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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 2019, at $70,100. Holmes County had the lowest, at $26,800. The median was $46,650. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest70,100Lafayette County
Lowest26,800Holmes County
Median46,65082 counties

Map of counties, 2019

Adams County: 40,200 USDAlcorn County: 48,200 USDAmite County: 42,500 USDAttala County: 45,200 USDBenton County: 44,500 USDBolivar County: 37,800 USDCalhoun County: 43,600 USDCarroll County: 57,000 USDChickasaw County: 39,200 USDChoctaw County: 51,500 USDClaiborne County: 32,100 USDClarke County: 50,000 USDClay County: 44,500 USDCoahoma County: 35,100 USDCopiah County: 67,200 USDCovington County: 42,000 USDDeSoto County: 65,900 USDForrest County: 62,800 USDFranklin County: 54,700 USDGeorge County: 60,700 USDGreene County: 56,400 USDGrenada County: 45,400 USDHancock County: 57,400 USDHarrison County: 57,400 USDHinds County: 67,200 USDHolmes County: 26,800 USDHumphreys County: 31,900 USDIssaquena County: 31,800 USDItawamba County: 46,600 USDJackson County: 67,700 USDJasper County: 44,900 USDJefferson County: 31,200 USDJefferson Davis County: 32,500 USDJones County: 62,400 USDKemper County: 41,100 USDLafayette County: 70,100 USDLamar County: 62,800 USDLauderdale County: 52,400 USDLawrence County: 49,700 USDLeake County: 45,300 USDLee County: 59,900 USDLeflore County: 31,600 USDLincoln County: 47,700 USDLowndes County: 55,400 USDMadison County: 67,200 USDMarion County: 43,400 USDMarshall County: 49,400 USDMonroe County: 51,600 USDMontgomery County: 41,700 USDNeshoba County: 49,200 USDNewton County: 46,700 USDNoxubee County: 44,100 USDOktibbeha County: 59,500 USDPanola County: 47,900 USDPearl River County: 56,900 USDPerry County: 62,800 USDPike County: 43,500 USDPontotoc County: 51,100 USDPrentiss County: 44,400 USDQuitman County: 35,000 USDRankin County: 67,200 USDScott County: 40,900 USDSharkey County: 38,300 USDSimpson County: 44,700 USDSmith County: 50,600 USDStone County: 54,700 USDSunflower County: 34,700 USDTallahatchie County: 42,900 USDTate County: 58,000 USDTippah County: 48,900 USDTishomingo County: 45,500 USDTunica County: 37,500 USDUnion County: 50,900 USDWalthall County: 44,400 USDWarren County: 54,800 USDWashington County: 37,800 USDWayne County: 50,300 USDWebster County: 52,900 USDWilkinson County: 38,800 USDWinston County: 43,600 USDYalobusha County: 46,500 USDYazoo County: 38,100 USD
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  • 52K to 59K
  • 59K and over
USD, 2019. 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, 2019

