Counties in Mississippi by median household income

DeSoto County had the highest median household income of 82 counties in 2022, at $79,666. Issaquena County had the lowest, at $17,900. The median was $45,597 and the figure for Mississippi was $52,985. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest79,666DeSoto County
Lowest17,900Issaquena County
Median45,59782 counties
Mississippi52,985History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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DeSoto CountyDeSoto County: 79,666 USD79,666Madison CountyMadison County: 79,105 USD79,105Rankin CountyRankin County: 76,460 USD76,460Lamar CountyLamar County: 67,972 USD67,972Lee CountyLee County: 64,479 USD64,479Hancock CountyHancock County: 63,623 USD63,623Tate CountyTate County: 61,286 USD61,286Jackson CountyJackson County: 60,045 USD60,045Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 59,748 USD59,748Itawamba CountyItawamba County: 57,252 USD57,252Union CountyUnion County: 55,970 USD55,970Stone CountyStone County: 55,894 USD55,894Webster CountyWebster County: 55,657 USD55,657Harrison CountyHarrison County: 55,211 USD55,211Pontotoc CountyPontotoc County: 54,414 USD54,414Pearl River CountyPearl River County: 54,220 USD54,220Warren CountyWarren County: 54,117 USD54,117Lowndes CountyLowndes County: 53,687 USD53,687Smith CountySmith County: 51,983 USD51,983Prentiss CountyPrentiss County: 51,578 USD51,578Marshall CountyMarshall County: 51,431 USD51,431George CountyGeorge County: 51,349 USD51,349Monroe CountyMonroe County: 51,190 USD51,190Simpson CountySimpson County: 50,867 USD50,867Greene CountyGreene County: 50,000 USD50,000Jones CountyJones County: 49,451 USD49,451Forrest CountyForrest County: 49,340 USD49,340Newton CountyNewton County: 49,160 USD49,160Hinds CountyHinds County: 48,596 USD48,596Perry CountyPerry County: 48,333 USD48,333Tippah CountyTippah County: 47,968 USD47,968Panola CountyPanola County: 47,894 USD47,894Alcorn CountyAlcorn County: 47,716 USD47,716Neshoba CountyNeshoba County: 47,400 USD47,400Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 47,069 USD47,069Yalobusha CountyYalobusha County: 47,006 USD47,006Copiah CountyCopiah County: 46,889 USD46,889Leake CountyLeake County: 46,669 USD46,669Clarke CountyClarke County: 46,329 USD46,329Grenada CountyGrenada County: 45,745 USD45,745
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
USD
Change on 2021
1DeSoto County79,666+8.4%
2Madison County79,105+5.9%
3Rankin County76,460+5.7%
4Lamar County67,972+6.3%
5Lee County64,479+6.2%
6Hancock County63,623+9.3%
7Tate County61,286+11.8%
8Jackson County60,045+9%
9Lafayette County59,748+9.2%
10Itawamba County57,252+7%
11Union County55,970+10.7%
12Stone County55,894+10%
13Webster County55,657+4.3%
14Harrison County55,211+7%
15Pontotoc County54,414+4.3%
16Pearl River County54,220+0.7%
17Warren County54,117+6.8%
18Lowndes County53,687+8.1%
19Smith County51,983+0.4%
20Prentiss County51,578+11.1%
21Marshall County51,431+19.7%
22George County51,349+8.4%
23Monroe County51,190+8.1%
24Simpson County50,867+16%
25Greene County50,000+0.8%
26Jones County49,451+13.3%
27Forrest County49,340+7.8%
28Newton County49,160+10.4%
29Hinds County48,596+5.2%
30Perry County48,333+2%
31Tippah County47,968+15.6%
32Panola County47,894+20.7%
33Alcorn County47,716+8.3%
34Neshoba County47,400+9.2%
35Lincoln County47,069+7.2%
36Yalobusha County47,006+6%
37Copiah County46,889+0.8%
38Leake County46,669+17.7%
39Clarke County46,329+13.4%
40Grenada County45,745+12.1%
41Lauderdale County45,649+5.4%
42Tishomingo County45,545+12.8%
43Winston County45,516+14.6%
44Scott County44,968+4.5%
45Calhoun County44,505+8.2%
46Franklin County43,942+8.6%
47Jasper County43,914+9.8%
48Oktibbeha County42,953+4.5%
49Kemper County42,947+14%
50Attala County42,680+17.9%
51Noxubee County42,298+8.5%
52Carroll County42,285-8.4%
53Choctaw County41,887+10.6%
54Yazoo County41,867+4.6%
55Tunica County41,676+1.2%
56Lawrence County41,096+4.2%
57Sharkey County41,000+5.2%
58Chickasaw County40,224+4.2%
59Covington County40,164-0.2%
60Pike County40,131+10.5%
61Benton County38,750-1.4%
62Marion County38,399+12%
63Washington County38,394+11.6%
64Bolivar County37,845+12.2%
65Clay County37,412+5%
66Sunflower County37,403+14.7%
67Adams County37,271+10.1%
68Walthall County37,145+7.3%
69Montgomery County36,845+2.6%
70Jefferson Davis County36,473+4.9%
71Coahoma County36,075+15.2%
72Tallahatchie County35,428+12.5%
73Wilkinson County34,928+11.2%
74Wayne County34,875+0.3%
75Amite County34,866+11.2%
76Claiborne County34,282+9.5%
77Leflore County33,115+9.7%
78Humphreys County31,907+5.2%
79Jefferson County31,544+8%
80Quitman County31,192+21%
81Holmes County28,818+15.5%
82Issaquena County17,900+4.6%

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest median household income?

DeSoto County, with $79,666 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Issaquena County, with $17,900 in 2022.

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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