Mississippi

2,946,779 Population
$56,447 Median Income
$169,800 Median Home Value
32.4 Score
#49 in US

Economy & Income

Median Household Income
$56,447
Per Capita Income
$31,549
Unemployment Rate
5.8%
Poverty Rate
18.9%

Housing

Median Home Value
$169,800
Median Rent
$954
Home Value / Income
3.01x
Rent / Income
20.28%

Demographics

Gender

Male
48.5%
Female
51.5%

Race & Ethnicity

White (non-Hispanic)
55.2%
Black
36.3%
Hispanic/Latino
3.7%
Asian
1.0%

Commute

Mean Commute Time
25.6 min
Work from Home
5.9%
Drove Alone
81.8%
Public Transit
0.3%

Score Breakdown

Income
2.9
Employment
20.2
Housing
92.3
Quality Of Life
42.3
Safety
3.8
Education
50
Cost Of Living
50

Counties in Mississippi

Rank County Population Median Income Score
#1 Carroll County, Mississippi 9,686 $59,327 74.8
#2 Smith County, Mississippi 14,132 $60,916 72.9
#3 DeSoto County, Mississippi 191,301 $85,297 70.9
#4 Madison County, Mississippi 111,647 $83,441 70
#5 Lee County, Mississippi 83,034 $67,863 69.9
#6 Rankin County, Mississippi 158,854 $79,357 69.9
#7 Webster County, Mississippi 9,972 $58,789 67.2
#8 Union County, Mississippi 28,122 $55,505 66.2
#9 Lamar County, Mississippi 65,713 $70,909 65.7
#10 Itawamba County, Mississippi 24,036 $55,546 65.2
#11 Warren County, Mississippi 43,020 $59,401 65
#12 Prentiss County, Mississippi 25,184 $49,724 64.8
#13 Lafayette County, Mississippi 58,327 $67,185 64.7
#14 Simpson County, Mississippi 25,691 $56,381 64.7
#15 Tishomingo County, Mississippi 18,660 $53,040 64.5
#16 Jackson County, Mississippi 145,249 $66,201 63
#17 Alcorn County, Mississippi 34,289 $51,260 62.7
#18 Tate County, Mississippi 28,321 $69,704 62
#19 Tippah County, Mississippi 21,523 $52,542 60.9
#20 Hancock County, Mississippi 46,167 $67,708 60.7
#21 Attala County, Mississippi 17,526 $51,639 60.5
#22 Jones County, Mississippi 66,472 $52,216 60.5
#23 Monroe County, Mississippi 33,747 $51,866 60.2
#24 Pontotoc County, Mississippi 31,550 $51,484 60.1
#25 Neshoba County, Mississippi 28,932 $57,013 59.7
#26 Franklin County, Mississippi 7,622 $52,939 59.5
#27 Perry County, Mississippi 11,449 $49,634 59.4
#28 Covington County, Mississippi 18,148 $45,051 58.2
#29 Lowndes County, Mississippi 57,838 $53,812 58
#30 Newton County, Mississippi 21,093 $50,540 57
#31 Stone County, Mississippi 18,894 $61,413 56.2
#32 Harrison County, Mississippi 210,891 $59,479 55.1
#33 Scott County, Mississippi 27,718 $48,786 55.1
#34 Greene County, Mississippi 13,615 $54,276 54.5
#35 Benton County, Mississippi 7,589 $46,016 53.8
#36 Pearl River County, Mississippi 57,458 $58,135 53
#37 Winston County, Mississippi 17,536 $53,031 52.7
#38 Lincoln County, Mississippi 34,877 $51,119 52.6
#39 Calhoun County, Mississippi 12,922 $43,125 52.4
#40 Choctaw County, Mississippi 8,118 $50,919 52.4
#41 Forrest County, Mississippi 78,272 $53,640 52.1
#42 Grenada County, Mississippi 21,217 $48,804 51.9
#43 Copiah County, Mississippi 27,855 $49,089 51.7
#44 Marshall County, Mississippi 33,979 $53,458 51.3
#45 George County, Mississippi 25,170 $59,758 51.2
#46 Leake County, Mississippi 21,319 $50,728 51.2
#47 Jasper County, Mississippi 16,059 $48,660 50.7
#48 Lauderdale County, Mississippi 71,504 $50,817 49.7
#49 Chickasaw County, Mississippi 16,915 $43,586 49.6
#50 Yalobusha County, Mississippi 12,419 $49,151 48.5
#51 Jefferson County, Mississippi 7,068 $38,305 46.3
#52 Washington County, Mississippi 42,765 $42,165 45.5
#53 Clarke County, Mississippi 15,314 $46,108 44.9
#54 Adams County, Mississippi 28,803 $43,644 44.6
#55 Walthall County, Mississippi 13,839 $48,905 44.2
#56 Hinds County, Mississippi 218,533 $49,402 42.3
#57 Pike County, Mississippi 39,602 $43,814 42
#58 Kemper County, Mississippi 8,729 $46,431 41.5
#59 Oktibbeha County, Mississippi 51,771 $46,695 41.5
#60 Montgomery County, Mississippi 9,602 $41,748 40.7
#61 Clay County, Mississippi 18,383 $43,125 40.5
#62 Sharkey County, Mississippi 3,872 $40,000 39.6
#63 Panola County, Mississippi 32,808 $45,945 39
#64 Issaquena County, Mississippi 928 $31,429 38.3
#65 Lawrence County, Mississippi 11,786 $43,531 38.2
#66 Marion County, Mississippi 24,193 $45,110 37.7
#67 Wayne County, Mississippi 19,718 $37,619 36.9
#68 Sunflower County, Mississippi 24,333 $39,956 36.3
#69 Tallahatchie County, Mississippi 11,764 $37,466 36
#70 Coahoma County, Mississippi 20,540 $37,461 34.6
#71 Bolivar County, Mississippi 29,534 $39,585 30.9
#72 Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi 11,117 $38,548 30
#73 Noxubee County, Mississippi 10,025 $33,833 30
#74 Amite County, Mississippi 12,565 $37,222 29.7
#75 Humphreys County, Mississippi 7,395 $33,731 29.7
#76 Quitman County, Mississippi 5,774 $32,412 28.3
#77 Claiborne County, Mississippi 8,582 $31,897 28.2
#78 Leflore County, Mississippi 27,141 $35,277 27.7
#79 Yazoo County, Mississippi 24,835 $39,295 24.4
#80 Holmes County, Mississippi 16,191 $32,538 23.4
#81 Wilkinson County, Mississippi 8,162 $35,311 23
#82 Tunica County, Mississippi 9,475 $39,364 19.7