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Counties in Mississippi by area median family income (HUD)

Copiah County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 82 counties in 2017, at $63,200. Holmes County had the lowest, at $26,900. The median was $43,550. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest63,200Copiah County
Lowest26,900Holmes County
Median43,55082 counties

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 37,500 USDAlcorn County: 43,700 USDAmite County: 39,300 USDAttala County: 40,400 USDBenton County: 40,800 USDBolivar County: 37,200 USDCalhoun County: 40,800 USDCarroll County: 44,200 USDChickasaw County: 37,100 USDChoctaw County: 42,700 USDClaiborne County: 32,500 USDClarke County: 43,600 USDClay County: 42,300 USDCoahoma County: 36,500 USDCopiah County: 63,200 USDCovington County: 42,600 USDDeSoto County: 60,000 USDForrest County: 51,600 USDFranklin County: 48,100 USDGeorge County: 55,200 USDGreene County: 50,700 USDGrenada County: 45,100 USDHancock County: 51,900 USDHarrison County: 51,900 USDHinds County: 63,200 USDHolmes County: 26,900 USDHumphreys County: 30,400 USDIssaquena County: 32,100 USDItawamba County: 47,700 USDJackson County: 56,000 USDJasper County: 42,800 USDJefferson County: 28,800 USDJefferson Davis County: 35,500 USDJones County: 48,100 USDKemper County: 39,800 USDLafayette County: 61,900 USDLamar County: 51,600 USDLauderdale County: 52,600 USDLawrence County: 48,300 USDLeake County: 40,800 USDLee County: 55,500 USDLeflore County: 30,400 USDLincoln County: 41,700 USDLowndes County: 51,200 USDMadison County: 63,200 USDMarion County: 36,500 USDMarshall County: 45,800 USDMonroe County: 48,100 USDMontgomery County: 42,900 USDNeshoba County: 46,600 USDNewton County: 48,100 USDNoxubee County: 38,800 USDOktibbeha County: 57,700 USDPanola County: 49,100 USDPearl River County: 51,900 USDPerry County: 51,600 USDPike County: 42,600 USDPontotoc County: 53,000 USDPrentiss County: 43,500 USDQuitman County: 31,800 USDRankin County: 63,200 USDScott County: 40,500 USDSharkey County: 42,500 USDSimpson County: 43,600 USDSmith County: 49,800 USDStone County: 52,600 USDSunflower County: 33,500 USDTallahatchie County: 42,500 USDTate County: 55,600 USDTippah County: 42,200 USDTishomingo County: 42,600 USDTunica County: 34,300 USDUnion County: 43,400 USDWalthall County: 47,000 USDWarren County: 55,200 USDWashington County: 35,100 USDWayne County: 39,500 USDWebster County: 48,800 USDWilkinson County: 42,800 USDWinston County: 40,600 USDYalobusha County: 49,200 USDYazoo County: 35,400 USD
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  • 44K to 48K
  • 48K to 53K
  • 53K and over
USD, 2017. 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, 2017

