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Counties in Mississippi by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024

Jefferson Davis County had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 82 counties in 2024, at 74.5%. Issaquena County had the lowest, at 20.6%. The median was 48.9% and the figure for Mississippi was 51.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest74.5Jefferson Davis County
Lowest20.6Issaquena County
Median48.982 counties
Mississippi51.3History

Map of counties, 2024

Adams County: 47.9 %Alcorn County: 42.2 %Amite County: 54.4 %Attala County: 56.3 %Benton County: 43.1 %Bolivar County: 58.4 %Calhoun County: 48.8 %Carroll County: 22.9 %Chickasaw County: 40.3 %Choctaw County: 36.1 %Claiborne County: 57.7 %Clarke County: 46.5 %Clay County: 52.7 %Coahoma County: 53.1 %Copiah County: 47.2 %Covington County: 34 %DeSoto County: 51.9 %Forrest County: 51.6 %Franklin County: 34.2 %George County: 28.7 %Greene County: 65.8 %Grenada County: 51.2 %Hancock County: 50.2 %Harrison County: 50.4 %Hinds County: 57.9 %Holmes County: 55.1 %Humphreys County: 44.1 %Issaquena County: 20.6 %Itawamba County: 36.2 %Jackson County: 50.5 %Jasper County: 38.9 %Jefferson County: 48 %Jefferson Davis County: 74.5 %Jones County: 50.1 %Kemper County: 33.2 %Lafayette County: 54.4 %Lamar County: 45.3 %Lauderdale County: 52.9 %Lawrence County: 59.5 %Leake County: 36.8 %Lee County: 54.4 %Leflore County: 49.1 %Lincoln County: 45.7 %Lowndes County: 48.6 %Madison County: 53.8 %Marion County: 40.4 %Marshall County: 60.6 %Monroe County: 50.7 %Montgomery County: 56.4 %Neshoba County: 45.8 %Newton County: 31.6 %Noxubee County: 63.4 %Oktibbeha County: 59.9 %Panola County: 51.7 %Pearl River County: 47.9 %Perry County: 58.9 %Pike County: 47.2 %Pontotoc County: 50.6 %Prentiss County: 30.3 %Quitman County: 42.7 %Rankin County: 50.1 %Scott County: 39.4 %Sharkey County: 40.9 %Simpson County: 43.8 %Smith County: 48.1 %Stone County: 49 %Sunflower County: 59.4 %Tallahatchie County: 43.1 %Tate County: 54.7 %Tippah County: 35.8 %Tishomingo County: 48 %Tunica County: 57.9 %Union County: 43.3 %Walthall County: 40.8 %Warren County: 45.4 %Washington County: 57 %Wayne County: 72.9 %Webster County: 47.6 %Wilkinson County: 58.4 %Winston County: 50.1 %Yalobusha County: 43.3 %Yazoo County: 55.5 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Jefferson Davis County: 74.5 %Jefferson Davis County74.5Wayne County: 72.9 %Wayne County72.9Greene County: 65.8 %Greene County65.8Noxubee County: 63.4 %Noxubee County63.4Marshall County: 60.6 %Marshall County60.6Oktibbeha County: 59.9 %Oktibbeha County59.9Lawrence County: 59.5 %Lawrence County59.5Sunflower County: 59.4 %Sunflower County59.4Perry County: 58.9 %Perry County58.9Bolivar County: 58.4 %Bolivar County58.4Wilkinson County: 58.4 %Wilkinson County58.4Hinds County: 57.9 %Hinds County57.9Tunica County: 57.9 %Tunica County57.9Claiborne County: 57.7 %Claiborne County57.7Washington County: 57 %Washington County57Montgomery County: 56.4 %Montgomery County56.4Attala County: 56.3 %Attala County56.3Yazoo County: 55.5 %Yazoo County55.5Holmes County: 55.1 %Holmes County55.1Tate County: 54.7 %Tate County54.7Lafayette County: 54.4 %Lafayette County54.4Lee County: 54.4 %Lee County54.4Amite County: 54.4 %Amite County54.4Madison County: 53.8 %Madison County53.8Coahoma County: 53.1 %Coahoma County53.1Lauderdale County: 52.9 %Lauderdale County52.9Clay County: 52.7 %Clay County52.7DeSoto County: 51.9 %DeSoto County51.9Panola County: 51.7 %Panola County51.7Forrest County: 51.6 %Forrest County51.6Grenada County: 51.2 %Grenada County51.2Monroe County: 50.7 %Monroe County50.7Pontotoc County: 50.6 %Pontotoc County50.6Jackson County: 50.5 %Jackson County50.5Harrison County: 50.4 %Harrison County50.4Hancock County: 50.2 %Hancock County50.2Jones County: 50.1 %Jones County50.1Winston County: 50.1 %Winston County50.1Rankin County: 50.1 %Rankin County50.1Leflore County: 49.1 %Leflore County49.1Jefferson Davis County: 74.5 %Jefferson Davis County74.5Wayne County: 72.9 %Wayne County72.9Greene County: 65.8 %Greene County65.8Noxubee County: 63.4 %Noxubee County63.4Marshall County: 60.6 %Marshall County60.6Oktibbeha County: 59.9 %Oktibbeha County59.9Lawrence County: 59.5 %Lawrence County59.5Sunflower County: 59.4 %Sunflower County59.4Perry County: 58.9 %Perry County58.9Bolivar County: 58.4 %Bolivar County58.4Wilkinson County: 58.4 %Wilkinson County58.4Hinds County: 57.9 %Hinds County57.9Tunica County: 57.9 %Tunica County57.9Claiborne County: 57.7 %Claiborne County57.7Washington County: 57 %Washington County57Montgomery County: 56.4 %Montgomery County56.4Attala County: 56.3 %Attala County56.3Yazoo County: 55.5 %Yazoo County55.5Holmes County: 55.1 %Holmes County55.1Tate County: 54.7 %Tate County54.7Lafayette County: 54.4 %Lafayette County54.4Lee County: 54.4 %Lee County54.4Amite County: 54.4 %Amite County54.4Madison County: 53.8 %Madison County53.8Coahoma County: 53.1 %Coahoma County53.1Lauderdale County: 52.9 %Lauderdale County52.9Clay County: 52.7 %Clay County52.7DeSoto County: 51.9 %DeSoto County51.9Panola County: 51.7 %Panola County51.7Forrest County: 51.6 %Forrest County51.6Grenada County: 51.2 %Grenada County51.2Monroe County: 50.7 %Monroe County50.7Pontotoc County: 50.6 %Pontotoc County50.6Jackson County: 50.5 %Jackson County50.5Harrison County: 50.4 %Harrison County50.4Hancock County: 50.2 %Hancock County50.2Jones County: 50.1 %Jones County50.1Winston County: 50.1 %Winston County50.1Rankin County: 50.1 %Rankin County50.1Leflore County: 49.1 %Leflore County49.