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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 2020, at $72,400. Holmes County had the lowest, at $26,200. The median was $48,900. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest72,400Lafayette County
Lowest26,200Holmes County
Median48,90082 counties

Map of counties, 2020

Adams County: 37,200 USDAlcorn County: 49,200 USDAmite County: 46,100 USDAttala County: 47,400 USDBenton County: 48,600 USDBolivar County: 38,500 USDCalhoun County: 45,900 USDCarroll County: 60,900 USDChickasaw County: 47,000 USDChoctaw County: 52,600 USDClaiborne County: 29,600 USDClarke County: 54,100 USDClay County: 44,800 USDCoahoma County: 35,300 USDCopiah County: 70,900 USDCovington County: 46,600 USDDeSoto County: 67,900 USDForrest County: 62,600 USDFranklin County: 57,000 USDGeorge County: 60,700 USDGreene County: 64,100 USDGrenada County: 45,700 USDHancock County: 60,900 USDHarrison County: 60,900 USDHinds County: 70,900 USDHolmes County: 26,200 USDHumphreys County: 33,300 USDIssaquena County: 32,200 USDItawamba County: 52,800 USDJackson County: 69,100 USDJasper County: 46,500 USDJefferson County: 32,200 USDJefferson Davis County: 34,100 USDJones County: 48,400 USDKemper County: 39,900 USDLafayette County: 72,400 USDLamar County: 62,600 USDLauderdale County: 63,200 USDLawrence County: 56,400 USDLeake County: 49,400 USDLee County: 71,800 USDLeflore County: 32,200 USDLincoln County: 50,400 USDLowndes County: 58,300 USDMadison County: 70,900 USDMarion County: 41,900 USDMarshall County: 53,800 USDMonroe County: 54,600 USDMontgomery County: 44,700 USDNeshoba County: 50,900 USDNewton County: 49,500 USDNoxubee County: 46,600 USDOktibbeha County: 61,800 USDPanola County: 44,500 USDPearl River County: 60,300 USDPerry County: 62,600 USDPike County: 43,300 USDPontotoc County: 53,900 USDPrentiss County: 47,000 USDQuitman County: 37,100 USDRankin County: 70,900 USDScott County: 43,300 USDSharkey County: 43,300 USDSimpson County: 44,900 USDSmith County: 54,500 USDStone County: 59,000 USDSunflower County: 37,600 USDTallahatchie County: 42,200 USDTate County: 62,100 USDTippah County: 51,300 USDTishomingo County: 47,400 USDTunica County: 39,300 USDUnion County: 51,200 USDWalthall County: 43,000 USDWarren County: 54,900 USDWashington County: 40,700 USDWayne County: 53,800 USDWebster County: 52,600 USDWilkinson County: 33,600 USDWinston County: 46,100 USDYalobusha County: 48,200 USDYazoo County: 39,900 USD
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  • 54K to 62K
  • 62K and over
USD, 2020. 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, 2020

