Mississippi Fair Market Rents 2026
HUD publishes a Fair Market Rent for each of the 82 counties in Mississippi. It is the rent estimate your housing authority starts from when it decides how much a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher will cover. The statewide median two-bedroom Fair Market Rent is $842 per month, ranging from $842 in Adams County to $1,288 in Copiah County.
What it takes to afford a two-bedroom in Mississippi
Housing wage
$20.79/hr
Annual income needed
$43,243
Hours at minimum wage
115/wk
To rent a modest two-bedroom in Mississippi without spending more than 30% of income on housing, a household needs to earn $20.79 per hour full time. At the state minimum wage of $7.25, that means working 115 hours a week. Source: National Low Income Housing Coalition, Out of Reach 2025.
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FY2026 Fair Market Rents by County
| County | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | $727 | $768 | $842 | $1,111 | $1,115 |
| Alcorn County | $727 | $768 | $842 | $1,158 | $1,162 |
| Amite County | $708 | $713 | $855 | $1,047 | $1,139 |
| Attala County | $638 | $642 | $842 | $1,115 | $1,118 |
| Benton County | $727 | $768 | $842 | $1,157 | $1,284 |
| Bolivar County | $638 | $642 | $842 | $1,096 | $1,115 |
| Calhoun County | $637 | $642 | $842 | $1,167 | $1,217 |
| Carroll County | $708 | $713 | $842 | $1,049 | $1,118 |
| Chickasaw County | $638 | $642 | $842 | $1,121 | $1,411 |
| Choctaw County | $638 | $642 | $842 | $1,115 | $1,118 |
| Claiborne County | $708 | $713 | $842 | $1,111 | $1,118 |
| Clarke County | $750 | $783 | $867 | $1,044 | $1,150 |
| Clay County | $708 | $713 | $842 | $1,159 | $1,412 |
| Coahoma County | $730 | $748 | $842 | $1,177 | $1,380 |
| Copiah County | $1,091 | $1,097 | $1,288 | $1,544 | $1,705 |
| Covington County | $708 | $713 | $842 | $1,111 | $1,115 |
| DeSoto County | $1,060 | $1,154 | $1,274 | $1,683 | $1,959 |
| Forrest County | $766 | $888 | $1,047 | $1,348 | $1,386 |
| Franklin County | $727 | $759 | $842 | $1,115 | $1,118 |
| George County | $775 | $779 | $921 | $1,104 | $1,451 |
| Greene County | $727 | $768 | $842 | $1,012 | $1,118 |
| Grenada County | $690 | $694 | $911 | $1,092 | $1,206 |
| Hancock County | $786 | $923 | $1,140 | $1,471 | $1,612 |
| Harrison County | $786 | $923 | $1,140 | $1,471 | $1,612 |
| Hinds County | $1,091 | $1,097 | $1,288 | $1,544 | $1,705 |
| Holmes County | $733 | $768 | $842 | $1,111 | $1,115 |
| Humphreys County | $727 | $768 | $842 | $1,111 | $1,115 |
| Issaquena County | $708 | $713 | $842 | $1,049 | $1,118 |
| Itawamba County | $749 | $753 | $891 | $1,068 | $1,180 |
| Jackson County | $929 | $951 | $1,067 | $1,448 | $1,762 |
| Jasper County | $708 | $713 | $842 | $1,115 | $1,118 |
| Jefferson County | $708 | $713 | $842 | $1,111 | $1,118 |
| Jefferson Davis County | $693 | $698 | $842 | $1,020 | $1,118 |
| Jones County | $694 | $699 | $917 | $1,099 | $1,247 |
| Kemper County | $708 | $713 | $842 | $1,115 | $1,118 |
| Lafayette County | $1,047 | $1,053 | $1,243 | $1,539 | $1,646 |
| Lamar County | $766 | $888 | $1,047 | $1,348 | $1,386 |
| Lauderdale County | $781 | $812 | $906 | $1,204 | $1,265 |
| Lawrence County | $653 | $657 | $863 | $1,068 | $1,148 |
| Leake County | $803 | $808 | $955 | $1,145 | $1,264 |
| Lee County | $847 | $852 | $994 | $1,257 | $1,316 |
| Leflore County | $638 | $642 | $842 | $1,055 | $1,115 |
| Lincoln County | $645 | $649 | $852 | $1,126 | $1,129 |
| Lowndes County | $738 | $743 | $872 | $1,195 | $1,263 |
| Madison County | $1,091 | $1,097 | $1,288 | $1,544 | $1,705 |
| Marion County | $651 | $655 | $860 | $1,031 | $1,366 |
| Marshall County | $840 | $846 | $1,110 | $1,331 | $1,835 |
| Monroe County | $727 | $768 | $842 | $1,012 | $1,115 |
| Montgomery County | $727 | $768 | $842 | $1,061 | $1,118 |
| Neshoba County | $727 | $768 | $842 | $1,147 | $1,354 |
| Newton County | $638 | $642 | $842 | $1,012 | $1,115 |
| Noxubee County | $708 | $713 | $842 | $1,049 | $1,118 |
| Oktibbeha County | $834 | $873 | $957 | $1,262 | $1,267 |
| Panola County | $605 | $743 | $878 | $1,121 | $1,455 |
| Pearl River County | $821 | $857 | $949 | $1,315 | $1,320 |
| Perry County | $766 | $888 | $1,047 | $1,348 | $1,386 |
| Pike County | $837 | $845 | $986 | $1,182 | $1,418 |
| Pontotoc County | $643 | $850 | $932 | $1,142 | $1,484 |
| Prentiss County | $638 | $642 | $842 | $1,012 | $1,118 |
| Quitman County | $708 | $713 | $842 | $1,171 | $1,412 |
| Rankin County | $1,091 | $1,097 | $1,288 | $1,544 | $1,705 |
| Scott County | $790 | $795 | $952 | $1,141 | $1,260 |
| Sharkey County | $708 | $713 | $842 | $1,115 | $1,118 |
| Simpson County | $592 | $762 | $858 | $1,193 | $1,439 |
| Smith County | $727 | $768 | $842 | $1,012 | $1,118 |
| Stone County | $734 | $739 | $969 | $1,162 | $1,432 |
| Sunflower County | $581 | $642 | $842 | $1,136 | $1,260 |
| Tallahatchie County | $727 | $768 | $842 | $1,096 | $1,412 |
| Tate County | $825 | $830 | $1,089 | $1,337 | $1,493 |
| Tippah County | $733 | $768 | $842 | $1,092 | $1,118 |
| Tishomingo County | $727 | $759 | $842 | $1,115 | $1,118 |
| Tunica County | $986 | $1,073 | $1,186 | $1,422 | $1,570 |
| Union County | $760 | $795 | $872 | $1,082 | $1,155 |
| Walthall County | $776 | $781 | $923 | $1,107 | $1,222 |
| Warren County | $800 | $805 | $953 | $1,181 | $1,336 |
| Washington County | $648 | $768 | $842 | $1,177 | $1,412 |
| Wayne County | $708 | $713 | $842 | $1,098 | $1,118 |
| Webster County | $708 | $713 | $842 | $1,012 | $1,115 |
| Wilkinson County | $708 | $713 | $842 | $1,049 | $1,118 |
| Winston County | $727 | $768 | $842 | $1,111 | $1,115 |
| Yalobusha County | $667 | $672 | $842 | $1,115 | $1,242 |
| Yazoo County | $745 | $750 | $984 | $1,209 | $1,303 |
Find a housing authority in Mississippi
Fair Market Rent sets the ceiling, but the housing authority issuing your voucher sets the payment standard and runs the waiting list. Start there.
For FY2026, Copiah County has the highest two-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Mississippi at $1,288 per month, while Adams County has the lowest at $842. The statewide median two-bedroom FMR is $842.
No. Each housing authority in Mississippi sets its own payment standard, anywhere from 90% to 110% of the HUD Fair Market Rent for its area, and some receive HUD approval to go higher. Two authorities serving the same county can pay different amounts, so confirm the figure with the authority that will issue your voucher.
Find your county in the table below to see the FY2026 rent HUD estimates for each bedroom size. That figure is the starting point your housing authority uses to set its payment standard, which caps the subsidy on your unit. You generally pay about 30% of your adjusted monthly income, with the voucher covering the rest up to that cap.
Source: HUD Fair Market Rents FY2026 · huduser.gov