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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 2021, at $73,900. Holmes County had the lowest, at $27,600. The median was $49,500. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest73,900Copiah County
Lowest27,600Holmes County
Median49,50082 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 36,600 USDAlcorn County: 50,900 USDAmite County: 47,200 USDAttala County: 45,900 USDBenton County: 49,900 USDBolivar County: 40,300 USDCalhoun County: 47,100 USDCarroll County: 57,300 USDChickasaw County: 49,000 USDChoctaw County: 58,900 USDClaiborne County: 32,200 USDClarke County: 57,100 USDClay County: 46,600 USDCoahoma County: 38,300 USDCopiah County: 73,900 USDCovington County: 47,800 USDDeSoto County: 68,700 USDForrest County: 58,900 USDFranklin County: 52,400 USDGeorge County: 62,200 USDGreene County: 64,900 USDGrenada County: 48,300 USDHancock County: 60,600 USDHarrison County: 60,600 USDHinds County: 73,900 USDHolmes County: 27,600 USDHumphreys County: 33,700 USDIssaquena County: 29,200 USDItawamba County: 53,900 USDJackson County: 64,100 USDJasper County: 47,100 USDJefferson County: 28,100 USDJefferson Davis County: 40,300 USDJones County: 64,200 USDKemper County: 34,300 USDLafayette County: 73,400 USDLamar County: 58,900 USDLauderdale County: 48,800 USDLawrence County: 57,700 USDLeake County: 49,300 USDLee County: 71,900 USDLeflore County: 35,000 USDLincoln County: 56,100 USDLowndes County: 61,700 USDMadison County: 73,900 USDMarion County: 42,700 USDMarshall County: 52,700 USDMonroe County: 56,800 USDMontgomery County: 43,800 USDNeshoba County: 48,600 USDNewton County: 48,200 USDNoxubee County: 48,900 USDOktibbeha County: 67,100 USDPanola County: 45,700 USDPearl River County: 60,100 USDPerry County: 58,900 USDPike County: 42,000 USDPontotoc County: 50,500 USDPrentiss County: 49,700 USDQuitman County: 39,300 USDRankin County: 73,900 USDScott County: 46,400 USDSharkey County: 40,800 USDSimpson County: 47,900 USDSmith County: 60,700 USDStone County: 56,100 USDSunflower County: 38,800 USDTallahatchie County: 39,800 USDTate County: 65,100 USDTippah County: 50,300 USDTishomingo County: 49,000 USDTunica County: 41,700 USDUnion County: 53,800 USDWalthall County: 43,100 USDWarren County: 56,200 USDWashington County: 41,900 USDWayne County: 57,800 USDWebster County: 57,200 USDWilkinson County: 36,400 USDWinston County: 46,800 USDYalobusha County: 53,000 USDYazoo County: 42,400 USD
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  • 50K to 57K
  • 57K to 61K
  • 61K and over
USD, 2021. 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, 2021

Copiah County: 73,900 USDCopiah County73,900Hinds County: 73,900 USDHinds County73,900Madison County: 73,900 USDMadison County73,900Rankin County: 73,900 USDRankin County73,900Lafayette County: 73,400 USDLafayette County73,400Lee County: 71,900 USDLee County71,900DeSoto County: 68,700 USDDeSoto County68,700Oktibbeha County: 67,100 USDOktibbeha County67,100Tate County: 65,100 USDTate County65,100Greene County: 64,900 USDGreene County64,900Jones County: 64,200 USDJones County64,200Jackson County: 64,100 USDJackson County64,100George County: 62,200 USDGeorge County62,200Lowndes County: 61,700 USDLowndes County61,700Smith County: 60,700 USDSmith County60,700Hancock County: 60,600 USDHancock County60,600Harrison County: 60,600 USDHarrison County60,600Pearl River County: 60,100 USDPearl River County60,100Choctaw County: 58,900 USDChoctaw County58,900Forrest County: 58,900 USDForrest County58,900Lamar County: 58,900 USDLamar County58,900Perry County: 58,900 USDPerry County58,900Wayne County: 57,800 USDWayne County57,800Lawrence County: 57,700 USDLawrence County57,700Carroll County: 57,300 USDCarroll County57,300Webster County: 57,200 USDWebster County57,200Clarke County: 57,100 USDClarke County57,100Monroe County: 56,800 USDMonroe County56,800Warren County: 56,200 USDWarren County56,200Lincoln County: 56,100 USDLincoln County56,100Stone County: 56,100 USDStone County56,100Itawamba County: 53,900 USDItawamba County53,900Union County: 53,800 USDUnion County53,800Yalobusha County: 53,000 USDYalobusha County53,000Marshall County: 52,700 USDMarshall County52,700Franklin County: 52,400 USDFranklin County52,400Alcorn County: 50,900 USDAlcorn County50,900Pontotoc County: 50,500 USDPontotoc County50,500Tippah County: 50,300 USDTippah County50,300Benton County: 49,900 USDBenton County49,900Copiah County: 73,900 USDCopiah County73,900Hinds County: 73,900 USDHinds County73,900Madison County: 73,900 USDMadison County73,900Rankin County: 73,900 USDRankin County73,900Lafayette County: 73,400 USDLafayette County73,400Lee County: 71,900 USDLee County71,900DeSoto County: 68,700 USDDeSoto County68,700Oktibbeha County: 67,100 USDOktibbeha County67,100Tate County: 65,100 USDTate County65,100Greene County: 64,900 USDGreene County64,900Jones County: 64,200 USDJones County64,200Jackson County: 64,100 USDJackson County64,100George County: 62,200 USDGeorge County62,200Lowndes County: 61,700 USDLowndes County61,700Smith County: 60,700 USDSmith County60,700Hancock County: 60,600 USDHancock County60,600Harrison County: 60,600 USDHarrison County60,600Pearl River County: 60,100 USDPearl River County60,100Choctaw County: 58,900 USDChoctaw County58,900Forrest County: 58,900 USDForrest County58,900Lamar County: 58,900 USDLamar County58,900Perry County: 58,900 USDPerry County58,900Wayne County: 57,800 USDWayne County57,800Lawrence County: 57,700 USDLawrence County57,700Carroll County: 57,300 USDCarroll County57,300Webster County: 57,200 USDWebster County57,200Clarke County: 57,100 USDClarke County57,100Monroe County: 56,800 USDMonroe County56,800Warren County: 56,200 USDWarren County56,200Lincoln County: 56,100 USDLincoln County56,100Stone County: 56,100 USDStone County56,100Itawamba County: 53,900 USDItawamba County53,900Union County: 53,800 USDUnion County53,800Yalobusha County: 53,000 USDYalobusha County53,000Marshall County: 52,700 USDMarshall County52,700Franklin County: 52,400 USDFranklin County52,400Alcorn County: 50,900 USDAlcorn County50,900Pontotoc County: 50,500 USDPontotoc County50,500Tippah County: 50,300 USDTippah County50,300Benton County: 49,900 USDBenton County49,900
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD		Change on 2020
1Copiah County73,900+4.2%
1Hinds County73,900+4.2%
1Madison County73,900+4.2%
1Rankin County73,900+4.2%
5Lafayette County73,400+1.4%
6Lee County71,900+0.1%
7DeSoto County68,700+1.2%
8Oktibbeha County67,100+8.6%
9Tate County65,100+4.8%
10Greene County64,900+1.2%
11Jones County64,200+32.6%
12Jackson County64,100-7.2%
13George County62,200+2.5%
14Lowndes County61,700+5.8%
15Smith County60,700+11.4%
16Hancock County60,600-0.5%
16Harrison County60,600-0.5%
18Pearl River County60,100-0.3%
19Choctaw County58,900+12%
19Forrest County58,900-5.9%
19Lamar County58,900-5.9%
19Perry County58,900-5.9%
23Wayne County57,800+7.4%
24Lawrence County57,700+2.3%
25Carroll County57,300-5.9%
26Webster County57,200+8.7%
27Clarke County57,100+5.5%
28Monroe County56,800+4%
29Warren County56,200+2.4%
30Lincoln County56,100+11.3%
30Stone County56,100-4.9%
32Itawamba County53,900+2.1%
33Union County53,800+5.1%
34Yalobusha County53,000+10%
35Marshall County52,700-2%
36Franklin County52,400-8.1%
37Alcorn County50,900+3.5%
38Pontotoc County50,500-6.3%
39Tippah County50,300-1.9%
40Benton County49,900+2.7%
41Prentiss County49,700+5.7%
42Leake County49,300-0.2%
43Chickasaw County49,000+4.3%
43Tishomingo County49,000+3.4%
45Noxubee County48,900+4.9%
46Lauderdale County48,800-22.8%
47Neshoba County48,600-4.5%
48Grenada County48,300+5.7%
49Newton County48,200-2.6%
50Simpson County47,900+6.7%
51Covington County47,800+2.6%
52Amite County47,200+2.4%
53Calhoun County47,100+2.6%
53Jasper County47,100+1.3%
55Winston County46,800+1.5%
56Clay County46,600+4%
57Scott County46,400+7.2%
58Attala County45,900-3.2%
59Panola County45,700+2.7%
60Montgomery County43,800-2%
61Walthall County43,100+0.2%
62Marion County42,700+1.9%
63Yazoo County42,400+6.3%
64Pike County42,000-3%
65Washington County41,900+2.9%
66Tunica County41,700+6.1%
67Sharkey County40,800-5.8%
68Bolivar County40,300+4.7%
68Jefferson Davis County40,300+18.2%
70Tallahatchie County39,800-5.7%
71Quitman County39,300+5.9%
72Sunflower County38,800+3.2%
73Coahoma County38,300+8.5%
74Adams County36,600-1.6%
75Wilkinson County36,400+8.3%
76Leflore County35,000+8.7%
77Kemper County34,300-14%
78Humphreys County33,700+1.2%
79Claiborne County32,200+8.8%
80Issaquena County29,200-9.3%
81Jefferson County28,100-12.7%
82Holmes County27,600+5.3%

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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/il21/Section8-FY21.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2021). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Mississippi by area median family income (HUD), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il21/Section8-FY21.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), 2021. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 24 Mar. 2021, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il21/Section8-FY21.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/mississippi-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2021. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Mississippi by area median family income (HUD), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il21/Section8-FY21.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/mississippi-counties?period=2021.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2021) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Mississippi by area median family income (HUD), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il21/Section8-FY21.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/mississippi-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Copiah County, with $73,900 in 2021, 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 $27,600 in 2021.

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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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