Mississippi County Distress Index
Financial distress scores for all 82 counties in Mississippi, scored 0–100 across five domains. Mean score: 69.9. 73counties are in the two most distressed fifths.
Data: Census, BLS, Urban Institute, HUD, US Courts | Scores as of 2026-03-26
Mississippi Snapshot
82 Counties Scored
69.9 Mean Score
69.6 Median Score
93.1 Holmes County Most Distressed
42.6 Madison County Least Distressed
49 Most distressed fifth24 Second-most distressed fifth8 Middle fifth1 Second-least distressed fifth
Quintile Distribution Mississippi County Map
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Least distressed fifth Second-least distressed fifth Middle fifth Second-most distressed fifth Most distressed fifth
All 82 Mississippi counties colored by distress fifth. Hover for details; click released counties for full reports.
Most & Least Distressed
Most Distressed
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Score Distribution
How Mississippi's 82 county scores are distributed across the 0–100 scale.
All Mississippi Counties
82 counties ranked by distress score. Click column headers to sort.
| State Rank | Nat'l Rank | County | Score | Distress Fifth | Primary Driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Holmes County | 93.1 | Most distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 2 | 3 | Coahoma County | 92.7 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 3 | 5 | Washington County | 92.0 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 4 | 6 | Leflore County | 91.9 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 5 | 10 | Tunica County | 90.4 | Most distressed fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 6 | 13 | Noxubee County | 90.3 | Most distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 7 | 22 | Yazoo County | 88.7 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 8 | 23 | Humphreys County | 88.2 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 9 | 28 | Bolivar County | 87.1 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 10 | 48 | Wilkinson County | 84.9 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 11 | 58 | Jefferson County | 84.4 | Most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 12 | 63 | Sharkey County | 84.0 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 13 | 68 | Claiborne County | 83.7 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 14 | 81 | Quitman County | 82.8 | Most distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 15 | 83 | Sunflower County | 82.7 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 16 | 86 | Adams County | 82.5 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 17 | 95 | Pike County | 82.0 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 18 | 109 | Marshall County | 81.2 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 19 | 123 | Panola County | 80.8 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 20 | 126 | Hinds County | 80.7 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 21 | 221 | Warren County | 76.6 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 22 | 242 | Clay County | 75.9 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 23 | 243 | Jefferson Davis County | 75.9 | Most distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 24 | 251 | Kemper County | 75.6 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 25 | 255 | Chickasaw County | 75.5 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 26 | 262 | Wayne County | 75.2 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 27 | 303 | Lauderdale County | 74.2 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 28 | 310 | Montgomery County | 73.9 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 29 | 311 | Winston County | 73.9 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 30 | 321 | Issaquena County | 73.5 | Most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 31 | 327 | Copiah County | 73.4 | Most distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 32 | 341 | Clarke County | 72.9 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 33 | 374 | Jasper County | 72.2 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 34 | 390 | Grenada County | 71.8 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 35 | 405 | Greene County | 71.3 | Most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 36 | 416 | Perry County | 71.2 | Most distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 37 | 417 | Franklin County | 71.2 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 38 | 422 | Amite County | 71.0 | Most distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 39 | 425 | Attala County | 70.9 | Most distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 40 | 442 | Forrest County | 70.5 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 41 | 486 | Benton County | 69.7 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 42 | 498 | Oktibbeha County | 69.5 | Most distressed fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 43 | 499 | Lawrence County | 69.4 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 44 | 538 | Monroe County | 68.5 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 45 | 541 | Neshoba County | 68.5 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 46 | 593 | Walthall County | 67.8 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 47 | 603 | Tallahatchie County | 67.6 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 48 | 620 | Lowndes County | 67.3 | Most distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 49 | 628 | Tate County | 67.1 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 50 | 632 | Harrison County | 67.0 | Second-most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 51 | 710 | Leake County | 65.4 | Second-most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 52 | 720 | Simpson County | 65.2 | Second-most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 53 | 730 | Marion County | 65.0 | Second-most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 54 | 744 | Jones County | 64.8 | Second-most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 55 | 752 | Newton County | 64.7 | Second-most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 56 | 755 | Lincoln County | 64.6 | Second-most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 57 | 762 | Stone County | 64.4 | Second-most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 58 | 773 | Yalobusha County | 64.3 | Second-most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 59 | 828 | Scott County | 63.2 | Second-most distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 60 | 840 | Choctaw County | 63.1 | Second-most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 61 | 853 | Covington County | 62.9 | Second-most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 62 | 899 | Alcorn County | 62.1 | Second-most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 63 | 931 | Pearl River County | 61.4 | Second-most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 64 | 1,053 | Calhoun County | 59.4 | Second-most distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 65 | 1,076 | Jackson County | 59.1 | Second-most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 66 | 1,099 | George County | 58.7 | Second-most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 67 | 1,130 | Prentiss County | 58.3 | Second-most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 68 | 1,171 | Lee County | 57.5 | Second-most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 69 | 1,193 | Carroll County | 57.2 | Second-most distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 70 | 1,196 | Pontotoc County | 57.2 | Second-most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 71 | 1,197 | Tippah County | 57.2 | Second-most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 72 | 1,227 | Tishomingo County | 56.7 | Second-most distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 73 | 1,231 | DeSoto County | 56.6 | Second-most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 74 | 1,331 | Smith County | 54.8 | Middle fifth | Delinquency |
| 75 | 1,400 | Webster County | 53.6 | Middle fifth | Delinquency |
| 76 | 1,414 | Union County | 53.4 | Middle fifth | Delinquency |
| 77 | 1,469 | Rankin County | 52.2 | Middle fifth | Delinquency |
| 78 | 1,489 | Hancock County | 51.9 | Middle fifth | Delinquency |
| 79 | 1,737 | Lamar County | 47.6 | Middle fifth | Delinquency |
| 80 | 1,744 | Lafayette County | 47.5 | Middle fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 81 | 1,792 | Itawamba County | 46.6 | Middle fifth | Default & Legal |
| 82 | 2,028 | Madison County | 42.6 | Second-least distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
How County Scores Work
Each county is scored 0–100 using five equal-weighted domains. Each domain averages its member indicators' county ranks, and the composite is the mean of those domain scores. Higher scores indicate greater household financial distress.
Most distressed fifth — 49 Mississippi counties
Second-most distressed fifth — 24 Mississippi counties
Middle fifth — 8 Mississippi counties
Second-least distressed fifth — 1 Mississippi county
Least distressed fifth — 0 Mississippi counties