Mississippi Child Support Calculator
Enter both parents' incomes, number of children, and parenting time to estimate the Mississippi monthly child support obligation under the Percentage of Income model. Consult a family law attorney for a binding order.
- 14%
- 1-child base rate
- #50 of 51
- base-rate rank
- No cap
- income ceiling
- 85.7%
- cases with a support order
$568/mo
One-child base rate at Mississippi's median income
14% of $48,716, the Census ACS 2022 median household income for Mississippi, divided across twelve months, 40% below the median state. An index for comparing states, not a case estimate: guidelines apply to the obligor's income, or to combined parental income under the Income Shares model, and a court sets the actual order. How this is derived.
The verdict
Mississippi carries one of the lower one-child base rates nationally.
According to Mississippi Title IV-D guideline publication, last checked 2021.
- 14%
- published 1-child starting rate
- 85.7%
- of cases have a support order
Ranks describe published guideline starting rates across this portal's 51-jurisdiction table, not court outcomes or collection performance.
National context
Lower-band view: where Mississippi's one-child start sits
Each bar counts jurisdictions with a published one-child base rate in that 3-point guideline band. Mississippi is marked in its own band; counts are exact from the 51-jurisdiction dataset.
Mississippi's 14% published one-child starting rate is higher than 1 of 51 recorded state rates. This comparison describes the published starting percentage, not a complete child-support estimate.
Source: Published state child-support guideline records in PlainChildSupport's 51-jurisdiction dataset
Percentage of Income peers by one-child starting rate
Source: State Title IV-D guideline publications compiled in PlainChildSupport states.base_pct_1child filtered by formula_type · 2021 Peer board lists up to 10 Percentage of Income states sorted by published one-child starting rate. Counts match SELECT COUNT on the live states table.
Lower one-child starting rate
Mississippi calculator on a lower starting-rate schedule
Mississippi's published 14% one-child base sits in the lower third (#50 of 51).
Mississippi's 14% one-child start sits in the lower third of published schedules (#50 of 51). The Percentage of Income form below applies that schedule; high-income or multi-child worksheets can still diverge from this orientation figure.
Sources: Mississippi Child Support Guidelines · HHS OCSE Annual Report to Congress (Form 157) · estimate only; a court order requires the official worksheet.
Interactive Calculator for Mississippi
Mississippi uses the Percentage of Income to calculate child support. The non-custodial parent pays 14% of their net income for 1 child, 20% for 2 children.
Our Mississippi interactive calculator is in development. Phase 1 covers the 10 largest states.
Use Official Mississippi CalculatorMississippi Guideline Summary
~14%
1 Child
~20%
2 Children
~22%
3 Children
None
Income Cap
Calculators nearest Mississippi's 14% start
Sorted by absolute gap in published one-child starting rate among states with a verified interactive calculator. Not a recommendation of which worksheet to file.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does Mississippi's one-child start read low nationally?
Mississippi's 14% published one-child starting rate is higher than 1 of 51 recorded state rates. This comparison describes the published starting percentage, not a complete child-support estimate.
Does Mississippi publish an income ceiling for this estimate?
No income ceiling is recorded in this portal's 2021 Mississippi guideline dataset. The official worksheet remains the authority for a binding calculation.