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Least affordable housing, Mississippi counties · 2010

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

01Lafayette County, MSMS59,5973.8+30%

02Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,8963.5+15%

03Hancock County, MSMS46,8733.4+45%

04Lamar County, MSMS67,4033.3+43%

05Forrest County, MSMS79,0343.2+36%

06Harrison County, MSMS217,1363.1+36%

07Pearl River County, MSMS59,3633.0+34%

08Madison County, MSMS116,2983.0+29%

09Bolivar County, MSMS28,2623.0+37%

10Issaquena County, MSMS1,2632.9+32%

11Leflore County, MSMS25,6862.9+18%

12Adams County, MSMS30,0612.9+25%

13Lowndes County, MSMS57,3462.8+25%

14Jefferson County, MSMS6,8252.8+21%

15Lee County, MSMS83,7312.7+25%

16Benton County, MSMS7,5022.7+29%

17Hinds County, MSMS211,8882.7+26%

18Pike County, MSMS38,7122.7+23%

19Alcorn County, MSMS34,5692.6+31%

20Rankin County, MSMS162,1812.6+34%

21Jackson County, MSMS147,6662.6+36%

22Washington County, MSMS40,4462.6+29%

23Amite County, MSMS12,4872.6+33%

24Grenada County, MSMS20,8682.6+12%

25Yazoo County, MSMS22,9472.6+29%

26DeSoto County, MSMS197,9182.6+22%

27Marion County, MSMS24,0012.5+18%

28Walthall County, MSMS13,9282.5+2%

29Attala County, MSMS17,1002.5+32%

30Sunflower County, MSMS22,8932.5+29%

31Noxubee County, MSMS9,7982.5+36%

32Covington County, MSMS17,8982.5+35%

33Marshall County, MSMS34,6542.5+18%

34Warren County, MSMS41,7592.5+23%

35Lauderdale County, MSMS70,3172.5+22%

36Tate County, MSMS28,7252.4+19%

37Tunica County, MSMS8,8192.4+11%

38Tishomingo County, MSMS18,6392.4+25%

39Stone County, MSMS19,6542.4+5%

40Kemper County, MSMS8,6002.4+24%

41Humphreys County, MSMS7,0012.4+7%

42Choctaw County, MSMS8,0482.3+17%

43Clay County, MSMS18,2382.3+11%

44Winston County, MSMS17,4732.3+16%

45Prentiss County, MSMS25,2842.3+21%

46Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,9412.3+10%

47Carroll County, MSMS9,2262.2+26%

48Monroe County, MSMS33,3182.2+14%

49Jasper County, MSMS15,7852.2+14%

50Claiborne County, MSMS8,0582.2+19%

51Tippah County, MSMS21,3892.2+20%

52Jones County, MSMS66,4962.2+18%

53Panola County, MSMS32,6912.2+22%

54Holmes County, MSMS15,4652.2−5%

55Leake County, MSMS21,6622.2+18%

56Union County, MSMS28,4592.2+16%

57Pontotoc County, MSMS32,0962.2+17%

58Montgomery County, MSMS9,3542.2+13%

59Sharkey County, MSMS3,0972.2+11%

60Coahoma County, MSMS19,8492.2+0%

61Calhoun County, MSMS12,6432.1+24%

62Itawamba County, MSMS24,1522.1+20%

63Webster County, MSMS10,1672.1+17%

64Franklin County, MSMS7,4912.1+18%

65Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,8772.1+24%

66Lincoln County, MSMS35,0122.1−1%

67Yalobusha County, MSMS12,3752.1+14%

68Clarke County, MSMS15,1022.1+15%

69Simpson County, MSMS25,4982.0+12%

70George County, MSMS26,3312.0+17%

71Lawrence County, MSMS11,8192.0+12%

72Copiah County, MSMS27,4972.0+1%

73Chickasaw County, MSMS16,7302.0+12%

74Neshoba County, MSMS28,7322.0+4%

75Wilkinson County, MSMS7,5822.0−6%

76Smith County, MSMS13,9912.0+12%

77Wayne County, MSMS19,8071.9+18%

78Quitman County, MSMS5,3641.9+14%

79Newton County, MSMS20,9601.9+7%

80Perry County, MSMS11,5771.8+7%

81Scott County, MSMS28,0731.8+12%

82Greene County, MSMS13,7071.8+1%

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