Want to rub shoulders with the richest of the rich over some first-class po’boys in the Hospitality State? Then you should move to the cities that house the wealthy elite of Mississippi.
The first place to look would be some of the surrounding suburbs of Jackson, which constitute 70% of cities on the richest cities in Mississippi list. Places like Madison and Brandon top not only this list, but also the best places to live in Mississippi.
How did we come up with this list? We narrowed the cities to those with at least 3,000 residents. We then used Saturday Night Science to rank the remaining cities based on home prices and incomes from Zillow and the Census.
How much do you need to earn to break into Mississippi’s high society? You’ll need at least $76,950/year. With all that money, you’ll be rolling in the finest shrimp and blue crab that Mississippi offers.
You might even give Mississippi’s native daughter, Oprah, a run for her money.
$119,338 median income · 4.8% poverty · #1 income in Mississippi
Located in
Madison County, Mississippi
Madison is a city in Madison County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 24,841 at the 2010 census. The population is currently over 25,000. It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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$100,606 median income · 4.6% poverty · #2 income in Mississippi
Located in
DeSoto County, Mississippi
Olive Branch is a city in DeSoto County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 33,484 at the 2010 census, up from 21,054 in 2000. Olive Branch is a suburb of Memphis, Tennessee, and is part of the Memphis Metropolitan Statistical Area, a region that consists of three counties in southwest Tennessee, five counties in northwest Mississippi, and two counties in eastern Arkansas. From 1990 to 2010 Olive Branch was the fastest growing city in the United States, with a growth rate of 838%. Along with other rapidly growing suburbs in DeSoto County, Olive Branch attributes most of its growth and development to the exodus of large numbers of middle-class families from central Memphis.
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$92,783 median income · 8.5% poverty · #3 income in Mississippi
Located in
Rankin County, Mississippi
Brandon is a city in Rankin County, Mississippi. The population was 21,705 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Rankin County. Brandon is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area and located east of the state capital.
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$83,880 median income · 13.4% poverty · #6 income in Mississippi
Located in
Rankin County, Mississippi
Flowood is a city in Rankin County, Mississippi. The population was 7,823 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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$76,950 median income · 8.8% poverty · #11 income in Mississippi
Located in
DeSoto County, Mississippi
Hernando is a city in and the county seat of DeSoto County, which is on the northwest border of Mississippi, United States. The population was 14,090 at the 2010 census, up from 6,812 in 2000. DeSoto County is the second-most-populous county in the Memphis metropolitan area.
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$78,212 median income · 8.4% poverty · #10 income in Mississippi
Pass Christian, nicknamed The Pass, is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Gulfport-Biloxi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 4,613 at the 2010 census.
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$86,308 median income · 6.7% poverty · #5 income in Mississippi
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$87,407 median income · 7.0% poverty · #4 income in Mississippi
Located in
Hancock County, Mississippi
Diamondhead is a city in southeastern Hancock County, Mississippi, United States. The city is located just over 50 miles northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana. It is part of the GulfportBiloxi Metropolitan Statistical Area. In February 2012, Diamondhead was officially incorporated as a city. At the time of the 2010 census, when Diamondhead was an unincorporated census-designated place, the population was 8,425. The city population, with slightly different boundaries, was estimated at 8,217 in 2016.
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$79,712 median income · 5.5% poverty · #8 income in Mississippi
Located in
Jackson County, Mississippi
Ocean Springs is a city in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States, approximately 2 miles east of Biloxi and west of Gautier. It is part of the Pascagoula, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 17,225 at the 2000 U.S. Census. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the city of Ocean Springs had a population of 17,442.
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$78,483 median income · 12.6% poverty · #9 income in Mississippi
Located in
DeSoto County, Mississippi
Southaven is a city in DeSoto County, Mississippi, United States. It is a suburb of Memphis, Tennessee, and a principal city in the Memphis metropolitan area. The 2010 census reported a population of 48,982, making Southaven the third-largest city in Mississippi. Southaven is traversed from north to south by the I-55/I-69 freeway. The city’s name derives from the fact that Southaven is located south of Whitehaven, a neighborhood in Memphis.
