Counties in Mississippi by median household income

Madison County had the highest median household income of 82 counties in 2021, at $74,688. Issaquena County had the lowest, at $17,109. The median was $41,118 and the figure for Mississippi was $49,111. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest74,688Madison County
Lowest17,109Issaquena County
Median41,11882 counties
Mississippi49,111History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Madison CountyMadison County: 74,688 USD74,688DeSoto CountyDeSoto County: 73,460 USD73,460Rankin CountyRankin County: 72,326 USD72,326Lamar CountyLamar County: 63,925 USD63,925Lee CountyLee County: 60,708 USD60,708Hancock CountyHancock County: 58,196 USD58,196Jackson CountyJackson County: 55,107 USD55,107Tate CountyTate County: 54,839 USD54,839Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 54,720 USD54,720Pearl River CountyPearl River County: 53,855 USD53,855Itawamba CountyItawamba County: 53,510 USD53,510Webster CountyWebster County: 53,363 USD53,363Pontotoc CountyPontotoc County: 52,150 USD52,150Smith CountySmith County: 51,792 USD51,792Harrison CountyHarrison County: 51,590 USD51,590Stone CountyStone County: 50,807 USD50,807Warren CountyWarren County: 50,686 USD50,686Union CountyUnion County: 50,543 USD50,543Lowndes CountyLowndes County: 49,660 USD49,660Greene CountyGreene County: 49,581 USD49,581George CountyGeorge County: 47,385 USD47,385Perry CountyPerry County: 47,368 USD47,368Monroe CountyMonroe County: 47,353 USD47,353Copiah CountyCopiah County: 46,530 USD46,530Prentiss CountyPrentiss County: 46,417 USD46,417Hinds CountyHinds County: 46,179 USD46,179Carroll CountyCarroll County: 46,147 USD46,147Forrest CountyForrest County: 45,780 USD45,780Newton CountyNewton County: 44,530 USD44,530Yalobusha CountyYalobusha County: 44,348 USD44,348Alcorn CountyAlcorn County: 44,068 USD44,068Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 43,926 USD43,926Simpson CountySimpson County: 43,842 USD43,842Jones CountyJones County: 43,659 USD43,659Neshoba CountyNeshoba County: 43,416 USD43,416Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County: 43,301 USD43,301Scott CountyScott County: 43,022 USD43,022Marshall CountyMarshall County: 42,968 USD42,968Tippah CountyTippah County: 41,506 USD41,506Tunica CountyTunica County: 41,176 USD41,176
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD
1Madison County74,688
2DeSoto County73,460
3Rankin County72,326
4Lamar County63,925
5Lee County60,708
6Hancock County58,196
7Jackson County55,107
8Tate County54,839
9Lafayette County54,720
10Pearl River County53,855
11Itawamba County53,510
12Webster County53,363
13Pontotoc County52,150
14Smith County51,792
15Harrison County51,590
16Stone County50,807
17Warren County50,686
18Union County50,543
19Lowndes County49,660
20Greene County49,581
21George County47,385
22Perry County47,368
23Monroe County47,353
24Copiah County46,530
25Prentiss County46,417
26Hinds County46,179
27Carroll County46,147
28Forrest County45,780
29Newton County44,530
30Yalobusha County44,348
31Alcorn County44,068
32Lincoln County43,926
33Simpson County43,842
34Jones County43,659
35Neshoba County43,416
36Lauderdale County43,301
37Scott County43,022
38Marshall County42,968
39Tippah County41,506
40Tunica County41,176
41Calhoun County41,142
42Oktibbeha County41,094
43Clarke County40,838
44Grenada County40,808
45Franklin County40,479
46Tishomingo County40,394
47Covington County40,233
48Yazoo County40,037
49Jasper County39,992
50Winston County39,725
51Panola County39,673
52Leake County39,660
53Lawrence County39,443
54Benton County39,311
55Noxubee County38,999
56Sharkey County38,977
57Chickasaw County38,620
58Choctaw County37,859
59Kemper County37,667
60Pike County36,308
61Attala County36,196
62Montgomery County35,903
63Clay County35,638
64Jefferson Davis County34,771
65Wayne County34,766
66Walthall County34,605
67Washington County34,399
68Marion County34,286
69Adams County33,860
70Bolivar County33,729
71Sunflower County32,608
72Tallahatchie County31,484
73Wilkinson County31,412
74Amite County31,367
75Coahoma County31,312
76Claiborne County31,305
77Humphreys County30,327
78Leflore County30,182
79Jefferson County29,205
80Quitman County25,783
81Holmes County24,958
82Issaquena County17,109

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median household income?

Madison County, with $74,688 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Issaquena County, with $17,109 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 B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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