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Free lookup · fiscal year 2026
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Mississippi · fiscal year 2026
Each row is a HUD income limit area and the counties it covers. Limits are yearly household income before taxes, and they took effect May 1, 2026. Use the lookup above for 5 to 8 person households and the low income (80%) limit.
| Area and counties covered | Very low income (50%), by household size | Extremely low income | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | 2 people | 3 people | 4 people | 1 person | 4 people | |
| Adams County, MSAdams County | $25,200 | $28,800 | $32,400 | $36,000 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Alcorn County, MSAlcorn County | $25,200 | $28,800 | $32,400 | $36,000 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Amite County, MSAmite County | $25,200 | $28,800 | $32,400 | $36,000 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Attala County, MSAttala County | $25,200 | $28,800 | $32,400 | $36,000 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Benton County, MS HUD Metro FMR AreaBenton County | $25,200 | $28,800 | $32,400 | $36,000 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Bolivar County, MSBolivar County | $25,200 | $28,800 | $32,400 | $36,000 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Calhoun County, MSCalhoun County | $25,200 | $28,800 | $32,400 | $36,000 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Carroll County, MSCarroll County | $28,500 | $32,600 | $36,650 | $40,700 | $17,100 | $33,000 |
| Chickasaw County, MSChickasaw County | $25,200 | $28,800 | $32,400 | $36,000 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Choctaw County, MSChoctaw County | $25,200 | $28,800 | $32,400 | $36,000 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Claiborne County, MSClaiborne County | $25,200 | $28,800 | $32,400 | $36,000 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Clarke County, MSClarke County | $25,200 | $28,800 | $32,400 | $36,000 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Clay County, MSClay County | $25,200 | $28,800 | $32,400 | $36,000 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Coahoma County, MSCoahoma County | $25,200 | $28,800 | $32,400 | $36,000 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Covington County, MSCovington County | $25,200 | $28,800 | $32,400 | $36,000 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Franklin County, MSFranklin County | $25,200 | $28,800 | $32,400 | $36,000 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| George County, MSGeorge County | $28,050 | $32,050 | $36,050 | $40,050 | $16,850 | $33,000 |
| Greene County, MSGreene County | $25,350 | $29,000 | $32,600 | $36,200 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Grenada County, MSGrenada County | $25,200 | $28,800 | $32,400 | $36,000 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS HUD Metro FMR AreaHancock County, Harrison County | $29,100 | $33,250 | $37,400 | $41,550 | $17,500 | $33,000 |
| Hattiesburg, MS MSAForrest County, Lamar County, Perry County | $27,950 | $31,950 | $35,950 | $39,900 | $16,800 | $33,000 |
| Holmes County, MS HUD Metro FMR AreaHolmes County | $25,200 | $28,800 | $32,400 | $36,000 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Humphreys County, MSHumphreys County | $25,200 | $28,800 | $32,400 | $36,000 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Issaquena County, MSIssaquena County | $25,200 | $28,800 | $32,400 | $36,000 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Itawamba County, MSItawamba County | $28,850 | $33,000 | $37,100 | $41,250 | $17,350 | $33,000 |
| Jackson, MS HUD Metro FMR AreaCopiah County, Hinds County, Madison County, Rankin County | $32,000 | $36,600 | $41,150 | $45,700 | $19,200 | $33,000 |
| Jasper County, MSJasper County | $25,200 | $28,800 | $32,400 | $36,000 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Jefferson County, MSJefferson County | $25,200 | $28,800 | $32,400 | $36,000 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Jefferson Davis County, MSJefferson Davis County | $25,200 | $28,800 | $32,400 | $36,000 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Jones County, MSJones County | $25,350 | $28,950 | $32,550 | $36,150 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Kemper County, MSKemper County | $25,200 | $28,800 | $32,400 | $36,000 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Lafayette County, MSLafayette County | $34,350 | $39,250 | $44,150 | $49,050 | $20,650 | $33,000 |
| Lauderdale County, MSLauderdale County | $28,750 | $32,800 | $36,950 | $41,050 | $17,300 | $33,000 |
| Lawrence County, MSLawrence County | $25,200 | $28,800 | $32,400 | $36,000 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Leake County, MSLeake County | $25,200 | $28,800 | $32,400 | $36,000 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Lee County, MSLee County | $27,500 | $31,400 | $35,300 | $39,200 | $16,450 | $33,000 |
| Leflore County, MSLeflore County | $25,200 | $28,800 | $32,400 | $36,000 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Lincoln County, MSLincoln County | $25,200 | $28,800 | $32,400 | $36,000 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Lowndes County, MSLowndes County | $26,550 | $30,350 | $34,150 | $37,900 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Marion County, MSMarion County | $25,200 | $28,800 | $32,400 | $36,000 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Marshall County, MS HUD Metro FMR AreaMarshall County | $25,200 | $28,800 | $32,400 | $36,000 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR HUD Metro FMR AreaDeSoto County | $32,450 | $37,100 | $41,750 | $46,350 | $19,500 | $33,000 |
| Monroe County, MSMonroe County | $25,200 | $28,800 | $32,400 | $36,000 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Montgomery County, MSMontgomery County | $25,200 | $28,800 | $32,400 | $36,000 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Neshoba County, MSNeshoba County | $25,200 | $28,800 | $32,400 | $36,000 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Newton County, MSNewton County | $25,200 | $28,800 | $32,400 | $36,000 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Noxubee County, MSNoxubee County | $25,200 | $28,800 | $32,400 | $36,000 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Oktibbeha County, MSOktibbeha County | $29,650 | $33,900 | $38,150 | $42,350 | $17,800 | $33,000 |
| Panola County, MSPanola County | $25,200 | $28,800 | $32,400 | $36,000 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Pascagoula, MS HUD Metro FMR AreaJackson County | $30,400 | $34,750 | $39,100 | $43,400 | $18,250 | $33,000 |
| Pearl River County, MSPearl River County | $27,300 | $31,200 | $35,100 | $39,000 | $16,400 | $33,000 |
| Pike County, MSPike County | $25,200 | $28,800 | $32,400 | $36,000 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Pontotoc County, MSPontotoc County | $25,200 | $28,800 | $32,400 | $36,000 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Prentiss County, MSPrentiss County | $25,200 | $28,800 | $32,400 | $36,000 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Quitman County, MSQuitman County | $25,200 | $28,800 | $32,400 | $36,000 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Scott County, MS HUD Metro FMR AreaScott County | $25,200 | $28,800 | $32,400 | $36,000 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Sharkey County, MSSharkey County | $25,200 | $28,800 | $32,400 | $36,000 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Simpson County, MS HUD Metro FMR AreaSimpson County | $25,200 | $28,800 | $32,400 | $36,000 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Smith County, MSSmith County | $26,600 | $30,400 | $34,200 | $37,950 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Stone County, MS HUD Metro FMR AreaStone County | $29,200 | $33,350 | $37,550 | $41,700 | $17,500 | $33,000 |
| Sunflower County, MSSunflower County | $25,200 | $28,800 | $32,400 | $36,000 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Tallahatchie County, MSTallahatchie County | $25,200 | $28,800 | $32,400 | $36,000 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Tate County, MS HUD Metro FMR AreaTate County | $29,050 | $33,200 | $37,350 | $41,500 | $17,450 | $33,000 |
| Tippah County, MSTippah County | $25,200 | $28,800 | $32,400 | $36,000 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Tishomingo County, MSTishomingo County | $27,550 | $31,450 | $35,400 | $39,300 | $16,550 | $33,000 |
| Tunica County, MS HUD Metro FMR AreaTunica County | $25,200 | $28,800 | $32,400 | $36,000 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Union County, MSUnion County | $26,400 | $30,200 | $33,950 | $37,700 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Walthall County, MSWalthall County | $25,200 | $28,800 | $32,400 | $36,000 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Warren County, MSWarren County | $29,650 | $33,900 | $38,150 | $42,350 | $17,800 | $33,000 |
| Washington County, MSWashington County | $25,200 | $28,800 | $32,400 | $36,000 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Wayne County, MSWayne County | $25,200 | $28,800 | $32,400 | $36,000 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Webster County, MSWebster County | $27,200 | $31,050 | $34,950 | $38,800 | $16,350 | $33,000 |
| Wilkinson County, MSWilkinson County | $25,200 | $28,800 | $32,400 | $36,000 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Winston County, MSWinston County | $25,200 | $28,800 | $32,400 | $36,000 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Yalobusha County, MSYalobusha County | $25,200 | $28,800 | $32,400 | $36,000 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
| Yazoo County, MS HUD Metro FMR AreaYazoo County | $25,200 | $28,800 | $32,400 | $36,000 | $15,960 | $33,000 |
KPCB Edge is an independent publisher, not a government agency. Your housing agency may cover more than one area and only it can decide whether you qualify.
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Good to know
It depends on where in Mississippi you live, because HUD sets a separate limit for each of its 76 income limit areas. For a family of four, the very low income limit ranges from $36,000 (Adams County, MS) to $49,050 (Lafayette County, MS). Smaller and larger households have lower and higher limits; the lookup above shows each size.
No. Places in the same HUD area share a limit, but different areas do not. Area median family income in Mississippi ranges from $39,900 to $98,100, and the limits follow it.
Most new voucher families must be very low income, which is at or below 50% of the area median income. Extremely low income families get priority: by law, 75% of the families a housing agency admits each year must be extremely low income. A family at the low income level (up to about 80%) can qualify only in a few situations.
You apply to a local public housing agency, not to HUD. Find agencies near you in HUD's PHA contact directory, check whether each one's voucher list is open, and apply to more than one if you can. Applying is always free.
Gross. Your agency compares your yearly income before deductions with the limit. Deductions, such as for children or child care, are used afterward to work out your share of the rent.
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