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Mississippi is the poorest state in the United States of America, with a per capita income of $20,670 (2012). [1]
Note: Data is from the 2010 United States Census Data and the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. [2] [3]
| Rank | County | Per capita income | Median household income | Population | Number of households |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madison | $32,223 | $59,730 | 98,468 | 35,297 |
| United States | $27,915 | $52,762 | 313,914,040 | 114,761,359 | |
| 2 | Rankin | $27,183 | $56,159 | 145,165 | 52,539 |
| 3 | Lamar | $27,399 | $50,075 | 57,786 | 21,237 |
| 4 | DeSoto | $25,065 | $59,734 | 166,234 | 56,641 |
| 5 | Jackson | $23,547 | $49,620 | 140,298 | 50,185 |
| 6 | Harrison | $23,111 | $44,550 | 194,029 | 69,384 |
| 7 | Warren | $22,079 | $40,404 | 48,773 | 18,941 |
| 8 | Hancock | $21,935 | $44,494 | 43,929 | 17,380 |
| 9 | Lee | $21,831 | $39,049 | 82,910 | 32,086 |
| 10 | Stone | $21,691 | $43,728 | 17,786 | 6,165 |
| 11 | Franklin | $21,583 | $33,324 | 8,118 | 3,211 |
| 12 | Lowndes | $21,273 | $37,607 | 59,779 | 23,487 |
| 13 | Lafayette | $21,267 | $39,080 | 47,351 | 18,356 |
| 14 | Hinds | $20,676 | $39,215 | 245,285 | 91,351 |
| 15 | Lincoln | $20,620 | $38,405 | 34,869 | 13,296 |
| 16 | Lauderdale | $20,116 | $33,926 | 80,261 | 31,090 |
| 17 | Pearl River | $20,014 | $40,038 | 55,834 | 20,816 |
| Mississippi | $19,977 | $37,881 | 2,967,297 | 1,115,768 | |
| 18 | Grenada | $19,701 | $32,901 | 21,906 | 8,779 |
| 19 | George | $19,452 | $45,492 | 22,578 | 7,982 |
| 20 | Oktibbeha | $19,356 | $30,320 | 47,671 | 18,820 |
| 21 | Forrest | $19,272 | $34,448 | 74,934 | 28,746 |
| 22 | Lawrence | $19,142 | $35,593 | 12,929 | 5,078 |
| 23 | Monroe | $18,884 | $35,685 | 36,989 | 14,485 |
| 24 | Smith | $18,686 | $37,176 | 16,491 | 6,221 |
| 25 | Jones | $18,632 | $36,017 | 67,761 | 25,247 |
| 26 | Itawamba | $18,517 | $37,588 | 23,401 | 8,881 |
| 27 | Simpson | $18,397 | $36,739 | 27,503 | 10,330 |
| 28 | Tate | $18,318 | $41,102 | 28,886 | 10,035 |
| 29 | Jasper | $18,268 | $30,177 | 17,062 | 6,798 |
| 30 | Perry | $18,238 | $38,887 | 12,250 | 4,674 |
| 31 | Alcorn | $17,954 | $32,342 | 37,057 | 15,039 |
| 32 | Union | $17,945 | $35,928 | 27,134 | 10,317 |
| 33 | Webster | $17,888 | $34,107 | 10,253 | 4,060 |
| 34 | Pontotoc | $17,820 | $38,420 | 29,957 | 11,172 |
| 35 | Covington | $17,713 | $32,456 | 19,568 | 7,430 |
| 36 | Attala | $17,659 | $28,508 | 19,564 | 7,619 |
| 37 | Pike | $17,620 | $30,779 | 40,404 | 15,370 |
| 38 | Neshoba | $17,609 | $34,905 | 29,676 | 10,856 |
| 39 | Clay | $17,604 | $31,727 | 20,634 | 8,029 |
| 40 | Marion | $17,549 | $31,332 | 27,088 | 10,135 |
| 41 | Adams | $17,473 | $27,096 | 32,297 | 12,643 |
| 42 | Copiah | $17,473 | $36,637 | 29,449 | 10,708 |
| 43 | Winston | $17,244 | $30,738 | 19,198 | 7,494 |
| 44 | Wayne | $17,099 | $31,081 | 20,747 | 8,104 |
| 45 | Prentiss | $17,068 | $31,262 | 25,276 | 9,812 |
| 46 | Tishomingo | $17,017 | $30,211 | 19,593 | 8,148 |
| 47 | Amite | $16,861 | $27,615 | 13,131 | 5,351 |
| 48 | Marshall | $16,825 | $34,183 | 37,144 | 13,369 |
| 49 | Newton | $16,727 | $36,154 | 21,720 | 8,214 |
| 50 | Yalobusha | $16,623 | $29,911 | 12,678 | 5,166 |
| 51 | Scott | $16,608 | $35,765 | 28,264 | 10,248 |
| 52 | Montgomery | $16,584 | $31,488 | 10,925 | 4,438 |
| 53 | Choctaw | $16,545 | $30,994 | 8,547 | 3,446 |
| 54 | Clarke | $16,467 | $29,103 | 16,732 | 6,733 |
| 55 | Tippah | $16,365 | $32,109 | 22,232 | 8,597 |
| 56 | Walthall | $16,157 | $33,054 | 15,443 | 5,888 |
| 57 | Bolivar | $16,051 | $26,005 | 34,145 | 12,727 |
| 58 | Carroll | $16,025 | $29,290 | 10,597 | 4,188 |
| 59 | Panola | $15,987 | $34,030 | 34,707 | 12,839 |
| 60 | Chickasaw | $15,985 | $30,092 | 17,392 | 6,639 |
| 61 | Washington | $15,946 | $27,797 | 51,137 | 18,936 |
| 62 | Tunica | $15,711 | $29,994 | 10,778 | 3,927 |
| 63 | Coahoma | $15,687 | $24,726 | 26,151 | 9,461 |
| 64 | Calhoun | $15,183 | $28,484 | 14,962 | 5,988 |
| 65 | Jefferson Davis | $15,120 | $25,986 | 12,487 | 4,977 |
| 66 | Benton | $14,998 | $29,202 | 8,729 | 3,404 |
| 67 | Leake | $14,617 | $31,986 | 23,805 | 8,272 |
| 68 | Yazoo | $14,339 | $27,356 | 28,065 | 8,860 |
| 69 | Wilkinson | $14,333 | $28,066 | 9,878 | 3,455 |
| 70 | Sharkey | $14,322 | $30,129 | 4,916 | 1,834 |
| 71 | Greene | $14,064 | $40,828 | 14,400 | 4,306 |
| 72 | Humphreys | $13,282 | $25,131 | 9,375 | 3,373 |
| 73 | Quitman | $13,080 | $24,169 | 8,223 | 3,058 |
| 74 | Leflore | $12,957 | $22,020 | 32,317 | 11,577 |
| 75 | Kemper | $12,903 | $25,649 | 10,456 | 3,920 |
| 76 | Noxubee | $12,759 | $22,178 | 11,545 | 4,305 |
| 77 | Tallahatchie | $12,687 | $24,668 | 15,378 | 4,856 |
| 78 | Claiborne | $12,571 | $24,150 | 9,604 | 3,440 |
| 79 | Jefferson | $12,534 | $24,304 | 7,726 | 2,929 |
| 80 | Sunflower | $11,993 | $25,012 | 29,450 | 8,822 |
| 81 | Issaquena | $11,810 | $21,360 | 1,406 | 472 |
| 82 | Holmes | $11,585 | $21,375 | 19,198 | 6,926 |