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

Jefferson Davis County had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 82 counties in 2023, at 74%. Itawamba County had the lowest, at 26.5%. The median was 47.9% and the figure for Mississippi was 50.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest74Jefferson Davis County
Lowest26.5Itawamba County
Median47.982 counties
Mississippi50.5History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 46 %Alcorn County: 44.5 %Amite County: 52.5 %Attala County: 61.4 %Benton County: 44.2 %Bolivar County: 56.1 %Calhoun County: 41.9 %Carroll County: 39.3 %Chickasaw County: 41.4 %Choctaw County: 36.2 %Claiborne County: 48.3 %Clarke County: 51.9 %Clay County: 48 %Coahoma County: 54 %Copiah County: 43.2 %Covington County: 35.3 %DeSoto County: 45.4 %Forrest County: 53.8 %Franklin County: 39.3 %George County: 32.8 %Greene County: 58.2 %Grenada County: 43 %Hancock County: 46.9 %Harrison County: 50.1 %Hinds County: 55.9 %Holmes County: 53.9 %Humphreys County: 47.6 %Issaquena County: 34.2 %Itawamba County: 26.5 %Jackson County: 49.4 %Jasper County: 37 %Jefferson County: 54.1 %Jefferson Davis County: 74 %Jones County: 54.7 %Kemper County: 36.6 %Lafayette County: 54.9 %Lamar County: 47.2 %Lauderdale County: 51.6 %Lawrence County: 60.9 %Leake County: 43.7 %Lee County: 48.6 %Leflore County: 53 %Lincoln County: 41.5 %Lowndes County: 49.1 %Madison County: 53.5 %Marion County: 45.2 %Marshall County: 53.7 %Monroe County: 46.7 %Montgomery County: 53.6 %Neshoba County: 49.5 %Newton County: 35.3 %Noxubee County: 69.9 %Oktibbeha County: 61.8 %Panola County: 56.4 %Pearl River County: 47.3 %Perry County: 52.6 %Pike County: 46.6 %Pontotoc County: 40.1 %Prentiss County: 34.9 %Quitman County: 41.2 %Rankin County: 54.5 %Scott County: 33.7 %Sharkey County: 50.4 %Simpson County: 46.9 %Smith County: 39.5 %Stone County: 47.9 %Sunflower County: 53.3 %Tallahatchie County: 38.5 %Tate County: 53.1 %Tippah County: 37.9 %Tishomingo County: 49.2 %Tunica County: 56.7 %Union County: 40.9 %Walthall County: 36.8 %Warren County: 45.8 %Washington County: 53.8 %Wayne County: 69.9 %Webster County: 46.6 %Wilkinson County: 59.5 %Winston County: 48.2 %Yalobusha County: 37.1 %Yazoo County: 61 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Jefferson Davis County: 74 %Jefferson Davis County74Wayne County: 69.9 %Wayne County69.9Noxubee County: 69.9 %Noxubee County69.9Oktibbeha County: 61.8 %Oktibbeha County61.8Attala County: 61.4 %Attala County61.4Yazoo County: 61 %Yazoo County61Lawrence County: 60.9 %Lawrence County60.9Wilkinson County: 59.5 %Wilkinson County59.5Greene County: 58.2 %Greene County58.2Tunica County: 56.7 %Tunica County56.7Panola County: 56.4 %Panola County56.4Bolivar County: 56.1 %Bolivar County56.1Hinds County: 55.9 %Hinds County55.9Lafayette County: 54.9 %Lafayette County54.9Jones County: 54.7 %Jones County54.7Rankin County: 54.5 %Rankin County54.5Jefferson County: 54.1 %Jefferson County54.1Coahoma County: 54 %Coahoma County54Holmes County: 53.9 %Holmes County53.9Washington County: 53.8 %Washington County53.8Forrest County: 53.8 %Forrest County53.8Marshall County: 53.7 %Marshall County53.7Montgomery County: 53.6 %Montgomery County53.6Madison County: 53.5 %Madison County53.5Sunflower County: 53.3 %Sunflower County53.3Tate County: 53.1 %Tate County53.1Leflore County: 53 %Leflore County53Perry County: 52.6 %Perry County52.6Amite County: 52.5 %Amite County52.5Clarke County: 51.9 %Clarke County51.9Lauderdale County: 51.6 %Lauderdale County51.6Sharkey County: 50.4 %Sharkey County50.4Harrison County: 50.1 %Harrison County50.1Neshoba County: 49.5 %Neshoba County49.5Jackson County: 49.4 %Jackson County49.4Tishomingo County: 49.2 %Tishomingo County49.2Lowndes County: 49.1 %Lowndes County49.1Lee County: 48.6 %Lee County48.6Claiborne County: 48.3 %Claiborne County48.3Winston County: 48.2 %Winston County48.2Jefferson Davis County: 74 %Jefferson Davis County74Wayne County: 69.9 %Wayne County69.9Noxubee County: 69.9 %Noxubee County69.9Oktibbeha County: 61.8 %Oktibbeha County61.8Attala County: 61.4 %Attala County61.4Yazoo County: 61 %Yazoo County61Lawrence County: 60.9 %Lawrence County60.9Wilkinson County: 59.5 %Wilkinson County59.5Greene County: 58.2 %Greene