Lafayette County: 70,100 USDLafayette County70,100Jackson County: 67,700 USDJackson County67,700Copiah County: 67,200 USDCopiah County67,200Hinds County: 67,200 USDHinds County67,200Madison County: 67,200 USDMadison County67,200Rankin County: 67,200 USDRankin County67,200DeSoto County: 65,900 USDDeSoto County65,900Forrest County: 62,800 USDForrest County62,800Lamar County: 62,800 USDLamar County62,800Perry County: 62,800 USDPerry County62,800Jones County: 62,400 USDJones County62,400George County: 60,700 USDGeorge County60,700Lee County: 59,900 USDLee County59,900Oktibbeha County: 59,500 USDOktibbeha County59,500Tate County: 58,000 USDTate County58,000Hancock County: 57,400 USDHancock County57,400Harrison County: 57,400 USDHarrison County57,400Carroll County: 57,000 USDCarroll County57,000Pearl River County: 56,900 USDPearl River County56,900Greene County: 56,400 USDGreene County56,400Lowndes County: 55,400 USDLowndes County55,400Warren County: 54,800 USDWarren County54,800Franklin County: 54,700 USDFranklin County54,700Stone County: 54,700 USDStone County54,700Webster County: 52,900 USDWebster County52,900Lauderdale County: 52,400 USDLauderdale County52,400Monroe County: 51,600 USDMonroe County51,600Choctaw County: 51,500 USDChoctaw County51,500Pontotoc County: 51,100 USDPontotoc County51,100Union County: 50,900 USDUnion County50,900Smith County: 50,600 USDSmith County50,600Wayne County: 50,300 USDWayne County50,300Clarke County: 50,000 USDClarke County50,000Lawrence County: 49,700 USDLawrence County49,700Marshall County: 49,400 USDMarshall County49,400Neshoba County: 49,200 USDNeshoba County49,200Tippah County: 48,900 USDTippah County48,900Alcorn County: 48,200 USDAlcorn County48,200Panola County: 47,900 USDPanola County47,900Lincoln County: 47,700 USDLincoln County47,700Lafayette County: 70,100 USDLafayette County70,100Jackson County: 67,700 USDJackson County67,700Copiah County: 67,200 USDCopiah County67,200Hinds County: 67,200 USDHinds County67,200Madison County: 67,200 USDMadison County67,200Rankin County: 67,200 USDRankin County67,200DeSoto County: 65,900 USDDeSoto County65,900Forrest County: 62,800 USDForrest County62,800Lamar County: 62,800 USDLamar County62,800Perry County: 62,800 USDPerry County62,800Jones County: 62,400 USDJones County62,400George County: 60,700 USDGeorge County60,700Lee County: 59,900 USDLee County59,900Oktibbeha County: 59,500 USDOktibbeha County59,500Tate County: 58,000 USDTate County58,000Hancock County: 57,400 USDHancock County57,400Harrison County: 57,400 USDHarrison County57,400Carroll County: 57,000 USDCarroll County57,000Pearl River County: 56,900 USDPearl River County56,900Greene County: 56,400 USDGreene County56,400Lowndes County: 55,400 USDLowndes County55,400Warren County: 54,800 USDWarren County54,800Franklin County: 54,700 USDFranklin County54,700Stone County: 54,700 USDStone County54,700Webster County: 52,900 USDWebster County52,900Lauderdale County: 52,400 USDLauderdale County52,400Monroe County: 51,600 USDMonroe County51,600Choctaw County: 51,500 USDChoctaw County51,500Pontotoc County: 51,100 USDPontotoc County51,100Union County: 50,900 USDUnion County50,900Smith County: 50,600 USDSmith County50,600Wayne County: 50,300 USDWayne County50,300Clarke County: 50,000 USDClarke County50,000Lawrence County: 49,700 USDLawrence County49,700Marshall County: 49,400 USDMarshall County49,400Neshoba County: 49,200 USDNeshoba County49,200Tippah County: 48,900 USDTippah County48,900Alcorn County: 48,200 USDAlcorn County48,200Panola County: 47,900 USDPanola County47,900Lincoln County: 47,700 USDLincoln County47,700
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
USD		Change on 2018
1Lafayette County70,100+6.5%
2Jackson County67,700+8%
3Copiah County67,200+5.3%
3Hinds County67,200+5.3%
3Madison County67,200+5.3%
3Rankin County67,200+5.3%
7DeSoto County65,900+2.6%
8Forrest County62,800+7.9%
8Lamar County62,800+7.9%
8Perry County62,800+7.9%
11Jones County62,400+41.5%
12George County60,7000%
13Lee County59,900+7%
14Oktibbeha County59,500+9.4%
15Tate County58,000+3%
16Hancock County57,400+10.4%
16Harrison County57,400+10.4%
18Carroll County57,000+7.5%
19Pearl River County56,900+7%
20Greene County56,400-1.1%
21Lowndes County55,400+5.1%
22Warren County54,800+0.2%
23Franklin County54,700-0.9%
23Stone County54,700+3.6%
25Webster County52,900+6.9%
26Lauderdale County52,400+12.9%
27Monroe County51,600+4.2%
28Choctaw County51,500+8.2%
29Pontotoc County51,100-6.9%
30Union County50,900+12.6%
31Smith County50,600+1.4%
32Wayne County50,300+7%
33Clarke County50,000+2.2%
34Lawrence County49,700+8.3%
35Marshall County49,400+6.5%
36Neshoba County49,200+3.4%
37Tippah County48,900+4.7%
38Alcorn County48,200+3.9%
39Panola County47,900+1.5%
40Lincoln County47,700+10.2%
41Newton County46,700-0.4%
42Itawamba County46,600-3.9%
43Yalobusha County46,500-2.9%
44Tishomingo County45,500+1.1%
45Grenada County45,400-7%
46Leake County45,300+6.3%
47Attala County45,200+4.9%
48Jasper County44,900+3.9%
49Simpson County44,700+4%
50Benton County44,500+3.2%
50Clay County44,500+5.7%
52Prentiss County44,400+0.7%
52Walthall County44,400-1.1%
54Noxubee County44,100+4.5%
55Calhoun County43,600+2.8%
55Winston County43,600+2.8%
57Pike County43,500+1.6%
58Marion County43,400+2.6%
59Tallahatchie County42,900-1.4%
60Amite County42,500-5.6%
61Covington County42,000-1.6%
62Montgomery County41,700+4.3%
63Kemper County41,100+2.5%
64Scott County40,900+6.2%
65Adams County40,200+6.3%
66Chickasaw County39,200+3.4%
67Wilkinson County38,800-1.5%
68Sharkey County38,300-8.8%
69Yazoo County38,100-1.6%
70Bolivar County37,800+0.5%
70Washington County37,800+1.1%
72Tunica County37,500+7.1%
73Coahoma County35,100-2.5%
74Quitman County35,000+2%
75Sunflower County34,700+4.2%
76Jefferson Davis County32,500-1.5%
77Claiborne County32,100+1.6%
78Humphreys County31,900+1.9%
79Issaquena County31,800+5.3%
80Leflore County31,600+1.9%
81Jefferson County31,200+11.8%
82Holmes County26,800-2.5%

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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/il19/Section8-FY19.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2019). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Mississippi by area median family income (HUD), 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il19/Section8-FY19.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), 2019. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 28 Mar. 2019, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il19/Section8-FY19.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/mississippi-counties?period=2019. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2019. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Mississippi by area median family income (HUD), 2019. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il19/Section8-FY19.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/mississippi-counties?period=2019.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2019) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Mississippi by area median family income (HUD), 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il19/Section8-FY19.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/mississippi-counties?period=2019 (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), 2019}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which county has the highest area median family income (HUD)?

Lafayette County, with $70,100 in 2019, 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 $26,800 in 2019.

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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