Ranking of Mississippi Cities and Places By Percentage of Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on November 19, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of households in Mississippi with household income of less than $40k was 41.96%. Among all Mississippi cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Yazoo City city had the highest percentage of households with household income of less than $40k (64.54%), followed by Natchez city (61.99%), and Greenwood city (61.52%).

On the other hand, the following 3 cities and places had low percentages of households with household income of less than $40k: Madison city (9.82%), Brandon city (16.63%), and Olive Branch city (18.39%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Mississippi cities and places with a population of 10K+ and a high household income, and the table below shows the ranking of all Mississippi cities and places with a population of 10K+.

You can also see similar information for other household income groups, for other states, as well as for the whole United States.

Ranking of Mississippi Cities and Places By % of Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Yazoo City city
Natchez city
Greenwood city
Clarksdale city
McComb city
Picayune city
Laurel city
Greenville city
Canton city
West Point city
Ranking of Mississippi Cities and Places By % of Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
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Rank City Percentage of Households (%)
1 Yazoo City city 64.54
2 Natchez city 61.99
3 Greenwood city 61.52
4 Clarksdale city 61.35
5 McComb city 61.11
6 Picayune city 58.10
7 Laurel city 58.07
8 Greenville city 58.05
9 Canton city 57.91
10 West Point city 57.71
11 Grenada city 57.22
12 Meridian city 57.17
13 Brookhaven city 55.18
14 Starkville city 54.79
15 Columbus city 53.21
16 Cleveland city 53.11
17 Hattiesburg city 52.36
18 Corinth city 51.71
19 Vicksburg city 51.46
20 Jackson city 50.04
21 Gulfport city 49.51
22 Pascagoula city 46.70
23 Moss Point city 44.01
24 Oxford city 42.87
25 Gautier city 39.94
26 Biloxi city 39.49
27 D'Iberville city 37.26
28 Tupelo city 35.50
29 Pearl city 34.03
30 Hernando city 31.53
31 Horn Lake city 31.50
32 Petal city 30.85
33 Long Beach city 29.50
34 Clinton city 27.95
35 Southaven city 27.15
36 Flowood city 26.69
37 Ocean Springs city 26.35
38 Ridgeland city 26.20
39 Byram city 20.57
40 Olive Branch city 18.39
41 Brandon city 16.63
42 Madison city 9.82