What are the richest counties in Mississippi?

DeSoto County ($85,297), Madison County ($83,441) and Rankin County ($79,357) had the highest median household income in Mississippi in the 2020–24 survey.

Data as of 2024 · updated November 5, 2026

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Mississippi counties ranked by median household income
Rank	County	Median household income 2020–24	Change since 2016–20	Residents
1	DeSoto County	$85,297	+21.9%	197,918
2	Madison County	$83,441	+16.5%	116,298
3	Rankin County	$79,357	+16.2%	162,181
4	Lamar County	$70,909	+15.0%	67,403
5	Tate County	$69,704	+25.1%	28,725
6	Lee County	$67,863	+21.5%	83,731
7	Hancock County	$67,708	+23.4%	46,873
8	Lafayette County	$67,185	+26.0%	59,597
9	Jackson County	$66,201	+23.2%	147,666
10	Stone County	$61,413	+28.8%	19,654
11	Smith County	$60,916	+36.2%	13,991
12	George County	$59,758	+27.0%	26,331
13	Harrison County	$59,479	+22.5%	217,136
14	Warren County	$59,401	+26.6%	41,759
15	Carroll County	$59,327	+27.0%	9,226
16	Webster County	$58,789	+12.2%	10,167
17	Pearl River County	$58,135	+12.8%	59,363
18	Neshoba County	$57,013	+39.9%	28,732
19	Simpson County	$56,381	+29.9%	25,498
20	Itawamba County	$55,546	+16.6%	24,152
21	Union County	$55,505	+17.3%	28,459
22	Greene County	$54,276	+15.4%	13,707
23	Lowndes County	$53,812	+11.7%	57,346
24	Forrest County	$53,640	+26.8%	79,034
25	Marshall County	$53,458	+23.1%	34,654
26	Tishomingo County	$53,040	+38.5%	18,639
27	Winston County	$53,031	+36.0%	17,473
28	Franklin County	$52,939	+35.5%	7,491
29	Tippah County	$52,542	+38.7%	21,389
30	Jones County	$52,216	+20.3%	66,496
31	Monroe County	$51,866	+15.2%	33,318
32	Attala County	$51,639	+44.9%	17,100
33	Pontotoc County	$51,484	+5.1%	32,096
34	Alcorn County	$51,260	+25.2%	34,569
35	Lincoln County	$51,119	+23.6%	35,012
36	Choctaw County	$50,919	+38.9%	8,048
37	Lauderdale County	$50,817	+18.4%	70,317
38	Leake County	$50,728	+38.2%	21,662
39	Newton County	$50,540	+19.8%	20,960
40	Prentiss County	$49,724	+23.8%	25,284
41	Perry County	$49,634	+5.2%	11,577
42	Hinds County	$49,402	+8.9%	211,888
43	Yalobusha County	$49,151	+18.6%	12,375
44	Copiah County	$49,089	+10.9%	27,497
45	Walthall County	$48,905	+45.7%	13,928
46	Grenada County	$48,804	+22.2%	20,868
47	Scott County	$48,786	+22.1%	28,073
48	Jasper County	$48,660	+28.5%	15,785
49	Oktibbeha County	$46,695	+18.2%	51,896
50	Kemper County	$46,431	+51.1%	8,600
51	Clarke County	$46,108	+19.4%	15,102
52	Benton County	$46,016	+15.7%	7,502
53	Panola County	$45,945	+23.4%	32,691
54	Marion County	$45,110	+42.6%	24,001
55	Covington County	$45,051	+36.9%	17,898
56	Pike County	$43,814	+33.9%	38,712
57	Adams County	$43,644	+42.5%	30,061
58	Chickasaw County	$43,586	+22.5%	16,730
59	Lawrence County	$43,531	+20.1%	11,819
60	Clay County	$43,125	+29.9%	18,238
61	Calhoun County	$43,125	+6.9%	12,643
62	Washington County	$42,165	+31.7%	40,446
63	Montgomery County	$41,748	+9.8%	9,354
64	Sharkey County	$40,000	+12.0%	3,097
65	Sunflower County	$39,956	+26.8%	22,893
66	Bolivar County	$39,585	+22.1%	28,262
67	Tunica County	$39,364	+14.1%	8,819
68	Yazoo County	$39,295	+20.1%	22,947
69	Jefferson Davis County	$38,548	+19.7%	10,941
70	Jefferson County	$38,305	+29.7%	6,825
71	Wayne County	$37,619	+11.9%	19,807
72	Tallahatchie County	$37,466	+23.1%	10,877
73	Coahoma County	$37,461	+21.8%	19,849
74	Amite County	$37,222	+20.8%	12,487
75	Wilkinson County	$35,311	+14.8%	7,582
76	Leflore County	$35,277	+17.3%	25,686
77	Noxubee County	$33,833	−8.5%	9,798
78	Humphreys County	$33,731	+17.8%	7,001
79	Holmes County	$32,538	+35.2%	15,465
80	Quitman County	$32,412	+33.8%	5,364
81	Claiborne County	$31,897	−1.1%	8,058
82	Issaquena County	$31,429	+10.9%	1,263

How this is ranked

Median household income from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–24). Survey estimates carry margins of error, so counties a few hundred dollars apart may not really differ. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

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Which county in Mississippi has the highest median household income?

DeSoto County: $85,297, ahead of Madison County ($83,441) and Rankin County ($79,357), of 82 Mississippi counties ranked.

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