Section 8 · MS
Section 8 rent — Mississippi
Fair Market Rents in Mississippi for FY2026, by county and bedroom count. Each county's local housing authority sets its payment standard between 90% and 110% of these figures.
Mississippi counties
FY2026 Section 8 rent by county, per bedroom count. Select a county for the full breakdown and payment-standard range.
- Adams County$842/mo
- Alcorn County$842/mo
- Amite County$855/mo
- Attala County$842/mo
- Benton County$842/mo
- Bolivar County$842/mo
- Calhoun County$842/mo
- Carroll County$842/mo
- Chickasaw County$842/mo
- Choctaw County$842/mo
- Claiborne County$842/mo
- Clarke County$867/mo
- Clay County$842/mo
- Coahoma County$842/mo
- Copiah County$1,288/mo
- Covington County$842/mo
- DeSoto County$1,274/mo
- Forrest County$1,047/mo
- Franklin County$842/mo
- George County$921/mo
- Greene County$842/mo
- Grenada County$911/mo
- Hancock County$1,140/mo
- Harrison County$1,140/mo
- Hinds County$1,288/mo
- Holmes County$842/mo
- Humphreys County$842/mo
- Issaquena County$842/mo
- Itawamba County$891/mo
- Jackson County$1,067/mo
- Jasper County$842/mo
- Jefferson County$842/mo
- Jefferson Davis County$842/mo
- Jones County$917/mo
- Kemper County$842/mo
- Lafayette County$1,243/mo
- Lamar County$1,047/mo
- Lauderdale County$906/mo
- Lawrence County$863/mo
- Leake County$955/mo
- Lee County$994/mo
- Leflore County$842/mo
- Lincoln County$852/mo
- Lowndes County$872/mo
- Madison County$1,288/mo
- Marion County$860/mo
- Marshall County$1,110/mo
- Monroe County$842/mo
- Montgomery County$842/mo
- Neshoba County$842/mo
- Newton County$842/mo
- Noxubee County$842/mo
- Oktibbeha County$957/mo
- Panola County$878/mo
- Pearl River County$949/mo
- Perry County$1,047/mo
- Pike County$986/mo
- Pontotoc County$932/mo
- Prentiss County$842/mo
- Quitman County$842/mo
- Rankin County$1,288/mo
- Scott County$952/mo
- Sharkey County$842/mo
- Simpson County$858/mo
- Smith County$842/mo
- Stone County$969/mo
- Sunflower County$842/mo
- Tallahatchie County$842/mo
- Tate County$1,089/mo
- Tippah County$842/mo
- Tishomingo County$842/mo
- Tunica County$1,186/mo
- Union County$872/mo
- Walthall County$923/mo
- Warren County$953/mo
- Washington County$842/mo
- Wayne County$842/mo
- Webster County$842/mo
- Wilkinson County$842/mo
- Winston County$842/mo
- Yalobusha County$842/mo
- Yazoo County$984/mo
Frequently asked questions
What does Section 8 pay per bedroom in Mississippi?
Section 8 is anchored to HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent. Select a county below for the 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4-bedroom figures, then expect the PHA's payment standard between 90% and 110% of each one.
Is the payment standard higher or lower than FMR in Mississippi?
It depends on your county's public housing authority. PHAs set payment standards anywhere from 90% to 110% of the county FMR, so the actual voucher amount can be up to 10% above or below the published figure.
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