County58.2Tunica County: 56.7 %Tunica County56.7Panola County: 56.4 %Panola County56.4Bolivar County: 56.1 %Bolivar County56.1Hinds County: 55.9 %Hinds County55.9Lafayette County: 54.9 %Lafayette County54.9Jones County: 54.7 %Jones County54.7Rankin County: 54.5 %Rankin County54.5Jefferson County: 54.1 %Jefferson County54.1Coahoma County: 54 %Coahoma County54Holmes County: 53.9 %Holmes County53.9Washington County: 53.8 %Washington County53.8Forrest County: 53.8 %Forrest County53.8Marshall County: 53.7 %Marshall County53.7Montgomery County: 53.6 %Montgomery County53.6Madison County: 53.5 %Madison County53.5Sunflower County: 53.3 %Sunflower County53.3Tate County: 53.1 %Tate County53.1Leflore County: 53 %Leflore County53Perry County: 52.6 %Perry County52.6Amite County: 52.5 %Amite County52.5Clarke County: 51.9 %Clarke County51.9Lauderdale County: 51.6 %Lauderdale County51.6Sharkey County: 50.4 %Sharkey County50.4Harrison County: 50.1 %Harrison County50.1Neshoba County: 49.5 %Neshoba County49.5Jackson County: 49.4 %Jackson County49.4Tishomingo County: 49.2 %Tishomingo County49.2Lowndes County: 49.1 %Lowndes County49.1Lee County: 48.6 %Lee County48.6Claiborne County: 48.3 %Claiborne County48.3Winston County: 48.2 %Winston County48.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Jefferson Davis County74+7.7 pts
2Wayne County69.9+16.8 pts
3Noxubee County69.9+11 pts
4Oktibbeha County61.8-0.8 pts
5Attala County61.4-5.7 pts
6Yazoo County61+4.3 pts
7Lawrence County60.9+6.4 pts
8Wilkinson County59.5+23.5 pts
9Greene County58.2+3.4 pts
10Tunica County56.7+7.6 pts
11Panola County56.4-0.4 pts
12Bolivar County56.1+0.4 pts
13Hinds County55.9+0.7 pts
14Lafayette County54.9+0.9 pts
15Jones County54.7+3.1 pts
16Rankin County54.5+7.3 pts
17Jefferson County54.1-6.4 pts
18Coahoma County54+2 pts
19Holmes County53.9-0.3 pts
20Washington County53.8-2.3 pts
21Forrest County53.8-1.3 pts
22Marshall County53.7+3.8 pts
23Montgomery County53.6+2.6 pts
24Madison County53.5+4.3 pts
25Sunflower County53.3+4.2 pts
26Tate County53.1-6.8 pts
27Leflore County53-2.8 pts
28Perry County52.6+8.3 pts
29Amite County52.5+2.6 pts
30Clarke County51.9-7.1 pts
31Lauderdale County51.6-1.6 pts
32Sharkey County50.4+3.4 pts
33Harrison County50.1-1.2 pts
34Neshoba County49.5+2.3 pts
35Jackson County49.4-1.6 pts
36Tishomingo County49.2-1.7 pts
37Lowndes County49.1-1.4 pts
38Lee County48.6+0.6 pts
39Claiborne County48.3+7.6 pts
40Winston County48.2+1.1 pts
41Clay County48-2.4 pts
42Stone County47.9-6.6 pts
43Humphreys County47.6-9.5 pts
44Pearl River County47.3-0.3 pts
45Lamar County47.2+4.1 pts
46Simpson County46.9-7.1 pts
47Hancock County46.9+0.5 pts
48Monroe County46.7+6.5 pts
49Webster County46.6-10.4 pts
50Pike County46.6-3.1 pts
51Adams County46-1.9 pts
52Warren County45.8-2.5 pts
53DeSoto County45.4+0.9 pts
54Marion County45.2-3.3 pts
55Alcorn County44.5+1.5 pts
56Benton County44.2-3.9 pts
57Leake County43.7+3.4 pts
58Copiah County43.2+3.8 pts
59Grenada County43-6.5 pts
60Calhoun County41.9-1.2 pts
61Lincoln County41.5-1.4 pts
62Chickasaw County41.4-4.8 pts
63Quitman County41.2-5.6 pts
64Union County40.9+4.9 pts
65Pontotoc County40.1-0.8 pts
66Smith County39.5+7.3 pts
67Carroll County39.3-15.4 pts
68Franklin County39.3-1.5 pts
69Tallahatchie County38.5+1.5 pts
70Tippah County37.9-2.3 pts
71Yalobusha County37.1+5.4 pts
72Jasper County37-2.2 pts
73Walthall County36.8-3.4 pts
74Kemper County36.6-2.5 pts
75Choctaw County36.2-12.8 pts
76Covington County35.3-15 pts
77Newton County35.3-4 pts
78Prentiss County34.9-1.1 pts
79Issaquena County34.2+4 pts
80Scott County33.7-4.7 pts
81George County32.8-7.9 pts
82Itawamba County26.5-1.3 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/mississippi-counties?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/mississippi-counties?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/mississippi-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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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% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Itawamba County, with 26.5% in 2023.

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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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