Counties in Mississippi by median gross rent (monthly)

DeSoto County had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 82 counties in 2021, at $1,132. Issaquena County had the lowest, at $243. The median was $695 and the figure for Mississippi was $830. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,132DeSoto County
Median69582 counties
Mississippi830History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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DeSoto CountyDeSoto County: 1,132 USD1,132Rankin CountyRankin County: 1,085 USD1,085Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 1,002 USD1,002Lamar CountyLamar County: 994 USD994Harrison CountyHarrison County: 958 USD958Madison CountyMadison County: 948 USD948Jackson CountyJackson County: 930 USD930Hinds CountyHinds County: 924 USD924Hancock CountyHancock County: 910 USD910Tunica CountyTunica County: 858 USD858Pearl River CountyPearl River County: 841 USD841Forrest CountyForrest County: 834 USD834Tate CountyTate County: 827 USD827Oktibbeha CountyOktibbeha County: 816 USD816Warren CountyWarren County: 812 USD812Lee CountyLee County: 809 USD809Marshall CountyMarshall County: 802 USD802Lowndes CountyLowndes County: 798 USD798Pike CountyPike County: 789 USD789Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 786 USD786Union CountyUnion County: 778 USD778Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County: 774 USD774Yazoo CountyYazoo County: 766 USD766Pontotoc CountyPontotoc County: 759 USD759Simpson CountySimpson County: 755 USD755Panola CountyPanola County: 753 USD753George CountyGeorge County: 743 USD743Scott CountyScott County: 743 USD743Itawamba CountyItawamba County: 730 USD730Clarke CountyClarke County: 728 USD728Stone CountyStone County: 726 USD726Greene CountyGreene County: 725 USD725Washington CountyWashington County: 723 USD723Grenada CountyGrenada County: 722 USD722Jones CountyJones County: 719 USD719Leake CountyLeake County: 718 USD718Amite CountyAmite County: 702 USD702Covington CountyCovington County: 697 USD697Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 697 USD697Wayne CountyWayne County: 697 USD697
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD
1DeSoto County1,132
2Rankin County1,085
3Lafayette County1,002
4Lamar County994
5Harrison County958
6Madison County948
7Jackson County930
8Hinds County924
9Hancock County910
10Tunica County858
11Pearl River County841
12Forrest County834
13Tate County827
14Oktibbeha County816
15Warren County812
16Lee County809
17Marshall County802
18Lowndes County798
19Pike County789
20Lawrence County786
21Union County778
22Lauderdale County774
23Yazoo County766
24Pontotoc County759
25Simpson County755
26Panola County753
27George County743
27Scott County743
29Itawamba County730
30Clarke County728
31Stone County726
32Greene County725
33Washington County723
34Grenada County722
35Jones County719
36Leake County718
37Amite County702
38Covington County697
38Lincoln County697
38Wayne County697
41Copiah County695
42Neshoba County694
43Humphreys County686
44Yalobusha County684
45Jasper County679
46Bolivar County669
47Monroe County663
48Alcorn County658
49Chickasaw County655
49Clay County655
49Jefferson Davis County655
52Webster County644
53Winston County634
54Walthall County633
55Adams County630
56Leflore County629
57Smith County626
58Sunflower County622
59Tishomingo County620
60Coahoma County619
60Tallahatchie County619
62Montgomery County614
63Marion County605
64Quitman County603
65Tippah County600
66Franklin County597
66Newton County597
66Prentiss County597
69Perry County596
70Noxubee County573
71Attala County572
71Calhoun County572
73Choctaw County571
74Holmes County559
75Sharkey County549
76Benton County541
77Claiborne County535
78Carroll County504
79Wilkinson County495
80Kemper County383
81Jefferson County382
82Issaquena County243

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About this ranking

Monthly gross rent of renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars of the last year of the period. Gross rent is the contract rent plus the estimated cost of utilities and fuels paid by the renter. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A median, not an average, of what all renters pay, including long-standing leases, so it is lower than asking rents for new listings. Medians outside the published range are coded 99 (under 100) or 3,501 (3,500 or more) and marked as estimated.

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. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest median gross rent (monthly)?

DeSoto County, with $1,132 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median gross rent (monthly)?

Issaquena County, with $243 in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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