RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 82 SHOWN OF 82

Most rent-burdened, Mississippi counties · 2010

Mississippi counties ranked by the share of renter households paying 30% or more of income on gross rent (2010 ACS). This list covers the 82 counties in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 82 is 39.3%.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENT-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS –

01Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89654.1%–

02Lafayette County, MSMS59,59752.7%–

03Prentiss County, MSMS25,28451.9%–

04Tishomingo County, MSMS18,63951.4%–

05Forrest County, MSMS79,03451.1%–

06Noxubee County, MSMS9,79851.0%–

07Hinds County, MSMS211,88850.0%–

08Coahoma County, MSMS19,84949.8%–

09Pike County, MSMS38,71249.0%–

10Adams County, MSMS30,06148.7%–

11Warren County, MSMS41,75948.7%–

12Washington County, MSMS40,44648.4%–

13Lowndes County, MSMS57,34648.0%–

14Bolivar County, MSMS28,26247.3%–

15Lee County, MSMS83,73147.1%–

16Leflore County, MSMS25,68646.9%–

17Rankin County, MSMS162,18146.5%–

18Chickasaw County, MSMS16,73046.4%–

19Harrison County, MSMS217,13645.9%–

20Franklin County, MSMS7,49144.8%–

21Pearl River County, MSMS59,36344.7%–

22Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31744.6%–

23Grenada County, MSMS20,86844.6%–

24Jackson County, MSMS147,66644.2%–

25Tunica County, MSMS8,81944.1%–

26Yazoo County, MSMS22,94743.9%–

27Union County, MSMS28,45943.7%–

28Sharkey County, MSMS3,09743.5%–

29Tate County, MSMS28,72543.3%–

30Marshall County, MSMS34,65442.9%–

31Covington County, MSMS17,89842.7%–

32Humphreys County, MSMS7,00142.6%–

33Lamar County, MSMS67,40342.4%–

34Clay County, MSMS18,23842.4%–

35Sunflower County, MSMS22,89341.5%–

36Winston County, MSMS17,47341.2%–

37Kemper County, MSMS8,60041.1%–

38DeSoto County, MSMS197,91840.5%–

39Quitman County, MSMS5,36440.2%–

40Monroe County, MSMS33,31839.9%–

41Panola County, MSMS32,69139.3%–

42Jones County, MSMS66,49638.5%–

43Amite County, MSMS12,48738.4%–

44Montgomery County, MSMS9,35438.3%–

45Marion County, MSMS24,00137.9%–

46Alcorn County, MSMS34,56937.8%–

47Clarke County, MSMS15,10237.8%–

48Madison County, MSMS116,29837.5%–

49Tippah County, MSMS21,38937.4%–

50Webster County, MSMS10,16737.1%–

51Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87736.6%–

52Issaquena County, MSMS1,26336.3%–

53Scott County, MSMS28,07336.0%–

54Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94135.5%–

55Carroll County, MSMS9,22635.3%–

56Calhoun County, MSMS12,64334.5%–

57Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09633.8%–

58Claiborne County, MSMS8,05833.7%–

59Holmes County, MSMS15,46533.4%–

60Jefferson County, MSMS6,82533.3%–

61Newton County, MSMS20,96033.2%–

62Attala County, MSMS17,10033.2%–

63Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58232.7%–

64Stone County, MSMS19,65432.5%–

65Lincoln County, MSMS35,01231.7%–

66Copiah County, MSMS27,49731.6%–

67Wayne County, MSMS19,80731.1%–

68Itawamba County, MSMS24,15231.1%–

69Neshoba County, MSMS28,73231.0%–

70Jasper County, MSMS15,78530.7%–

71Benton County, MSMS7,50229.9%–

72Yalobusha County, MSMS12,37528.9%–

73Hancock County, MSMS46,87328.0%–

74Leake County, MSMS21,66227.5%–

75Lawrence County, MSMS11,81926.1%–

76Simpson County, MSMS25,49825.6%–

77Choctaw County, MSMS8,04825.5%–

78George County, MSMS26,33124.7%–

79Perry County, MSMS11,57721.6%–

80Smith County, MSMS13,99119.7%–

81Walthall County, MSMS13,92818.8%–

82Greene County, MSMS13,70713.6%–

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