RANKING · 2024 ACS · 82 SHOWN OF 82

Least affordable housing, Mississippi counties

Mississippi counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2024 ACS). A higher score means a home costs more years of local income. This list covers the 82 counties in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

Flip the list · Most affordable housing, US counties →

MississippiAll states All rankings

SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

RELATEDMost expensive homes Cheapest homes Highest median rent Lowest median rent Highest homeownership rate Highest renter share

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2010

01Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,8965.1+44%

02Lafayette County, MSMS59,5974.7+22%

03Tunica County, MSMS8,8194.5+84%

04Yazoo County, MSMS22,9473.9+52%

05Madison County, MSMS116,2983.7+23%

06Harrison County, MSMS217,1363.6+14%

07Issaquena County, MSMS1,2633.5+21%

08Hancock County, MSMS46,8733.3−2%

09Bolivar County, MSMS28,2623.3+10%

10Hinds County, MSMS211,8883.2+21%

11Lamar County, MSMS67,4033.2−3%

12DeSoto County, MSMS197,9183.2+23%

13Marshall County, MSMS34,6543.1+27%

14Pearl River County, MSMS59,3633.1+3%

15Forrest County, MSMS79,0343.1−2%

16Pontotoc County, MSMS32,0963.1+40%

17Lowndes County, MSMS57,3463.0+10%

18Lincoln County, MSMS35,0123.0+46%

19Montgomery County, MSMS9,3543.0+40%

20Tate County, MSMS28,7253.0+23%

21Clay County, MSMS18,2383.0+27%

22Rankin County, MSMS162,1813.0+14%

23Union County, MSMS28,4592.9+35%

24Lee County, MSMS83,7312.9+7%

25Jackson County, MSMS147,6662.9+11%

26Leflore County, MSMS25,6862.9−0%

27George County, MSMS26,3312.8+38%

28Panola County, MSMS32,6912.8+26%

29Alcorn County, MSMS34,5692.8+5%

30Jones County, MSMS66,4962.7+24%

31Tishomingo County, MSMS18,6392.7+13%

32Marion County, MSMS24,0012.7+7%

33Grenada County, MSMS20,8682.7+4%

34Amite County, MSMS12,4872.7+3%

35Noxubee County, MSMS9,7982.7+6%

36Warren County, MSMS41,7592.6+7%

37Stone County, MSMS19,6542.6+9%

38Lauderdale County, MSMS70,3172.6+7%

39Humphreys County, MSMS7,0012.6+9%

40Claiborne County, MSMS8,0582.6+17%

41Walthall County, MSMS13,9282.6+2%

42Itawamba County, MSMS24,1522.6+20%

43Clarke County, MSMS15,1022.6+24%

44Wilkinson County, MSMS7,5822.5+29%

45Pike County, MSMS38,7122.5−5%

46Chickasaw County, MSMS16,7302.5+27%

47Sunflower County, MSMS22,8932.5−1%

48Perry County, MSMS11,5772.5+36%

49Adams County, MSMS30,0612.5−13%

50Yalobusha County, MSMS12,3752.5+21%

51Holmes County, MSMS15,4652.5+13%

52Washington County, MSMS40,4462.5−6%

53Prentiss County, MSMS25,2842.5+9%

54Sharkey County, MSMS3,0972.5+13%

55Wayne County, MSMS19,8072.4+24%

56Coahoma County, MSMS19,8492.4+12%

57Tippah County, MSMS21,3892.4+7%

58Winston County, MSMS17,4732.3+0%

59Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,9412.3+3%

60Covington County, MSMS17,8982.3−7%

61Monroe County, MSMS33,3182.3+5%

62Copiah County, MSMS27,4972.3+16%

63Leake County, MSMS21,6622.3+5%

64Choctaw County, MSMS8,0482.3−2%

65Lawrence County, MSMS11,8192.3+14%

66Benton County, MSMS7,5022.3−16%

67Jasper County, MSMS15,7852.2−1%

68Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,8772.2+5%

69Scott County, MSMS28,0732.2+23%

70Simpson County, MSMS25,4982.2+6%

71Quitman County, MSMS5,3642.1+12%

72Kemper County, MSMS8,6002.1−11%

73Jefferson County, MSMS6,8252.1−23%

74Newton County, MSMS20,9602.1+13%

75Calhoun County, MSMS12,6432.1−2%

76Webster County, MSMS10,1672.0−4%

77Attala County, MSMS17,1002.0−20%

78Franklin County, MSMS7,4911.9−8%

79Smith County, MSMS13,9911.8−5%

80Carroll County, MSMS9,2261.8−17%

81Neshoba County, MSMS28,7321.8−12%

82Greene County, MSMS13,7071.7−4%

SHOWING 1–82 OF 82

Download CSV (full list, 82 rows)How this score is calculated

UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES