Mississippi property taxes by county
Across Mississippi, the median owner-occupied home pays $1,215 a year in real-estate taxes on a median home value of $169,800 — an effective property-tax rate of 0.716%. That ranks Mississippi #33 of 51 states and the District of Columbia (1 = highest). This page lists all 82 Mississippi county-equivalents in the Census data — 81 with a published effective rate — sortable by rate, taxes paid, or home value, with links to the counties we publish in depth. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
- Effective tax rate
- 0.716%
- Median real-estate taxes
- $1,215 ± $12
- Median home value
- $169,800
- National rank
- #33 of 51
All Mississippi counties
Every Mississippi county-equivalent in the Census data (81 with a published effective rate, 1 with a value the Census Bureau did not publish). Click a column heading to sort by effective rate, taxes paid, home value, or rank. Counties we publish in depth are linked.
| Coahoma County | 1.121% | $1,012 | $90,300 | #861 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quitman County | 1.063% | $740 | $69,600 | #975 |
| Grenada County | 1.025% | $1,355 | $132,200 | #1056 |
| Leflore County | 1.021% | $1,033 | $101,200 | #1064 |
| Montgomery County | 1.001% | $1,269 | $126,800 | #1117 |
| Wilkinson County | 0.994% | $895 | $90,000 | #1135 |
| Humphreys County | 0.981% | $861 | $87,800 | #1173 |
| Noxubee County | 0.956% | $868 | $90,800 | #1227 |
| Sunflower County | 0.927% | $930 | $100,300 | #1291 |
| Lauderdale County | 0.921% | $1,228 | $133,300 | #1304 |
| Adams County | 0.896% | $974 | $108,700 | #1362 |
| Neshoba County | 0.893% | $893 | $100,000 | #1369 |
| Jefferson Davis County | 0.888% | $800 | $90,100 | #1379 |
| Pike County | 0.880% | $975 | $110,800 | #1395 |
| Sharkey County | 0.879% | $861 | $98,000 | #1399 |
| Hinds County | 0.877% | $1,403 | $159,900 | #1402 |
| Jefferson County | 0.859% | $698 | $81,300 | #1448 |
| Holmes County | 0.858% | $690 | $80,400 | #1449 |
| Washington County | 0.857% | $891 | $104,000 | #1451 |
| Greene County | 0.853% | $791 | $92,700 | #1460 |
| Forrest County | 0.810% | $1,361 | $168,000 | #1557 |
| Warren County | 0.795% | $1,244 | $156,400 | #1597 |
| Yazoo County | 0.778% | $1,197 | $153,800 | #1648 |
| Tippah County | 0.770% | $956 | $124,100 | #1671 |
| Marion County | 0.751% | $922 | $122,800 | #1724 |
| Jones County | 0.736% | $1,053 | $143,100 | #1768 |
| Newton County | 0.732% | $778 | $106,300 | #1780 |
| Bolivar County | 0.731% | $950 | $130,000 | #1786 |
| Prentiss County | 0.730% | $894 | $122,500 | #1794 |
| Chickasaw County | 0.729% | $800 | $109,800 | #1797 |
| Franklin County | 0.725% | $739 | $101,900 | #1808 |
| Marshall County | 0.722% | $1,213 | $167,900 | #1817 |
| Walthall County | 0.721% | $913 | $126,600 | #1821 |
| Copiah County | 0.719% | $820 | $114,100 | #1829 |
| Oktibbeha County | 0.711% | $1,691 | $237,700 | #1845 |
| Jackson County | 0.707% | $1,366 | $193,100 | #1863 |
| Hancock County | 0.706% | $1,583 | $224,200 | #1869 |
| Stone County | 0.704% | $1,134 | $161,100 | #1881 |
| Lincoln County | 0.699% | $1,089 | $155,800 | #1899 |
| Monroe County | 0.698% | $843 | $120,800 | #1903 |
| Lee County | 0.694% | $1,384 | $199,500 | #1915 |
| Jasper County | 0.688% | $737 | $107,100 | #1933 |
| Benton County | 0.685% | $720 | $105,100 | #1943 |