Lafayette County: 72,400 USDLafayette County72,400Lee County: 71,800 USDLee County71,800Copiah County: 70,900 USDCopiah County70,900Hinds County: 70,900 USDHinds County70,900Madison County: 70,900 USDMadison County70,900Rankin County: 70,900 USDRankin County70,900Jackson County: 69,100 USDJackson County69,100DeSoto County: 67,900 USDDeSoto County67,900Greene County: 64,100 USDGreene County64,100Lauderdale County: 63,200 USDLauderdale County63,200Forrest County: 62,600 USDForrest County62,600Lamar County: 62,600 USDLamar County62,600Perry County: 62,600 USDPerry County62,600Tate County: 62,100 USDTate County62,100Oktibbeha County: 61,800 USDOktibbeha County61,800Carroll County: 60,900 USDCarroll County60,900Hancock County: 60,900 USDHancock County60,900Harrison County: 60,900 USDHarrison County60,900George County: 60,700 USDGeorge County60,700Pearl River County: 60,300 USDPearl River County60,300Stone County: 59,000 USDStone County59,000Lowndes County: 58,300 USDLowndes County58,300Franklin County: 57,000 USDFranklin County57,000Lawrence County: 56,400 USDLawrence County56,400Warren County: 54,900 USDWarren County54,900Monroe County: 54,600 USDMonroe County54,600Smith County: 54,500 USDSmith County54,500Clarke County: 54,100 USDClarke County54,100Pontotoc County: 53,900 USDPontotoc County53,900Marshall County: 53,800 USDMarshall County53,800Wayne County: 53,800 USDWayne County53,800Itawamba County: 52,800 USDItawamba County52,800Choctaw County: 52,600 USDChoctaw County52,600Webster County: 52,600 USDWebster County52,600Tippah County: 51,300 USDTippah County51,300Union County: 51,200 USDUnion County51,200Neshoba County: 50,900 USDNeshoba County50,900Lincoln County: 50,400 USDLincoln County50,400Newton County: 49,500 USDNewton County49,500Leake County: 49,400 USDLeake County49,400Lafayette County: 72,400 USDLafayette County72,400Lee County: 71,800 USDLee County71,800Copiah County: 70,900 USDCopiah County70,900Hinds County: 70,900 USDHinds County70,900Madison County: 70,900 USDMadison County70,900Rankin County: 70,900 USDRankin County70,900Jackson County: 69,100 USDJackson County69,100DeSoto County: 67,900 USDDeSoto County67,900Greene County: 64,100 USDGreene County64,100Lauderdale County: 63,200 USDLauderdale County63,200Forrest County: 62,600 USDForrest County62,600Lamar County: 62,600 USDLamar County62,600Perry County: 62,600 USDPerry County62,600Tate County: 62,100 USDTate County62,100Oktibbeha County: 61,800 USDOktibbeha County61,800Carroll County: 60,900 USDCarroll County60,900Hancock County: 60,900 USDHancock County60,900Harrison County: 60,900 USDHarrison County60,900George County: 60,700 USDGeorge County60,700Pearl River County: 60,300 USDPearl River County60,300Stone County: 59,000 USDStone County59,000Lowndes County: 58,300 USDLowndes County58,300Franklin County: 57,000 USDFranklin County57,000Lawrence County: 56,400 USDLawrence County56,400Warren County: 54,900 USDWarren County54,900Monroe County: 54,600 USDMonroe County54,600Smith County: 54,500 USDSmith County54,500Clarke County: 54,100 USDClarke County54,100Pontotoc County: 53,900 USDPontotoc County53,900Marshall County: 53,800 USDMarshall County53,800Wayne County: 53,800 USDWayne County53,800Itawamba County: 52,800 USDItawamba County52,800Choctaw County: 52,600 USDChoctaw County52,600Webster County: 52,600 USDWebster County52,600Tippah County: 51,300 USDTippah County51,300Union County: 51,200 USDUnion County51,200Neshoba County: 50,900 USDNeshoba County50,900Lincoln County: 50,400 USDLincoln County50,400Newton County: 49,500 USDNewton County49,500Leake County: 49,400 USDLeake County49,400
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020
USD		Change on 2019
1Lafayette County72,400+3.3%
2Lee County71,800+19.9%
3Copiah County70,900+5.5%
3Hinds County70,900+5.5%
3Madison County70,900+5.5%
3Rankin County70,900+5.5%
7Jackson County69,100+2.1%
8DeSoto County67,900+3%
9Greene County64,100+13.7%
10Lauderdale County63,200+20.6%
11Forrest County62,600-0.3%
11Lamar County62,600-0.3%
11Perry County62,600-0.3%
14Tate County62,100+7.1%
15Oktibbeha County61,800+3.9%
16Carroll County60,900+6.8%
16Hancock County60,900+6.1%
16Harrison County60,900+6.1%
19George County60,7000%
20Pearl River County60,300+6%
21Stone County59,000+7.9%
22Lowndes County58,300+5.2%
23Franklin County57,000+4.2%
24Lawrence County56,400+13.5%
25Warren County54,900+0.2%
26Monroe County54,600+5.8%
27Smith County54,500+7.7%
28Clarke County54,100+8.2%
29Pontotoc County53,900+5.5%
30Marshall County53,800+8.9%
30Wayne County53,800+7%
32Itawamba County52,800+13.3%
33Choctaw County52,600+2.1%
33Webster County52,600-0.6%
35Tippah County51,300+4.9%
36Union County51,200+0.6%
37Neshoba County50,900+3.5%
38Lincoln County50,400+5.7%
39Newton County49,500+6%
40Leake County49,400+9.1%
41Alcorn County49,200+2.1%
42Benton County48,600+9.2%
43Jones County48,400-22.4%
44Yalobusha County48,200+3.7%
45Attala County47,400+4.9%
45Tishomingo County47,400+4.2%
47Chickasaw County47,000+19.9%
47Prentiss County47,000+5.9%
49Covington County46,600+11%
49Noxubee County46,600+5.7%
51Jasper County46,500+3.6%
52Amite County46,100+8.5%
52Winston County46,100+5.7%
54Calhoun County45,900+5.3%
55Grenada County45,700+0.7%
56Simpson County44,900+0.4%
57Clay County44,800+0.7%
58Montgomery County44,700+7.2%
59Panola County44,500-7.1%
60Pike County43,300-0.5%
60Scott County43,300+5.9%
60Sharkey County43,300+13.1%
63Walthall County43,000-3.2%
64Tallahatchie County42,200-1.6%
65Marion County41,900-3.5%
66Washington County40,700+7.7%
67Kemper County39,900-2.9%
67Yazoo County39,900+4.7%
69Tunica County39,300+4.8%
70Bolivar County38,500+1.9%
71Sunflower County37,600+8.4%
72Adams County37,200-7.5%
73Quitman County37,100+6%
74Coahoma County35,300+0.6%
75Jefferson Davis County34,100+4.9%
76Wilkinson County33,600-13.4%
77Humphreys County33,300+4.4%
78Issaquena County32,200+1.3%
78Jefferson County32,200+3.2%
78Leflore County32,200+1.9%
81Claiborne County29,600-7.8%
82Holmes County26,200-2.2%

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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/il20/Section8-FY20.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2020). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Mississippi by area median family income (HUD), 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il20/Section8-FY20.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), 2020. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 16 Mar. 2020, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il20/Section8-FY20.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/mississippi-counties?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2020. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Mississippi by area median family income (HUD), 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il20/Section8-FY20.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/mississippi-counties?period=2020.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2020) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Mississippi by area median family income (HUD), 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il20/Section8-FY20.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/mississippi-counties?period=2020 (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), 2020}},
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Which county has the highest area median family income (HUD)?

Lafayette County, with $72,400 in 2020, 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 $26,200 in 2020.

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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