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Counties in Mississippi by area median family income (HUD), 2026

Lafayette County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 82 counties in 2026, at $98,100. Claiborne County had the lowest, at $39,900. The median was $68,450. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Highest98,100Lafayette County
Lowest39,900Claiborne County
Median68,45082 counties

Top 40 counties, 2026

Lafayette County: 98,100 USDLafayette County98,100DeSoto County: 92,700 USDDeSoto County92,700Copiah County: 91,400 USDCopiah County91,400Hinds County: 91,400 USDHinds County91,400Madison County: 91,400 USDMadison County91,400Rankin County: 91,400 USDRankin County91,400Lauderdale County: 89,300 USDLauderdale County89,300Jackson County: 86,800 USDJackson County86,800Stone County: 84,800 USDStone County84,800Oktibbeha County: 84,700 USDOktibbeha County84,700Warren County: 84,700 USDWarren County84,700Itawamba County: 84,200 USDItawamba County84,200Hancock County: 83,100 USDHancock County83,100Harrison County: 83,100 USDHarrison County83,100Tate County: 83,000 USDTate County83,000Carroll County: 81,400 USDCarroll County81,400George County: 81,400 USDGeorge County81,400Forrest County: 79,800 USDForrest County79,800Lamar County: 79,800 USDLamar County79,800Perry County: 79,800 USDPerry County79,800Tishomingo County: 78,600 USDTishomingo County78,600Pearl River County: 78,000 USDPearl River County78,000Webster County: 77,600 USDWebster County77,600Smith County: 75,900 USDSmith County75,900Lee County: 75,700 USDLee County75,700Lowndes County: 75,500 USDLowndes County75,500Union County: 75,400 USDUnion County75,400Greene County: 72,400 USDGreene County72,400Jones County: 72,300 USDJones County72,300Simpson County: 72,000 USDSimpson County72,000Pontotoc County: 71,900 USDPontotoc County71,900Lincoln County: 71,700 USDLincoln County71,700Prentiss County: 71,000 USDPrentiss County71,000Attala County: 70,700 USDAttala County70,700Alcorn County: 70,200 USDAlcorn County70,200Newton County: 70,100 USDNewton County70,100Grenada County: 69,400 USDGrenada County69,400Monroe County: 69,400 USDMonroe County69,400Marshall County: 69,300 USDMarshall County69,300Panola County: 69,100 USDPanola County69,100
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2026
USD		Change on 2025
1Lafayette County98,100+6.6%
2DeSoto County92,700+1.8%
3Copiah County91,400+2.6%
3Hinds County91,400+2.6%
3Madison County91,400+2.6%
3Rankin County91,400+2.6%
7Lauderdale County89,300+17%
8Jackson County86,800-11.1%
9Stone County84,800+3.5%
10Oktibbeha County84,700+3.5%
10Warren County84,700+1.3%
12Itawamba County84,200-4.6%
13Hancock County83,100+3.1%
13Harrison County83,100+3.1%
15Tate County83,000+7.2%
16Carroll County81,400+2.8%
16George County81,400+11.7%
18Forrest County79,800-1.7%
18Lamar County79,800-1.7%
18Perry County79,800-1.7%
21Tishomingo County78,600+1.4%
22Pearl River County78,000-0.4%
23Webster County77,600-2%
24Smith County75,900+2.4%
25Lee County75,700-21.1%
26Lowndes County75,500-5.3%
27Union County75,400-4.3%
28Greene County72,400-5.6%
29Jones County72,300-4.4%
30Simpson County72,000+2.4%
31Pontotoc County71,900-6.6%
32Lincoln County71,700-5.4%
33Prentiss County71,000+0.4%
34Attala County70,700+8.6%
35Alcorn County70,200-1%
36Newton County70,100-0.3%
37Grenada County69,400+4.2%
37Monroe County69,400-4.4%
39Marshall County69,300+0.4%
40Panola County69,100+2.2%
41Walthall County68,600-1.3%
42Winston County68,300+9.5%
43Yalobusha County67,500+0.9%
44Issaquena County67,200-4.5%
45Neshoba County67,000+4.7%
46Jasper County66,400-0.4%
47Calhoun County66,300-1.6%
48Choctaw County66,000+3.3%
48Tippah County66,000+3.4%
50Leake County65,000+1.4%
51Benton County63,000+10.9%
51Covington County63,000-4.8%
53Adams County61,600+10.4%
54Clarke County61,100+0.7%
55Kemper County60,900+16%
56Clay County60,700+3.6%
57Yazoo County60,100+2%
58Scott County59,000-4.2%
59Montgomery County58,700+3.9%
60Lawrence County57,800-4.1%
61Franklin County57,300+2.9%
61Jefferson Davis County57,300-2.2%
63Wayne County56,600-10.4%
64Washington County56,300+3.1%
65Chickasaw County56,200-0.2%
66Marion County55,700-1.1%
67Tallahatchie County54,900+3%
68Bolivar County54,100+4.8%
69Quitman County52,900+1.7%
70Sunflower County52,800+0.2%
70Wilkinson County52,800-0.4%
72Pike County52,600-1.7%
73Sharkey County50,100-16.2%
74Coahoma County49,300+4.9%
75Noxubee County48,100-1.4%
76Jefferson County47,600-2.9%
76Leflore County47,600+2.8%
78Amite County46,600-9.9%
79Tunica County45,500-20.7%
80Holmes County44,800-0.2%
81Humphreys County42,200-5.6%
82Claiborne County39,900-1.5%

Other periods

About this ranking

Median annual family income, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) estimates for the HUD area that contains the county, for the fiscal year. HUD bases it on American Community Survey family incomes, brought forward to the fiscal year, and uses it to set income limits for its programs: the very low income limit is 50 percent and the low income limit 80 percent of the area median for a family of four, with adjustments. Often called AMI.

A program parameter, not a survey estimate for the county itself: it differs from the Census Bureau median household income and from the American Community Survey median family income of the county. 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 Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2026). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Mississippi by area median family income (HUD), 2026) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx

MLA 9

HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Mississippi by area median family income (HUD), 2026. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 16 Apr. 2026, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/mississippi-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2026. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Mississippi by area median family income (HUD), 2026. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/mississippi-counties.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2026) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Mississippi by area median family income (HUD), 2026 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/mississippi-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest area median family income (HUD)?

Lafayette County, with $98,100 in 2026, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Which county has the lowest area median family income (HUD)?

Claiborne County, with $39,900 in 2026.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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