Counties in Mississippi by median household income

DeSoto County had the highest median household income of 82 counties in 2023, at $82,980. Issaquena County had the lowest, at $29,271. The median was $48,207 and the figure for Mississippi was $54,915. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest82,980DeSoto County
Lowest29,271Issaquena County
Median48,20782 counties
Mississippi54,915History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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DeSoto CountyDeSoto County: 82,980 USD82,980Madison CountyMadison County: 78,794 USD78,794Rankin CountyRankin County: 77,454 USD77,454Lamar CountyLamar County: 69,106 USD69,106Hancock CountyHancock County: 67,728 USD67,728Lee CountyLee County: 67,144 USD67,144Jackson CountyJackson County: 64,756 USD64,756Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 64,334 USD64,334Tate CountyTate County: 63,995 USD63,995Webster CountyWebster County: 59,964 USD59,964Itawamba CountyItawamba County: 59,508 USD59,508Stone CountyStone County: 59,307 USD59,307Harrison CountyHarrison County: 57,233 USD57,233Union CountyUnion County: 56,807 USD56,807Warren CountyWarren County: 56,648 USD56,648Pearl River CountyPearl River County: 56,535 USD56,535Greene CountyGreene County: 55,838 USD55,838Carroll CountyCarroll County: 55,275 USD55,275George CountyGeorge County: 54,822 USD54,822Lowndes CountyLowndes County: 54,460 USD54,460Simpson CountySimpson County: 54,111 USD54,111Neshoba CountyNeshoba County: 53,087 USD53,087Forrest CountyForrest County: 52,821 USD52,821Pontotoc CountyPontotoc County: 52,741 USD52,741Marshall CountyMarshall County: 51,875 USD51,875Prentiss CountyPrentiss County: 51,466 USD51,466Smith CountySmith County: 51,396 USD51,396Monroe CountyMonroe County: 51,231 USD51,231Jones CountyJones County: 51,143 USD51,143Tippah CountyTippah County: 51,141 USD51,141Perry CountyPerry County: 50,435 USD50,435Newton CountyNewton County: 50,426 USD50,426Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County: 50,033 USD50,033Hinds CountyHinds County: 49,966 USD49,966Alcorn CountyAlcorn County: 49,404 USD49,404Yalobusha CountyYalobusha County: 49,171 USD49,171Winston CountyWinston County: 49,071 USD49,071Scott CountyScott County: 48,492 USD48,492Leake CountyLeake County: 48,418 USD48,418Choctaw CountyChoctaw County: 48,321 USD48,321
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
USD
Change on 2022
1DeSoto County82,980+4.2%
2Madison County78,794-0.4%
3Rankin County77,454+1.3%
4Lamar County69,106+1.7%
5Hancock County67,728+6.5%
6Lee County67,144+4.1%
7Jackson County64,756+7.8%
8Lafayette County64,334+7.7%
9Tate County63,995+4.4%
10Webster County59,964+7.7%
11Itawamba County59,508+3.9%
12Stone County59,307+6.1%
13Harrison County57,233+3.7%
14Union County56,807+1.5%
15Warren County56,648+4.7%
16Pearl River County56,535+4.3%
17Greene County55,838+11.7%
18Carroll County55,275+30.7%
19George County54,822+6.8%
20Lowndes County54,460+1.4%
21Simpson County54,111+6.4%
22Neshoba County53,087+12%
23Forrest County52,821+7.1%
24Pontotoc County52,741-3.1%
25Marshall County51,875+0.9%
26Prentiss County51,466-0.2%
27Smith County51,396-1.1%
28Monroe County51,231+0.1%
29Jones County51,143+3.4%
30Tippah County51,141+6.6%
31Perry County50,435+4.3%
32Newton County50,426+2.6%
33Lauderdale County50,033+9.6%
34Hinds County49,966+2.8%
35Alcorn County49,404+3.5%
36Yalobusha County49,171+4.6%
37Winston County49,071+7.8%
38Scott County48,492+7.8%
39Leake County48,418+3.7%
40Choctaw County48,321+15.4%
41Lincoln County48,316+2.6%
42Attala County48,098+12.7%
43Grenada County47,998+4.9%
44Copiah County47,994+2.4%
45Jasper County47,157+7.4%
46Covington County47,001+17%
47Tishomingo County46,257+1.6%
48Clarke County46,054-0.6%
49Franklin County45,618+3.8%
50Walthall County45,444+22.3%
51Montgomery County45,057+22.3%
52Panola County43,990-8.2%
53Calhoun County43,942-1.3%
54Kemper County43,595+1.5%
55Oktibbeha County43,482+1.2%
56Lawrence County43,368+5.5%
57Chickasaw County43,041+7%
58Marion County42,320+10.2%
59Benton County42,139+8.7%
60Pike County41,578+3.6%
61Yazoo County40,974-2.1%
62Sunflower County40,265+7.7%
63Adams County40,250+8%
64Washington County40,117+4.5%
65Clay County39,904+6.7%
66Noxubee County38,814-8.2%
67Tunica County38,402-7.9%
68Tallahatchie County37,383+5.5%
69Bolivar County37,315-1.4%
70Jefferson Davis County37,183+1.9%
71Wayne County36,791+5.5%
72Coahoma County36,259+0.5%
73Jefferson County36,207+14.8%
74Wilkinson County35,930+2.9%
75Sharkey County35,741-12.8%
76Amite County35,385+1.5%
77Claiborne County34,371+0.3%
78Leflore County33,188+0.2%
79Humphreys County32,976+3.4%
80Quitman County32,131+3%
81Holmes County29,434+2.1%
82Issaquena County29,271+63.5%

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest median household income?

DeSoto County, with $82,980 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Issaquena County, with $29,271 in 2023.

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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