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Counties in Mississippi by area median family income (HUD)

Lafayette County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 82 counties in 2015, at $66,400. Holmes County had the lowest, at $27,400. The median was $44,300. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest66,400Lafayette County
Lowest27,400Holmes County
Median44,30082 counties

Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 37,400 USDAlcorn County: 48,000 USDAmite County: 37,600 USDAttala County: 41,100 USDBenton County: 42,300 USDBolivar County: 37,000 USDCalhoun County: 41,700 USDCarroll County: 45,600 USDChickasaw County: 39,000 USDChoctaw County: 43,300 USDClaiborne County: 31,700 USDClarke County: 42,700 USDClay County: 41,700 USDCoahoma County: 32,500 USDCopiah County: 56,300 USDCovington County: 45,500 USDDeSoto County: 58,000 USDForrest County: 46,500 USDFranklin County: 39,500 USDGeorge County: 61,300 USDGreene County: 49,600 USDGrenada County: 51,000 USDHancock County: 52,300 USDHarrison County: 52,300 USDHinds County: 56,300 USDHolmes County: 27,400 USDHumphreys County: 32,000 USDIssaquena County: 28,200 USDItawamba County: 46,300 USDJackson County: 61,300 USDJasper County: 38,500 USDJefferson County: 34,300 USDJefferson Davis County: 36,600 USDJones County: 44,600 USDKemper County: 43,300 USDLafayette County: 66,400 USDLamar County: 46,500 USDLauderdale County: 42,400 USDLawrence County: 54,400 USDLeake County: 39,100 USDLee County: 57,800 USDLeflore County: 30,600 USDLincoln County: 43,400 USDLowndes County: 50,400 USDMadison County: 56,300 USDMarion County: 44,600 USDMarshall County: 41,700 USDMonroe County: 46,800 USDMontgomery County: 39,000 USDNeshoba County: 43,700 USDNewton County: 46,100 USDNoxubee County: 33,300 USDOktibbeha County: 54,100 USDPanola County: 43,600 USDPearl River County: 50,900 USDPerry County: 46,500 USDPike County: 44,300 USDPontotoc County: 52,700 USDPrentiss County: 44,900 USDQuitman County: 30,000 USDRankin County: 56,300 USDScott County: 41,500 USDSharkey County: 45,300 USDSimpson County: 46,600 USDSmith County: 47,700 USDStone County: 52,300 USDSunflower County: 33,900 USDTallahatchie County: 36,400 USDTate County: 54,900 USDTippah County: 44,300 USDTishomingo County: 44,300 USDTunica County: 34,300 USDUnion County: 46,200 USDWalthall County: 42,900 USDWarren County: 55,800 USDWashington County: 34,900 USDWayne County: 39,300 USDWebster County: 48,100 USDWilkinson County: 43,100 USDWinston County: 43,800 USDYalobusha County: 47,000 USDYazoo County: 35,100 USD
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  • 44K to 47K
  • 47K to 53K
  • 53K and over
USD, 2015. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2015

Lafayette County: 66,400 USDLafayette County66,400George County: 61,300 USDGeorge County61,300Jackson County: 61,300 USDJackson County61,300DeSoto County: 58,000 USDDeSoto County58,000Lee County: 57,800 USDLee County57,800Copiah County: 56,300 USDCopiah County56,300Hinds County: 56,300 USDHinds County56,300Madison County: 56,300 USDMadison County56,300Rankin County: 56,300 USDRankin County56,300Warren County: 55,800 USDWarren County55,800Tate County: 54,900 USDTate County54,900Lawrence County: 54,400 USDLawrence County54,400Oktibbeha County: 54,100 USDOktibbeha County54,100Pontotoc County: 52,700 USDPontotoc County52,700Hancock County: 52,300 USDHancock County52,300Harrison County: 52,300 USDHarrison County52,300Stone County: 52,300 USDStone County52,300Grenada County: 51,000 USDGrenada County51,000Pearl River County: 50,900 USDPearl River County50,900Lowndes County: 50,400 USDLowndes County50,400Greene County: 49,600 USDGreene County49,600Webster County: 48,100 USDWebster County48,100Alcorn County: 48,000 USDAlcorn County48,000Smith County: 47,700 USDSmith County47,700Yalobusha County: 47,000 USDYalobusha County47,000Monroe County: 46,800 USDMonroe County46,800Simpson County: 46,600 USDSimpson County46,600Forrest County: 46,500 USDForrest County46,500Lamar County: 46,500 USDLamar County46,500Perry County: 46,500 USDPerry County46,500Itawamba County: 46,300 USDItawamba County46,300Union County: 46,200 USDUnion County46,200Newton County: 46,100 USDNewton County46,100Carroll County: 45,600 USDCarroll County45,600Covington County: 45,500 USDCovington County45,500Sharkey County: 45,300 USDSharkey County45,300Prentiss County: 44,900 USDPrentiss County44,900Jones County: 44,600 USDJones County44,600Marion County: 44,600 USDMarion County44,600Pike County: 44,300 USDPike County44,300Lafayette County: 66,400 USDLafayette County66,400George County: 61,300 USDGeorge County61,300Jackson County: 61,300 USDJackson County61,300DeSoto County: 58,000 USDDeSoto County58,000Lee County: 57,800 USDLee County57,800Copiah County: 56,300 USDCopiah County56,300Hinds County: 56,300 USDHinds County56,300Madison County: 56,300 USDMadison County56,300Rankin County: 56,300 USDRankin County56,300Warren County: 55,800 USDWarren County55,800Tate County: 54,900 USDTate County54,900Lawrence County: 54,400 USDLawrence County54,400Oktibbeha County: 54,100 USDOktibbeha County54,100Pontotoc County: 52,700 USDPontotoc County52,700Hancock County: 52,300 USDHancock County52,300Harrison County: 52,300 USDHarrison County52,300Stone County: 52,300 USDStone County52,300Grenada County: 51,000 USDGrenada County51,000Pearl River County: 50,900 USDPearl River County50,900Lowndes County: 50,400 USDLowndes County50,400Greene County: 49,600 USDGreene County49,600Webster County: 48,100 USDWebster County48,100Alcorn County: 48,000 USDAlcorn County48,000Smith County: 47,700 USDSmith County47,700Yalobusha County: 47,000 USDYalobusha County47,000Monroe County: 46,800 USDMonroe County46,800Simpson County: 46,600 USDSimpson County46,600Forrest County: 46,500 USDForrest County46,500Lamar County: 46,500 USDLamar County46,500Perry County: 46,500 USDPerry County46,500Itawamba County: 46,300 USDItawamba County46,300Union County: 46,200 USDUnion County46,200Newton County: 46,100 USDNewton County46,100Carroll County: 45,600 USDCarroll County45,600Covington County: 45,500 USDCovington County45,500Sharkey County: 45,300 USDSharkey County45,300Prentiss County: 44,900 USDPrentiss County44,900Jones County: 44,600 USDJones County44,600Marion County: 44,600 USDMarion County44,600Pike County: 44,300 USDPike County44,300
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
USD		Change on 2014
1Lafayette County66,400+4.1%
2George County61,300+9.5%
2Jackson County61,300+9.5%
4DeSoto County58,000+2.3%
5Lee County57,800+4.9%
6Copiah County56,300-3.9%
6Hinds County56,300-3.9%
6Madison County56,300-3.9%
6Rankin County56,300-3.9%
10Warren County55,8000%
11Tate County54,900+6.8%
12Lawrence County54,400+3.4%
13Oktibbeha County54,100+7.3%
14Pontotoc County52,700+3.7%
15Hancock County52,300+2.3%
15Harrison County52,300+2.3%
15Stone County52,300+2.3%
18Grenada County51,000+7.8%
19Pearl River County50,900+0.2%
20Lowndes County50,400+2.6%
21Greene County49,600+10.2%
22Webster County48,100+1.5%
23Alcorn County48,000+5.7%
24Smith County47,700-0.2%
25Yalobusha County47,000+3.5%
26Monroe County46,800+2.4%
27Simpson County46,600+1.7%
28Forrest County46,500-9.2%
28Lamar County46,500-9.2%
28Perry County46,500-9.2%
31Itawamba County46,300-1.1%
32Union County46,200+4.1%
33Newton County46,100-0.9%
34Carroll County45,600+12%
35Covington County45,500+3.9%
36Sharkey County45,300+11.9%
37Prentiss County44,900+1.8%
38Jones County44,600-8.8%
38Marion County44,600-2%
40Pike County44,300+4.5%
40Tippah County44,300+2.3%
40Tishomingo County44,300+6%
43Winston County43,800+1.2%
44Neshoba County43,700+6.8%
45Panola County43,600+6.6%
46Lincoln County43,400-4.4%
47Choctaw County43,300+7.2%
47Kemper County43,300+6.4%
49Wilkinson County43,100+5.9%
50Walthall County42,900+2.9%
51Clarke County42,7000%
52Lauderdale County42,400-15.9%
53Benton County42,300-0.7%
54Calhoun County41,700+6.9%
54Clay County41,7000%
54Marshall County41,700+3.7%
57Scott County41,500-4.4%
58Attala County41,100+7.9%
59Franklin County39,500-5.7%
60Wayne County39,300+1.3%
61Leake County39,100+0.8%
62Chickasaw County39,000-4.2%
62Montgomery County39,000-4.9%
64Jasper County38,500-4.2%
65Amite County37,600+2.5%
66Adams County37,400+2.5%
67Bolivar County37,000+3.4%
68Jefferson Davis County36,600-2.1%
69Tallahatchie County36,400+9%
70Yazoo County35,100-4.9%
71Washington County34,900-0.3%
72Jefferson County34,300+10.3%
72Tunica County34,300-2%
74Sunflower County33,900+3%
75Noxubee County33,300+9.9%
76Coahoma County32,500+1.9%
77Humphreys County32,000-1.8%
78Claiborne County31,700-4.5%
79Leflore County30,600+8.1%
80Quitman County30,000-1.6%
81Issaquena County28,200+6.4%
82Holmes County27,400+2.2%

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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.

More on how it is measured
  • 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/il15/Section8_Rev.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2015). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Mississippi by area median family income (HUD), 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il15/Section8_Rev.xlsx

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HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Mississippi by area median family income (HUD), 2015. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 10 Mar. 2015, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il15/Section8_Rev.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/mississippi-counties?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2015. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Mississippi by area median family income (HUD), 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il15/Section8_Rev.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/mississippi-counties?period=2015.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2015) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Mississippi by area median family income (HUD), 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il15/Section8_Rev.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/mississippi-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Lafayette County, with $66,400 in 2015, 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)?

Holmes County, with $27,400 in 2015.

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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