%
50	Neshoba County	$57,013	$100,000	$26,732	23.1%
51	Choctaw County	$50,919	$117,200	$26,576	18.4%
52	Leake County	$50,728	$116,800	$26,316	20.5%
53	Lawrence County	$43,531	$100,000	$26,221	23.7%
54	Jasper County	$48,660	$107,100	$25,961	19.4%
55	Wayne County	$37,619	$91,100	$25,879	22.8%
56	Bolivar County	$39,585	$130,000	$25,454	32.6%
57	Calhoun County	$43,125	$90,300	$25,415	20.4%
58	Marion County	$45,110	$122,800	$25,415	19.7%
59	Benton County	$46,016	$105,100	$25,190	21.5%
60	Washington County	$42,165	$104,000	$25,149	26.4%
61	Amite County	$37,222	$100,800	$24,724	27.6%
62	Jefferson Davis County	$38,548	$90,100	$24,694	28.7%
63	Pike County	$43,814	$110,800	$24,223	27.1%
64	Tunica County	$39,364	$175,900	$23,927	31.1%
65	Scott County	$48,786	$106,700	$23,846	22.2%
66	Humphreys County	$33,731	$87,800	$23,712	27.0%
67	Kemper County	$46,431	$99,600	$23,498	24.8%
68	Chickasaw County	$43,586	$109,800	$23,189	23.5%
69	Noxubee County	$33,833	$90,800	$22,985	26.3%
70	Holmes County	$32,538	$80,400	$22,845	36.4%
71	Coahoma County	$37,461	$90,300	$22,797	35.5%
72	Jefferson County	$38,305	$81,300	$22,659	32.5%
73	Leflore County	$35,277	$101,200	$22,600	31.5%
74	Tallahatchie County	$37,466	$82,300	$22,562	24.6%
75	Quitman County	$32,412	$69,600	$22,429	29.6%
76	Sharkey County	$40,000	$98,000	$21,927	30.9%
77	Yazoo County	$39,295	$153,800	$21,862	30.8%
78	Sunflower County	$39,956	$100,300	$21,138	28.9%
79	Wilkinson County	$35,311	$90,000	$20,764	27.4%
80	Greene County	$54,276	$92,700	$20,638	18.3%
81	Claiborne County	$31,897	$82,700	$19,888	30.7%
82	Issaquena County	$31,429	$110,800	$18,718	16.2%

Richest Counties in Mississippi

Top 10 counties ranked by poverty rate.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	DeSoto County	$85,297	$269,600	$38,113	9.7%
2	Rankin County	$79,357	$237,400	$38,935	9.8%
3	Madison County	$83,441	$311,100	$48,905	11.2%
4	Hancock County	$67,708	$224,200	$39,800	13.8%
5	Jackson County	$66,201	$193,100	$35,389	13.8%
6	Lee County	$67,863	$199,500	$34,728	14.6%
7	Lamar County	$70,909	$224,700	$39,058	14.7%
8	Union County	$55,505	$163,400	$28,013	15.1%
9	Itawamba County	$55,546	$142,400	$36,855	15.5%
10	Alcorn County	$51,260	$142,100	$28,486	15.8%

Poorest Counties in Mississippi

Bottom 10 counties ranked by poverty rate.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
82	Holmes County	$32,538	$80,400	$22,845	36.4%
81	Coahoma County	$37,461	$90,300	$22,797	35.5%
80	Bolivar County	$39,585	$130,000	$25,454	32.6%
79	Jefferson County	$38,305	$81,300	$22,659	32.5%
78	Leflore County	$35,277	$101,200	$22,600	31.5%
77	Tunica County	$39,364	$175,900	$23,927	31.1%
76	Sharkey County	$40,000	$98,000	$21,927	30.9%
75	Yazoo County	$39,295	$153,800	$21,862	30.8%
74	Claiborne County	$31,897	$82,700	$19,888	30.7%
73	Quitman County	$32,412	$69,600	$22,429	29.6%

All 82 Counties Ranked

Every county in Mississippi ranked by poverty rate. Click any county for its full profile.

