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Most rent-burdened, Mississippi counties

Mississippi counties ranked by the share of renter households paying 30% or more of income on gross rent (2024 ACS). This list covers the 82 counties in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

Most rent-burdened by state
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RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENT-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS 2010
01Tunica County, MSMS8,81955.4%+11.3 pts
02Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94153.5%+17.9 pts
03Hinds County, MSMS211,88852.2%+2.2 pts
04Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89651.7%−2.4 pts
05Madison County, MSMS116,29850.5%+13.0 pts
06Washington County, MSMS40,44650.5%+2.0 pts
07Bolivar County, MSMS28,26248.9%+1.5 pts
08Sunflower County, MSMS22,89348.7%+7.2 pts
09Lee County, MSMS83,73148.2%+1.1 pts
10DeSoto County, MSMS197,91848.1%+7.6 pts
11Greene County, MSMS13,70747.5%+33.9 pts
12Lafayette County, MSMS59,59747.3%−5.4 pts
13Lawrence County, MSMS11,81947.2%+21.1 pts
14Hancock County, MSMS46,87346.9%+18.9 pts
15Rankin County, MSMS162,18146.7%+0.2 pts
16Attala County, MSMS17,10046.6%+13.4 pts
17Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31746.5%+1.9 pts
18Harrison County, MSMS217,13646.4%+0.5 pts
19Marshall County, MSMS34,65445.8%+2.9 pts
20Tate County, MSMS28,72545.2%+1.9 pts
21Coahoma County, MSMS19,84945.1%−4.6 pts
22Forrest County, MSMS79,03444.7%−6.4 pts
23Jackson County, MSMS147,66644.3%+0.1 pts
24Montgomery County, MSMS9,35444.2%+5.9 pts
25Grenada County, MSMS20,86843.8%−0.8 pts
26Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58243.5%+10.8 pts
27Stone County, MSMS19,65443.3%+10.7 pts
28Clay County, MSMS18,23842.9%+0.5 pts
29Holmes County, MSMS15,46542.5%+9.1 pts
30Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09642.3%+8.4 pts
31Wayne County, MSMS19,80742.3%+11.2 pts
32Monroe County, MSMS33,31841.6%+1.7 pts
33Pearl River County, MSMS59,36340.4%−4.4 pts
34Lowndes County, MSMS57,34640.0%−7.9 pts
35Adams County, MSMS30,06140.0%−8.7 pts
36Yazoo County, MSMS22,94739.6%−4.2 pts
37Jones County, MSMS66,49639.6%+1.1 pts
38Panola County, MSMS32,69139.5%+0.3 pts
39Lamar County, MSMS67,40339.1%−3.3 pts
40Leflore County, MSMS25,68638.5%−8.4 pts
41Webster County, MSMS10,16738.3%+1.1 pts
42Tishomingo County, MSMS18,63938.1%−13.3 pts
43Warren County, MSMS41,75938.0%−10.6 pts
44Pike County, MSMS38,71237.7%−11.3 pts
45Calhoun County, MSMS12,64337.5%+3.0 pts
46Lincoln County, MSMS35,01237.3%+5.6 pts
47Alcorn County, MSMS34,56936.5%−1.3 pts
48Union County, MSMS28,45936.3%−7.5 pts
49Copiah County, MSMS27,49736.0%+4.4 pts
50Jefferson County, MSMS6,82535.7%+2.3 pts
51Amite County, MSMS12,48735.6%−2.8 pts
52Simpson County, MSMS25,49835.6%+9.9 pts
53Neshoba County, MSMS28,73235.4%+4.5 pts
54Smith County, MSMS13,99135.4%+15.7 pts
55Winston County, MSMS17,47335.1%−6.1 pts
56Perry County, MSMS11,57734.7%+13.2 pts
57Yalobusha County, MSMS12,37534.7%+5.8 pts
58Claiborne County, MSMS8,05834.7%+1.0 pts
59Benton County, MSMS7,50234.6%+4.7 pts
60Humphreys County, MSMS7,00134.1%−8.5 pts
61Quitman County, MSMS5,36433.4%−6.8 pts
62Itawamba County, MSMS24,15232.4%+1.3 pts
63Noxubee County, MSMS9,79831.8%−19.1 pts
64Chickasaw County, MSMS16,73031.4%−15.0 pts
65Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87731.0%−5.6 pts
66Marion County, MSMS24,00130.5%−7.4 pts
67Sharkey County, MSMS3,09728.8%−14.7 pts
68Scott County, MSMS28,07328.5%−7.6 pts
69Walthall County, MSMS13,92828.0%+9.2 pts
70Jasper County, MSMS15,78527.2%−3.5 pts
71Clarke County, MSMS15,10227.2%−10.7 pts
72Prentiss County, MSMS25,28426.4%−25.6 pts
73Newton County, MSMS20,96026.1%−7.2 pts
74Choctaw County, MSMS8,04825.1%−0.4 pts
75Tippah County, MSMS21,38925.1%−12.3 pts
76Leake County, MSMS21,66224.5%−3.0 pts
77George County, MSMS26,33120.6%−4.1 pts
78Kemper County, MSMS8,60020.5%−20.6 pts
79Franklin County, MSMS7,49120.1%−24.8 pts
80Covington County, MSMS17,89818.3%−24.4 pts
81Carroll County, MSMS9,22615.5%−19.7 pts
82Issaquena County, MSMS1,26312.6%−23.7 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES