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Lowest median household income, Mississippi counties · 1990

Mississippi counties with the lowest median household income in the 1990 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. This list covers the 82 counties in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 82 is $17,686.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS –

01Holmes County, MSMS15,465$9,809–

02Jefferson County, MSMS6,825$10,267–

03Tunica County, MSMS8,819$10,965–

04Wilkinson County, MSMS7,582$11,910–

05Humphreys County, MSMS7,001$12,696–

06Claiborne County, MSMS8,058$12,876–

07Issaquena County, MSMS1,263$13,005–

08Sharkey County, MSMS3,097$13,304–

09Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,877$13,593–

10Quitman County, MSMS5,364$13,730–

11Coahoma County, MSMS19,849$13,780–

12Bolivar County, MSMS28,262$14,020–

13Walthall County, MSMS13,928$14,135–

14Noxubee County, MSMS9,798$14,205–

15Yazoo County, MSMS22,947$14,234–

16Kemper County, MSMS8,600$14,315–

17Franklin County, MSMS7,491$14,341–

18Sunflower County, MSMS22,893$14,431–

19Pike County, MSMS38,712$15,149–

20Leflore County, MSMS25,686$15,219–

21Attala County, MSMS17,100$15,380–

22Montgomery County, MSMS9,354$15,396–

23Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,941$15,442–

24Amite County, MSMS12,487$15,669–

25Benton County, MSMS7,502$15,794–

26Yalobusha County, MSMS12,375$15,885–

27Leake County, MSMS21,662$15,975–

28Marion County, MSMS24,001$16,084–

29Wayne County, MSMS19,807$16,095–

30Jasper County, MSMS15,785$16,130–

31Perry County, MSMS11,577$16,230–

32Copiah County, MSMS27,497$16,583–

33Carroll County, MSMS9,226$16,639–

34Scott County, MSMS28,073$17,040–

35Webster County, MSMS10,167$17,094–

36Adams County, MSMS30,061$17,214–

37Choctaw County, MSMS8,048$17,313–

38Washington County, MSMS40,446$17,492–

39Tishomingo County, MSMS18,639$17,500–

40Lawrence County, MSMS11,819$17,519–

41Covington County, MSMS17,898$17,589–

42Panola County, MSMS32,691$17,686–

43Prentiss County, MSMS25,284$17,736–

44Greene County, MSMS13,707$17,958–

45Forrest County, MSMS79,034$17,986–

46Tippah County, MSMS21,389$17,991–

47Calhoun County, MSMS12,643$18,182–

48Lafayette County, MSMS59,597$18,186–

49Lincoln County, MSMS35,012$18,193–

50Neshoba County, MSMS28,732$18,237–

51Chickasaw County, MSMS16,730$18,259–

52Winston County, MSMS17,473$18,320–

53Clay County, MSMS18,238$18,337–

54George County, MSMS26,331$18,397–

55Marshall County, MSMS34,654$18,492–

56Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,896$18,507–

57Alcorn County, MSMS34,569$18,538–

58Stone County, MSMS19,654$19,045–

59Simpson County, MSMS25,498$19,053–

60Clarke County, MSMS15,102$19,055–

61Smith County, MSMS13,991$19,111–

62Jones County, MSMS66,496$19,239–

63Newton County, MSMS20,960$19,302–

64Grenada County, MSMS20,868$19,955–

65Monroe County, MSMS33,318$20,047–

66Pearl River County, MSMS59,363$20,133–

67Pontotoc County, MSMS32,096$20,223–

68Lauderdale County, MSMS70,317$20,414–

69Hancock County, MSMS46,873$20,720–

70Itawamba County, MSMS24,152$20,770–

71Union County, MSMS28,459$21,128–

72Harrison County, MSMS217,136$22,157–

73Tate County, MSMS28,725$22,207–

74Warren County, MSMS41,759$22,804–

75Lowndes County, MSMS57,346$22,985–

76Lamar County, MSMS67,403$23,263–

77Lee County, MSMS83,731$24,647–

78Hinds County, MSMS211,888$24,676–

79Madison County, MSMS116,298$25,887–

80Jackson County, MSMS147,666$26,444–

81Rankin County, MSMS162,181$31,668–

82DeSoto County, MSMS197,918$31,756–

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