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Mississippi property tax by county

The median Mississippi homeowner pays $1,189 a year in property tax on a home worth $161,400, an effective rate of 0.74%. That ranks Mississippi #32 of 51 states, against a national 0.98%.

Effective rate 0.74% #32 of 51 states
Median bill $1,189 U.S. $2,969
Median home $161,400 #50 most expensive
Counties covered 80 over 5,000 people

Why the county matters more than the state

Coahoma County charges an effective 1.24% and Tunica County 0.44%, a spread of 0.8 points inside one state. Property tax in the United States is set by counties, cities, school districts and special districts, not by states. A statewide figure is a weighted average of thousands of separate decisions, and it can be a poor guide to any particular address.

Mississippi sits 0.24 points below the national effective rate. A low rate is not the same as a low bill: on an expensive home it can still produce a large one. House prices in the state moved +0.6% over the year to 2026 Q2, which changes the denominator of this rate over time.

Every county ranked

Mississippi counties by effective property tax rate, ACS 2023 five-year estimates
# County Rate Median bill Home value Rent Income
1 Coahoma County 1.24% $1,071 $86,400 $719 $36,259
2 Quitman County 1.15% $792 $68,600 $650 $32,131
3 Humphreys County 1.10% $980 $88,800 $643 $32,976
4 Leflore County 1.06% $1,037 $98,200 $701 $33,188
5 Grenada County 1.01% $1,247 $123,400 $823 $47,998
6 Noxubee County 1.01% $861 $85,200 $590 $38,814
7 Jefferson County 1.00% $816 $81,400 $444 $36,207
8 Lauderdale County 0.98% $1,223 $124,500 $897 $50,033
9 Pike County 0.93% $1,027 $110,500 $879 $41,578
10 Hinds County 0.92% $1,389 $151,200 $1,032 $49,966
11 Holmes County 0.91% $695 $76,500 $589 $29,434
12 Montgomery County 0.90% $992 $110,700 $682 $45,057
13 Adams County 0.89% $941 $106,300 $720 $40,250
14 Neshoba County 0.89% $856 $96,600 $759 $53,087
15 Yazoo County 0.89% $1,150 $129,200 $804 $40,974
16 Jones County 0.88% $1,116 $126,800 $810 $51,143
17 Sunflower County 0.88% $909 $103,400 $670 $40,265
18 Wilkinson County 0.86% $691 $80,200 $674 $35,930
19 Warren County 0.85% $1,234 $144,400 $889 $56,648
20 Forrest County 0.84% $1,284 $152,900 $960 $52,821
21 Washington County 0.84% $837 $99,300 $786 $40,117
22 Jefferson Davis County 0.84% $728 $87,100 $695 $37,183
23 Yalobusha County 0.82% $800 $97,200 $810 $49,171
24 Greene County 0.81% $767 $94,200 $811 $55,838
25 Scott County 0.80% $718 $89,900 $888 $48,492
26 Newton County 0.80% $821 $102,700 $722 $50,426
27 Copiah County 0.79% $833 $105,600 $682 $47,994
28 Bolivar County 0.78% $961 $123,600 $671 $37,315
29 Wayne County 0.78% $686 $88,000 $786 $36,791
30 Walthall County 0.78% $946 $120,600 $718 $45,444
31 Oktibbeha County 0.77% $1,685 $219,500 $873 $43,482
32 Panola County 0.77% $935 $121,500 $859 $43,990
33 Tate County 0.77% $1,328 $173,000 $897 $63,995
34 Monroe County 0.75% $859 $115,200 $721 $51,231
35 Marshall County 0.75% $1,286 $172,200 $926 $51,875
36 Tippah County 0.75% $963 $128,400 $720 $51,141
37 Perry County 0.75% $947 $126,000 $650 $50,435
38 Marion County 0.74% $870 $117,000 $700 $42,320
39 Chickasaw County 0.74% $746 $100,400 $702 $43,041
40 Jackson County 0.73% $1,332 $181,700 $1,087 $64,756
41 Madison County 0.72% $2,071 $286,300 $1,097 $78,794
42 Lee County 0.72% $1,356 $187,800 $929 $67,144
43 Hancock County 0.72% $1,485 $206,600 $999 $67,728
44 Lincoln County 0.72% $945 $131,800 $754 $48,316
45 Lawrence County 0.70% $732 $104,600 $835 $43,368
46 Clay County 0.69% $797 $115,600 $718 $39,904
47 Covington County 0.69% $683 $98,500 $639 $47,001
48 Pearl River County 0.68% $1,181 $174,500 $887 $56,535
49 Prentiss County 0.68% $790 $116,500 $620 $51,466
50 Leake County 0.68% $775 $114,600 $757 $48,418
51 Calhoun County 0.68% $566 $82,900 $674 $43,942
52 Lamar County 0.67% $1,459 $218,700 $1,061 $69,106
53 Carroll County 0.67% $702 $105,500 $621 $55,275
54 Pontotoc County 0.66% $935 $141,700 $848 $52,741
55 Benton County 0.66% $716 $109,300 $729 $42,139
56 Harrison County 0.65% $1,289 $199,300 $1,074 $57,233
57 George County 0.65% $1,086 $168,100 $868 $54,822
58 Winston County 0.65% $785 $121,200 $654 $49,071
59 DeSoto County 0.64% $1,595 $248,700 $1,341 $82,980
60 Lowndes County 0.64% $1,008 $157,400 $909 $54,460
61 Lafayette County 0.64% $1,672 $260,500 $1,091 $64,334
62 Itawamba County 0.64% $779 $122,400 $832 $59,508
63 Franklin County 0.64% $613 $95,100 $706 $45,618
64 Attala County 0.63% $675 $107,600 $774 $48,098
65 Rankin County 0.62% $1,384 $223,400 $1,210 $77,454
66 Stone County 0.61% $991 $163,300 $839 $59,307
67 Alcorn County 0.60% $788 $132,300 $728 $49,404
68 Simpson County 0.60% $671 $111,600 $819 $54,111
69 Jasper County 0.60% $710 $118,600 $809 $47,157
70 Tallahatchie County 0.60% $495 $82,200 $695 $37,383
71 Kemper County 0.60% $539 $90,200 $470 $43,595
72 Union County 0.58% $917 $159,100 $910 $56,807
73 Claiborne County 0.58% $470 $80,800 $651 $34,371
74 Webster County 0.57% $629 $109,500 $618 $59,964
75 Tishomingo County 0.54% $713 $132,500 $703 $46,257
76 Clarke County 0.50% $570 $114,300 $803 $46,054
77 Amite County 0.48% $435 $89,800 $689 $35,385
78 Smith County 0.46% $521 $114,000 $664 $51,396
79 Choctaw County 0.45% $472 $104,500 $661 $48,321
80 Tunica County 0.44% $679 $154,500 $938 $38,402

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 five-year estimates. The effective property tax rate is median taxes paid divided by median home value. The two medians come from different distributions, so it approximates the typical rate rather than describing any one household.