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Jefferson Davis County74.5+0.5 pts
2Wayne County72.9+3 pts
3Greene County65.8+7.6 pts
4Noxubee County63.4-6.5 pts
5Marshall County60.6+6.9 pts
6Oktibbeha County59.9-1.9 pts
7Lawrence County59.5-1.4 pts
8Sunflower County59.4+6.2 pts
9Perry County58.9+6.3 pts
10Bolivar County58.4+2.3 pts
11Wilkinson County58.4-1.1 pts
12Hinds County57.9+2 pts
13Tunica County57.9+1.2 pts
14Claiborne County57.7+9.3 pts
15Washington County57+3.2 pts
16Montgomery County56.4+2.9 pts
17Attala County56.3-5.1 pts
18Yazoo County55.5-5.4 pts
19Holmes County55.1+1.3 pts
20Tate County54.7+1.6 pts
21Lafayette County54.4-0.5 pts
22Lee County54.4+5.8 pts
23Amite County54.4+1.9 pts
24Madison County53.8+0.3 pts
25Coahoma County53.1-0.9 pts
26Lauderdale County52.9+1.3 pts
27Clay County52.7+4.7 pts
28DeSoto County51.9+6.5 pts
29Panola County51.7-4.7 pts
30Forrest County51.6-2.1 pts
31Grenada County51.2+8.3 pts
32Monroe County50.7+4 pts
33Pontotoc County50.6+10.5 pts
34Jackson County50.5+1.2 pts
35Harrison County50.4+0.2 pts
36Hancock County50.2+3.3 pts
37Jones County50.1-4.6 pts
38Winston County50.1+1.9 pts
39Rankin County50.1-4.4 pts
40Leflore County49.1-3.9 pts
41Stone County49+1.1 pts
42Calhoun County48.8+6.9 pts
43Lowndes County48.6-0.5 pts
44Smith County48.1+8.5 pts
45Tishomingo County48-1.2 pts
46Jefferson County48-6.1 pts
47Adams County47.9+1.9 pts
48Pearl River County47.9+0.6 pts
49Webster County47.6+1 pts
50Pike County47.2+0.7 pts
51Copiah County47.2+4 pts
52Clarke County46.5-5.4 pts
53Neshoba County45.8-3.7 pts
54Lincoln County45.7+4.1 pts
55Warren County45.4-0.4 pts
56Lamar County45.3-1.8 pts
57Humphreys County44.1-3.6 pts
58Simpson County43.8-3.2 pts
59Yalobusha County43.3+6.3 pts
60Union County43.3+2.4 pts
61Benton County43.1-1.2 pts
62Tallahatchie County43.1+4.6 pts
63Quitman County42.7+1.6 pts
64Alcorn County42.2-2.3 pts
65Sharkey County40.9-9.5 pts
66Walthall County40.8+4 pts
67Marion County40.4-4.9 pts
68Chickasaw County40.3-1.2 pts
69Scott County39.4+5.7 pts
70Jasper County38.9+1.8 pts
71Leake County36.8-6.9 pts
72Itawamba County36.2+9.7 pts
73Choctaw County36.1-0.1 pts
74Tippah County35.8-2.2 pts
75Franklin County34.2-5 pts
76Covington County34-1.3 pts
77Kemper County33.2-3.5 pts
78Newton County31.6-3.7 pts
79Prentiss County30.3-4.7 pts
80George County28.7-4.1 pts
81Carroll County22.9-16.4 pts
82Issaquena County20.6-13.6 pts

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About this ranking

Renter households whose gross rent (contract rent plus utilities and fuels the renter pays) was 30 percent or more of household income in the past 12 months, as a percentage of renter households for which that ratio can be computed. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Renters who pay no cash rent and households with no or negative income are left out of both the count and the base. 30 percent is the usual US threshold for rent burden. The EU housing cost overburden rate (housing_cost_overburden_rate) uses 40 percent of disposable income, all housing costs and people instead of households, so the two cannot be compared.

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 B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Mississippi by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Mississippi by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/mississippi-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Mississippi by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/mississippi-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Mississippi by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/mississippi-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs: Counties in Mississippi by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024}},
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Which county has the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Jefferson Davis County, with 74.5% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Issaquena County, with 20.6% in 2024.

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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 B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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