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Counties in Mississippi by area median family income (HUD)

Lee County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 82 counties in 2023, at $85,600. Humphreys County had the lowest, at $35,900. The median was $61,100. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest85,600Lee County
Lowest35,900Humphreys County
Median61,10082 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 51,300 USDAlcorn County: 64,700 USDAmite County: 43,400 USDAttala County: 56,400 USDBenton County: 62,700 USDBolivar County: 47,400 USDCalhoun County: 57,200 USDCarroll County: 76,500 USDChickasaw County: 53,600 USDChoctaw County: 57,300 USDClaiborne County: 36,000 USDClarke County: 63,900 USDClay County: 52,800 USDCoahoma County: 45,800 USDCopiah County: 79,900 USDCovington County: 53,400 USDDeSoto County: 81,000 USDForrest County: 79,000 USDFranklin County: 51,900 USDGeorge County: 63,900 USDGreene County: 69,600 USDGrenada County: 61,000 USDHancock County: 72,200 USDHarrison County: 72,200 USDHinds County: 79,900 USDHolmes County: 37,900 USDHumphreys County: 35,900 USDIssaquena County: 62,900 USDItawamba County: 72,200 USDJackson County: 85,300 USDJasper County: 62,200 USDJefferson County: 48,300 USDJefferson Davis County: 59,100 USDJones County: 67,200 USDKemper County: 49,600 USDLafayette County: 76,200 USDLamar County: 79,000 USDLauderdale County: 58,700 USDLawrence County: 59,400 USDLeake County: 57,200 USDLee County: 85,600 USDLeflore County: 41,800 USDLincoln County: 68,600 USDLowndes County: 78,500 USDMadison County: 79,900 USDMarion County: 50,900 USDMarshall County: 61,200 USDMonroe County: 70,300 USDMontgomery County: 48,900 USDNeshoba County: 56,600 USDNewton County: 63,100 USDNoxubee County: 48,900 USDOktibbeha County: 74,200 USDPanola County: 60,800 USDPearl River County: 76,000 USDPerry County: 79,000 USDPike County: 52,100 USDPontotoc County: 72,800 USDPrentiss County: 70,900 USDQuitman County: 44,200 USDRankin County: 79,900 USDScott County: 58,000 USDSharkey County: 60,700 USDSimpson County: 61,600 USDSmith County: 72,800 USDStone County: 72,500 USDSunflower County: 51,500 USDTallahatchie County: 40,500 USDTate County: 71,100 USDTippah County: 57,500 USDTishomingo County: 66,100 USDTunica County: 49,000 USDUnion County: 72,600 USDWalthall County: 62,300 USDWarren County: 75,300 USDWashington County: 55,100 USDWayne County: 61,000 USDWebster County: 76,200 USDWilkinson County: 46,300 USDWinston County: 55,600 USDYalobusha County: 57,800 USDYazoo County: 55,300 USD
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  • 49K to 57K
  • 57K to 61K
  • 61K to 70K
  • 70K to 76K
  • 76K and over
USD, 2023. 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, 2023