#	County	Income	Home Value	Per Capita	Poverty
1	DeSoto County	$85,297	$269,600	$38,113	9.7%
2	Rankin County	$79,357	$237,400	$38,935	9.8%
3	Madison County	$83,441	$311,100	$48,905	11.2%
4	Hancock County	$67,708	$224,200	$39,800	13.8%
5	Jackson County	$66,201	$193,100	$35,389	13.8%
6	Lee County	$67,863	$199,500	$34,728	14.6%
7	Lamar County	$70,909	$224,700	$39,058	14.7%
8	Union County	$55,505	$163,400	$28,013	15.1%
9	Itawamba County	$55,546	$142,400	$36,855	15.5%
10	Alcorn County	$51,260	$142,100	$28,486	15.8%
11	Issaquena County	$31,429	$110,800	$18,718	16.2%
12	Webster County	$58,789	$120,100	$28,753	16.4%
13	Pearl River County	$58,135	$182,300	$29,524	16.5%
14	Pontotoc County	$51,484	$157,100	$27,826	16.7%
15	Prentiss County	$49,724	$122,500	$28,808	16.8%
16	Tate County	$69,704	$209,000	$32,011	16.9%
17	Stone County	$61,413	$161,100	$27,312	16.9%
18	Smith County	$60,916	$112,600	$29,605	17.0%
19	Harrison County	$59,479	$212,200	$33,062	17.1%
20	Lowndes County	$53,812	$164,100	$30,143	17.3%
21	Clarke County	$46,108	$118,100	$27,462	17.4%
22	Carroll County	$59,327	$109,600	$34,198	17.9%
23	Tishomingo County	$53,040	$145,100	$30,989	18.0%
24	Attala County	$51,639	$104,600	$31,953	18.0%
25	Monroe County	$51,866	$120,800	$29,127	18.0%
26	Greene County	$54,276	$92,700	$20,638	18.3%
27	George County	$59,758	$166,900	$28,843	18.3%
28	Perry County	$49,634	$124,000	$27,110	18.4%
29	Choctaw County	$50,919	$117,200	$26,576	18.4%
30	Lafayette County	$67,185	$315,400	$36,403	18.5%
31	Jones County	$52,216	$143,100	$29,510	18.7%
32	Walthall County	$48,905	$126,600	$29,325	18.8%
33	Tippah County	$52,542	$124,100	$28,432	18.9%
34	Jasper County	$48,660	$107,100	$25,961	19.4%
35	Warren County	$59,401	$156,400	$34,305	19.5%
36	Marion County	$45,110	$122,800	$25,415	19.7%
37	Covington County	$45,051	$105,100	$27,839	19.8%
38	Simpson County	$56,381	$122,200	$28,849	20.0%
39	Calhoun County	$43,125	$90,300	$25,415	20.4%
40	Leake County	$50,728	$116,800	$26,316	20.5%
41	Clay County	$43,125	$129,100	$27,385	20.9%
42	Forrest County	$53,640	$168,000	$31,103	21.0%
43	Lincoln County	$51,119	$155,800	$28,628	21.2%
44	Yalobusha County	$49,151	$122,300	$27,106	21.5%
45	Benton County	$46,016	$105,100	$25,190	21.5%
46	Scott County	$48,786	$106,700	$23,846	22.2%
47	Hinds County	$49,402	$159,900	$29,530	22.7%
48	Wayne County	$37,619	$91,100	$25,879	22.8%
49	Copiah County	$49,089	$114,100	$28,882	23.0%
50	Marshall County	$53,458	$167,900	$28,455	23.0%
51	Neshoba County	$57,013	$100,000	$26,732	23.1%
52	Panola County	$45,945	$127,800	$27,008	23.3%
53	Chickasaw County	$43,586	$109,800	$23,189	23.5%
54	Lawrence County	$43,531	$100,000	$26,221	23.7%
55	Grenada County	$48,804	$132,200	$28,048	24.6%
56	Tallahatchie County	$37,466	$82,300	$22,562	24.6%
57	Newton County	$50,540	$106,300	$28,694	24.7%
58	Kemper County	$46,431	$99,600	$23,498	24.8%
59	Montgomery County	$41,748	$126,800	$28,744	25.2%
60	Franklin County	$52,939	$101,900	$33,131	25.4%
61	Oktibbeha County	$46,695	$237,700	$30,700	25.5%
62	Lauderdale County	$50,817	$133,300	$28,930	26.3%
63	Noxubee County	$33,833	$90,800	$22,985	26.3%
64	Washington County	$42,165	$104,000	$25,149	26.4%
65	Winston County	$53,031	$124,600	$31,301	26.9%
66	Humphreys County	$33,731	$87,800	$23,712	27.0%
67	Adams County	$43,644	$108,700	$27,252	27.0%
68	Pike County	$43,814	$110,800	$24,223	27.1%
69	Wilkinson County	$35,311	$90,000	$20,764	27.4%
70	Amite County	$37,222	$100,800	$24,724	27.6%
71	Jefferson Davis County	$38,548	$90,100	$24,694	28.7%
72	Sunflower County	$39,956	$100,300	$21,138	28.9%
73	Quitman County	$32,412	$69,600	$22,429	29.6%
74	Claiborne County	$31,897	$82,700	$19,888	30.7%
75	Yazoo County	$39,295	$153,800	$21,862	30.8%
76	Sharkey County	$40,000	$98,000	$21,927	30.9%
77	Tunica County	$39,364	$175,900	$23,927	31.1%
78	Leflore County	$35,277	$101,200	$22,600	31.5%
79	Jefferson County	$38,305	$81,300	$22,659	32.5%
80	Bolivar County	$39,585	$130,000	$25,454	32.6%
81	Coahoma County	$37,461	$90,300	$22,797	35.5%
82	Holmes County	$32,538	$80,400	$22,845	36.4%

About This Data

All figures are estimates from the American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates, published by the U.S. Census Bureau. Values are subject to sampling variability and margin of error.

Rankings are within Mississippi only and may differ from national rankings. For more information, see our methodology.