Certification of Chief Financial Officer	Exhibit 32.2
EastGroup Properties, Inc.

In connection with the annual report of EastGroup Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2023 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Brent W. Wood, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:

(1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2)  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

By: /s/ BRENT W. WOOD

BRENT W. WOOD

Chief Financial Officer

February 14, 2024