Lee County: 85,600 USDLee County85,600Jackson County: 85,300 USDJackson County85,300DeSoto County: 81,000 USDDeSoto County81,000Copiah County: 79,900 USDCopiah County79,900Hinds County: 79,900 USDHinds County79,900Madison County: 79,900 USDMadison County79,900Rankin County: 79,900 USDRankin County79,900Forrest County: 79,000 USDForrest County79,000Lamar County: 79,000 USDLamar County79,000Perry County: 79,000 USDPerry County79,000Lowndes County: 78,500 USDLowndes County78,500Carroll County: 76,500 USDCarroll County76,500Lafayette County: 76,200 USDLafayette County76,200Webster County: 76,200 USDWebster County76,200Pearl River County: 76,000 USDPearl River County76,000Warren County: 75,300 USDWarren County75,300Oktibbeha County: 74,200 USDOktibbeha County74,200Pontotoc County: 72,800 USDPontotoc County72,800Smith County: 72,800 USDSmith County72,800Union County: 72,600 USDUnion County72,600Stone County: 72,500 USDStone County72,500Hancock County: 72,200 USDHancock County72,200Harrison County: 72,200 USDHarrison County72,200Itawamba County: 72,200 USDItawamba County72,200Tate County: 71,100 USDTate County71,100Prentiss County: 70,900 USDPrentiss County70,900Monroe County: 70,300 USDMonroe County70,300Greene County: 69,600 USDGreene County69,600Lincoln County: 68,600 USDLincoln County68,600Jones County: 67,200 USDJones County67,200Tishomingo County: 66,100 USDTishomingo County66,100Alcorn County: 64,700 USDAlcorn County64,700Clarke County: 63,900 USDClarke County63,900George County: 63,900 USDGeorge County63,900Newton County: 63,100 USDNewton County63,100Issaquena County: 62,900 USDIssaquena County62,900Benton County: 62,700 USDBenton County62,700Walthall County: 62,300 USDWalthall County62,300Jasper County: 62,200 USDJasper County62,200Simpson County: 61,600 USDSimpson County61,600Lee County: 85,600 USDLee County85,600Jackson County: 85,300 USDJackson County85,300DeSoto County: 81,000 USDDeSoto County81,000Copiah County: 79,900 USDCopiah County79,900Hinds County: 79,900 USDHinds County79,900Madison County: 79,900 USDMadison County79,900Rankin County: 79,900 USDRankin County79,900Forrest County: 79,000 USDForrest County79,000Lamar County: 79,000 USDLamar County79,000Perry County: 79,000 USDPerry County79,000Lowndes County: 78,500 USDLowndes County78,500Carroll County: 76,500 USDCarroll County76,500Lafayette County: 76,200 USDLafayette County76,200Webster County: 76,200 USDWebster County76,200Pearl River County: 76,000 USDPearl River County76,000Warren County: 75,300 USDWarren County75,300Oktibbeha County: 74,200 USDOktibbeha County74,200Pontotoc County: 72,800 USDPontotoc County72,800Smith County: 72,800 USDSmith County72,800Union County: 72,600 USDUnion County72,600Stone County: 72,500 USDStone County72,500Hancock County: 72,200 USDHancock County72,200Harrison County: 72,200 USDHarrison County72,200Itawamba County: 72,200 USDItawamba County72,200Tate County: 71,100 USDTate County71,100Prentiss County: 70,900 USDPrentiss County70,900Monroe County: 70,300 USDMonroe County70,300Greene County: 69,600 USDGreene County69,600Lincoln County: 68,600 USDLincoln County68,600Jones County: 67,200 USDJones County67,200Tishomingo County: 66,100 USDTishomingo County66,100Alcorn County: 64,700 USDAlcorn County64,700Clarke County: 63,900 USDClarke County63,900George County: 63,900 USDGeorge County63,900Newton County: 63,100 USDNewton County63,100Issaquena County: 62,900 USDIssaquena County62,900Benton County: 62,700 USDBenton County62,700Walthall County: 62,300 USDWalthall County62,300Jasper County: 62,200 USDJasper County62,200Simpson County: 61,600 USDSimpson County61,600
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
USD		Change on 2022
1Lee County85,600+31.7%
2Jackson County85,300+9.2%
3DeSoto County81,000+4.8%
4Copiah County79,900+5.1%
4Hinds County79,900+5.1%
4Madison County79,900+5.1%
4Rankin County79,900+5.1%
8Forrest County79,000+25.8%
8Lamar County79,000+25.8%
8Perry County79,000+25.8%
11Lowndes County78,500+12.5%
12Carroll County76,500+5.2%
13Lafayette County76,200-4.3%
13Webster County76,200+20.8%
15Pearl River County76,000+19.5%
16Warren County75,300+20.3%
17Oktibbeha County74,200+1.1%
18Pontotoc County72,800+21.5%
18Smith County72,800+12.3%
20Union County72,600+14.7%
21Stone County72,500+21.4%
22Hancock County72,200+7%
22Harrison County72,200+7%
22Itawamba County72,200+22.2%
25Tate County71,100+4.7%
26Prentiss County70,900+26.8%
27Monroe County70,300+12.8%
28Greene County69,600+4.5%
29Lincoln County68,600+6.4%
30Jones County67,200+17.9%
31Tishomingo County66,100+21.5%
32Alcorn County64,700+9.3%
33Clarke County63,900-1.2%
33George County63,900+1.4%
35Newton County63,100+24.5%
36Issaquena County62,900+45.9%
37Benton County62,700+21%
38Walthall County62,300+26.4%
39Jasper County62,200+19.2%
40Simpson County61,600+7.7%
41Marshall County61,200+9.9%
42Grenada County61,000+10.5%
42Wayne County61,000+1.3%
44Panola County60,800+19.9%
45Sharkey County60,700+24.9%
46Lawrence County59,400-6.8%
47Jefferson Davis County59,100+11.5%
48Lauderdale County58,700+5.2%
49Scott County58,000+3.4%
50Yalobusha County57,800+3%
51Tippah County57,500+6.9%
52Choctaw County57,300-2.4%
53Calhoun County57,200+13%
53Leake County57,200+4%
55Neshoba County56,600+5.8%
56Attala County56,400+10.4%
57Winston County55,600+12.3%
58Yazoo County55,300+10.2%
59Washington County55,100+24.9%
60Chickasaw County53,600+3.9%
61Covington County53,400+9.7%
62Clay County52,800+11.6%
63Pike County52,100+7.9%
64Franklin County51,900-8%
65Sunflower County51,500+21.7%
66Adams County51,300+16.9%
67Marion County50,900-2.3%
68Kemper County49,600+19.5%
69Tunica County49,000+6.1%
70Montgomery County48,900-6%
70Noxubee County48,900-6.1%
72Jefferson County48,300+66%
73Bolivar County47,400+6.8%
74Wilkinson County46,300+14.9%
75Coahoma County45,800+12.5%
76Quitman County44,200+2.3%
77Amite County43,400-15.4%
78Leflore County41,800+2.7%
79Tallahatchie County40,500-7.1%
80Holmes County37,900+13.8%
81Claiborne County36,000+11.5%
82Humphreys County35,900-7%

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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/il23/Section8-FY23.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2023). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Mississippi by area median family income (HUD), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il23/Section8-FY23.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), 2023. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 1 May 2023, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il23/Section8-FY23.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/mississippi-counties?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2023. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Mississippi by area median family income (HUD), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il23/Section8-FY23.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/mississippi-counties?period=2023.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2023) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Mississippi by area median family income (HUD), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il23/Section8-FY23.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/mississippi-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Lee County, with $85,600 in 2023, 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)?

Humphreys County, with $35,900 in 2023.

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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