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Ms County Directory

County-level affordability, income limits, and rent data from official HUD, IRS, and BLS sources.

Updated Jun 19, 2026 · Dataset v2 · HUD FY2026 · FMR FY2026 · IRS 2025 · BLS CPI-U 2013–2025

Ms at a glance

Counties indexed

82

State median income

$68,600

per year · HUD Area Median Income

State median FMR (2BR)

$842

per month · HUD Fair Market Rent

Most affordable county

Lauderdale County

12.2% rent burden

Highest income: Lafayette County$98,100/yr
Lowest income: Claiborne County$39,900/yr
Highest rent: Rankin County$1,288/mo

Top counties by signal

Highest median income

  1. 1.Lafayette County$98,100/yr
  2. 2.DeSoto County$92,700/yr
  3. 3.Copiah County$91,400/yr
  4. 4.Hinds County$91,400/yr
  5. 5.Madison County$91,400/yr

Highest Fair Market Rent (2BR)

  1. 1.Copiah County$1,288/mo
  2. 2.Hinds County$1,288/mo
  3. 3.Madison County$1,288/mo
  4. 4.Rankin County$1,288/mo
  5. 5.DeSoto County$1,274/mo

Highest rent burden

  1. 1.Tunica County31.3%
  2. 2.Claiborne County25.3%
  3. 3.Humphreys County23.9%
  4. 4.Holmes County22.6%
  5. 5.Pike County22.5%

Burden = (12 × FMR 2BR) ÷ median income

Featured clusters

County groupings by affordability profile.