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Pick a metric. The bars rescale. The red line is Mississippi’s statewide median.
Mississippi statewide median: $56,447
Mississippi statewide median: $192,906
Mississippi statewide median: 18.9%
Mississippi statewide median: 5.8%
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Where the money lives in Mississippi
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How we determined the richest places in Mississippi for 2026
The first thing most people reach for is personal income. After all, rich people have really high salaries. But one statistic doesn’t capture what it means to be one of the “richest places,” so we applied Saturday Night Science to two measures from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey:
- Median household income
- Median home value
Median household income is the most digestible way to understand how rich a place is, and home values are a measure of accumulated wealth. The two combine to define a “Rich City.”
After collecting the data for all 83 places in Mississippi with more than 3,000 people, we ranked each place from 1 to 83 on both criteria, then averaged the two ranks into a “Rich Score.” The place with the lowest Rich Score, Madison, is crowned the richest city in Mississippi for 2026.
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All 83 richest cities in Mississippi, ranked
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| Rank | City | Rich Score | Population | Median income | Median home value | Poverty | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madison | 1.50 | 27,946 | $119,338 | $410,432 | 4.8% | 2.0% |
| 2 | Olive Branch | 3.00 | 47,019 | $100,606 | $331,685 | 4.6% | 2.4% |
| 3 | Brandon | 5.00 | 25,542 | $92,783 | $284,755 | 8.5% | 5.2% |
| 4 | Flowood | 5.50 | 10,587 | $83,880 | $328,702 | 13.4% | 4.1% |
| 5 | Hernando | 7.00 | 17,949 | $76,950 | $344,672 | 8.8% | 2.5% |
| 6 | Pass Christian | 8.00 | 6,097 | $78,212 | $302,881 | 8.4% | 5.6% |
| 7 | Florence | 8.50 | 4,696 | $86,308 | $248,606 | 6.7% | 6.3% |
| 8 | Diamondhead | 8.50 | 9,338 | $87,407 | $244,374 | 7.0% | 4.2% |
| 9 | Ocean Springs | 9.50 | 18,646 | $79,712 | $270,588 | 5.5% | 4.2% |
| 10 | Southaven | 9.50 | 56,226 | $78,483 | $274,141 | 12.6% | 3.3% |
| 11 | Oxford | 12.00 | 26,411 | $64,451 | $412,781 | 25.4% | 2.7% |
| 12 | Saltillo | 12.50 | 4,952 | $80,640 | $235,070 | 6.8% | 1.3% |
| 13 | Clinton | 14.00 | 27,195 | $74,745 | $237,467 | 9.6% | 3.2% |
| 14 | Ridgeland | 14.50 | 24,587 | $66,038 | $282,705 | 9.9% | 4.1% |
| 15 | Petal | 17.00 | 11,294 | $74,750 | $223,366 | 11.1% | 3.6% |
| 16 | Bay St. Louis | 17.00 | 10,188 | $67,442 | $236,958 | 14.5% | 7.8% |
