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Mississippi poorest counties

Number of counties: 82
Median household income: 49,111
Poorest county: Issaquena County
Table of counties in Mississippi sorted by household income from poorest to richest.
CountyMedian household income (dollars)
Issaquena County17,109
Holmes County24,958
Quitman County25,783
Jefferson County29,205
Leflore County30,182
Humphreys County30,327
Claiborne County31,305
Coahoma County31,312
Amite County31,367
Wilkinson County31,412
Tallahatchie County31,484
Sunflower County32,608
Bolivar County33,729
Adams County33,860
Marion County34,286
Washington County34,399
Walthall County34,605
Wayne County34,766
Jefferson Davis County34,771
Clay County35,638
Montgomery County35,903
Attala County36,196
Pike County36,308
Kemper County37,667
Choctaw County37,859
Chickasaw County38,620
Sharkey County38,977
Noxubee County38,999
Benton County39,311
Lawrence County39,443
Leake County39,660
Panola County39,673
Winston County39,725
Jasper County39,992
Yazoo County40,037
Covington County40,233
Tishomingo County40,394
Franklin County40,479
Grenada County40,808
Clarke County40,838
Oktibbeha County41,094
Calhoun County41,142
Tunica County41,176
Tippah County41,506
Marshall County42,968
Scott County43,022
Lauderdale County43,301
Neshoba County43,416
Jones County43,659
Simpson County43,842
Lincoln County43,926
Alcorn County44,068
Yalobusha County44,348
Newton County44,530
Forrest County45,780
Carroll County46,147
Hinds County46,179
Prentiss County46,417
Copiah County46,530
Monroe County47,353
Perry County47,368
George County47,385
Greene County49,581
Lowndes County49,660
Union County50,543
Warren County50,686
Stone County50,807
Harrison County51,590
Smith County51,792
Pontotoc County52,150
Webster County53,363
Itawamba County53,510
Pearl River County53,855
Lafayette County54,720
Tate County54,839
Jackson County55,107
Hancock County58,196
Lee County60,708
Lamar County63,925
Rankin County72,326
DeSoto County73,460
Madison County74,688

What is the poorest county in Mississippi?

Issaquena County is the poorest county in Mississippi with median household income of 17,109.

TOP-5 poorest counties in Mississippi:
  • Issaquena County
  • Holmes County
  • Quitman County
  • Jefferson County
  • Leflore County