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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 2022, at $79,600. Jefferson County had the lowest, at $29,100. The median was $55,750. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest79,600Lafayette County
Lowest29,100Jefferson County
Median55,75082 counties

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 43,900 USDAlcorn County: 59,200 USDAmite County: 51,300 USDAttala County: 51,100 USDBenton County: 51,800 USDBolivar County: 44,400 USDCalhoun County: 50,600 USDCarroll County: 72,700 USDChickasaw County: 51,600 USDChoctaw County: 58,700 USDClaiborne County: 32,300 USDClarke County: 64,700 USDClay County: 47,300 USDCoahoma County: 40,700 USDCopiah County: 76,000 USDCovington County: 48,700 USDDeSoto County: 77,300 USDForrest County: 62,800 USDFranklin County: 56,400 USDGeorge County: 63,000 USDGreene County: 66,600 USDGrenada County: 55,200 USDHancock County: 67,500 USDHarrison County: 67,500 USDHinds County: 76,000 USDHolmes County: 33,300 USDHumphreys County: 38,600 USDIssaquena County: 43,100 USDItawamba County: 59,100 USDJackson County: 78,100 USDJasper County: 52,200 USDJefferson County: 29,100 USDJefferson Davis County: 53,000 USDJones County: 57,000 USDKemper County: 41,500 USDLafayette County: 79,600 USDLamar County: 62,800 USDLauderdale County: 55,800 USDLawrence County: 63,700 USDLeake County: 55,000 USDLee County: 65,000 USDLeflore County: 40,700 USDLincoln County: 64,500 USDLowndes County: 69,800 USDMadison County: 76,000 USDMarion County: 52,100 USDMarshall County: 55,700 USDMonroe County: 62,300 USDMontgomery County: 52,000 USDNeshoba County: 53,500 USDNewton County: 50,700 USDNoxubee County: 52,100 USDOktibbeha County: 73,400 USDPanola County: 50,700 USDPearl River County: 63,600 USDPerry County: 62,800 USDPike County: 48,300 USDPontotoc County: 59,900 USDPrentiss County: 55,900 USDQuitman County: 43,200 USDRankin County: 76,000 USDScott County: 56,100 USDSharkey County: 48,600 USDSimpson County: 57,200 USDSmith County: 64,800 USDStone County: 59,700 USDSunflower County: 42,300 USDTallahatchie County: 43,600 USDTate County: 67,900 USDTippah County: 53,800 USDTishomingo County: 54,400 USDTunica County: 46,200 USDUnion County: 63,300 USDWalthall County: 49,300 USDWarren County: 62,600 USDWashington County: 44,100 USDWayne County: 60,200 USDWebster County: 63,100 USDWilkinson County: 40,300 USDWinston County: 49,500 USDYalobusha County: 56,100 USDYazoo County: 50,200 USD
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  • 66K and over
USD, 2022. 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, 2022

