Ranking of Mississippi Counties By the Average Household Income of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on January 20, 2024.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Average Household Income for the Black or African American Alone racial group in Mississippi was $47,999. Among all Mississippi counties, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the highest average household income in Itawamba County ($182,270), followed by Tippah County ($77,135), and Rankin County ($73,971). On the other hand, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the lowest average household income in the following 3 counties: Amite County ($25,840), Stone County ($29,014), and Issaquena County ($29,435).

The chart below shows the top 10 Mississippi counties where the Black or African American Alone racial group had high average household income, and the table below shows the ranking of all Mississippi counties.

You can see similar ranking for other racial and ethnicity groups in Mississippi.

You can also see similar ranking of counties for other states as well as for the whole United States.

Ranking of Mississippi Counties By the Average Household Income of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021
Itawamba County
Tippah County
Rankin County
DeSoto County
Lamar County
Madison County
Copiah County
Benton County
Pontotoc County
Prentiss County
Ranking of Mississippi Counties By the Average Household Income of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021
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Rank County Average HH Income ($)
1 Itawamba County 182270
2 Tippah County 77135
3 Rankin County 73971
4 DeSoto County 73778
5 Lamar County 71432
6 Madison County 65281
7 Copiah County 64531
8 Benton County 61391
9 Pontotoc County 54458
10 Prentiss County 53782
11 Leake County 53065
12 Union County 52833
13 Hinds County 52030
14 Lee County 50526
15 Jackson County 50471
16 Simpson County 50336
17 Warren County 50187
18 Tate County 48992
19 Marshall County 48458
20 Smith County 48214
21 Lafayette County 48181
22 Jefferson Davis County 47612
23 Harrison County 47606
24 Walthall County 46940
25 Scott County 46461
26 Yalobusha County 46448
27 Claiborne County 46288
28 Panola County 45916
29 Monroe County 45405
30 Oktibbeha County 44768
31 Pearl River County 44484
32 Winston County 44456
33 Humphreys County 44331
34 Tishomingo County 43932
35 Carroll County 43736
36 Tallahatchie County 43002
37 Lincoln County 42425
38 Jefferson County 42264
39 Lowndes County 41827
40 Jasper County 41302
41 Forrest County 41236
42 Attala County 41162
43 Yazoo County 41122
44 Grenada County 40946
45 Tunica County 40306
46 Lauderdale County 40254
47 Lawrence County 39958
48 Chickasaw County 39935
49 Washington County 39883
50 Sharkey County 39310
51 Clarke County 39193
52 Jones County 39023
53 Clay County 38891
54 Webster County 38814
55 Sunflower County 38670
56 Perry County 38565
57 Bolivar County 38455
58 Neshoba County 38283
59 Franklin County 38110
60 Calhoun County 38015
61 Hancock County 37827
62 Noxubee County 37557
63 Newton County 37408
64 Wayne County 37312
65 Greene County 37047
66 Coahoma County 36814
67 Wilkinson County 36466
68 Adams County 36284
69 Holmes County 35933
70 Pike County 35641
71 Covington County 34410
72 Quitman County 34179
73 Leflore County 34049
74 Marion County 33434
75 Kemper County 32149
76 Alcorn County 30954
77 George County 30487
78 Choctaw County 30083
79 Montgomery County 29936
80 Issaquena County 29435
81 Stone County 29014
82 Amite County 25840