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Least affordable housing, Mississippi counties · 1990

Mississippi counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2023 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.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2000

01Jefferson County, MSMS6,8253.4+48%

02Tunica County, MSMS8,8193.3+52%

03Sharkey County, MSMS3,0973.0+55%

04Holmes County, MSMS15,4653.0+31%

05Wilkinson County, MSMS7,5823.0+42%

06Claiborne County, MSMS8,0583.0+59%

07Humphreys County, MSMS7,0012.9+30%

08Lafayette County, MSMS59,5972.8−5%

09Leflore County, MSMS25,6862.8+13%

10Issaquena County, MSMS1,2632.8+26%

11Walthall County, MSMS13,9282.8+10%

12Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,8962.8−10%

13Bolivar County, MSMS28,2622.7+25%

14Yazoo County, MSMS22,9472.7+35%

15Pike County, MSMS38,7122.7+23%

16Sunflower County, MSMS22,8932.6+33%

17Coahoma County, MSMS19,8492.6+20%

18Madison County, MSMS116,2982.6+9%

19Kemper County, MSMS8,6002.5+31%

20Adams County, MSMS30,0612.5+10%

21Hancock County, MSMS46,8732.5+7%

22Harrison County, MSMS217,1362.5+8%

23Forrest County, MSMS79,0342.5+4%

24Franklin County, MSMS7,4912.4+37%

25Marion County, MSMS24,0012.4+12%

26Lamar County, MSMS67,4032.4+4%

27Lincoln County, MSMS35,0122.4+13%

28Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,9412.4+15%

29Washington County, MSMS40,4462.3+16%

30Wayne County, MSMS19,8072.3+42%

31Attala County, MSMS17,1002.3+22%

32Lauderdale County, MSMS70,3172.3+15%

33Hinds County, MSMS211,8882.3+8%

34Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,8772.3+35%

35Noxubee County, MSMS9,7982.3+23%

36Lawrence County, MSMS11,8192.3+26%

37Yalobusha County, MSMS12,3752.3+25%

38Marshall County, MSMS34,6542.3+8%

39Montgomery County, MSMS9,3542.3+17%

40Tate County, MSMS28,7252.3+9%

41Clay County, MSMS18,2382.2+6%

42Tishomingo County, MSMS18,6392.2+15%

43Benton County, MSMS7,5022.2+6%

44Pearl River County, MSMS59,3632.2−2%

45Warren County, MSMS41,7592.2+10%

46Amite County, MSMS12,4872.2+12%

47Panola County, MSMS32,6912.2+22%

48Grenada County, MSMS20,8682.2−6%

49Lee County, MSMS83,7312.2−0%

50Jones County, MSMS66,4962.2+16%

51Jasper County, MSMS15,7852.2+11%

52Leake County, MSMS21,6622.2+16%

53Covington County, MSMS17,8982.1+14%

54Copiah County, MSMS27,4972.1+7%

55Winston County, MSMS17,4732.1+5%

56Carroll County, MSMS9,2262.1+19%

57Lowndes County, MSMS57,3462.1−5%

58Alcorn County, MSMS34,5692.1+4%

59Pontotoc County, MSMS32,0962.1+11%

60Chickasaw County, MSMS16,7302.1+17%

61Choctaw County, MSMS8,0482.1+3%

62George County, MSMS26,3312.1+19%

63Simpson County, MSMS25,4982.1+12%

64Neshoba County, MSMS28,7322.0+7%

65Webster County, MSMS10,1672.0+12%

66Prentiss County, MSMS25,2842.0+8%

67Perry County, MSMS11,5772.0+18%

68Scott County, MSMS28,0732.0+26%

69Rankin County, MSMS162,1812.0+2%

70Quitman County, MSMS5,3642.0+20%

71Stone County, MSMS19,6542.0−13%

72DeSoto County, MSMS197,9181.9−7%

73Clarke County, MSMS15,1021.9+9%

74Newton County, MSMS20,9601.9+12%

75Tippah County, MSMS21,3891.9+5%

76Monroe County, MSMS33,3181.9−1%

77Smith County, MSMS13,9911.9+10%

78Greene County, MSMS13,7071.9+8%

79Jackson County, MSMS147,6661.9−2%

80Union County, MSMS28,4591.9−2%

81Calhoun County, MSMS12,6431.8+6%

82Itawamba County, MSMS24,1521.7−4%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES