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Counties in Mississippi by homeownership rate (US, housing units)

Smith County had the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units) of 82 counties in 2021, at 89.7%. Tunica County had the lowest, at 37.8%. The median was 72.9% and the figure for Mississippi was 68.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest89.7Smith County
Lowest37.8Tunica County
Median72.982 counties
Mississippi68.9History

Top 40 counties, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

Smith CountySmith County: 89.7 %89.7Wayne CountyWayne County: 88 %88Clarke CountyClarke County: 85.4 %85.4Jasper CountyJasper County: 84.9 %84.9Perry CountyPerry County: 83.6 %83.6Walthall CountyWalthall County: 83.3 %83.3Carroll CountyCarroll County: 82 %82Jefferson Davis CountyJefferson Davis County: 81.9 %81.9Greene CountyGreene County: 81 %81Pearl River CountyPearl River County: 80.5 %80.5Benton CountyBenton County: 80.5 %80.5Choctaw CountyChoctaw County: 80.5 %80.5George CountyGeorge County: 80.1 %80.1Webster CountyWebster County: 79.8 %79.8Amite CountyAmite County: 79.7 %79.7Simpson CountySimpson County: 79.7 %79.7Itawamba CountyItawamba County: 79.6 %79.6Hancock CountyHancock County: 79.5 %79.5Marion CountyMarion County: 79 %79Newton CountyNewton County: 78.8 %78.8Copiah CountyCopiah County: 78.6 %78.6Wilkinson CountyWilkinson County: 78.5 %78.5Stone CountyStone County: 77.7 %77.7Rankin CountyRankin County: 77.4 %77.4Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 77.3 %77.3Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 77 %77Prentiss CountyPrentiss County: 76.7 %76.7Union CountyUnion County: 76.2 %76.2DeSoto CountyDeSoto County: 76.1 %76.1Marshall CountyMarshall County: 76.1 %76.1Monroe CountyMonroe County: 75 %75Pontotoc CountyPontotoc County: 75 %75Jones CountyJones County: 74.6 %74.6Noxubee CountyNoxubee County: 74.5 %74.5Covington CountyCovington County: 74.2 %74.2Kemper CountyKemper County: 74.1 %74.1Tate CountyTate County: 74 %74Leake CountyLeake County: 73.6 %73.6Winston CountyWinston County: 73.3 %73.3Franklin CountyFranklin County: 73.2 %73.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Smith County89.7
2Wayne County88
3Clarke County85.4
4Jasper County84.9
5Perry County83.6
6Walthall County83.3
7Carroll County82
8Jefferson Davis County81.9
9Greene County81
10Pearl River County80.5
11Benton County80.5
12Choctaw County80.5
13George County80.1
14Webster County79.8
15Amite County79.7
16Simpson County79.7
17Itawamba County79.6
18Hancock County79.5
19Marion County79
20Newton County78.8
21Copiah County78.6
22Wilkinson County78.5
23Stone County77.7
24Rankin County77.4
25Lawrence County77.3
26Lincoln County77
27Prentiss County76.7
28Union County76.2
29DeSoto County76.1
30Marshall County76.1
31Monroe County75
32Pontotoc County75
33Jones County74.6
34Noxubee County74.5
35Covington County74.2
36Kemper County74.1
37Tate County74
38Leake County73.6
39Winston County73.3
40Franklin County73.2
41Attala County73.1
42Claiborne County72.6
43Neshoba County72.5
44Jackson County72.1
45Madison County72
46Tishomingo County71.5
47Calhoun County71.1
48Scott County71.1
49Jefferson County70.9
50Tippah County70.5
51Clay County70.3
52Warren County70.2
53Lee County70.1
54Grenada County69.7
55Yalobusha County69.4
56Panola County69.1
57Chickasaw County68.5
58Montgomery County66.9
59Alcorn County66.3
60Lamar County66
61Pike County65.4
62Tallahatchie County64.2
63Lauderdale County63.1
64Adams County62.9
65Lafayette County62.8
66Sharkey County62
67Yazoo County61.8
68Humphreys County61.7
69Lowndes County61.6
70Holmes County60.4
71Quitman County59.1
72Bolivar County58.4
73Harrison County58.1
74Forrest County57.8
75Hinds County57
76Washington County56.3
77Leflore County55
78Coahoma County54.8
79Sunflower County53.6
80Issaquena County52.1
81Oktibbeha County49.5
82Tunica County37.8

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About this ranking

Owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of all occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Counts households (occupied housing units), not people. The ACS five-year rate differs from the quarterly homeownership rate of the Census Bureau Housing Vacancies and Homeownership survey (CPS/HVS), the usual national headline figure. EU home ownership rates count people living in owner-occupied dwellings, so they are not comparable. Calculated from counts in ACS table B25003, which are stored as inputs.

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. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units)?

Smith County, with 89.7% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest homeownership rate (US, housing units)?

Tunica County, with 37.8% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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