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Poverty Rate in Mississippi, by County

Poverty Rate for every county in Mississippi, ranked. The highest is Holmes County at 36.4% and the lowest is DeSoto County at 9.7%.

Mississippi: 18.9% · United States: 12.5% · median county in Mississippi: 20.9%

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#County Poverty Rate
1Holmes County36.4%
2Coahoma County35.5%
3Bolivar County32.6%
4Jefferson County32.5%
5Leflore County31.5%
6Tunica County31.1%
7Sharkey County30.9%
8Yazoo County30.8%
9Claiborne County30.7%
10Quitman County29.6%
11Sunflower County28.9%
12Jefferson Davis County28.7%
13Amite County27.6%
14Wilkinson County27.4%
15Pike County27.1%
16Adams County27.0%
17Humphreys County27.0%
18Winston County26.9%
19Washington County26.4%
20Lauderdale County26.3%
21Noxubee County26.3%
22Oktibbeha County25.5%
23Franklin County25.4%
24Montgomery County25.2%
25Kemper County24.8%
26Newton County24.7%
27Grenada County24.6%
28Tallahatchie County24.6%
29Lawrence County23.7%
30Chickasaw County23.5%
31Panola County23.3%
32Neshoba County23.1%
33Copiah County23.0%
34Marshall County23.0%
35Wayne County22.8%
36Hinds County22.7%
37Scott County22.2%
38Benton County21.5%
39Yalobusha County21.5%
40Lincoln County21.2%
41Forrest County21.0%
42Clay County20.9%
43Leake County20.5%
44Calhoun County20.4%
45Simpson County20.0%
46Covington County19.8%
47Marion County19.7%
48Warren County19.5%
49Jasper County19.4%
50Tippah County18.9%
51Walthall County18.8%
52Jones County18.7%
53Lafayette County18.5%
54Choctaw County18.4%
55Perry County18.4%
56George County18.3%
57Greene County18.3%
58Attala County18.0%
59Monroe County18.0%
60Tishomingo County18.0%
61Carroll County17.9%
62Clarke County17.4%
63Lowndes County17.3%
64Harrison County17.1%
65Smith County17.0%
66Stone County16.9%
67Tate County16.9%
68Prentiss County16.8%
69Pontotoc County16.7%
70Pearl River County16.5%
71Webster County16.4%
72Issaquena County16.2%
73Alcorn County15.8%
74Itawamba County15.5%
75Union County15.1%
76Lamar County14.7%
77Lee County14.6%
78Hancock County13.8%
79Jackson County13.8%
80Madison County11.2%
81Rankin County9.8%
82DeSoto County9.7%

Share of people living below the federal poverty line.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

Mississippi ranks 3rd of 52 states for poverty rate.

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