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Income & Jobs · Mississippi

Highest Income Counties in Mississippi 2026

Ranked by median household income and per capita earnings.

Top 10 — Income & Jobs in Mississippi

Score reflects income & jobs only — not overall county quality.

1DeSoto County, MS
86.8
2Madison County, MS
85.1
3Rankin County, MS
80.6
4Lamar County, MS
64
5Tate County, MS
61.3
6Lee County, MS
56.8
7Hancock County, MS
56.6
8Lafayette County, MS
55
9Jackson County, MS
51.9
10Stone County, MS
38.2

All Mississippi Counties — Income & Jobs Rankings

82 counties ranked by income & jobs score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountyIncome & Jobs ScoreOverall Score
1DeSoto County, MS
86.8
36.9
2Madison County, MS
85.1
46.1
3Rankin County, MS
80.6
53.8
4Lamar County, MS
64
47.9
5Tate County, MS
61.3
39.4
6Lee County, MS
56.8
33.5
7Hancock County, MS
56.6
35.9
8Lafayette County, MS
55
45.6
9Jackson County, MS
51.9
38.6
10Stone County, MS
38.2
36.2
11Smith County, MS
36.3
61.7
12George County, MS
33.1
41.7
13Harrison County, MS
32.4
29.6
14Warren County, MS
32
33.5
15Carroll County, MS
31.8
66.2
16Webster County, MS
30.2
58.9
17Pearl River County, MS
28.4
42.8
18Neshoba County, MS
25.9
40.2
19Simpson County, MS
24.1
54.5
20Itawamba County, MS
22.6
55.7
21Union County, MS
22.5
45
22Greene County, MS
19.9
54.6
23Lowndes County, MS
19.1
46.3
24Forrest County, MS
18.8
30.2
25Marshall County, MS
18.4
45.9
26Tishomingo County, MS
17.5
56.8
27Winston County, MS
17.4
47.6
28Franklin County, MS
17.2
58.7
29Tippah County, MS
16.4
55.3
30Jones County, MS
15.8
41.8
31Monroe County, MS
15
46.9
32Attala County, MS
14.7
47.2
33Pontotoc County, MS
14.4
43.7
34Alcorn County, MS
14
44.1
35Lincoln County, MS
13.7
41.8
36Choctaw County, MS
13.5
63.1
37Lauderdale County, MS
13.3
46.3
38Leake County, MS
13.1
49.8
39Newton County, MS
12.7
57.9
40Prentiss County, MS
11.4
42.4
41Perry County, MS
11.2
61
42Hinds County, MS
10.8
38.6
43Yalobusha County, MS
10.3
51.2
44Copiah County, MS
10.2
54.4
45Walthall County, MS
9.9
48.3
46Grenada County, MS
9.6
35.6
47Scott County, MS
9.6
44.5
48Jasper County, MS
9.4
54.2
49Oktibbeha County, MS
7.4
34.1
50Kemper County, MS
7.2
62.3
51Clarke County, MS
6.8
59.7
52Benton County, MS
6.7
55.3
53Panola County, MS
6.6
45.6
54Marion County, MS
5.9
46.9
55Covington County, MS
5.8
48.4
56Pike County, MS
4.7
38.8
57Adams County, MS
4.6
56.8
58Chickasaw County, MS
4.6
56.8
59Lawrence County, MS
4.6
59.4
60Calhoun County, MS
4.4
55.9
61Clay County, MS
4.4
39.4
62Washington County, MS
3.8
47.4
63Montgomery County, MS
3.3
55
64Sharkey County, MS
2.3
58.6
65Sunflower County, MS
2.2
45.4
66Bolivar County, MS
2.1
32.6
67Tunica County, MS
2
33.3
68Yazoo County, MS
2
48.1
69Jefferson County, MS
1.7
53.6
70Jefferson Davis County, MS
1.7
54.1
71Wayne County, MS
1.5
44.6
72Amite County, MS
1.4
60.7
73Coahoma County, MS
1.4
45.2
74Tallahatchie County, MS
1.4
46.5
75Leflore County, MS
0.9
47.2
76Wilkinson County, MS
0.9
52.8
77Noxubee County, MS
0.7
48
78Humphreys County, MS
0.6
50.3
79Holmes County, MS
0.4
57.6
80Quitman County, MS
0.4
58.6
81Claiborne County, MS
0.3
56.8
82Issaquena County, MS
0.2
69.3

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