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Least affordable housing, Mississippi counties · 2020

Mississippi counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2020 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 2.5.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 1990

01Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,8964.2+52%

02Lafayette County, MSMS59,5974.1+47%

03Harrison County, MSMS217,1363.3+31%

04Madison County, MSMS116,2983.1+22%

05Issaquena County, MSMS1,2633.1+11%

06Adams County, MSMS30,0613.1+22%

07Hancock County, MSMS46,8733.1+23%

08Bolivar County, MSMS28,2623.0+11%

09Marion County, MSMS24,0013.0+24%

10Tunica County, MSMS8,8193.0−11%

11Pike County, MSMS38,7122.9+9%

12Pearl River County, MSMS59,3632.9+32%

13Walthall County, MSMS13,9282.9+6%

14Clay County, MSMS18,2382.9+30%

15Lawrence County, MSMS11,8192.9+26%

16Leflore County, MSMS25,6862.9+3%

17Marshall County, MSMS34,6542.8+26%

18Warren County, MSMS41,7592.8+28%

19Lamar County, MSMS67,4032.8+19%

20Lowndes County, MSMS57,3462.8+35%

21Forrest County, MSMS79,0342.8+13%

22Amite County, MSMS12,4872.8+25%

23Sunflower County, MSMS22,8932.7+5%

24Yazoo County, MSMS22,9472.70%

25Grenada County, MSMS20,8682.7+23%

26Hinds County, MSMS211,8882.7+17%

27Jackson County, MSMS147,6662.7+41%

28Alcorn County, MSMS34,5692.7+27%

29Stone County, MSMS19,6542.6+31%

30Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,9412.6+8%

31Kemper County, MSMS8,6002.6+1%

32Lincoln County, MSMS35,0122.5+7%

33DeSoto County, MSMS197,9182.5+30%

34George County, MSMS26,3312.5+23%

35Tishomingo County, MSMS18,6392.5+13%

36Washington County, MSMS40,4462.5+7%

37Lee County, MSMS83,7312.5+16%

38Tate County, MSMS28,7252.5+11%

39Attala County, MSMS17,1002.5+7%

40Winston County, MSMS17,4732.5+17%

41Humphreys County, MSMS7,0012.5−15%

42Choctaw County, MSMS8,0482.4+18%

43Holmes County, MSMS15,4652.4−19%

44Smith County, MSMS13,9912.4+26%

45Rankin County, MSMS162,1812.4+20%

46Lauderdale County, MSMS70,3172.4+4%

47Union County, MSMS28,4592.4+29%

48Prentiss County, MSMS25,2842.4+17%

49Jasper County, MSMS15,7852.4+9%

50Pontotoc County, MSMS32,0962.4+14%

51Tippah County, MSMS21,3892.4+21%

52Leake County, MSMS21,6622.3+9%

53Jones County, MSMS66,4962.3+7%

54Wayne County, MSMS19,8072.3−1%

55Montgomery County, MSMS9,3542.3+2%

56Wilkinson County, MSMS7,5822.3−23%

57Perry County, MSMS11,5772.3+13%

58Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,8772.3−1%

59Quitman County, MSMS5,3642.2+12%

60Panola County, MSMS32,6912.2+1%

61Coahoma County, MSMS19,8492.2−15%

62Monroe County, MSMS33,3182.2+14%

63Claiborne County, MSMS8,0582.2−27%

64Jefferson County, MSMS6,8252.1−38%

65Clarke County, MSMS15,1022.1+8%

66Benton County, MSMS7,5022.1−6%

67Franklin County, MSMS7,4912.1−15%

68Covington County, MSMS17,8982.1−3%

69Yalobusha County, MSMS12,3752.1−9%

70Neshoba County, MSMS28,7322.10%

71Newton County, MSMS20,9602.0+5%

72Copiah County, MSMS27,4972.0−5%

73Carroll County, MSMS9,2262.0−5%

74Simpson County, MSMS25,4982.0−3%

75Chickasaw County, MSMS16,7302.0−5%

76Scott County, MSMS28,0732.0−3%

77Itawamba County, MSMS24,1521.9+12%

78Noxubee County, MSMS9,7981.8−20%

79Sharkey County, MSMS3,0971.8−41%

80Greene County, MSMS13,7071.8−7%

81Calhoun County, MSMS12,6431.7−4%

82Webster County, MSMS10,1671.7−19%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS