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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 2016, at $61,500. Holmes County had the lowest, at $26,700. The median was $42,550. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest61,500Lafayette County
Lowest26,700Holmes County
Median42,55082 counties

Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 37,000 USDAlcorn County: 44,500 USDAmite County: 37,200 USDAttala County: 42,400 USDBenton County: 43,600 USDBolivar County: 37,400 USDCalhoun County: 40,500 USDCarroll County: 42,100 USDChickasaw County: 37,800 USDChoctaw County: 42,200 USDClaiborne County: 32,200 USDClarke County: 42,600 USDClay County: 40,200 USDCoahoma County: 31,900 USDCopiah County: 58,200 USDCovington County: 43,800 USDDeSoto County: 60,100 USDForrest County: 53,800 USDFranklin County: 40,300 USDGeorge County: 55,200 USDGreene County: 48,400 USDGrenada County: 49,600 USDHancock County: 51,100 USDHarrison County: 51,100 USDHinds County: 58,200 USDHolmes County: 26,700 USDHumphreys County: 29,600 USDIssaquena County: 27,200 USDItawamba County: 46,300 USDJackson County: 59,000 USDJasper County: 38,200 USDJefferson County: 33,700 USDJefferson Davis County: 35,900 USDJones County: 41,500 USDKemper County: 42,000 USDLafayette County: 61,500 USDLamar County: 53,800 USDLauderdale County: 41,200 USDLawrence County: 51,300 USDLeake County: 39,800 USDLee County: 57,300 USDLeflore County: 31,100 USDLincoln County: 42,700 USDLowndes County: 49,900 USDMadison County: 58,200 USDMarion County: 40,000 USDMarshall County: 42,400 USDMonroe County: 46,600 USDMontgomery County: 38,400 USDNeshoba County: 42,500 USDNewton County: 45,900 USDNoxubee County: 35,300 USDOktibbeha County: 56,700 USDPanola County: 43,000 USDPearl River County: 51,700 USDPerry County: 53,800 USDPike County: 42,400 USDPontotoc County: 51,700 USDPrentiss County: 43,200 USDQuitman County: 28,900 USDRankin County: 58,200 USDScott County: 40,400 USDSharkey County: 52,600 USDSimpson County: 45,800 USDSmith County: 46,000 USDStone County: 51,800 USDSunflower County: 32,700 USDTallahatchie County: 38,500 USDTate County: 53,300 USDTippah County: 42,400 USDTishomingo County: 42,000 USDTunica County: 35,900 USDUnion County: 46,000 USDWalthall County: 44,700 USDWarren County: 55,700 USDWashington County: 33,900 USDWayne County: 39,500 USDWebster County: 46,900 USDWilkinson County: 41,000 USDWinston County: 41,700 USDYalobusha County: 47,600 USDYazoo County: 34,000 USD
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  • 36K to 41K
  • 41K to 43K
  • 43K to 47K
  • 47K to 54K
  • 54K and over
USD, 2016. 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, 2016

