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Least affordable housing, Mississippi counties · 2000

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

01Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,8963.1+0%

02Lafayette County, MSMS59,5972.9+0%

03Walthall County, MSMS13,9282.5+0%

04Leflore County, MSMS25,6862.4+0%

05Forrest County, MSMS79,0342.4+0%

06Madison County, MSMS116,2982.4+0%

07Grenada County, MSMS20,8682.3+0%

08Hancock County, MSMS46,8732.3+0%

09Holmes County, MSMS15,4652.3+0%

10Harrison County, MSMS217,1362.3+0%

11Adams County, MSMS30,0612.3+0%

12Stone County, MSMS19,6542.3+0%

13Lamar County, MSMS67,4032.3+0%

14Jefferson County, MSMS6,8252.3+0%

15Pearl River County, MSMS59,3632.3+0%

16Humphreys County, MSMS7,0012.2+0%

17Lowndes County, MSMS57,3462.2+0%

18Issaquena County, MSMS1,2632.2+0%

19Bolivar County, MSMS28,2622.2+0%

20Lee County, MSMS83,7312.2+0%

21Tunica County, MSMS8,8192.2+0%

22Pike County, MSMS38,7122.2+0%

23Coahoma County, MSMS19,8492.2+0%

24Marion County, MSMS24,0012.2+0%

25Hinds County, MSMS211,8882.1+0%

26Clay County, MSMS18,2382.1+0%

27Lincoln County, MSMS35,0122.1+0%

28Benton County, MSMS7,5022.1+0%

29DeSoto County, MSMS197,9182.1+0%

30Wilkinson County, MSMS7,5822.1+0%

31Marshall County, MSMS34,6542.1+0%

32Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,9412.1+0%

33Tate County, MSMS28,7252.1+0%

34Washington County, MSMS40,4462.0+0%

35Alcorn County, MSMS34,5692.0+0%

36Winston County, MSMS17,4732.0+0%

37Lauderdale County, MSMS70,3172.0+0%

38Warren County, MSMS41,7592.0+0%

39Choctaw County, MSMS8,0482.0+0%

40Yazoo County, MSMS22,9472.0+0%

41Copiah County, MSMS27,4972.0+0%

42Rankin County, MSMS162,1812.0+0%

43Amite County, MSMS12,4872.0+0%

44Sunflower County, MSMS22,8932.0+0%

45Monroe County, MSMS33,3182.0+0%

46Jasper County, MSMS15,7851.9+0%

47Sharkey County, MSMS3,0971.9+0%

48Tishomingo County, MSMS18,6391.9+0%

49Kemper County, MSMS8,6001.9+0%

50Jackson County, MSMS147,6661.9+0%

51Montgomery County, MSMS9,3541.9+0%

52Attala County, MSMS17,1001.9+0%

53Neshoba County, MSMS28,7321.9+0%

54Union County, MSMS28,4591.9+0%

55Prentiss County, MSMS25,2841.9+0%

56Jones County, MSMS66,4961.9+0%

57Covington County, MSMS17,8981.9+0%

58Claiborne County, MSMS8,0581.9+0%

59Pontotoc County, MSMS32,0961.9+0%

60Leake County, MSMS21,6621.9+0%

61Noxubee County, MSMS9,7981.8+0%

62Tippah County, MSMS21,3891.8+0%

63Simpson County, MSMS25,4981.8+0%

64Webster County, MSMS10,1671.8+0%

65Yalobusha County, MSMS12,3751.8+0%

66Panola County, MSMS32,6911.8+0%

67Lawrence County, MSMS11,8191.8+0%

68Clarke County, MSMS15,1021.8+0%

69Franklin County, MSMS7,4911.8+0%

70Chickasaw County, MSMS16,7301.8+0%

71Itawamba County, MSMS24,1521.8+0%

72Carroll County, MSMS9,2261.8+0%

73Greene County, MSMS13,7071.8+0%

74Smith County, MSMS13,9911.8+0%

75Newton County, MSMS20,9601.7+0%

76George County, MSMS26,3311.7+0%

77Perry County, MSMS11,5771.7+0%

78Calhoun County, MSMS12,6431.7+0%

79Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,8771.7+0%

80Quitman County, MSMS5,3641.7+0%

81Wayne County, MSMS19,8071.7+0%

82Scott County, MSMS28,0731.6+0%

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