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Best Income & Jobs Counties in Mississippi

Median household income and per capita earnings Compare rankings across all 82 counties.

Average Income & Jobs Score
17/100
Top County
DeSoto County
Counties Ranked
82

Top 10

#1
DeSoto County
MS
87/100
#2
Madison County
MS
82/100
#3
Rankin County
MS
81/100
#4
Lamar County
MS
65/100
#5
Hancock County
MS
61/100
#6
Lee County
MS
59/100
#7
Jackson County
MS
53/100
#8
Lafayette County
MS
51/100
#9
Tate County
MS
51/100
#10
Webster County
MS
39/100

All Mississippi Counties Ranked

#CountyIncome & Jobs ScoreOverall Score
1DeSoto County, MS
86.9
36.7
2Madison County, MS
82.4
45.8
3Rankin County, MS
80.7
53.7
4Lamar County, MS
64.5
47.6
5Hancock County, MS
61
35.6
6Lee County, MS
59.4
33.6
7Jackson County, MS
53.3
38.6
8Lafayette County, MS
51.4
43.6
9Tate County, MS
50.7
37.7
10Webster County, MS
38.9
62.3
11Itawamba County, MS
37.5
55.1
12Stone County, MS
36.8
38.6
13Harrison County, MS
30.9
30.1
14Union County, MS
29.8
45.1
15Warren County, MS
29.2
31.9
16Pearl River County, MS
28.8
42.5
17Greene County, MS
27.3
55
18Carroll County, MS
25.5
64.5
19George County, MS
24.6
40.5
20Lowndes County, MS
23.9
46.2
21Simpson County, MS
23.1
55.8
22Neshoba County, MS
20.9
42
23Forrest County, MS
20.3
30.3
24Pontotoc County, MS
20.2
43.1
25Marshall County, MS
18.2
45.3
26Prentiss County, MS
17.6
43.6
27Smith County, MS
17.5
60.2
28Monroe County, MS
17.2
47.5
29Jones County, MS
16.9
40.7
30Tippah County, MS
16.9
56.7
31Perry County, MS
15.5
60.7
32Newton County, MS
15.4
56
33Lauderdale County, MS
14.5
46.8
34Hinds County, MS
14.4
38.3
35Alcorn County, MS
13.2
43.8
36Yalobusha County, MS
12.8
47.1
37Winston County, MS
12.7
48.5
38Scott County, MS
11.9
42.8
39Leake County, MS
11.7
49
40Choctaw County, MS
11.6
62.7
41Lincoln County, MS
11.5
41.6
42Attala County, MS
11.2
49.3
43Copiah County, MS
11
55.1
44Grenada County, MS
11
34.8
45Jasper County, MS
9.6
53.9
46Covington County, MS
9.5
47.2
47Tishomingo County, MS
8.7
55.3
48Clarke County, MS
8.4
60.7
49Franklin County, MS
8
60.2
50Walthall County, MS
7.8
48.5
51Montgomery County, MS
7.3
58
52Panola County, MS
6.1
43.3
53Calhoun County, MS
6
55.8
54Kemper County, MS
5.7
62.8
55Oktibbeha County, MS
5.5
33.7
56Lawrence County, MS
5.4
56.8
57Chickasaw County, MS
5.2
55.8
58Marion County, MS
4.8
49.4
59Benton County, MS
4.4
57.3
60Pike County, MS
3.8
37.9
61Yazoo County, MS
3.3
45.4
62Adams County, MS
3
57.1
63Sunflower County, MS
3
46.4
64Washington County, MS
2.9
48.4
65Clay County, MS
2.8
41.3
66Noxubee County, MS
2.3
48.6
67Tunica County, MS
2.1
36.4
68Tallahatchie County, MS
1.9
47.5
69Bolivar County, MS
1.8
33.3
70Jefferson Davis County, MS
1.7
56.2
71Wayne County, MS
1.4
41.9
72Coahoma County, MS
1.2
44.8
73Jefferson County, MS
1.2
52.3
74Amite County, MS
1.1
59.3
75Sharkey County, MS
1.1
57
76Wilkinson County, MS
1.1
54.8
77Claiborne County, MS
0.8
55.3
78Leflore County, MS
0.7
46.3
79Humphreys County, MS
0.6
48.3
80Quitman County, MS
0.5
58.2
81Holmes County, MS
0.2
57
82Issaquena County, MS
0.2
68.6

Data Source

Income & Jobs data from IncomeByCounty. See full details at IncomeByCounty. Data updated February 2026.