Counties in Mississippi by median household income, 2024

DeSoto County had the highest median household income of 82 counties in 2024, at $85,297. Issaquena County had the lowest, at $31,429. The median was $49,518 and the figure for Mississippi was $56,447. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest85,297DeSoto County
Lowest31,429Issaquena County
Median49,51882 counties
Mississippi56,447History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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DeSoto CountyDeSoto County: 85,297 USD85,297Madison CountyMadison County: 83,441 USD83,441Rankin CountyRankin County: 79,357 USD79,357Lamar CountyLamar County: 70,909 USD70,909Tate CountyTate County: 69,704 USD69,704Lee CountyLee County: 67,863 USD67,863Hancock CountyHancock County: 67,708 USD67,708Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 67,185 USD67,185Jackson CountyJackson County: 66,201 USD66,201Stone CountyStone County: 61,413 USD61,413Smith CountySmith County: 60,916 USD60,916George CountyGeorge County: 59,758 USD59,758Harrison CountyHarrison County: 59,479 USD59,479Warren CountyWarren County: 59,401 USD59,401Carroll CountyCarroll County: 59,327 USD59,327Webster CountyWebster County: 58,789 USD58,789Pearl River CountyPearl River County: 58,135 USD58,135Neshoba CountyNeshoba County: 57,013 USD57,013Simpson CountySimpson County: 56,381 USD56,381Itawamba CountyItawamba County: 55,546 USD55,546Union CountyUnion County: 55,505 USD55,505Greene CountyGreene County: 54,276 USD54,276Lowndes CountyLowndes County: 53,812 USD53,812Forrest CountyForrest County: 53,640 USD53,640Marshall CountyMarshall County: 53,458 USD53,458Tishomingo CountyTishomingo County: 53,040 USD53,040Winston CountyWinston County: 53,031 USD53,031Franklin CountyFranklin County: 52,939 USD52,939Tippah CountyTippah County: 52,542 USD52,542Jones CountyJones County: 52,216 USD52,216Monroe CountyMonroe County: 51,866 USD51,866Attala CountyAttala County: 51,639 USD51,639Pontotoc CountyPontotoc County: 51,484 USD51,484Alcorn CountyAlcorn County: 51,260 USD51,260Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 51,119 USD51,119Choctaw CountyChoctaw County: 50,919 USD50,919Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County: 50,817 USD50,817Leake CountyLeake County: 50,728 USD50,728Newton CountyNewton County: 50,540 USD50,540Prentiss CountyPrentiss County: 49,724 USD49,724
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
USD
Change on 2023
1DeSoto County85,297+2.8%
2Madison County83,441+5.9%
3Rankin County79,357+2.5%
4Lamar County70,909+2.6%
5Tate County69,704+8.9%
6Lee County67,863+1.1%
7Hancock County67,708-0%
8Lafayette County67,185+4.4%
9Jackson County66,201+2.2%
10Stone County61,413+3.6%
11Smith County60,916+18.5%
12George County59,758+9%
13Harrison County59,479+3.9%
14Warren County59,401+4.9%
15Carroll County59,327+7.3%
16Webster County58,789-2%
17Pearl River County58,135+2.8%
18Neshoba County57,013+7.4%
19Simpson County56,381+4.2%
20Itawamba County55,546-6.7%
21Union County55,505-2.3%
22Greene County54,276-2.8%
23Lowndes County53,812-1.2%
24Forrest County53,640+1.6%
25Marshall County53,458+3.1%
26Tishomingo County53,040+14.7%
27Winston County53,031+8.1%
28Franklin County52,939+16%
29Tippah County52,542+2.7%
30Jones County52,216+2.1%
31Monroe County51,866+1.2%
32Attala County51,639+7.4%
33Pontotoc County51,484-2.4%
34Alcorn County51,260+3.8%
35Lincoln County51,119+5.8%
36Choctaw County50,919+5.4%
37Lauderdale County50,817+1.6%
38Leake County50,728+4.8%
39Newton County50,540+0.2%
40Prentiss County49,724-3.4%
41Perry County49,634-1.6%
42Hinds County49,402-1.1%
43Yalobusha County49,151-0%
44Copiah County49,089+2.3%
45Walthall County48,905+7.6%
46Grenada County48,804+1.7%
47Scott County48,786+0.6%
48Jasper County48,660+3.2%
49Oktibbeha County46,695+7.4%
50Kemper County46,431+6.5%
51Clarke County46,108+0.1%
52Benton County46,016+9.2%
53Panola County45,945+4.4%
54Marion County45,110+6.6%
55Covington County45,051-4.1%
56Pike County43,814+5.4%
57Adams County43,644+8.4%
58Chickasaw County43,586+1.3%
59Lawrence County43,531+0.4%
60Calhoun County43,125-1.9%
60Clay County43,125+8.1%
62Washington County42,165+5.1%
63Montgomery County41,748-7.3%
64Sharkey County40,000+11.9%
65Sunflower County39,956-0.8%
66Bolivar County39,585+6.1%
67Tunica County39,364+2.5%
68Yazoo County39,295-4.1%
69Jefferson Davis County38,548+3.7%
70Jefferson County38,305+5.8%
71Wayne County37,619+2.3%
72Tallahatchie County37,466+0.2%
73Coahoma County37,461+3.3%
74Amite County37,222+5.2%
75Wilkinson County35,311-1.7%
76Leflore County35,277+6.3%
77Noxubee County33,833-12.8%
78Humphreys County33,731+2.3%
79Holmes County32,538+10.5%
80Quitman County32,412+0.9%
81Claiborne County31,897-7.2%
82Issaquena County31,429+7.4%

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About this ranking

Household income in the past 12 months at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars adjusted to the last year of the period. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US dollars. For Spanish places use net_income_per_household (average, EUR).

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 B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest median household income?

DeSoto County, with $85,297 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Issaquena County, with $31,429 in 2024.

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 B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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