RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 82 SHOWN OF 82

Most owner cost-burdened, Mississippi counties · 2010

Mississippi counties ranked by the share of owner households spending 30% or more of income on housing costs (2010 ACS). This list covers the 82 counties in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 82 is 25.7%.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPOWNER COST-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS –

01Holmes County, MSMS15,46543.7%–

02Issaquena County, MSMS1,26336.8%–

03Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87736.5%–

04Claiborne County, MSMS8,05835.4%–

05Benton County, MSMS7,50234.0%–

06Noxubee County, MSMS9,79833.7%–

07Sunflower County, MSMS22,89332.7%–

08Yazoo County, MSMS22,94732.1%–

09Coahoma County, MSMS19,84931.7%–

10Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94131.4%–

11Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58231.2%–

12Humphreys County, MSMS7,00130.7%–

13Tate County, MSMS28,72530.7%–

14Bolivar County, MSMS28,26230.7%–

15Carroll County, MSMS9,22630.6%–

16Tunica County, MSMS8,81930.5%–

17Jefferson County, MSMS6,82529.6%–

18Washington County, MSMS40,44629.4%–

19Lowndes County, MSMS57,34629.4%–

20Clay County, MSMS18,23829.1%–

21Adams County, MSMS30,06129.0%–

22Wayne County, MSMS19,80728.9%–

23Marshall County, MSMS34,65428.3%–

24Quitman County, MSMS5,36428.3%–

25Montgomery County, MSMS9,35427.9%–

26Kemper County, MSMS8,60027.6%–

27Pearl River County, MSMS59,36327.4%–

28Panola County, MSMS32,69127.3%–

29Leake County, MSMS21,66227.2%–

30Sharkey County, MSMS3,09726.9%–

31Hinds County, MSMS211,88826.7%–

32Walthall County, MSMS13,92826.7%–

33Amite County, MSMS12,48726.7%–

34Harrison County, MSMS217,13626.6%–

35Jasper County, MSMS15,78526.6%–

36Leflore County, MSMS25,68626.6%–

37Forrest County, MSMS79,03426.6%–

38Choctaw County, MSMS8,04826.5%–

39Hancock County, MSMS46,87326.1%–

40Clarke County, MSMS15,10225.8%–

41Covington County, MSMS17,89825.7%–

42Yalobusha County, MSMS12,37525.7%–

43Pike County, MSMS38,71225.6%–

44Simpson County, MSMS25,49825.6%–

45Attala County, MSMS17,10025.5%–

46DeSoto County, MSMS197,91825.4%–

47Scott County, MSMS28,07325.4%–

48Winston County, MSMS17,47325.0%–

49Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31724.8%–

50Stone County, MSMS19,65424.6%–

51Marion County, MSMS24,00124.6%–

52Lawrence County, MSMS11,81924.5%–

53Jackson County, MSMS147,66624.5%–

54Copiah County, MSMS27,49724.4%–

55Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89624.0%–

56Neshoba County, MSMS28,73223.9%–

57Lafayette County, MSMS59,59723.6%–

58Madison County, MSMS116,29823.4%–

59Grenada County, MSMS20,86823.3%–

60Lee County, MSMS83,73123.3%–

61Monroe County, MSMS33,31822.8%–

62Tippah County, MSMS21,38922.5%–

63Warren County, MSMS41,75922.3%–

64Chickasaw County, MSMS16,73022.1%–

65Union County, MSMS28,45921.9%–

66Lincoln County, MSMS35,01221.8%–

67Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09621.8%–

68Webster County, MSMS10,16721.7%–

69Smith County, MSMS13,99121.5%–

70Greene County, MSMS13,70721.0%–

71Alcorn County, MSMS34,56920.9%–

72Newton County, MSMS20,96020.7%–

73Lamar County, MSMS67,40320.4%–

74Prentiss County, MSMS25,28420.4%–

75Jones County, MSMS66,49620.2%–

76Rankin County, MSMS162,18120.1%–

77Tishomingo County, MSMS18,63919.7%–

78Calhoun County, MSMS12,64318.7%–

79Franklin County, MSMS7,49118.2%–

80Perry County, MSMS11,57717.7%–

81George County, MSMS26,33116.5%–

82Itawamba County, MSMS24,15215.5%–

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