Counties in Mississippi by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly)

Lafayette County had the highest fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly) of 82 counties in 2022, at $1,026. Yalobusha County had the lowest, at $705. The median was $705. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest1,026Lafayette County
Median70582 counties

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 705 USDAlcorn County: 705 USDAmite County: 711 USDAttala County: 705 USDBenton County: 705 USDBolivar County: 705 USDCalhoun County: 705 USDCarroll County: 705 USDChickasaw County: 705 USDChoctaw County: 771 USDClaiborne County: 712 USDClarke County: 705 USDClay County: 705 USDCoahoma County: 705 USDCopiah County: 947 USDCovington County: 705 USDDeSoto County: 912 USDForrest County: 868 USDFranklin County: 705 USDGeorge County: 730 USDGreene County: 709 USDGrenada County: 714 USDHancock County: 863 USDHarrison County: 863 USDHinds County: 947 USDHolmes County: 705 USDHumphreys County: 705 USDIssaquena County: 747 USDItawamba County: 705 USDJackson County: 846 USDJasper County: 705 USDJefferson County: 705 USDJefferson Davis County: 705 USDJones County: 756 USDKemper County: 705 USDLafayette County: 1,026 USDLamar County: 868 USDLauderdale County: 799 USDLawrence County: 796 USDLeake County: 705 USDLee County: 809 USDLeflore County: 705 USDLincoln County: 745 USDLowndes County: 746 USDMadison County: 947 USDMarion County: 728 USDMarshall County: 709 USDMonroe County: 705 USDMontgomery County: 705 USDNeshoba County: 705 USDNewton County: 745 USDNoxubee County: 705 USDOktibbeha County: 823 USDPanola County: 726 USDPearl River County: 826 USDPerry County: 868 USDPike County: 744 USDPontotoc County: 705 USDPrentiss County: 705 USDQuitman County: 705 USDRankin County: 947 USDScott County: 705 USDSharkey County: 705 USDSimpson County: 735 USDSmith County: 705 USDStone County: 705 USDSunflower County: 722 USDTallahatchie County: 705 USDTate County: 705 USDTippah County: 705 USDTishomingo County: 705 USDTunica County: 828 USDUnion County: 705 USDWalthall County: 705 USDWarren County: 757 USDWashington County: 705 USDWayne County: 705 USDWebster County: 705 USDWilkinson County: 705 USDWinston County: 705 USDYalobusha County: 705 USDYazoo County: 725 USD
  • Under 710
  • 710 to 730
  • 730 to 820
  • 820 and over
USD, 2022. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Lafayette County: 1,026 USDLafayette County1,026Copiah County: 947 USDCopiah County947Hinds County: 947 USDHinds County947Madison County: 947 USDMadison County947Rankin County: 947 USDRankin County947DeSoto County: 912 USDDeSoto County912Forrest County: 868 USDForrest County868Lamar County: 868 USDLamar County868Perry County: 868 USDPerry County868Hancock County: 863 USDHancock County863Harrison County: 863 USDHarrison County863Jackson County: 846 USDJackson County846Tunica County: 828 USDTunica County828Pearl River County: 826 USDPearl River County826Oktibbeha County: 823 USDOktibbeha County823Lee County: 809 USDLee County809Lauderdale County: 799 USDLauderdale County799Lawrence County: 796 USDLawrence County796Choctaw County: 771 USDChoctaw County771Warren County: 757 USDWarren County757Jones County: 756 USDJones County756Issaquena County: 747 USDIssaquena County747Lowndes County: 746 USDLowndes County746Lincoln County: 745 USDLincoln County745Newton County: 745 USDNewton County745Pike County: 744 USDPike County744Simpson County: 735 USDSimpson County735George County: 730 USDGeorge County730Marion County: 728 USDMarion County728Panola County: 726 USDPanola County726Yazoo County: 725 USDYazoo County725Sunflower County: 722 USDSunflower County722Grenada County: 714 USDGrenada County714Claiborne County: 712 USDClaiborne County712Amite County: 711 USDAmite County711Greene County: 709 USDGreene County709Marshall County: 709 USDMarshall County709Adams County: 705 USDAdams County705Alcorn County: 705 USDAlcorn County705Attala County: 705 USDAttala County705Lafayette County: 1,026 USDLafayette County1,026Copiah County: 947 USDCopiah County947Hinds County: 947 USDHinds County947Madison County: 947 USDMadison County947Rankin County: 947 USDRankin County947DeSoto County: 912 USDDeSoto County912Forrest County: 868 USDForrest County868Lamar County: 868 USDLamar County868Perry County: 868 USDPerry County868Hancock County: 863 USDHancock County863Harrison County: 863 USDHarrison County863Jackson County: 846 USDJackson County846Tunica County: 828 USDTunica County828Pearl River County: 826 USDPearl River County826Oktibbeha County: 823 USDOktibbeha County823Lee County: 809 USDLee County809Lauderdale County: 799 USDLauderdale County799Lawrence County: 796 USDLawrence County796Choctaw County: 771 USDChoctaw County771Warren County: 757 USDWarren County757Jones County: 756 USDJones County756Issaquena County: 747 USDIssaquena County747Lowndes County: 746 USDLowndes County746Lincoln County: 745 USDLincoln County745Newton County: 745 USDNewton County745Pike County: 744 USDPike County744Simpson County: 735 USDSimpson County735George County: 730 USDGeorge County730Marion County: 728 USDMarion County728Panola County: 726 USDPanola County726Yazoo County: 725 USDYazoo County725Sunflower County: 722 USDSunflower County722Grenada County: 714 USDGrenada County714Claiborne County: 712 USDClaiborne County712Amite County: 711 USDAmite County711Greene County: 709 USDGreene County709Marshall County: 709 USDMarshall County709Adams County: 705 USDAdams County705Alcorn County: 705 USDAlcorn County705Attala County: 705 USDAttala County705
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
USD
Change on 2021
1Lafayette County1,026+4.1%
2Copiah County947+1.6%
2Hinds County947+1.6%
2Madison County947+1.6%
2Rankin County947+1.6%
6DeSoto County912+0.1%
7Forrest County868+1.5%
7Lamar County868+1.5%
7Perry County868+1.5%
10Hancock County863+6.5%
10Harrison County863+6.5%
12Jackson County846+5.2%
13Tunica County828+1.7%
14Pearl River County826+5.1%
15Oktibbeha County823+2.1%
16Lee County809+2.7%
17Lauderdale County799+4.9%
18Lawrence County796+5%
19Choctaw County771+4.6%
20Warren County757+4%
21Jones County756+3.7%
22Issaquena County747+9.2%
23Lowndes County746+2.1%
24Lincoln County745+6.6%
24Newton County745+6.1%
26Pike County744+6%
27Simpson County735-4.7%
28George County730+0.8%
29Marion County728+3.3%
30Panola County726+5.1%
31Yazoo County725-2.4%
32Sunflower County722+5.6%
33Grenada County714+4.4%
34Claiborne County712+4.1%
35Amite County711+3.6%
36Greene County709+3.2%
36Marshall County709+1.1%
38Adams County705+3.1%
38Alcorn County705+3.1%
38Attala County705+3.1%
38Benton County705+3.1%
38Bolivar County7050%
38Calhoun County705+3.1%
38Carroll County705+2.8%
38Chickasaw County705+3.1%
38Clarke County705+3.1%
38Clay County705+3.1%
38Coahoma County705+3.1%
38Covington County705+0.9%
38Franklin County705+3.1%
38Holmes County705+3.1%
38Humphreys County705+3.1%
38Itawamba County705+3.1%
38Jasper County705+2.8%
38Jefferson County705+3.1%
38Jefferson Davis County705+3.1%
38Kemper County705+3.1%
38Leake County705+3.1%
38Leflore County705+3.1%
38Monroe County705+3.1%
38Montgomery County705+3.1%
38Neshoba County705+3.1%
38Noxubee County705+3.1%
38Pontotoc County705+3.1%
38Prentiss County705+3.1%
38Quitman County705+3.1%
38Scott County705+3.1%
38Sharkey County705+3.1%
38Smith County705+3.1%
38Stone County705+3.1%
38Tallahatchie County705+3.1%
38Tate County705+2.3%
38Tippah County705+3.1%
38Tishomingo County705+3.1%
38Union County705+3.1%
38Walthall County705+3.1%
38Washington County705+3.1%
38Wayne County705+3.1%
38Webster County705+3.1%
38Wilkinson County705+3.1%
38Winston County705+3.1%
38Yalobusha County705+3.1%

