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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 2018, at $65,800. Holmes County had the lowest, at $27,500. The median was $45,550. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest65,800Lafayette County
Lowest27,500Holmes County
Median45,55082 counties

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 37,800 USDAlcorn County: 46,400 USDAmite County: 45,000 USDAttala County: 43,100 USDBenton County: 43,100 USDBolivar County: 37,600 USDCalhoun County: 42,400 USDCarroll County: 53,000 USDChickasaw County: 37,900 USDChoctaw County: 47,600 USDClaiborne County: 31,600 USDClarke County: 48,900 USDClay County: 42,100 USDCoahoma County: 36,000 USDCopiah County: 63,800 USDCovington County: 42,700 USDDeSoto County: 64,200 USDForrest County: 58,200 USDFranklin County: 55,200 USDGeorge County: 60,700 USDGreene County: 57,000 USDGrenada County: 48,800 USDHancock County: 52,000 USDHarrison County: 52,000 USDHinds County: 63,800 USDHolmes County: 27,500 USDHumphreys County: 31,300 USDIssaquena County: 30,200 USDItawamba County: 48,500 USDJackson County: 62,700 USDJasper County: 43,200 USDJefferson County: 27,900 USDJefferson Davis County: 33,000 USDJones County: 44,100 USDKemper County: 40,100 USDLafayette County: 65,800 USDLamar County: 58,200 USDLauderdale County: 46,400 USDLawrence County: 45,900 USDLeake County: 42,600 USDLee County: 56,000 USDLeflore County: 31,000 USDLincoln County: 43,300 USDLowndes County: 52,700 USDMadison County: 63,800 USDMarion County: 42,300 USDMarshall County: 46,400 USDMonroe County: 49,500 USDMontgomery County: 40,000 USDNeshoba County: 47,600 USDNewton County: 46,900 USDNoxubee County: 42,200 USDOktibbeha County: 54,400 USDPanola County: 47,200 USDPearl River County: 53,200 USDPerry County: 58,200 USDPike County: 42,800 USDPontotoc County: 54,900 USDPrentiss County: 44,100 USDQuitman County: 34,300 USDRankin County: 63,800 USDScott County: 38,500 USDSharkey County: 42,000 USDSimpson County: 43,000 USDSmith County: 49,900 USDStone County: 52,800 USDSunflower County: 33,300 USDTallahatchie County: 43,500 USDTate County: 56,300 USDTippah County: 46,700 USDTishomingo County: 45,000 USDTunica County: 35,000 USDUnion County: 45,200 USDWalthall County: 44,900 USDWarren County: 54,700 USDWashington County: 37,400 USDWayne County: 47,000 USDWebster County: 49,500 USDWilkinson County: 39,400 USDWinston County: 42,400 USDYalobusha County: 47,900 USDYazoo County: 38,700 USD
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  • 38K to 43K
  • 43K to 46K
  • 46K to 49K
  • 49K to 56K
  • 56K and over
USD, 2018. 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, 2018