Income Leaders

Highest HUD Area Median Income

Most Affordable

Lowest annual rent burden

High Rent Markets

Highest HUD Fair Market Rents

Results
82 counties
Adams County
Median income: $61,600
FMR (2BR): $842
Alcorn County
Median income: $70,200
FMR (2BR): $842
Amite County
Median income: $46,600
FMR (2BR): $855
Attala County
Median income: $70,700
FMR (2BR): $842
Benton County
Median income: $63,000
FMR (2BR): $842
Bolivar County
Median income: $54,100
FMR (2BR): $842
Calhoun County
Median income: $66,300
FMR (2BR): $842
Carroll County
Median income: $81,400
FMR (2BR): $842
Chickasaw County
Median income: $56,200
FMR (2BR): $842
Choctaw County
Median income: $66,000
FMR (2BR): $842
Claiborne County
Median income: $39,900
FMR (2BR): $842
Clarke County
Median income: $61,100
FMR (2BR): $867
Clay County
Median income: $60,700
FMR (2BR): $842
Coahoma County
Median income: $49,300
FMR (2BR): $842
Copiah County
Median income: $91,400
FMR (2BR): $1,288
Covington County
Median income: $63,000
FMR (2BR): $842
DeSoto County
Median income: $92,700
FMR (2BR): $1,274
Forrest County
Median income: $79,800
FMR (2BR): $1,047
Franklin County
Median income: $57,300
FMR (2BR): $842
George County
Median income: $81,400
FMR (2BR): $921
Greene County
Median income: $72,400
FMR (2BR): $842
Grenada County
Median income: $69,400
FMR (2BR): $911
Hancock County
Median income: $83,100
FMR (2BR): $1,140
Harrison County
Median income: $83,100
FMR (2BR): $1,140
Hinds County
Median income: $91,400
FMR (2BR): $1,288
Holmes County
Median income: $44,800
FMR (2BR): $842
Humphreys County
Median income: $42,200
FMR (2BR): $842
Issaquena County
Median income: $67,200
FMR (2BR): $842
Itawamba County
Median income: $84,200
FMR (2BR): $891
Jackson County
Median income: $86,800
FMR (2BR): $1,067
Jasper County
Median income: $66,400
FMR (2BR): $842
Jefferson County
Median income: $47,600
FMR (2BR): $842
Jefferson Davis County
Median income: $57,300
FMR (2BR): $842
Jones County
Median income: $72,300
FMR (2BR): $917
Kemper County
Median income: $60,900
FMR (2BR): $842
Lafayette County
Median income: $98,100
FMR (2BR): $1,243
Lamar County
Median income: $79,800
FMR (2BR): $1,047
Lauderdale County
Median income: $89,300
FMR (2BR): $906
Lawrence County
Median income: $57,800
FMR (2BR): $863
Leake County
Median income: $65,000
FMR (2BR): $955
Lee County
Median income: $75,700
FMR (2BR): $994
Leflore County
Median income: $47,600
FMR (2BR): $842
Lincoln County
Median income: $71,700
FMR (2BR): $852
Lowndes County
Median income: $75,500
FMR (2BR): $872
Madison County
Median income: $91,400
FMR (2BR): $1,288
Marion County
Median income: $55,700
FMR (2BR): $860
Marshall County
Median income: $69,300
FMR (2BR): $1,110
Monroe County
Median income: $69,400
FMR (2BR): $842
Montgomery County
Median income: $58,700
FMR (2BR): $842
Neshoba County
Median income: $67,000
FMR (2BR): $842
Newton County
Median income: $70,100
FMR (2BR): $842
Noxubee County
Median income: $48,100
FMR (2BR): $842
Oktibbeha County
Median income: $84,700
FMR (2BR): $957
Panola County
Median income: $69,100
FMR (2BR): $878
Pearl River County
Median income: $78,000
FMR (2BR): $949
Perry County
Median income: $79,800
FMR (2BR): $1,047
Pike County
Median income: $52,600
FMR (2BR): $986
Pontotoc County
Median income: $71,900
FMR (2BR): $932
Prentiss County
Median income: $71,000
FMR (2BR): $842
Quitman County
Median income: $52,900
FMR (2BR): $842
Rankin County
Median income: $91,400
FMR (2BR): $1,288
Scott County
Median income: $59,000
FMR (2BR): $952
Sharkey County
Median income: $50,100
FMR (2BR): $842
Simpson County
Median income: $72,000
FMR (2BR): $858
Smith County
Median income: $75,900
FMR (2BR): $842
Stone County
Median income: $84,800
FMR (2BR): $969
Sunflower County
Median income: $52,800
FMR (2BR): $842
Tallahatchie County
Median income: $54,900
FMR (2BR): $842
Tate County
Median income: $83,000
FMR (2BR): $1,089
Tippah County
Median income: $66,000
FMR (2BR): $842
Tishomingo County
Median income: $78,600
FMR (2BR): $842
Tunica County
Median income: $45,500
FMR (2BR): $1,186
Union County
Median income: $75,400
FMR (2BR): $872
Walthall County
Median income: $68,600
FMR (2BR): $923
Warren County
Median income: $84,700
FMR (2BR): $953
Washington County
Median income: $56,300
FMR (2BR): $842
Wayne County
Median income: $56,600
FMR (2BR): $842
Webster County
Median income: $77,600
FMR (2BR): $842
Wilkinson County
Median income: $52,800
FMR (2BR): $842
Winston County
Median income: $68,300
FMR (2BR): $842
Yalobusha County
Median income: $67,500
FMR (2BR): $842
Yazoo County
Median income: $60,100
FMR (2BR): $984

Frequently asked questions

How many counties are in Ms?

Ms has 82 counties indexed in the GovCalculator dataset, sourced from HUD, IRS, and BLS public data.

Which county in Ms has the highest median income?

Lafayette County has the highest HUD Area Median Income in Ms at $98,100 per year.

Which county in Ms has the highest Fair Market Rent?

Rankin County has the highest HUD Fair Market Rent (2-bedroom) in Ms at $1,288 per month.

Which county in Ms is most affordable relative to income?

Lauderdale County has the lowest annual rent burden in Ms — approximately 12.2% of median income spent on a 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent. Rent burden is calculated as (12 × FMR 2BR) ÷ Area Median Income.