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Counties in Mississippi by area median family income (HUD)

DeSoto County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 82 counties in 2024, at $85,200. Humphreys County had the lowest, at $37,100. The median was $64,150. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest85,200DeSoto County
Lowest37,100Humphreys County
Median64,15082 counties

Map of counties, 2024

Adams County: 54,000 USDAlcorn County: 64,100 USDAmite County: 46,400 USDAttala County: 54,600 USDBenton County: 56,400 USDBolivar County: 52,400 USDCalhoun County: 60,700 USDCarroll County: 70,400 USDChickasaw County: 52,700 USDChoctaw County: 64,200 USDClaiborne County: 39,400 USDClarke County: 63,800 USDClay County: 53,600 USDCoahoma County: 46,300 USDCopiah County: 83,500 USDCovington County: 55,100 USDDeSoto County: 85,200 USDForrest County: 73,200 USDFranklin County: 54,900 USDGeorge County: 67,000 USDGreene County: 67,600 USDGrenada County: 66,800 USDHancock County: 76,000 USDHarrison County: 76,000 USDHinds County: 83,500 USDHolmes County: 43,600 USDHumphreys County: 37,100 USDIssaquena County: 67,000 USDItawamba County: 72,900 USDJackson County: 79,500 USDJasper County: 63,600 USDJefferson County: 39,400 USDJefferson Davis County: 58,600 USDJones County: 74,100 USDKemper County: 54,800 USDLafayette County: 83,700 USDLamar County: 73,200 USDLauderdale County: 73,000 USDLawrence County: 55,400 USDLeake County: 59,500 USDLee County: 84,100 USDLeflore County: 43,100 USDLincoln County: 68,400 USDLowndes County: 79,600 USDMadison County: 83,500 USDMarion County: 52,200 USDMarshall County: 65,500 USDMonroe County: 68,900 USDMontgomery County: 47,200 USDNeshoba County: 59,700 USDNewton County: 65,800 USDNoxubee County: 47,700 USDOktibbeha County: 80,800 USDPanola County: 64,700 USDPearl River County: 72,000 USDPerry County: 73,200 USDPike County: 51,500 USDPontotoc County: 74,400 USDPrentiss County: 71,000 USDQuitman County: 48,900 USDRankin County: 83,500 USDScott County: 58,800 USDSharkey County: 63,800 USDSimpson County: 65,600 USDSmith County: 74,400 USDStone County: 71,500 USDSunflower County: 51,800 USDTallahatchie County: 48,400 USDTate County: 72,700 USDTippah County: 59,800 USDTishomingo County: 72,100 USDTunica County: 54,000 USDUnion County: 77,200 USDWalthall County: 64,300 USDWarren County: 79,800 USDWashington County: 52,600 USDWayne County: 60,600 USDWebster County: 75,800 USDWilkinson County: 49,100 USDWinston County: 57,600 USDYalobusha County: 62,000 USDYazoo County: 57,100 USD
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  • 52K to 57K
  • 57K to 64K
  • 64K to 71K
  • 71K to 76K
  • 76K and over
USD, 2024. 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, 2024

