Effective property tax rates for all 82 Mississippi counties — median real estate taxes paid ÷ median home value, from U.S. Census ACS data — ranked highest to lowest. Coahoma County has the highest rate at 1.24%; Issaquena County has the lowest at 0.35%.
Data as of July 2026.
| Rank | County | Effective rate | Median annual bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coahoma County | 1.24% | $1,071 | $86,400 |
| 2 | Quitman County | 1.15% | $792 | $68,600 |
| 3 | Humphreys County | 1.10% | $980 | $88,800 |
| 4 | Leflore County | 1.06% | $1,037 | $98,200 |
| 5 | Noxubee County | 1.01% | $861 | $85,200 |
| 6 | Grenada County | 1.01% | $1,247 | $123,400 |
| 7 | Jefferson County | 1.00% | $816 | $81,400 |
| 8 | Lauderdale County | 0.98% | $1,223 | $124,500 |
| 9 | Sharkey County | 0.93% | $1,008 | $108,000 |
| 10 | Pike County | 0.93% | $1,027 | $110,500 |
| 11 | Hinds County | 0.92% | $1,389 | $151,200 |
| 12 | Holmes County | 0.91% | $695 | $76,500 |
| 13 | Montgomery County | 0.90% | $992 | $110,700 |
| 14 | Yazoo County | 0.89% | $1,150 | $129,200 |
| 15 | Neshoba County | 0.89% | $856 | $96,600 |
| 16 | Adams County | 0.89% | $941 | $106,300 |
| 17 | Jones County | 0.88% | $1,116 | $126,800 |
| 18 | Sunflower County | 0.88% | $909 | $103,400 |
| 19 | Wilkinson County | 0.86% | $691 | $80,200 |
| 20 | Warren County | 0.85% | $1,234 | $144,400 |
| 21 | Washington County | 0.84% | $837 | $99,300 |
| 22 | Forrest County | 0.84% | $1,284 | $152,900 |
| 23 | Jefferson Davis County | 0.84% | $728 | $87,100 |
| 24 | Yalobusha County | 0.82% | $800 | $97,200 |
| 25 | Greene County | 0.81% | $767 | $94,200 |
| 26 | Newton County | 0.80% | $821 | $102,700 |
| 27 | Scott County | 0.80% | $718 | $89,900 |
| 28 | Copiah County | 0.79% | $833 | $105,600 |
| 29 | Walthall County | 0.78% | $946 | $120,600 |
| 30 | Wayne County | 0.78% | $686 | $88,000 |
| 31 | Bolivar County | 0.78% | $961 | $123,600 |
| 32 | Panola County | 0.77% | $935 | $121,500 |
| 33 | Oktibbeha County | 0.77% | $1,685 | $219,500 |
| 34 | Tate County | 0.77% | $1,328 | $173,000 |
| 35 | Perry County | 0.75% | $947 | $126,000 |
| 36 | Tippah County | 0.75% | $963 | $128,400 |
| 37 | Marshall County | 0.75% | $1,286 | $172,200 |
| 38 | Monroe County | 0.75% | $859 | $115,200 |
| 39 | Marion County | 0.74% | $870 | $117,000 |
| 40 | Chickasaw County | 0.74% | $746 | $100,400 |
| 41 | Jackson County | 0.73% | $1,332 | $181,700 |
| 42 | Madison County | 0.72% | $2,071 | $286,300 |
| 43 | Lee County | 0.72% | $1,356 | $187,800 |
| 44 | Hancock County | 0.72% | $1,485 | $206,600 |
| 45 | Lincoln County | 0.72% | $945 | $131,800 |
| 46 | Lawrence County | 0.70% | $732 | $104,600 |
| 47 | Covington County | 0.69% | $683 | $98,500 |
| 48 | Clay County | 0.69% | $797 | $115,600 |
| 49 | Calhoun County | 0.68% | $566 | $82,900 |
| 50 | Prentiss County | 0.68% | $790 | $116,500 |
| 51 | Pearl River County | 0.68% | $1,181 | $174,500 |
| 52 | Leake County | 0.68% | $775 | $114,600 |
| 53 | Lamar County | 0.67% | $1,459 | $218,700 |
| 54 | Carroll County | 0.67% | $702 | $105,500 |
| 55 | Pontotoc County | 0.66% | $935 | $141,700 |
| 56 | Benton County | 0.66% | $716 | $109,300 |
| 57 | Winston County | 0.65% | $785 | $121,200 |
| 58 | Harrison County | 0.65% | $1,289 | $199,300 |
| 59 | George County | 0.65% | $1,086 | $168,100 |
| 60 | Franklin County | 0.64% | $613 | $95,100 |
| 61 | Lafayette County | 0.64% | $1,672 | $260,500 |
| 62 | DeSoto County | 0.64% | $1,595 | $248,700 |
| 63 | Lowndes County | 0.64% | $1,008 | $157,400 |
| 64 | Itawamba County | 0.64% | $779 | $122,400 |
| 65 | Attala County | 0.63% | $675 | $107,600 |
| 66 | Rankin County | 0.62% | $1,384 | $223,400 |
| 67 | Stone County | 0.61% | $991 | $163,300 |
| 68 | Tallahatchie County | 0.60% | $495 | $82,200 |
| 69 | Simpson County | 0.60% | $671 | $111,600 |
| 70 | Jasper County | 0.60% | $710 | $118,600 |
| 71 | Kemper County | 0.60% | $539 | $90,200 |
| 72 | Alcorn County | 0.60% | $788 | $132,300 |
| 73 | Claiborne County | 0.58% | $470 | $80,800 |
| 74 | Union County | 0.58% | $917 | $159,100 |
| 75 | Webster County | 0.57% | $629 | $109,500 |
| 76 | Tishomingo County | 0.54% | $713 | $132,500 |
| 77 | Clarke County | 0.50% | $570 | $114,300 |
| 78 | Amite County | 0.48% | $435 | $89,800 |
| 79 | Smith County | 0.46% | $521 | $114,000 |
| 80 | Choctaw County | 0.45% | $472 | $104,500 |
| 81 | Tunica County | 0.44% | $679 | $154,500 |
| 82 | Issaquena County | 0.35% | $314 | $90,700 |
Rates are estimates derived from Census ACS 5-year data, not your actual bill — see the methodology for how they're calculated. A “≥” rate means the county sits at the ACS top-code ceiling, so the real rate may be higher.
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