Lafayette County: 79,600 USDLafayette County79,600Jackson County: 78,100 USDJackson County78,100DeSoto County: 77,300 USDDeSoto County77,300Copiah County: 76,000 USDCopiah County76,000Hinds County: 76,000 USDHinds County76,000Madison County: 76,000 USDMadison County76,000Rankin County: 76,000 USDRankin County76,000Oktibbeha County: 73,400 USDOktibbeha County73,400Carroll County: 72,700 USDCarroll County72,700Lowndes County: 69,800 USDLowndes County69,800Tate County: 67,900 USDTate County67,900Hancock County: 67,500 USDHancock County67,500Harrison County: 67,500 USDHarrison County67,500Greene County: 66,600 USDGreene County66,600Lee County: 65,000 USDLee County65,000Smith County: 64,800 USDSmith County64,800Clarke County: 64,700 USDClarke County64,700Lincoln County: 64,500 USDLincoln County64,500Lawrence County: 63,700 USDLawrence County63,700Pearl River County: 63,600 USDPearl River County63,600Union County: 63,300 USDUnion County63,300Webster County: 63,100 USDWebster County63,100George County: 63,000 USDGeorge County63,000Forrest County: 62,800 USDForrest County62,800Lamar County: 62,800 USDLamar County62,800Perry County: 62,800 USDPerry County62,800Warren County: 62,600 USDWarren County62,600Monroe County: 62,300 USDMonroe County62,300Wayne County: 60,200 USDWayne County60,200Pontotoc County: 59,900 USDPontotoc County59,900Stone County: 59,700 USDStone County59,700Alcorn County: 59,200 USDAlcorn County59,200Itawamba County: 59,100 USDItawamba County59,100Choctaw County: 58,700 USDChoctaw County58,700Simpson County: 57,200 USDSimpson County57,200Jones County: 57,000 USDJones County57,000Franklin County: 56,400 USDFranklin County56,400Scott County: 56,100 USDScott County56,100Yalobusha County: 56,100 USDYalobusha County56,100Prentiss County: 55,900 USDPrentiss County55,900Lafayette County: 79,600 USDLafayette County79,600Jackson County: 78,100 USDJackson County78,100DeSoto County: 77,300 USDDeSoto County77,300Copiah County: 76,000 USDCopiah County76,000Hinds County: 76,000 USDHinds County76,000Madison County: 76,000 USDMadison County76,000Rankin County: 76,000 USDRankin County76,000Oktibbeha County: 73,400 USDOktibbeha County73,400Carroll County: 72,700 USDCarroll County72,700Lowndes County: 69,800 USDLowndes County69,800Tate County: 67,900 USDTate County67,900Hancock County: 67,500 USDHancock County67,500Harrison County: 67,500 USDHarrison County67,500Greene County: 66,600 USDGreene County66,600Lee County: 65,000 USDLee County65,000Smith County: 64,800 USDSmith County64,800Clarke County: 64,700 USDClarke County64,700Lincoln County: 64,500 USDLincoln County64,500Lawrence County: 63,700 USDLawrence County63,700Pearl River County: 63,600 USDPearl River County63,600Union County: 63,300 USDUnion County63,300Webster County: 63,100 USDWebster County63,100George County: 63,000 USDGeorge County63,000Forrest County: 62,800 USDForrest County62,800Lamar County: 62,800 USDLamar County62,800Perry County: 62,800 USDPerry County62,800Warren County: 62,600 USDWarren County62,600Monroe County: 62,300 USDMonroe County62,300Wayne County: 60,200 USDWayne County60,200Pontotoc County: 59,900 USDPontotoc County59,900Stone County: 59,700 USDStone County59,700Alcorn County: 59,200 USDAlcorn County59,200Itawamba County: 59,100 USDItawamba County59,100Choctaw County: 58,700 USDChoctaw County58,700Simpson County: 57,200 USDSimpson County57,200Jones County: 57,000 USDJones County57,000Franklin County: 56,400 USDFranklin County56,400Scott County: 56,100 USDScott County56,100Yalobusha County: 56,100 USDYalobusha County56,100Prentiss County: 55,900 USDPrentiss County55,900
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
USD		Change on 2021
1Lafayette County79,600+8.4%
2Jackson County78,100+21.8%
3DeSoto County77,300+12.5%
4Copiah County76,000+2.8%
4Hinds County76,000+2.8%
4Madison County76,000+2.8%
4Rankin County76,000+2.8%
8Oktibbeha County73,400+9.4%
9Carroll County72,700+26.9%
10Lowndes County69,800+13.1%
11Tate County67,900+4.3%
12Hancock County67,500+11.4%
12Harrison County67,500+11.4%
14Greene County66,600+2.6%
15Lee County65,000-9.6%
16Smith County64,800+6.8%
17Clarke County64,700+13.3%
18Lincoln County64,500+15%
19Lawrence County63,700+10.4%
20Pearl River County63,600+5.8%
21Union County63,300+17.7%
22Webster County63,100+10.3%
23George County63,000+1.3%
24Forrest County62,800+6.6%
24Lamar County62,800+6.6%
24Perry County62,800+6.6%
27Warren County62,600+11.4%
28Monroe County62,300+9.7%
29Wayne County60,200+4.2%
30Pontotoc County59,900+18.6%
31Stone County59,700+6.4%
32Alcorn County59,200+16.3%
33Itawamba County59,100+9.6%
34Choctaw County58,700-0.3%
35Simpson County57,200+19.4%
36Jones County57,000-11.2%
37Franklin County56,400+7.6%
38Scott County56,100+20.9%
38Yalobusha County56,100+5.8%
40Prentiss County55,900+12.5%
41Lauderdale County55,800+14.3%
42Marshall County55,700+5.7%
43Grenada County55,200+14.3%
44Leake County55,000+11.6%
45Tishomingo County54,400+11%
46Tippah County53,800+7%
47Neshoba County53,500+10.1%
48Jefferson Davis County53,000+31.5%
49Jasper County52,200+10.8%
50Marion County52,100+22%
50Noxubee County52,100+6.5%
52Montgomery County52,000+18.7%
53Benton County51,800+3.8%
54Chickasaw County51,600+5.3%
55Amite County51,300+8.7%
56Attala County51,100+11.3%
57Newton County50,700+5.2%
57Panola County50,700+10.9%
59Calhoun County50,600+7.4%
60Yazoo County50,200+18.4%
61Winston County49,500+5.8%
62Walthall County49,300+14.4%
63Covington County48,700+1.9%
64Sharkey County48,600+19.1%
65Pike County48,300+15%
66Clay County47,300+1.5%
67Tunica County46,200+10.8%
68Bolivar County44,400+10.2%
69Washington County44,100+5.3%
70Adams County43,900+19.9%
71Tallahatchie County43,600+9.5%
72Quitman County43,200+9.9%
73Issaquena County43,100+47.6%
74Sunflower County42,300+9%
75Kemper County41,500+21%
76Coahoma County40,700+6.3%
76Leflore County40,700+16.3%
78Wilkinson County40,300+10.7%
79Humphreys County38,600+14.5%
80Holmes County33,300+20.7%
81Claiborne County32,300+0.3%
82Jefferson County29,100+3.6%

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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/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2022). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Mississippi by area median family income (HUD), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.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), 2022. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 13 Apr. 2022, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/mississippi-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2022. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Mississippi by area median family income (HUD), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/mississippi-counties?period=2022.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2022) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Mississippi by area median family income (HUD), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/mississippi-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Lafayette County, with $79,600 in 2022, 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)?

Jefferson County, with $29,100 in 2022.

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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