DeSoto County: 85,200 USDDeSoto County85,200Lee County: 84,100 USDLee County84,100Lafayette County: 83,700 USDLafayette County83,700Copiah County: 83,500 USDCopiah County83,500Hinds County: 83,500 USDHinds County83,500Madison County: 83,500 USDMadison County83,500Rankin County: 83,500 USDRankin County83,500Oktibbeha County: 80,800 USDOktibbeha County80,800Warren County: 79,800 USDWarren County79,800Lowndes County: 79,600 USDLowndes County79,600Jackson County: 79,500 USDJackson County79,500Union County: 77,200 USDUnion County77,200Hancock County: 76,000 USDHancock County76,000Harrison County: 76,000 USDHarrison County76,000Webster County: 75,800 USDWebster County75,800Pontotoc County: 74,400 USDPontotoc County74,400Smith County: 74,400 USDSmith County74,400Jones County: 74,100 USDJones County74,100Forrest County: 73,200 USDForrest County73,200Lamar County: 73,200 USDLamar County73,200Perry County: 73,200 USDPerry County73,200Lauderdale County: 73,000 USDLauderdale County73,000Itawamba County: 72,900 USDItawamba County72,900Tate County: 72,700 USDTate County72,700Tishomingo County: 72,100 USDTishomingo County72,100Pearl River County: 72,000 USDPearl River County72,000Stone County: 71,500 USDStone County71,500Prentiss County: 71,000 USDPrentiss County71,000Carroll County: 70,400 USDCarroll County70,400Monroe County: 68,900 USDMonroe County68,900Lincoln County: 68,400 USDLincoln County68,400Greene County: 67,600 USDGreene County67,600George County: 67,000 USDGeorge County67,000Issaquena County: 67,000 USDIssaquena County67,000Grenada County: 66,800 USDGrenada County66,800Newton County: 65,800 USDNewton County65,800Simpson County: 65,600 USDSimpson County65,600Marshall County: 65,500 USDMarshall County65,500Panola County: 64,700 USDPanola County64,700Walthall County: 64,300 USDWalthall County64,300DeSoto County: 85,200 USDDeSoto County85,200Lee County: 84,100 USDLee County84,100Lafayette County: 83,700 USDLafayette County83,700Copiah County: 83,500 USDCopiah County83,500Hinds County: 83,500 USDHinds County83,500Madison County: 83,500 USDMadison County83,500Rankin County: 83,500 USDRankin County83,500Oktibbeha County: 80,800 USDOktibbeha County80,800Warren County: 79,800 USDWarren County79,800Lowndes County: 79,600 USDLowndes County79,600Jackson County: 79,500 USDJackson County79,500Union County: 77,200 USDUnion County77,200Hancock County: 76,000 USDHancock County76,000Harrison County: 76,000 USDHarrison County76,000Webster County: 75,800 USDWebster County75,800Pontotoc County: 74,400 USDPontotoc County74,400Smith County: 74,400 USDSmith County74,400Jones County: 74,100 USDJones County74,100Forrest County: 73,200 USDForrest County73,200Lamar County: 73,200 USDLamar County73,200Perry County: 73,200 USDPerry County73,200Lauderdale County: 73,000 USDLauderdale County73,000Itawamba County: 72,900 USDItawamba County72,900Tate County: 72,700 USDTate County72,700Tishomingo County: 72,100 USDTishomingo County72,100Pearl River County: 72,000 USDPearl River County72,000Stone County: 71,500 USDStone County71,500Prentiss County: 71,000 USDPrentiss County71,000Carroll County: 70,400 USDCarroll County70,400Monroe County: 68,900 USDMonroe County68,900Lincoln County: 68,400 USDLincoln County68,400Greene County: 67,600 USDGreene County67,600George County: 67,000 USDGeorge County67,000Issaquena County: 67,000 USDIssaquena County67,000Grenada County: 66,800 USDGrenada County66,800Newton County: 65,800 USDNewton County65,800Simpson County: 65,600 USDSimpson County65,600Marshall County: 65,500 USDMarshall County65,500Panola County: 64,700 USDPanola County64,700Walthall County: 64,300 USDWalthall County64,300
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
USD		Change on 2023
1DeSoto County85,200+5.2%
2Lee County84,100-1.8%
3Lafayette County83,700+9.8%
4Copiah County83,500+4.5%
4Hinds County83,500+4.5%
4Madison County83,500+4.5%
4Rankin County83,500+4.5%
8Oktibbeha County80,800+8.9%
9Warren County79,800+6%
10Lowndes County79,600+1.4%
11Jackson County79,500-6.8%
12Union County77,200+6.3%
13Hancock County76,000+5.3%
13Harrison County76,000+5.3%
15Webster County75,800-0.5%
16Pontotoc County74,400+2.2%
16Smith County74,400+2.2%
18Jones County74,100+10.3%
19Forrest County73,200-7.3%
19Lamar County73,200-7.3%
19Perry County73,200-7.3%
22Lauderdale County73,000+24.4%
23Itawamba County72,900+1%
24Tate County72,700+2.3%
25Tishomingo County72,100+9.1%
26Pearl River County72,000-5.3%
27Stone County71,500-1.4%
28Prentiss County71,000+0.1%
29Carroll County70,400-8%
30Monroe County68,900-2%
31Lincoln County68,400-0.3%
32Greene County67,600-2.9%
33George County67,000+4.9%
33Issaquena County67,000+6.5%
35Grenada County66,800+9.5%
36Newton County65,800+4.3%
37Simpson County65,600+6.5%
38Marshall County65,500+7%
39Panola County64,700+6.4%
40Walthall County64,300+3.2%
41Choctaw County64,200+12%
42Alcorn County64,100-0.9%
43Clarke County63,800-0.2%
43Sharkey County63,800+5.1%
45Jasper County63,600+2.3%
46Yalobusha County62,000+7.3%
47Calhoun County60,700+6.1%
48Wayne County60,600-0.7%
49Tippah County59,800+4%
50Neshoba County59,700+5.5%
51Leake County59,500+4%
52Scott County58,800+1.4%
53Jefferson Davis County58,600-0.8%
54Winston County57,600+3.6%
55Yazoo County57,100+3.3%
56Benton County56,400-10%
57Lawrence County55,400-6.7%
58Covington County55,100+3.2%
59Franklin County54,900+5.8%
60Kemper County54,800+10.5%
61Attala County54,600-3.2%
62Adams County54,000+5.3%
62Tunica County54,000+10.2%
64Clay County53,600+1.5%
65Chickasaw County52,700-1.7%
66Washington County52,600-4.5%
67Bolivar County52,400+10.5%
68Marion County52,200+2.6%
69Sunflower County51,800+0.6%
70Pike County51,500-1.2%
71Wilkinson County49,100+6%
72Quitman County48,900+10.6%
73Tallahatchie County48,400+19.5%
74Noxubee County47,700-2.5%
75Montgomery County47,200-3.5%
76Amite County46,400+6.9%
77Coahoma County46,300+1.1%
78Holmes County43,600+15%
79Leflore County43,100+3.1%
80Claiborne County39,400+9.4%
80Jefferson County39,400-18.4%
82Humphreys County37,100+3.3%

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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/il24/Section8-FY24.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2024). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Mississippi by area median family income (HUD), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il24/Section8-FY24.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), 2024. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 19 Mar. 2024, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il24/Section8-FY24.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/mississippi-counties?period=2024. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2024. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Mississippi by area median family income (HUD), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il24/Section8-FY24.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/mississippi-counties?period=2024.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2024) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Mississippi by area median family income (HUD), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il24/Section8-FY24.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/mississippi-counties?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

DeSoto County, with $85,200 in 2024, 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 $37,100 in 2024.

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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