| 17 | Long Beach | 17.00 | 17,009 | $70,332 | $232,929 | 11.5% | 6.1% |
| 18 | D’Iberville | 18.00 | 13,203 | $66,016 | $238,690 | 18.8% | 3.1% |
| 19 | Byram | 18.50 | 12,799 | $70,445 | $222,108 | 9.1% | 5.4% |
| 20 | Waveland | 21.00 | 7,062 | $68,693 | $210,333 | 10.8% | 3.4% |
| 21 | Richland | 22.00 | 7,346 | $66,558 | $217,271 | 12.7% | 5.1% |
| 22 | Biloxi | 23.00 | 48,861 | $57,204 | $232,658 | 16.4% | 7.7% |
| 23 | Senatobia | 23.00 | 8,380 | $54,167 | $236,534 | 26.4% | 3.0% |
| 24 | Tupelo | 24.00 | 37,791 | $66,257 | $203,314 | 15.1% | 5.2% |
| 25 | Pearl | 26.00 | 27,737 | $61,695 | $205,783 | 12.2% | 4.3% |
| 26 | Horn Lake | 30.00 | 26,647 | $53,311 | $202,373 | 19.0% | 5.8% |
| 27 | Gautier | 30.50 | 19,046 | $61,926 | $190,096 | 17.5% | 3.8% |
| 28 | Leakesville | 33.00 | 4,959 | $68,428 | $147,536 | 20.4% | 14.2% |
| 29 | Batesville | 33.50 | 7,387 | $51,727 | $200,429 | 22.0% | 4.8% |
| 30 | Hattiesburg | 34.00 | 48,619 | $46,342 | $220,234 | 28.3% | 8.7% |
| 31 | Starkville | 34.00 | 25,721 | $42,125 | $279,620 | 30.7% | 6.1% |
| 32 | New Albany | 34.50 | 7,663 | $51,332 | $199,590 | 14.8% | 2.5% |
| 33 | Gulfport | 35.00 | 73,003 | $49,919 | $200,520 | 22.8% | 9.1% |
| 34 | Iuka | 35.50 | 3,110 | $49,290 | $203,066 | 19.6% | 1.5% |
| 35 | Fulton | 38.00 | 4,576 | $52,727 | $161,328 | 18.7% | 7.9% |
| 36 | Pontotoc | 38.50 | 5,806 | $46,167 | $201,463 | 17.4% | 5.4% |
| 37 | Amory | 39.00 | 6,500 | $52,901 | $157,258 | 16.4% | 7.0% |
| 38 | Wiggins | 40.50 | 4,293 | $49,870 | $172,338 | 24.8% | 12.0% |
| 39 | Holly Springs | 43.50 | 6,704 | $45,462 | $175,426 | 31.1% | 7.2% |
| 40 | Pascagoula | 44.00 | 21,710 | $52,222 | $143,032 | 24.4% | 7.6% |
| 41 | Ripley | 44.00 | 5,377 | $55,444 | $138,469 | 20.1% | 10.7% |
| 42 | Canton | 44.50 | 10,811 | $38,337 | $223,700 | 33.3% | 3.5% |
| 43 | Corinth | 44.50 | 14,323 | $44,226 | $181,417 | 18.7% | 4.7% |
| 44 | Laurel | 46.50 | 17,679 | $47,661 | $147,337 | 23.3% | 5.6% |
| 45 | Magee | 47.50 | 3,943 | $44,488 | $160,120 | 32.3% | 3.3% |
| 46 | Booneville | 47.50 | 9,246 | $50,879 | $140,559 | 15.1% | 3.2% |
| 47 | Water Valley | 48.00 | 3,376 | $42,684 | $174,189 | 27.1% | 3.1% |
| 48 | Picayune | 49.00 | 11,900 | $41,213 | $193,808 | 20.6% | 6.0% |
| 49 | Columbus | 49.50 | 23,348 | $42,235 | $172,832 | 21.3% | 8.7% |
| 50 | Vicksburg | 49.50 | 20,589 | $45,781 | $145,564 | 26.8% | 5.9% |
| 51 | Philadelphia | 49.50 | 6,996 | $50,788 | $137,663 | 25.6% | 8.0% |
| 52 | Carthage | 50.00 | 4,866 | $42,254 | $163,180 | 29.7% | 7.8% |
| 53 | Moss Point | 50.50 | 11,957 | $44,296 | $146,443 | 20.0% | 12.0% |
| 54 | Magnolia | 51.00 | 3,059 | $55,057 | $105,029 | 29.8% | 6.4% |
| 55 | Baldwyn | 51.00 | 3,138 | $43,841 | $152,065 | 21.8% | 5.0% |
| 56 | Cleveland | 52.50 | 10,623 | $44,074 | $143,488 | 29.3% | 7.9% |
| 57 | Crystal Springs | 53.00 | 4,752 | $49,291 | $132,236 | 17.5% | 5.5% |
| 58 | Forest | 53.50 | 5,357 | $49,724 | $122,992 | 33.8% | 4.1% |
| 59 | Grenada | 54.00 | 12,375 | $46,303 | $133,953 | 26.6% | 7.1% |
| 60 | Houston | 54.50 | 3,741 | $44,023 | $142,691 | 26.2% | 4.5% |
| 61 | Ellisville | 57.50 | 4,521 | $32,100 | $190,618 | 22.9% | 10.9% |
| 62 | Brookhaven | 59.00 | 11,650 | $36,685 | $160,659 | 28.6% | 3.4% |
| 63 | West Point | 61.50 | 9,900 | $38,064 | $143,439 | 25.6% | 11.6% |
| 64 | Hazlehurst | 62.00 | 3,520 | $43,552 | $118,554 | 33.0% | 4.4% |
| 65 | Columbia | 65.50 | 6,632 | $38,507 | $133,498 | 24.5% | 8.3% |
| 66 | Louisville | 65.50 | 5,983 | $36,985 | $139,871 | 39.3% | 10.3% |
| 67 | Aberdeen | 67.00 | 4,890 | $33,285 | $142,494 | 28.2% | 5.7% |
| 68 | Kosciusko | 68.00 | 6,933 | $40,085 | $113,939 | 25.7% | 5.5% |
| 69 | Indianola | 68.50 | 9,062 | $41,708 | $103,788 | 30.5% | 13.1% |
| 70 | Jackson | 69.00 | 146,631 | $42,071 | $87,256 | 27.9% | 9.3% |
| 71 | Morton | 70.00 | 3,656 | $41,863 | $85,899 | 16.1% | 0.3% |
| 72 | McComb | 70.00 | 12,049 | $40,707 | $89,933 | 27.1% | 5.6% |
| 73 | Waynesboro | 70.00 | 4,518 | $31,684 | $141,630 | 28.2% | 3.8% |
| 74 | Natchez | 71.00 | 14,192 | $36,735 | $117,030 | 33.7% | 6.5% |
| 75 | Newton | 73.00 | 3,116 | $32,157 | $122,128 | 29.4% | 6.6% |
| 76 | Meridian | 73.00 | 34,137 | $36,562 | $113,056 | 34.3% | 7.9% |
| 77 | Winona | 73.00 | 4,183 | $31,932 | $123,357 | 32.1% | 6.6% |
| 78 | Greenville | 74.00 | 28,166 | $40,083 | $61,070 | 28.0% | 6.7% |
| 79 | Leland | 75.50 | 3,777 | $37,406 | $71,036 | 29.3% | 8.6% |
| 80 | Greenwood | 76.50 | 14,086 | $35,473 | $87,553 | 28.4% | 7.8% |
| 81 | Macon | 77.00 | 3,333 | $31,774 | $111,583 | 34.7% | 8.5% |
| 82 | Clarksdale | 79.00 | 14,231 | $36,382 | $42,685 | 40.3% | 10.8% |
| 83 | Yazoo City | 81.50 | 10,219 | $28,157 | $73,051 | 46.7% | 12.7% |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024, Zillow research. 83 cities with more than 3,000 residents.
Madison is the richest place in Mississippi for 2026
When we set out to identify the richest places in Mississippi, we weren’t sure what we’d find, but it ended up being some of the best places to live in the state. The richest cities in Mississippi are Madison, Olive Branch, and Brandon, and when you look at the data they sit at the very top of the income ladder for everyone who lives there.
Breaking into the top ten takes a median household income of at least $76,950. If you’re curious about the other end of the ledger, the poorest places are listed to the right.
