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

Updated on October 11, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Median Household Income for the Black or African American Alone racial group in Mississippi was $33,348. Among all Mississippi counties, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the highest median household income in Rankin County ($65,343), followed by DeSoto County ($62,529), and Itawamba County ($55,833). On the other hand, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the lowest median household income in the following 3 counties: Issaquena County ($14,401), Amite County ($14,617), and Holmes County ($21,250).

The chart below shows the top 10 Mississippi counties where the Black or African American Alone racial group had high median 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 Median Household Income of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021
Rankin County
DeSoto County
Itawamba County
Benton County
Greene County
Madison County
Prentiss County
Hinds County
Copiah County
Lamar County
Ranking of Mississippi Counties By the Median Household Income of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021
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Rank County Median HH Income ($)
1 Rankin County 65343
2 DeSoto County 62529
3 Itawamba County 55833
4 Benton County 51940
5 Greene County 47511
6 Madison County 46791
7 Prentiss County 42750
8 Hinds County 40339
9 Copiah County 39186
10 Lamar County 38979
11 Lee County 38155
12 Tippah County 38136
13 Tishomingo County 37794
14 Tate County 36997
15 Pontotoc County 36051
16 Marshall County 35831
17 Jackson County 35691
18 Warren County 35199
19 Newton County 34732
20 Oktibbeha County 33901
21 Tunica County 33892
22 Yalobusha County 33776
23 Lafayette County 33698
24 Leake County 32972
25 Harrison County 32942
26 Smith County 32708
27 Lawrence County 32648
28 Carroll County 32615
29 Union County 32540
30 Pearl River County 31786
31 Monroe County 31713
32 Hancock County 31626
33 Forrest County 31558
34 Calhoun County 31453
35 Panola County 31325
36 Noxubee County 31317
37 Winston County 31268
38 Jefferson Davis County 30967
39 Simpson County 30870
40 Lincoln County 30509
41 Jasper County 30016
42 Yazoo County 29693
43 Grenada County 28134
44 Lowndes County 28106
45 Pike County 27742
46 Clay County 27632
47 Walthall County 27349
48 Washington County 27048
49 Jones County 26865
50 Neshoba County 26862
51 Tallahatchie County 26774
52 Perry County 26719
53 Adams County 26683
54 Sunflower County 26541
55 Claiborne County 26528
56 Coahoma County 26458
57 Marion County 26290
58 Chickasaw County 25843
59 Webster County 25793
60 Covington County 25639
61 Sharkey County 25600
62 Humphreys County 25577
63 Choctaw County 25319
64 Scott County 25077
65 Lauderdale County 25066
66 Wilkinson County 24754
67 Bolivar County 24186
68 Attala County 23392
69 Franklin County 23341
70 Leflore County 22736
71 Montgomery County 22484
72 George County 21903
73 Wayne County 21879
74 Kemper County 21718
75 Clarke County 21550
76 Quitman County 21471
77 Alcorn County 21463
78 Holmes County 21250
79 Amite County 14617
80 Issaquena County 14401