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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. The median across all 82 is 2.6. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Noxubee County, MS, up 43 places to #35.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 1990

01Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,8965.1+85%

02Lafayette County, MSMS59,5974.7+69%

03▲7Tunica County, MSMS8,8194.5+34%

04▲20Yazoo County, MSMS22,9473.9+45%

05▼1Madison County, MSMS116,2983.7+45%

06▼3Harrison County, MSMS217,1363.6+44%

07▼2Issaquena County, MSMS1,2633.5+27%

08▼1Hancock County, MSMS46,8733.3+33%

09▼1Bolivar County, MSMS28,2623.3+20%

10▲16Hinds County, MSMS211,8883.2+41%

11▲8Lamar County, MSMS67,4033.2+33%

12▲21DeSoto County, MSMS197,9183.2+62%

13▲4Marshall County, MSMS34,6543.1+39%

14▼2Pearl River County, MSMS59,3633.1+42%

15▲6Forrest County, MSMS79,0343.1+27%

16▲34Pontotoc County, MSMS32,0963.1+47%

17▲3Lowndes County, MSMS57,3463.0+45%

18▲14Lincoln County, MSMS35,0123.0+28%

19▲36Montgomery County, MSMS9,3543.0+35%

20▲18Tate County, MSMS28,7253.0+33%

21▼7Clay County, MSMS18,2383.0+34%

22▲23Rankin County, MSMS162,1813.0+48%

23▲24Union County, MSMS28,4592.9+59%

24▲13Lee County, MSMS83,7312.9+35%

25▲2Jackson County, MSMS147,6662.9+55%

26▼10Leflore County, MSMS25,6862.9+3%

27▲7George County, MSMS26,3312.8+36%

28▲32Panola County, MSMS32,6912.8+26%

29▼1Alcorn County, MSMS34,5692.8+32%

30▲23Jones County, MSMS66,4962.7+26%

31▲4Tishomingo County, MSMS18,6392.7+22%

32▼23Marion County, MSMS24,0012.7+13%

33▼8Grenada County, MSMS20,8682.7+23%

34▼12Amite County, MSMS12,4872.7+23%

35▲43Noxubee County, MSMS9,7982.7+18%

36▼18Warren County, MSMS41,7592.6+19%

37▼8Stone County, MSMS19,6542.6+32%

38▲8Lauderdale County, MSMS70,3172.6+13%

39▲2Humphreys County, MSMS7,0012.6−11%

40▲23Claiborne County, MSMS8,0582.6−13%

41▼28Walthall County, MSMS13,9282.6−6%

42▲35Itawamba County, MSMS24,1522.6+50%

43▲22Clarke County, MSMS15,1022.6+32%

44▲12Wilkinson County, MSMS7,5822.5−14%

45▼34Pike County, MSMS38,7122.5−5%

46▲29Chickasaw County, MSMS16,7302.5+22%

47▼24Sunflower County, MSMS22,8932.5−4%

48▲9Perry County, MSMS11,5772.5+23%

49▼43Adams County, MSMS30,0612.5−1%

50▲19Yalobusha County, MSMS12,3752.5+10%

51▼8Holmes County, MSMS15,4652.5−18%

52▼16Washington County, MSMS40,4462.5+5%

53▼5Prentiss County, MSMS25,2842.5+21%

54▲25Sharkey County, MSMS3,0972.5−19%

55▼1Wayne County, MSMS19,8072.4+3%

56▲5Coahoma County, MSMS19,8492.4−7%

57▼6Tippah County, MSMS21,3892.4+22%

58▼18Winston County, MSMS17,4732.3+11%

59▼29Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,9412.3−1%

60▲8Covington County, MSMS17,8982.3+10%

61▲1Monroe County, MSMS33,3182.3+20%

62▲10Copiah County, MSMS27,4972.3+10%

63▼11Leake County, MSMS21,6622.3+7%

64▼22Choctaw County, MSMS8,0482.3+11%

65▼50Lawrence County, MSMS11,8192.3+1%

66Benton County, MSMS7,5022.3+3%

67▼18Jasper County, MSMS15,7852.2+2%

68▼10Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,8772.2−4%

69▲7Scott County, MSMS28,0732.2+8%

70▲4Simpson County, MSMS25,4982.2+5%

71▼12Quitman County, MSMS5,3642.1+7%

72▼41Kemper County, MSMS8,6002.1−15%

73▼9Jefferson County, MSMS6,8252.1−37%

74▼3Newton County, MSMS20,9602.1+8%

75▲6Calhoun County, MSMS12,6432.1+15%

76▲6Webster County, MSMS10,1672.00%

77▼38Attala County, MSMS17,1002.0−13%

78▼11Franklin County, MSMS7,4911.9−21%

79▼35Smith County, MSMS13,9911.8−4%

80▼7Carroll County, MSMS9,2261.8−12%

81▼11Neshoba County, MSMS28,7321.8−14%

82▼2Greene County, MSMS13,7071.7−10%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES