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Counties in Mississippi by area median family income (HUD)

Jackson County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 82 counties in 2025, at $97,600. Claiborne County had the lowest, at $40,500. The median was $67,150. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest97,600Jackson County
Lowest40,500Claiborne County
Median67,15082 counties

Map of counties, 2025

Adams County: 55,800 USDAlcorn County: 70,900 USDAmite County: 51,700 USDAttala County: 65,100 USDBenton County: 56,800 USDBolivar County: 51,600 USDCalhoun County: 67,400 USDCarroll County: 79,200 USDChickasaw County: 56,300 USDChoctaw County: 63,900 USDClaiborne County: 40,500 USDClarke County: 60,700 USDClay County: 58,600 USDCoahoma County: 47,000 USDCopiah County: 89,100 USDCovington County: 66,200 USDDeSoto County: 91,100 USDForrest County: 81,200 USDFranklin County: 55,700 USDGeorge County: 72,900 USDGreene County: 76,700 USDGrenada County: 66,600 USDHancock County: 80,600 USDHarrison County: 80,600 USDHinds County: 89,100 USDHolmes County: 44,900 USDHumphreys County: 44,700 USDIssaquena County: 70,400 USDItawamba County: 88,300 USDJackson County: 97,600 USDJasper County: 66,700 USDJefferson County: 49,000 USDJefferson Davis County: 58,600 USDJones County: 75,600 USDKemper County: 52,500 USDLafayette County: 92,000 USDLamar County: 81,200 USDLauderdale County: 76,300 USDLawrence County: 60,300 USDLeake County: 64,100 USDLee County: 95,900 USDLeflore County: 46,300 USDLincoln County: 75,800 USDLowndes County: 79,700 USDMadison County: 89,100 USDMarion County: 56,300 USDMarshall County: 69,000 USDMonroe County: 72,600 USDMontgomery County: 56,500 USDNeshoba County: 64,000 USDNewton County: 70,300 USDNoxubee County: 48,800 USDOktibbeha County: 81,800 USDPanola County: 67,600 USDPearl River County: 78,300 USDPerry County: 81,200 USDPike County: 53,500 USDPontotoc County: 77,000 USDPrentiss County: 70,700 USDQuitman County: 52,000 USDRankin County: 89,100 USDScott County: 61,600 USDSharkey County: 59,800 USDSimpson County: 70,300 USDSmith County: 74,100 USDStone County: 81,900 USDSunflower County: 52,700 USDTallahatchie County: 53,300 USDTate County: 77,400 USDTippah County: 63,800 USDTishomingo County: 77,500 USDTunica County: 57,400 USDUnion County: 78,800 USDWalthall County: 69,500 USDWarren County: 83,600 USDWashington County: 54,600 USDWayne County: 63,200 USDWebster County: 79,200 USDWilkinson County: 53,000 USDWinston County: 62,400 USDYalobusha County: 66,900 USDYazoo County: 58,900 USD
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  • 81K and over
USD, 2025. 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, 2025

Jackson County: 97,600 USDJackson County97,600Lee County: 95,900 USDLee County95,900Lafayette County: 92,000 USDLafayette County92,000DeSoto County: 91,100 USDDeSoto County91,100Copiah County: 89,100 USDCopiah County89,100Hinds County: 89,100 USDHinds County89,100Madison County: 89,100 USDMadison County89,100Rankin County: 89,100 USDRankin County89,100Itawamba County: 88,300 USDItawamba County88,300Warren County: 83,600 USDWarren County83,600Stone County: 81,900 USDStone County81,900Oktibbeha County: 81,800 USDOktibbeha County81,800Forrest County: 81,200 USDForrest County81,200Lamar County: 81,200 USDLamar County81,200Perry County: 81,200 USDPerry County81,200Hancock County: 80,600 USDHancock County80,600Harrison County: 80,600 USDHarrison County80,600Lowndes County: 79,700 USDLowndes County79,700Carroll County: 79,200 USDCarroll County79,200Webster County: 79,200 USDWebster County79,200Union County: 78,800 USDUnion County78,800Pearl River County: 78,300 USDPearl River County78,300Tishomingo County: 77,500 USDTishomingo County77,500Tate County: 77,400 USDTate County77,400Pontotoc County: 77,000 USDPontotoc County77,000Greene County: 76,700 USDGreene County76,700Lauderdale County: 76,300 USDLauderdale County76,300Lincoln County: 75,800 USDLincoln County75,800Jones County: 75,600 USDJones County75,600Smith County: 74,100 USDSmith County74,100George County: 72,900 USDGeorge County72,900Monroe County: 72,600 USDMonroe County72,600Alcorn County: 70,900 USDAlcorn County70,900Prentiss County: 70,700 USDPrentiss County70,700Issaquena County: 70,400 USDIssaquena County70,400Newton County: 70,300 USDNewton County70,300Simpson County: 70,300 USDSimpson County70,300Walthall County: 69,500 USDWalthall County69,500Marshall County: 69,000 USDMarshall County69,000Panola County: 67,600 USDPanola County67,600Jackson County: 97,600 USDJackson County97,600Lee County: 95,900 USDLee County95,900Lafayette County: 92,000 USDLafayette County92,000DeSoto County: 91,100 USDDeSoto County91,100Copiah County: 89,100 USDCopiah County89,100Hinds County: 89,100 USDHinds County89,100Madison County: 89,100 USDMadison County89,100Rankin County: 89,100 USDRankin County89,100Itawamba County: 88,300 USDItawamba County88,300Warren County: 83,600 USDWarren County83,600Stone County: 81,900 USDStone County81,900Oktibbeha County: 81,800 USDOktibbeha County81,800Forrest County: 81,200 USDForrest County81,200Lamar County: 81,200 USDLamar County81,200Perry County: 81,200 USDPerry County81,200Hancock County: 80,600 USDHancock County80,600Harrison County: 80,600 USDHarrison County80,600Lowndes County: 79,700 USDLowndes County79,700Carroll County: 79,200 USDCarroll County79,200Webster County: 79,200 USDWebster County79,200Union County: 78,800 USDUnion County78,800Pearl River County: 78,300 USDPearl River County78,300Tishomingo County: 77,500 USDTishomingo County77,500Tate County: 77,400 USDTate County77,400Pontotoc County: 77,000 USDPontotoc County77,000Greene County: 76,700 USDGreene County76,700Lauderdale County: 76,300 USDLauderdale County76,300Lincoln County: 75,800 USDLincoln County75,800Jones County: 75,600 USDJones County75,600Smith County: 74,100 USDSmith County74,100George County: 72,900 USDGeorge County72,900Monroe County: 72,600 USDMonroe County72,600Alcorn County: 70,900 USDAlcorn County70,900Prentiss County: 70,700 USDPrentiss County70,700Issaquena County: 70,400 USDIssaquena County70,400Newton County: 70,300 USDNewton County70,300Simpson County: 70,300 USDSimpson County70,300Walthall County: 69,500 USDWalthall County69,500Marshall County: 69,000 USDMarshall County69,000Panola County: 67,600 USDPanola County67,600
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
USD		Change on 2024
1Jackson County97,600+22.8%
2Lee County95,900+14%
3Lafayette County92,000+9.9%
4DeSoto County91,100+6.9%
5Copiah County89,100+6.7%
5Hinds County89,100+6.7%
5Madison County89,100+6.7%
5Rankin County89,100+6.7%
9Itawamba County88,300+21.1%
10Warren County83,600+4.8%
11Stone County81,900+14.5%
12Oktibbeha County81,800+1.2%
13Forrest County81,200+10.9%
13Lamar County81,200+10.9%
13Perry County81,200+10.9%
16Hancock County80,600+6.1%
16Harrison County80,600+6.1%
18Lowndes County79,700+0.1%
19Carroll County79,200+12.5%
19Webster County79,200+4.5%
21Union County78,800+2.1%
22Pearl River County78,300+8.8%
23Tishomingo County77,500+7.5%
24Tate County77,400+6.5%
25Pontotoc County77,000+3.5%
26Greene County76,700+13.5%
27Lauderdale County76,300+4.5%
28Lincoln County75,800+10.8%
29Jones County75,600+2%
30Smith County74,100-0.4%
31George County72,900+8.8%
32Monroe County72,600+5.4%
33Alcorn County70,900+10.6%
34Prentiss County70,700-0.4%
35Issaquena County70,400+5.1%
36Newton County70,300+6.8%
36Simpson County70,300+7.2%
38Walthall County69,500+8.1%
39Marshall County69,000+5.3%
40Panola County67,600+4.5%
41Calhoun County67,400+11%
42Yalobusha County66,900+7.9%
43Jasper County66,700+4.9%
44Grenada County66,600-0.3%
45Covington County66,200+20.1%
46Attala County65,100+19.2%
47Leake County64,100+7.7%
48Neshoba County64,000+7.2%
49Choctaw County63,900-0.5%
50Tippah County63,800+6.7%
51Wayne County63,200+4.3%
52Winston County62,400+8.3%
53Scott County61,600+4.8%
54Clarke County60,700-4.9%
55Lawrence County60,300+8.8%
56Sharkey County59,800-6.3%
57Yazoo County58,900+3.2%
58Clay County58,600+9.3%
58Jefferson Davis County58,6000%
60Tunica County57,400+6.3%
61Benton County56,800+0.7%
62Montgomery County56,500+19.7%
63Chickasaw County56,300+6.8%
63Marion County56,300+7.9%
65Adams County55,800+3.3%
66Franklin County55,700+1.5%
67Washington County54,600+3.8%
68Pike County53,500+3.9%
69Tallahatchie County53,300+10.1%
70Wilkinson County53,000+7.9%
71Sunflower County52,700+1.7%
72Kemper County52,500-4.2%
73Quitman County52,000+6.3%
74Amite County51,700+11.4%
75Bolivar County51,600-1.5%
76Jefferson County49,000+24.4%
77Noxubee County48,800+2.3%
78Coahoma County47,000+1.5%
79Leflore County46,300+7.4%
80Holmes County44,900+3%
81Humphreys County44,700+20.5%
82Claiborne County40,500+2.8%

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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/il25/Section8-FY25.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2025). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Mississippi by area median family income (HUD), 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il25/Section8-FY25.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), 2025. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 28 Mar. 2025, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il25/Section8-FY25.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/mississippi-counties?period=2025. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2025. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Mississippi by area median family income (HUD), 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il25/Section8-FY25.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/mississippi-counties?period=2025.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2025) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Mississippi by area median family income (HUD), 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il25/Section8-FY25.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/mississippi-counties?period=2025 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Jackson County, with $97,600 in 2025, 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)?

Claiborne County, with $40,500 in 2025.

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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