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Section 8 rent amounts in Mississippi

The population-weighted FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Mississippi is $1,033.

HUD voucher rents by county and bedroom count, from the current Fair Market Rent and Small Area FMR release.

Source: HUD FY2026 Fair Market Rents and Small Area FMRs, effective 2025-10-01, retrieved 2026-10-09, with ZIP placement from the HUD-USPS ZIP Crosswalk 2021-Q4. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr.html

Counties

Copiah County$1,091$1,097$1,288$1,544$1,7055
Hinds County$1,091$1,097$1,288$1,544$1,70532
Madison County$1,091$1,097$1,288$1,544$1,7058
Rankin County$1,091$1,097$1,288$1,544$1,70515
DeSoto County$1,060$1,154$1,274$1,683$1,9599
Lafayette County$1,047$1,053$1,243$1,539$1,6465
Tunica County$986$1,073$1,186$1,422$1,5703
Hancock County$786$923$1,140$1,471$1,6128
Harrison County$786$923$1,140$1,471$1,61216
Marshall County$840$846$1,110$1,331$1,8357
Tate County$825$830$1,089$1,337$1,4935
Jackson County$929$951$1,067$1,448$1,76212
Forrest County$766$888$1,047$1,348$1,3867
Lamar County$766$888$1,047$1,348$1,3864
Perry County$766$888$1,047$1,348$1,3863
Lee County$847$852$994$1,257$1,31612
Pike County$837$845$986$1,182$1,4187
Yazoo County$745$750$984$1,209$1,3037
Stone County$734$739$969$1,162$1,4323
Oktibbeha County$834$873$957$1,262$1,2675
Leake County$803$808$955$1,145$1,2645
Warren County$800$805$953$1,181$1,3365
Scott County$790$795$952$1,141$1,2608
Pearl River County$821$857$949$1,315$1,3205
Pontotoc County$643$850$932$1,142$1,4846
Walthall County$776$781$923$1,107$1,2222
George County$775$779$921$1,104$1,4511
Jones County$694$699$917$1,099$1,2478
Grenada County$690$694$911$1,092$1,2064
Lauderdale County$781$812$906$1,204$1,26513
Itawamba County$749$753$891$1,068$1,1805
Panola County$605$743$878$1,121$1,4556
Lowndes County$738$743$872$1,195$1,26311
Union County$760$795$872$1,082$1,1555
Clarke County$750$783$867$1,044$1,1504
Lawrence County$653$657$863$1,068$1,1485
Marion County$651$655$860$1,031$1,3663
Simpson County$592$762$858$1,193$1,4396
Amite County$708$713$855$1,047$1,1393
Lincoln County$645$649$852$1,126$1,1295
Adams County$727$768$842$1,111$1,1155
Alcorn County$727$768$842$1,158$1,1624
Attala County$638$642$842$1,115$1,1184
Benton County$727$768$842$1,157$1,2844
Bolivar County$638$642$842$1,096$1,11515
Calhoun County$637$642$842$1,167$1,2177
Carroll County$708$713$842$1,049$1,1185
Chickasaw County$638$642$842$1,121$1,4116
Choctaw County$638$642$842$1,115$1,1183
Claiborne County$708$713$842$1,111$1,1183
Clay County$708$713$842$1,159$1,4124
Coahoma County$730$748$842$1,177$1,3809
Covington County$708$713$842$1,111$1,1153
Franklin County$727$759$842$1,115$1,1184
Greene County$727$768$842$1,012$1,1184
Holmes County$733$768$842$1,111$1,1157
Humphreys County$727$768$842$1,111$1,1155
Issaquena County$708$713$842$1,049$1,1183
Jasper County$708$713$842$1,115$1,1189
Jefferson County$708$713$842$1,111$1,1183
Jefferson Davis County$693$698$842$1,020$1,1184
Kemper County$708$713$842$1,115$1,1184
Leflore County$638$642$842$1,055$1,1157
Monroe County$727$768$842$1,012$1,1157
Montgomery County$727$768$842$1,061$1,1183
Neshoba County$727$768$842$1,147$1,3542
Newton County$638$642$842$1,012$1,1157
Noxubee County$708$713$842$1,049$1,1183
Prentiss County$638$642$842$1,012$1,1184
Quitman County$708$713$842$1,171$1,4126
Sharkey County$708$713$842$1,115$1,1185
Smith County$727$768$842$1,012$1,1183
Sunflower County$581$642$842$1,136$1,2609
Tallahatchie County$727$768$842$1,096$1,41210
Tippah County$733$768$842$1,092$1,1186
Tishomingo County$727$759$842$1,115$1,1185
Washington County$648$768$842$1,177$1,41212
Wayne County$708$713$842$1,098$1,1183
Webster County$708$713$842$1,012$1,1156
Wilkinson County$708$713$842$1,049$1,1183
Winston County$727$768$842$1,111$1,1152
Yalobusha County$667$672$842$1,115$1,2424

Payment standard

HUD uses the Fair Market Rent to set the Housing Choice Voucher payment standard, the maximum monthly subsidy base for a bedroom count. The FY2026 2-bedroom rent on this page is $1,033. 24 CFR 982.503 sets the basic range from 90 percent to 110 percent of the applicable Fair Market Rent. In a metro on HUD's designated Small Area FMR list, that rent is the ZIP Small Area FMR. Elsewhere it is the metro or county Fair Market Rent (HUD Fair Market Rents, Small Area FMRs).

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2-bedroom Section 8 rent in Mississippi?

The population-weighted FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Mississippi is $1,033.

Which HUD row has the highest 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Mississippi?

The highest FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent row in Mississippi is $1,288 in Copiah County.

How does a voucher payment standard relate to the Fair Market Rent in Mississippi?

HUD uses the Fair Market Rent to set the Housing Choice Voucher payment standard, the maximum monthly subsidy base for a bedroom count. The FY2026 2-bedroom rent on this page is $1,033. 24 CFR 982.503 sets the basic range from 90 percent to 110 percent of the applicable Fair Market Rent. In a metro on HUD's designated Small Area FMR list, that rent is the ZIP Small Area FMR. Elsewhere it is the metro or county Fair Market Rent (HUD Fair Market Rents, Small Area FMRs).