Copiah County: 63,200 USDCopiah County63,200Hinds County: 63,200 USDHinds County63,200Madison County: 63,200 USDMadison County63,200Rankin County: 63,200 USDRankin County63,200Lafayette County: 61,900 USDLafayette County61,900DeSoto County: 60,000 USDDeSoto County60,000Oktibbeha County: 57,700 USDOktibbeha County57,700Jackson County: 56,000 USDJackson County56,000Tate County: 55,600 USDTate County55,600Lee County: 55,500 USDLee County55,500George County: 55,200 USDGeorge County55,200Warren County: 55,200 USDWarren County55,200Pontotoc County: 53,000 USDPontotoc County53,000Lauderdale County: 52,600 USDLauderdale County52,600Stone County: 52,600 USDStone County52,600Hancock County: 51,900 USDHancock County51,900Harrison County: 51,900 USDHarrison County51,900Pearl River County: 51,900 USDPearl River County51,900Forrest County: 51,600 USDForrest County51,600Lamar County: 51,600 USDLamar County51,600Perry County: 51,600 USDPerry County51,600Lowndes County: 51,200 USDLowndes County51,200Greene County: 50,700 USDGreene County50,700Smith County: 49,800 USDSmith County49,800Yalobusha County: 49,200 USDYalobusha County49,200Panola County: 49,100 USDPanola County49,100Webster County: 48,800 USDWebster County48,800Lawrence County: 48,300 USDLawrence County48,300Franklin County: 48,100 USDFranklin County48,100Jones County: 48,100 USDJones County48,100Monroe County: 48,100 USDMonroe County48,100Newton County: 48,100 USDNewton County48,100Itawamba County: 47,700 USDItawamba County47,700Walthall County: 47,000 USDWalthall County47,000Neshoba County: 46,600 USDNeshoba County46,600Marshall County: 45,800 USDMarshall County45,800Grenada County: 45,100 USDGrenada County45,100Carroll County: 44,200 USDCarroll County44,200Alcorn County: 43,700 USDAlcorn County43,700Clarke County: 43,600 USDClarke County43,600Copiah County: 63,200 USDCopiah County63,200Hinds County: 63,200 USDHinds County63,200Madison County: 63,200 USDMadison County63,200Rankin County: 63,200 USDRankin County63,200Lafayette County: 61,900 USDLafayette County61,900DeSoto County: 60,000 USDDeSoto County60,000Oktibbeha County: 57,700 USDOktibbeha County57,700Jackson County: 56,000 USDJackson County56,000Tate County: 55,600 USDTate County55,600Lee County: 55,500 USDLee County55,500George County: 55,200 USDGeorge County55,200Warren County: 55,200 USDWarren County55,200Pontotoc County: 53,000 USDPontotoc County53,000Lauderdale County: 52,600 USDLauderdale County52,600Stone County: 52,600 USDStone County52,600Hancock County: 51,900 USDHancock County51,900Harrison County: 51,900 USDHarrison County51,900Pearl River County: 51,900 USDPearl River County51,900Forrest County: 51,600 USDForrest County51,600Lamar County: 51,600 USDLamar County51,600Perry County: 51,600 USDPerry County51,600Lowndes County: 51,200 USDLowndes County51,200Greene County: 50,700 USDGreene County50,700Smith County: 49,800 USDSmith County49,800Yalobusha County: 49,200 USDYalobusha County49,200Panola County: 49,100 USDPanola County49,100Webster County: 48,800 USDWebster County48,800Lawrence County: 48,300 USDLawrence County48,300Franklin County: 48,100 USDFranklin County48,100Jones County: 48,100 USDJones County48,100Monroe County: 48,100 USDMonroe County48,100Newton County: 48,100 USDNewton County48,100Itawamba County: 47,700 USDItawamba County47,700Walthall County: 47,000 USDWalthall County47,000Neshoba County: 46,600 USDNeshoba County46,600Marshall County: 45,800 USDMarshall County45,800Grenada County: 45,100 USDGrenada County45,100Carroll County: 44,200 USDCarroll County44,200Alcorn County: 43,700 USDAlcorn County43,700Clarke County: 43,600 USDClarke County43,600
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
USD		Change on 2016
1Copiah County63,200+8.6%
1Hinds County63,200+8.6%
1Madison County63,200+8.6%
1Rankin County63,200+8.6%
5Lafayette County61,900+0.7%
6DeSoto County60,000-0.2%
7Oktibbeha County57,700+1.8%
8Jackson County56,000-5.1%
9Tate County55,600+4.3%
10Lee County55,500-3.1%
11George County55,2000%
11Warren County55,200-0.9%
13Pontotoc County53,000+2.5%
14Lauderdale County52,600+27.7%
14Stone County52,600+1.5%
16Hancock County51,900+1.6%
16Harrison County51,900+1.6%
16Pearl River County51,900+0.4%
19Forrest County51,600-4.1%
19Lamar County51,600-4.1%
19Perry County51,600-4.1%
22Lowndes County51,200+2.6%
23Greene County50,700+4.8%
24Smith County49,800+8.3%
25Yalobusha County49,200+3.4%
26Panola County49,100+14.2%
27Webster County48,800+4.1%
28Lawrence County48,300-5.8%
29Franklin County48,100+19.4%
29Jones County48,100+15.9%
29Monroe County48,100+3.2%
29Newton County48,100+4.8%
33Itawamba County47,700+3%
34Walthall County47,000+5.1%
35Neshoba County46,600+9.6%
36Marshall County45,800+8%
37Grenada County45,100-9.1%
38Carroll County44,200+5%
39Alcorn County43,700-1.8%
40Clarke County43,600+2.3%
40Simpson County43,600-4.8%
42Prentiss County43,500+0.7%
43Union County43,400-5.7%
44Montgomery County42,900+11.7%
45Jasper County42,800+12%
45Wilkinson County42,800+4.4%
47Choctaw County42,700+1.2%
48Covington County42,600-2.7%
48Pike County42,600+0.5%
48Tishomingo County42,600+1.4%
51Sharkey County42,500-19.2%
51Tallahatchie County42,500+10.4%
53Clay County42,300+5.2%
54Tippah County42,200-0.5%
55Lincoln County41,700-2.3%
56Benton County40,800-6.4%
56Calhoun County40,800+0.7%
56Leake County40,800+2.5%
59Winston County40,600-2.6%
60Scott County40,500+0.2%
61Attala County40,400-4.7%
62Kemper County39,800-5.2%
63Wayne County39,5000%
64Amite County39,300+5.6%
65Noxubee County38,800+9.9%
66Adams County37,500+1.4%
67Bolivar County37,200-0.5%
68Chickasaw County37,100-1.9%
69Coahoma County36,500+14.4%
69Marion County36,500-8.8%
71Jefferson Davis County35,500-1.1%
72Yazoo County35,400+4.1%
73Washington County35,100+3.5%
74Tunica County34,300-4.5%
75Sunflower County33,500+2.4%
76Claiborne County32,500+0.9%
77Issaquena County32,100+18%
78Quitman County31,800+10%
79Humphreys County30,400+2.7%
79Leflore County30,400-2.3%
81Jefferson County28,800-14.5%
82Holmes County26,900+0.7%

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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/il17/Section8-FY17.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2017). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Mississippi by area median family income (HUD), 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il17/Section8-FY17.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), 2017. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 7 Apr. 2017, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il17/Section8-FY17.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/mississippi-counties?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2017. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Mississippi by area median family income (HUD), 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il17/Section8-FY17.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/mississippi-counties?period=2017.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2017) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Mississippi by area median family income (HUD), 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il17/Section8-FY17.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/mississippi-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Copiah County, with $63,200 in 2017, 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 $26,900 in 2017.

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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