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About this ranking

Monthly gross rent, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sets for a two-bedroom unit in the HUD area that contains the county.

More on how it is measured
  • Gross rent is the rent plus all utilities paid by the tenant except telephone, cable or satellite television and internet.
  • HUD sets Fair Market Rents at the 40th percentile of gross rents paid by recent movers for standard-quality rental units, from American Community Survey data brought forward to the fiscal year; until 2018 a few metropolitan areas were set at the 50th percentile.
  • They set payment standards for Housing Choice Vouchers and rent ceilings in other HUD programs.

A policy benchmark, not a measured rent: it is lower than the median rent by design and differs from the Census Bureau median gross rent. HUD sets one value per HUD area, a metropolitan area (sometimes split into HUD Metro FMR Areas) or a non-metropolitan county, so every county of a metropolitan area shows the same figure. Counties in the six New England states have no value, because HUD defines their areas by town and a county can span several areas. Where HUD splits off part of a county, the county value is the rest of the county: Howard County, Maryland, without Columbia until FY2015, and Crawford County, Missouri, without its part of Sullivan. The year is HUD's federal fiscal year: FY2027 runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2022/FY22_FMRs_revised.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2022). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Mississippi by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2022/FY22_FMRs_revised.xlsx

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HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Mississippi by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2022. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 28 Feb. 2022, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2022/FY22_FMRs_revised.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/mississippi-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2022. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Mississippi by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2022/FY22_FMRs_revised.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/mississippi-counties?period=2022.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2022) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Mississippi by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2022/FY22_FMRs_revised.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/mississippi-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars: Counties in Mississippi by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2022}},
  year = {2022},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/mississippi-counties?period=2022. Publisher attribution: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2022/FY22\_FMRs\_revised.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly)?

Lafayette County, with $1,026 in 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Which county has the lowest fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly)?

Yalobusha County, with $705 in 2022.

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