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Most affordable housing, Mississippi counties · 1990

Mississippi counties with the lowest CensusEasy Afford Score, where homes cost the fewest years of local income (1990 ACS). This list covers the 82 counties in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 82 is 2.2.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS –

01Itawamba County, MSMS24,1521.7–

02Calhoun County, MSMS12,6431.8–

03Union County, MSMS28,4591.9–

04Jackson County, MSMS147,6661.9–

05Greene County, MSMS13,7071.9–

06Smith County, MSMS13,9911.9–

07Monroe County, MSMS33,3181.9–

08Tippah County, MSMS21,3891.9–

09Newton County, MSMS20,9601.9–

10Clarke County, MSMS15,1021.9–

11DeSoto County, MSMS197,9181.9–

12Stone County, MSMS19,6542.0–

13Quitman County, MSMS5,3642.0–

14Rankin County, MSMS162,1812.0–

15Scott County, MSMS28,0732.0–

16Perry County, MSMS11,5772.0–

17Prentiss County, MSMS25,2842.0–

18Webster County, MSMS10,1672.0–

19Neshoba County, MSMS28,7322.0–

20Simpson County, MSMS25,4982.1–

21George County, MSMS26,3312.1–

22Choctaw County, MSMS8,0482.1–

23Chickasaw County, MSMS16,7302.1–

24Pontotoc County, MSMS32,0962.1–

25Alcorn County, MSMS34,5692.1–

26Lowndes County, MSMS57,3462.1–

27Carroll County, MSMS9,2262.1–

28Winston County, MSMS17,4732.1–

29Copiah County, MSMS27,4972.1–

30Covington County, MSMS17,8982.1–

31Leake County, MSMS21,6622.2–

32Jasper County, MSMS15,7852.2–

33Jones County, MSMS66,4962.2–

34Lee County, MSMS83,7312.2–

35Grenada County, MSMS20,8682.2–

36Panola County, MSMS32,6912.2–

37Amite County, MSMS12,4872.2–

38Warren County, MSMS41,7592.2–

39Pearl River County, MSMS59,3632.2–

40Benton County, MSMS7,5022.2–

41Tishomingo County, MSMS18,6392.2–

42Clay County, MSMS18,2382.2–

43Tate County, MSMS28,7252.3–

44Montgomery County, MSMS9,3542.3–

45Marshall County, MSMS34,6542.3–

46Yalobusha County, MSMS12,3752.3–

47Lawrence County, MSMS11,8192.3–

48Noxubee County, MSMS9,7982.3–

49Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,8772.3–

50Hinds County, MSMS211,8882.3–

51Lauderdale County, MSMS70,3172.3–

52Attala County, MSMS17,1002.3–

53Wayne County, MSMS19,8072.3–

54Washington County, MSMS40,4462.3–

55Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,9412.4–

56Lincoln County, MSMS35,0122.4–

57Lamar County, MSMS67,4032.4–

58Marion County, MSMS24,0012.4–

59Franklin County, MSMS7,4912.4–

60Forrest County, MSMS79,0342.5–

61Harrison County, MSMS217,1362.5–

62Hancock County, MSMS46,8732.5–

63Adams County, MSMS30,0612.5–

64Kemper County, MSMS8,6002.5–

65Madison County, MSMS116,2982.6–

66Coahoma County, MSMS19,8492.6–

67Sunflower County, MSMS22,8932.6–

68Pike County, MSMS38,7122.7–

69Yazoo County, MSMS22,9472.7–

70Bolivar County, MSMS28,2622.7–

71Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,8962.8–

72Walthall County, MSMS13,9282.8–

73Issaquena County, MSMS1,2632.8–

74Leflore County, MSMS25,6862.8–

75Lafayette County, MSMS59,5972.8–

76Humphreys County, MSMS7,0012.9–

77Claiborne County, MSMS8,0583.0–

78Wilkinson County, MSMS7,5823.0–

79Holmes County, MSMS15,4653.0–

80Sharkey County, MSMS3,0973.0–

81Tunica County, MSMS8,8193.3–

82Jefferson County, MSMS6,8253.4–

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