| Webster County | 0.684% | $821 | $120,100 | #1945 |
| Madison County | 0.678% | $2,108 | $311,100 | #1965 |
| Attala County | 0.676% | $707 | $104,600 | #1973 |
| Lawrence County | 0.674% | $674 | $100,000 | #1983 |
| Leake County | 0.666% | $778 | $116,800 | #2013 |
| Scott County | 0.665% | $710 | $106,700 | #2019 |
| Calhoun County | 0.664% | $600 | $90,300 | #2022 |
| Yalobusha County | 0.661% | $809 | $122,300 | #2031 |
| Lamar County | 0.658% | $1,479 | $224,700 | #2044 |
| Pearl River County | 0.652% | $1,189 | $182,300 | #2070 |
| Tate County | 0.648% | $1,354 | $209,000 | #2081 |
| Winston County | 0.647% | $806 | $124,600 | #2085 |
| Harrison County | 0.646% | $1,370 | $212,200 | #2092 |
| Panola County | 0.646% | $826 | $127,800 | #2089 |
| Wayne County | 0.634% | $578 | $91,100 | #2133 |
| Clay County | 0.627% | $810 | $129,100 | #2152 |
| George County | 0.626% | $1,044 | $166,900 | #2160 |
| Perry County | 0.615% | $763 | $124,000 | #2203 |
| Simpson County | 0.615% | $751 | $122,200 | #2205 |
| Tallahatchie County | 0.611% | $503 | $82,300 | #2222 |
| Lowndes County | 0.605% | $992 | $164,100 | #2242 |
| Rankin County | 0.602% | $1,428 | $237,400 | #2261 |
| DeSoto County | 0.598% | $1,613 | $269,600 | #2278 |
| Covington County | 0.589% | $619 | $105,100 | #2306 |
| Itawamba County | 0.586% | $835 | $142,400 | #2316 |
| Alcorn County | 0.585% | $831 | $142,100 | #2323 |
| Pontotoc County | 0.580% | $911 | $157,100 | #2337 |
| Kemper County | 0.565% | $563 | $99,600 | #2394 |
| Clarke County | 0.564% | $666 | $118,100 | #2399 |
| Union County | 0.562% | $918 | $163,400 | #2413 |
| Lafayette County | 0.545% | $1,719 | $315,400 | #2476 |
| Tunica County | 0.534% | $940 | $175,900 | #2518 |
| Carroll County | 0.526% | $577 | $109,600 | #2541 |
| Claiborne County | 0.487% | $403 | $82,700 | #2667 |
| Tishomingo County | 0.486% | $705 | $145,100 | #2674 |
| Choctaw County | 0.480% | $563 | $117,200 | #2697 |
| Smith County | 0.417% | $469 | $112,600 | #2887 |
| Amite County | 0.383% | $386 | $100,800 | #2958 |
| Issaquena County | Not published by the Census Bureau for this county | Not published by the Census Bureau for this county | $110,800 | — |
Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2020-2024 5-year estimates — tables B25103 (real-estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income) — and the 2024 Census county gazetteer. Public domain (Title 17 U.S.C. §105).
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average property tax rate in Mississippi?
- Statewide, Mississippi's effective property-tax rate is 0.716% — the state median real-estate taxes ($1,215) divided by the state median home value ($169,800), from the Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. The national figure is about 0.937%. Individual counties vary widely; the table above shows each one.
- Which Mississippi county has the highest property taxes?
- Sort the county table by effective rate or by median taxes paid to see the highest and lowest. Effective rate (taxes ÷ home value) and raw dollars paid can rank counties differently, because home values differ so much across the state — both columns are shown.
Compare & explore
See the national highest and lowest property-tax rates, or read the methodology behind every figure. The national median effective rate is 0.937%; Mississippi's statewide figure is 0.716%.