Living wage by county in Mississippi, 2027
The living wage in Mississippi ranges from $20.59 to $24.32 an hour per worker across its 82 counties, for a typical family of four (two adults and two children). In Mississippi, 22.8% of families like this one have a single earner.
| County | Living wage / hour | Income needed / month | One worker earning it all / hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | $21.52 | $6,518 | $37.61 |
| Alcorn County | $21.78 | $6,596 | $38.06 |
| Amite County | $21.52 | $6,518 | $37.61 |
| Attala County | $21.41 | $6,482 | $37.40 |
| Benton County | $21.78 | $6,596 | $38.06 |
| Bolivar County | $20.59 | $6,234 | $35.96 |
| Calhoun County | $22.18 | $6,717 | $38.75 |
| Carroll County | $20.86 | $6,316 | $36.44 |
| Chickasaw County | $22.08 | $6,686 | $38.57 |
| Choctaw County | $21.41 | $6,482 | $37.40 |
| Claiborne County | $21.15 | $6,404 | $36.95 |
| Clarke County | $21.92 | $6,637 | $38.29 |
| Clay County | $22.05 | $6,679 | $38.53 |
| Coahoma County | $20.59 | $6,234 | $35.96 |
| Copiah County | $22.47 | $6,805 | $39.26 |
| Covington County | $22.48 | $6,808 | $39.28 |
| DeSoto County | $21.22 | $6,425 | $37.07 |
| Forrest County | $22.48 | $6,808 | $39.28 |
| Franklin County | $21.52 | $6,518 | $37.61 |
| George County | $23.07 | $6,988 | $40.31 |
| Greene County | $23.07 | $6,988 | $40.31 |
| Grenada County | $20.86 | $6,316 | $36.44 |
| Hancock County | $23.85 | $7,221 | $41.66 |
| Harrison County | $23.85 | $7,221 | $41.66 |
| Hinds County | $21.15 | $6,404 | $36.95 |
| Holmes County | $20.86 | $6,316 | $36.44 |
| Humphreys County | $20.86 | $6,316 | $36.44 |
| Issaquena County | $20.92 | $6,334 | $36.54 |
| Itawamba County | $21.81 | $6,603 | $38.10 |
| Jackson County | $24.32 | $7,364 | $42.48 |
| Jasper County | $21.92 | $6,637 | $38.29 |
| Jefferson County | $21.52 | $6,518 | $37.61 |
| Jefferson Davis County | $22.48 | $6,808 | $39.28 |
| Jones County | $22.52 | $6,820 | $39.34 |
| Kemper County | $21.92 | $6,637 | $38.29 |
| Lafayette County | $21.74 | $6,584 | $37.98 |
| Lamar County | $22.48 | $6,808 | $39.28 |
| Lauderdale County | $21.92 | $6,637 | $38.29 |
| Lawrence County | $22.48 | $6,808 | $39.28 |
| Leake County | $21.41 | $6,482 | $37.40 |
| Lee County | $21.81 | $6,603 | $38.10 |
| Leflore County | $20.59 | $6,234 | $35.96 |
| Lincoln County | $22.47 | $6,805 | $39.26 |
| Lowndes County | $22.05 | $6,679 | $38.53 |
| Madison County | $21.41 | $6,482 | $37.40 |
| Marion County | $21.78 | $6,597 | $38.06 |
| Marshall County | $21.78 | $6,596 | $38.06 |
| Monroe County | $21.84 | $6,615 | $38.16 |
| Montgomery County | $20.86 | $6,316 | $36.44 |
| Neshoba County | $21.41 | $6,482 | $37.40 |
| Newton County | $21.92 | $6,637 | $38.29 |
| Noxubee County | $21.92 | $6,637 | $38.29 |
| Oktibbeha County | $21.98 | $6,658 | $38.41 |
| Panola County | $20.59 | $6,234 | $35.96 |
| Pearl River County | $21.78 | $6,597 | $38.06 |
| Perry County | $22.52 | $6,820 | $39.34 |
| Pike County | $21.78 | $6,597 | $38.06 |
| Pontotoc County | $21.81 | $6,603 | $38.10 |
| Prentiss County | $21.81 | $6,603 | $38.10 |
| Quitman County | $20.59 | $6,234 | $35.96 |
| Rankin County | $22.02 | $6,667 | $38.46 |
| Scott County | $21.41 | $6,482 | $37.40 |
| Sharkey County | $20.92 | $6,334 | $36.54 |
| Simpson County | $22.48 | $6,808 | $39.28 |
| Smith County | $22.02 | $6,667 | $38.46 |
| Stone County | $21.78 | $6,597 | $38.06 |
| Sunflower County | $20.59 | $6,234 | $35.96 |
| Tallahatchie County | $20.59 | $6,234 | $35.96 |
| Tate County | $21.74 | $6,584 | $37.98 |
| Tippah County | $21.78 | $6,596 | $38.06 |
| Tishomingo County | $21.81 | $6,603 | $38.10 |
| Tunica County | $20.59 | $6,234 | $35.96 |
| Union County | $21.81 | $6,603 | $38.10 |
| Walthall County | $21.78 | $6,597 | $38.06 |
| Warren County | $21.15 | $6,404 | $36.95 |
| Washington County | $20.86 | $6,316 | $36.44 |
| Wayne County | $21.92 | $6,637 | $38.29 |
| Webster County | $20.86 | $6,316 | $36.44 |
| Wilkinson County | $21.52 | $6,518 | $37.61 |
| Winston County | $21.41 | $6,482 | $37.40 |
| Yalobusha County | $21.74 | $6,584 | $37.98 |
| Yazoo County | $20.86 | $6,316 | $36.44 |
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