Lafayette County: 65,800 USDLafayette County65,800DeSoto County: 64,200 USDDeSoto County64,200Copiah County: 63,800 USDCopiah County63,800Hinds County: 63,800 USDHinds County63,800Madison County: 63,800 USDMadison County63,800Rankin County: 63,800 USDRankin County63,800Jackson County: 62,700 USDJackson County62,700George County: 60,700 USDGeorge County60,700Forrest County: 58,200 USDForrest County58,200Lamar County: 58,200 USDLamar County58,200Perry County: 58,200 USDPerry County58,200Greene County: 57,000 USDGreene County57,000Tate County: 56,300 USDTate County56,300Lee County: 56,000 USDLee County56,000Franklin County: 55,200 USDFranklin County55,200Pontotoc County: 54,900 USDPontotoc County54,900Warren County: 54,700 USDWarren County54,700Oktibbeha County: 54,400 USDOktibbeha County54,400Pearl River County: 53,200 USDPearl River County53,200Carroll County: 53,000 USDCarroll County53,000Stone County: 52,800 USDStone County52,800Lowndes County: 52,700 USDLowndes County52,700Hancock County: 52,000 USDHancock County52,000Harrison County: 52,000 USDHarrison County52,000Smith County: 49,900 USDSmith County49,900Monroe County: 49,500 USDMonroe County49,500Webster County: 49,500 USDWebster County49,500Clarke County: 48,900 USDClarke County48,900Grenada County: 48,800 USDGrenada County48,800Itawamba County: 48,500 USDItawamba County48,500Yalobusha County: 47,900 USDYalobusha County47,900Choctaw County: 47,600 USDChoctaw County47,600Neshoba County: 47,600 USDNeshoba County47,600Panola County: 47,200 USDPanola County47,200Wayne County: 47,000 USDWayne County47,000Newton County: 46,900 USDNewton County46,900Tippah County: 46,700 USDTippah County46,700Alcorn County: 46,400 USDAlcorn County46,400Lauderdale County: 46,400 USDLauderdale County46,400Marshall County: 46,400 USDMarshall County46,400Lafayette County: 65,800 USDLafayette County65,800DeSoto County: 64,200 USDDeSoto County64,200Copiah County: 63,800 USDCopiah County63,800Hinds County: 63,800 USDHinds County63,800Madison County: 63,800 USDMadison County63,800Rankin County: 63,800 USDRankin County63,800Jackson County: 62,700 USDJackson County62,700George County: 60,700 USDGeorge County60,700Forrest County: 58,200 USDForrest County58,200Lamar County: 58,200 USDLamar County58,200Perry County: 58,200 USDPerry County58,200Greene County: 57,000 USDGreene County57,000Tate County: 56,300 USDTate County56,300Lee County: 56,000 USDLee County56,000Franklin County: 55,200 USDFranklin County55,200Pontotoc County: 54,900 USDPontotoc County54,900Warren County: 54,700 USDWarren County54,700Oktibbeha County: 54,400 USDOktibbeha County54,400Pearl River County: 53,200 USDPearl River County53,200Carroll County: 53,000 USDCarroll County53,000Stone County: 52,800 USDStone County52,800Lowndes County: 52,700 USDLowndes County52,700Hancock County: 52,000 USDHancock County52,000Harrison County: 52,000 USDHarrison County52,000Smith County: 49,900 USDSmith County49,900Monroe County: 49,500 USDMonroe County49,500Webster County: 49,500 USDWebster County49,500Clarke County: 48,900 USDClarke County48,900Grenada County: 48,800 USDGrenada County48,800Itawamba County: 48,500 USDItawamba County48,500Yalobusha County: 47,900 USDYalobusha County47,900Choctaw County: 47,600 USDChoctaw County47,600Neshoba County: 47,600 USDNeshoba County47,600Panola County: 47,200 USDPanola County47,200Wayne County: 47,000 USDWayne County47,000Newton County: 46,900 USDNewton County46,900Tippah County: 46,700 USDTippah County46,700Alcorn County: 46,400 USDAlcorn County46,400Lauderdale County: 46,400 USDLauderdale County46,400Marshall County: 46,400 USDMarshall County46,400
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018
USD		Change on 2017
1Lafayette County65,800+6.3%
2DeSoto County64,200+7%
3Copiah County63,800+0.9%
3Hinds County63,800+0.9%
3Madison County63,800+0.9%
3Rankin County63,800+0.9%
7Jackson County62,700+12%
8George County60,700+10%
9Forrest County58,200+12.8%
9Lamar County58,200+12.8%
9Perry County58,200+12.8%
12Greene County57,000+12.4%
13Tate County56,300+1.3%
14Lee County56,000+0.9%
15Franklin County55,200+14.8%
16Pontotoc County54,900+3.6%
17Warren County54,700-0.9%
18Oktibbeha County54,400-5.7%
19Pearl River County53,200+2.5%
20Carroll County53,000+19.9%
21Stone County52,800+0.4%
22Lowndes County52,700+2.9%
23Hancock County52,000+0.2%
23Harrison County52,000+0.2%
25Smith County49,900+0.2%
26Monroe County49,500+2.9%
26Webster County49,500+1.4%
28Clarke County48,900+12.2%
29Grenada County48,800+8.2%
30Itawamba County48,500+1.7%
31Yalobusha County47,900-2.6%
32Choctaw County47,600+11.5%
32Neshoba County47,600+2.1%
34Panola County47,200-3.9%
35Wayne County47,000+19%
36Newton County46,900-2.5%
37Tippah County46,700+10.7%
38Alcorn County46,400+6.2%
38Lauderdale County46,400-11.8%
38Marshall County46,400+1.3%
41Lawrence County45,900-5%
42Union County45,200+4.1%
43Amite County45,000+14.5%
43Tishomingo County45,000+5.6%
45Walthall County44,900-4.5%
46Jones County44,100-8.3%
46Prentiss County44,100+1.4%
48Tallahatchie County43,500+2.4%
49Lincoln County43,300+3.8%
50Jasper County43,200+0.9%
51Attala County43,100+6.7%
51Benton County43,100+5.6%
53Simpson County43,000-1.4%
54Pike County42,800+0.5%
55Covington County42,700+0.2%
56Leake County42,600+4.4%
57Calhoun County42,400+3.9%
57Winston County42,400+4.4%
59Marion County42,300+15.9%
60Noxubee County42,200+8.8%
61Clay County42,100-0.5%
62Sharkey County42,000-1.2%
63Kemper County40,100+0.8%
64Montgomery County40,000-6.8%
65Wilkinson County39,400-7.9%
66Yazoo County38,700+9.3%
67Scott County38,500-4.9%
68Chickasaw County37,900+2.2%
69Adams County37,800+0.8%
70Bolivar County37,600+1.1%
71Washington County37,400+6.6%
72Coahoma County36,000-1.4%
73Tunica County35,000+2%
74Quitman County34,300+7.9%
75Sunflower County33,300-0.6%
76Jefferson Davis County33,000-7%
77Claiborne County31,600-2.8%
78Humphreys County31,300+3%
79Leflore County31,000+2%
80Issaquena County30,200-5.9%
81Jefferson County27,900-3.1%
82Holmes County27,500+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/il18/Section8-FY18.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2018). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Mississippi by area median family income (HUD), 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il18/Section8-FY18.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), 2018. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 27 Mar. 2018, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il18/Section8-FY18.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/mississippi-counties?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2018. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Mississippi by area median family income (HUD), 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il18/Section8-FY18.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/mississippi-counties?period=2018.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2018) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Mississippi by area median family income (HUD), 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il18/Section8-FY18.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/mississippi-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars: Counties in Mississippi by area median family income (HUD), 2018}},
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Which county has the highest area median family income (HUD)?

Lafayette County, with $65,800 in 2018, 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 $27,500 in 2018.

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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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