Lafayette County: 61,500 USDLafayette County61,500DeSoto County: 60,100 USDDeSoto County60,100Jackson County: 59,000 USDJackson County59,000Copiah County: 58,200 USDCopiah County58,200Hinds County: 58,200 USDHinds County58,200Madison County: 58,200 USDMadison County58,200Rankin County: 58,200 USDRankin County58,200Lee County: 57,300 USDLee County57,300Oktibbeha County: 56,700 USDOktibbeha County56,700Warren County: 55,700 USDWarren County55,700George County: 55,200 USDGeorge County55,200Forrest County: 53,800 USDForrest County53,800Lamar County: 53,800 USDLamar County53,800Perry County: 53,800 USDPerry County53,800Tate County: 53,300 USDTate County53,300Sharkey County: 52,600 USDSharkey County52,600Stone County: 51,800 USDStone County51,800Pearl River County: 51,700 USDPearl River County51,700Pontotoc County: 51,700 USDPontotoc County51,700Lawrence County: 51,300 USDLawrence County51,300Hancock County: 51,100 USDHancock County51,100Harrison County: 51,100 USDHarrison County51,100Lowndes County: 49,900 USDLowndes County49,900Grenada County: 49,600 USDGrenada County49,600Greene County: 48,400 USDGreene County48,400Yalobusha County: 47,600 USDYalobusha County47,600Webster County: 46,900 USDWebster County46,900Monroe County: 46,600 USDMonroe County46,600Itawamba County: 46,300 USDItawamba County46,300Smith County: 46,000 USDSmith County46,000Union County: 46,000 USDUnion County46,000Newton County: 45,900 USDNewton County45,900Simpson County: 45,800 USDSimpson County45,800Walthall County: 44,700 USDWalthall County44,700Alcorn County: 44,500 USDAlcorn County44,500Covington County: 43,800 USDCovington County43,800Benton County: 43,600 USDBenton County43,600Prentiss County: 43,200 USDPrentiss County43,200Panola County: 43,000 USDPanola County43,000Lincoln County: 42,700 USDLincoln County42,700Lafayette County: 61,500 USDLafayette County61,500DeSoto County: 60,100 USDDeSoto County60,100Jackson County: 59,000 USDJackson County59,000Copiah County: 58,200 USDCopiah County58,200Hinds County: 58,200 USDHinds County58,200Madison County: 58,200 USDMadison County58,200Rankin County: 58,200 USDRankin County58,200Lee County: 57,300 USDLee County57,300Oktibbeha County: 56,700 USDOktibbeha County56,700Warren County: 55,700 USDWarren County55,700George County: 55,200 USDGeorge County55,200Forrest County: 53,800 USDForrest County53,800Lamar County: 53,800 USDLamar County53,800Perry County: 53,800 USDPerry County53,800Tate County: 53,300 USDTate County53,300Sharkey County: 52,600 USDSharkey County52,600Stone County: 51,800 USDStone County51,800Pearl River County: 51,700 USDPearl River County51,700Pontotoc County: 51,700 USDPontotoc County51,700Lawrence County: 51,300 USDLawrence County51,300Hancock County: 51,100 USDHancock County51,100Harrison County: 51,100 USDHarrison County51,100Lowndes County: 49,900 USDLowndes County49,900Grenada County: 49,600 USDGrenada County49,600Greene County: 48,400 USDGreene County48,400Yalobusha County: 47,600 USDYalobusha County47,600Webster County: 46,900 USDWebster County46,900Monroe County: 46,600 USDMonroe County46,600Itawamba County: 46,300 USDItawamba County46,300Smith County: 46,000 USDSmith County46,000Union County: 46,000 USDUnion County46,000Newton County: 45,900 USDNewton County45,900Simpson County: 45,800 USDSimpson County45,800Walthall County: 44,700 USDWalthall County44,700Alcorn County: 44,500 USDAlcorn County44,500Covington County: 43,800 USDCovington County43,800Benton County: 43,600 USDBenton County43,600Prentiss County: 43,200 USDPrentiss County43,200Panola County: 43,000 USDPanola County43,000Lincoln County: 42,700 USDLincoln County42,700
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
USD		Change on 2015
1Lafayette County61,500-7.4%
2DeSoto County60,100+3.6%
3Jackson County59,000-3.8%
4Copiah County58,200+3.4%
4Hinds County58,200+3.4%
4Madison County58,200+3.4%
4Rankin County58,200+3.4%
8Lee County57,300-0.9%
9Oktibbeha County56,700+4.8%
10Warren County55,700-0.2%
11George County55,200-10%
12Forrest County53,800+15.7%
12Lamar County53,800+15.7%
12Perry County53,800+15.7%
15Tate County53,300-2.9%
16Sharkey County52,600+16.1%
17Stone County51,800-1%
18Pearl River County51,700+1.6%
18Pontotoc County51,700-1.9%
20Lawrence County51,300-5.7%
21Hancock County51,100-2.3%
21Harrison County51,100-2.3%
23Lowndes County49,900-1%
24Grenada County49,600-2.7%
25Greene County48,400-2.4%
26Yalobusha County47,600+1.3%
27Webster County46,900-2.5%
28Monroe County46,600-0.4%
29Itawamba County46,3000%
30Smith County46,000-3.6%
30Union County46,000-0.4%
32Newton County45,900-0.4%
33Simpson County45,800-1.7%
34Walthall County44,700+4.2%
35Alcorn County44,500-7.3%
36Covington County43,800-3.7%
37Benton County43,600+3.1%
38Prentiss County43,200-3.8%
39Panola County43,000-1.4%
40Lincoln County42,700-1.6%
41Clarke County42,600-0.2%
42Neshoba County42,500-2.7%
43Attala County42,400+3.2%
43Marshall County42,400+1.7%
43Pike County42,400-4.3%
43Tippah County42,400-4.3%
47Choctaw County42,200-2.5%
48Carroll County42,100-7.7%
49Kemper County42,000-3%
49Tishomingo County42,000-5.2%
51Winston County41,700-4.8%
52Jones County41,500-7%
53Lauderdale County41,200-2.8%
54Wilkinson County41,000-4.9%
55Calhoun County40,500-2.9%
56Scott County40,400-2.7%
57Franklin County40,300+2%
58Clay County40,200-3.6%
59Marion County40,000-10.3%
60Leake County39,800+1.8%
61Wayne County39,500+0.5%
62Tallahatchie County38,500+5.8%
63Montgomery County38,400-1.5%
64Jasper County38,200-0.8%
65Chickasaw County37,800-3.1%
66Bolivar County37,400+1.1%
67Amite County37,200-1.1%
68Adams County37,000-1.1%
69Jefferson Davis County35,900-1.9%
69Tunica County35,900+4.7%
71Noxubee County35,300+6%
72Yazoo County34,000-3.1%
73Washington County33,900-2.9%
74Jefferson County33,700-1.7%
75Sunflower County32,700-3.5%
76Claiborne County32,200+1.6%
77Coahoma County31,900-1.8%
78Leflore County31,100+1.6%
79Humphreys County29,600-7.5%
80Quitman County28,900-3.7%
81Issaquena County27,200-3.5%
82Holmes County26,700-2.6%

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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/il16/Section8-FY16.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2016). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Mississippi by area median family income (HUD), 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il16/Section8-FY16.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), 2016. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 25 Mar. 2016, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il16/Section8-FY16.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/mississippi-counties?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2016. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Mississippi by area median family income (HUD), 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il16/Section8-FY16.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/mississippi-counties?period=2016.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2016) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Mississippi by area median family income (HUD), 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il16/Section8-FY16.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/mississippi-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Lafayette County, with $61,500 in 2016, 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 $26,700 in 2016.

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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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