Median gross rent in Mississippi
At $896, the median gross rent in Mississippi is 31% below the national figure of $1,303, ranking 45 of 52, with DeSoto County the highest county at $1,252.
Gross rent includes utilities the tenant pays, so it is closer to what actually leaves the account each month than a headline asking rent.
| Rank | County | Typical figure | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DeSoto County | $1,252 | 186,214 residents |
| 2 | Rankin County | $1,177 | 157,185 residents |
| 3 | Lafayette County | $1,092 | 56,172 residents |
| 4 | Madison County | $1,062 | 109,257 residents |
| 5 | Harrison County | $1,034 | 208,748 residents |
| 6 | Lamar County | $1,034 | 64,425 residents |
| 7 | Hinds County | $1,004 | 226,541 residents |
| 8 | Jackson County | $1,001 | 143,721 residents |
| 9 | Hancock County | $956 | 46,010 residents |
| 10 | Forrest County | $911 | 77,917 residents |
| 11 | Pearl River County | $909 | 56,351 residents |
| 12 | Lowndes County | $903 | 58,547 residents |
| 13 | Tunica County | $901 | 9,787 residents |
| 14 | Lee County | $898 | 83,343 residents |
| 15 | Marshall County | $887 | 33,980 residents |
| 16 | Oktibbeha County | $880 | 51,388 residents |
| 17 | Tate County | $876 | 28,094 residents |
| 18 | Warren County | $874 | 44,341 residents |
| 19 | Lauderdale County | $865 | 72,741 residents |
| 20 | Union County | $855 | 27,880 residents |
| 21 | Pike County | $831 | 40,098 residents |
| 22 | Panola County | $830 | 33,157 residents |
| 23 | Yazoo County | $829 | 27,467 residents |
| 24 | Pontotoc County | $820 | 31,202 residents |
| 25 | Jasper County | $804 | 16,320 residents |
| 26 | George County | $796 | 24,547 residents |
| 27 | Simpson County | $793 | 25,889 residents |
| 28 | Itawamba County | $789 | 23,888 residents |
| 29 | Lawrence County | $785 | 11,933 residents |
| 30 | Jones County | $779 | 67,152 residents |
| 31 | Scott County | $775 | 27,943 residents |
| 32 | Grenada County | $773 | 21,474 residents |
| 33 | Stone County | $772 | 18,360 residents |
| 34 | Leake County | $771 | 21,335 residents |
| 35 | Wayne County | $771 | 19,760 residents |
| 36 | Neshoba County | $756 | 28,970 residents |
| 37 | Washington County | $756 | 44,604 residents |
| 38 | Greene County | $753 | 13,672 residents |
| 39 | Clarke County | $752 | 15,553 residents |
| 40 | Perry County | $732 | 11,511 residents |
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Methodology
Every figure on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates. We store one row per county and roll counties up to state level, weighting each county by its population so that large metros are not treated the same as very small counties.
The median gross rent shown for a state is that population-weighted figure, not a simple average of county values. National comparisons use the same method across all states, so the state-versus-U.S. gap you see is a like-for-like comparison.
These are survey estimates, not transaction records, and they describe typical households rather than any individual situation. Nothing here is personalised financial advice.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2022.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year).