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Lowest median household income, Mississippi counties · 2020

Mississippi counties with the lowest median household income in the 2020 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 $39,758.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS 2000

01Holmes County, MSMS15,465$24,074+40%

02Quitman County, MSMS5,364$24,233+17%

03Issaquena County, MSMS1,263$28,333+42%

04Humphreys County, MSMS7,001$28,628+39%

05Jefferson County, MSMS6,825$29,524+60%

06Leflore County, MSMS25,686$30,077+40%

07Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,877$30,433+37%

08Adams County, MSMS30,061$30,633+21%

09Kemper County, MSMS8,600$30,735+28%

10Wilkinson County, MSMS7,582$30,760+63%

11Coahoma County, MSMS19,849$30,761+38%

12Amite County, MSMS12,487$30,805+18%

13Sunflower County, MSMS22,893$31,515+26%

14Marion County, MSMS24,001$31,629+29%

15Washington County, MSMS40,446$32,011+24%

16Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,941$32,214+48%

17Claiborne County, MSMS8,058$32,268+43%

18Bolivar County, MSMS28,262$32,412+38%

19Pike County, MSMS38,712$32,726+33%

20Yazoo County, MSMS22,947$32,729+32%

21Covington County, MSMS17,898$32,917+23%

22Clay County, MSMS18,238$33,209+21%

23Walthall County, MSMS13,928$33,566+46%

24Wayne County, MSMS19,807$33,612+30%

25Tunica County, MSMS8,819$34,485+48%

26Chickasaw County, MSMS16,730$35,592+35%

27Attala County, MSMS17,100$35,631+44%

28Sharkey County, MSMS3,097$35,711+60%

29Lawrence County, MSMS11,819$36,239+27%

30Choctaw County, MSMS8,048$36,648+36%

31Leake County, MSMS21,662$36,708+36%

32Noxubee County, MSMS9,798$36,958+66%

33Panola County, MSMS32,691$37,232+39%

34Jasper County, MSMS15,785$37,877+55%

35Tippah County, MSMS21,389$37,894+29%

36Montgomery County, MSMS9,354$38,022+50%

37Tishomingo County, MSMS18,639$38,302+35%

38Clarke County, MSMS15,102$38,631+45%

39Winston County, MSMS17,473$38,986+38%

40Franklin County, MSMS7,491$39,066+57%

41Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,896$39,490+59%

42Benton County, MSMS7,502$39,758+65%

43Grenada County, MSMS20,868$39,952+46%

44Scott County, MSMS28,073$39,971+50%

45Prentiss County, MSMS25,284$40,163+41%

46Calhoun County, MSMS12,643$40,345+49%

47Neshoba County, MSMS28,732$40,750+44%

48Alcorn County, MSMS34,569$40,938+41%

49Lincoln County, MSMS35,012$41,355+52%

50Yalobusha County, MSMS12,375$41,440+57%

51Newton County, MSMS20,960$42,176+47%

52Forrest County, MSMS79,034$42,298+54%

53Lauderdale County, MSMS70,317$42,922+40%

54Jones County, MSMS66,496$43,391+51%

55Simpson County, MSMS25,498$43,403+53%

56Marshall County, MSMS34,654$43,411+51%

57Copiah County, MSMS27,497$44,252+68%

58Smith County, MSMS13,991$44,714+45%

59Monroe County, MSMS33,318$45,018+49%

60Hinds County, MSMS211,888$45,380+34%

61Carroll County, MSMS9,226$46,729+62%

62Warren County, MSMS41,759$46,909+34%

63Greene County, MSMS13,707$47,033+66%

64George County, MSMS26,331$47,044+35%

65Perry County, MSMS11,577$47,173+74%

66Union County, MSMS28,459$47,317+45%

67Itawamba County, MSMS24,152$47,649+53%

68Stone County, MSMS19,654$47,683+56%

69Lowndes County, MSMS57,346$48,170+50%

70Harrison County, MSMS217,136$48,547+36%

71Pontotoc County, MSMS32,096$48,980+53%

72Pearl River County, MSMS59,363$51,538+67%

73Webster County, MSMS10,167$52,382+82%

74Lafayette County, MSMS59,597$53,318+87%

75Jackson County, MSMS147,666$53,726+37%

76Hancock County, MSMS46,873$54,860+56%

77Tate County, MSMS28,725$55,738+56%

78Lee County, MSMS83,731$55,861+54%

79Lamar County, MSMS67,403$61,649+64%

80Rankin County, MSMS162,181$68,310+52%

81DeSoto County, MSMS197,918$69,990+45%

82Madison County, MSMS116,298$71,621+52%

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