Mississippi Cities by Poverty Rate

The poverty rate measures the share of residents with income below the federal threshold. It varies by household size and is a key indicator of economic hardship.

All 194 cities ranked by Poverty Rate, from lowest to highest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs

#	Cities	Poverty Rate ↑
1	Oak Grove CDP, Mississippi	0.0%
2	Alcorn State University CDP, Mississippi	0.0%
3	DeLisle CDP, Mississippi	0.0%
4	Lynchburg CDP, Mississippi	0.0%
5	Vancleave CDP, Mississippi	0.6%
6	Bridgetown CDP, Mississippi	1.1%
7	New Hope CDP, Mississippi	1.1%
8	Ocean Springs city, Mississippi	1.8%
9	Hide-A-Way Lake CDP, Mississippi	1.8%
10	Caledonia town, Mississippi	2.5%
11	Madison city, Mississippi	2.7%
12	Gulf Park Estates CDP, Mississippi	2.8%
13	Hurley CDP, Mississippi	3.3%
14	Tunica Resorts CDP, Mississippi	3.5%
15	Sharon CDP, Mississippi	3.8%
16	Mooreville CDP, Mississippi	3.8%
17	Olive Branch city, Mississippi	4.2%
18	Sumrall town, Mississippi	4.3%
19	Robinhood CDP, Mississippi	4.4%
20	Saltillo city, Mississippi	4.5%
21	Poplarville city, Mississippi	4.6%
22	Waveland city, Mississippi	5.0%
23	Brandon city, Mississippi	5.1%
24	Diamondhead city, Mississippi	5.3%
25	Long Beach city, Mississippi	6.0%
26	Nettleton city, Mississippi	6.0%
27	Ecru town, Mississippi	6.9%
28	Booneville city, Mississippi	7.0%
29	Guntown town, Mississippi	7.0%
30	Byram city, Mississippi	7.2%
31	Columbus AFB CDP, Mississippi	7.2%
32	Clinton city, Mississippi	7.5%
33	Blue Mountain town, Mississippi	7.6%
34	Fulton city, Mississippi	7.6%
35	Ridgeland city, Mississippi	7.8%
36	Tutwiler town, Mississippi	7.9%
37	Booneville School District, Mississippi	8.1%
38	Pass Christian city, Mississippi	8.2%
39	St. Martin CDP, Mississippi	8.2%
40	Marks city, Mississippi	8.2%
41	Belzoni city, Mississippi	8.6%
42	Mantachie town, Mississippi	8.7%
43	Flowood city, Mississippi	8.8%
44	Oxford city, Mississippi	8.9%
45	Richland city, Mississippi	8.9%
46	Pearl city, Mississippi	9.2%
47	Richton town, Mississippi	9.2%
48	Hernando city, Mississippi	9.3%
49	Tupelo city, Mississippi	9.3%
50	Gulf Hills CDP, Mississippi	9.4%
51	Bay Springs city, Mississippi	9.5%
52	Calhoun City town, Mississippi	9.6%
53	Gluckstadt city, Mississippi	9.7%
54	Glendale CDP, Mississippi	9.8%
55	Beechwood CDP, Mississippi	9.9%
56	Southaven city, Mississippi	10.3%
57	Cleary CDP, Mississippi	10.5%
58	Terry town, Mississippi	10.5%
59	Raymond city, Mississippi	10.8%
60	Petal city, Mississippi	10.8%
61	Crystal Springs city, Mississippi	11.5%
62	Bay St. Louis city, Mississippi	11.6%
63	Corinth city, Mississippi	11.7%
64	Corinth School District, Mississippi	11.9%
65	Farmington town, Mississippi	12.9%
66	Biloxi city, Mississippi	13.0%
67	Aberdeen city, Mississippi	13.2%
68	Raleigh town, Mississippi	13.3%
69	Latimer CDP, Mississippi	13.3%
70	Pontotoc city, Mississippi	13.3%
71	Horn Lake city, Mississippi	13.6%
72	Holly Springs city, Mississippi	13.6%
73	Eupora city, Mississippi	13.6%
74	Florence city, Mississippi	13.7%
75	Pelahatchie town, Mississippi	13.8%
76	D'Iberville city, Mississippi	13.8%
77	Gautier city, Mississippi	14.3%
78	Moss Point city, Mississippi	14.6%
79	Iuka city, Mississippi	14.7%
80	Ellisville city, Mississippi	15.0%
81	Shannon town, Mississippi	15.3%
82	Ackerman town, Mississippi	15.6%
83	Nicholson CDP, Mississippi	15.7%
84	Marion town, Mississippi	15.9%
85	Rawls Springs CDP, Mississippi	16.1%
86	Prentiss town, Mississippi	16.5%
87	Walls town, Mississippi	16.5%
88	Collinsville CDP, Mississippi	16.7%
89	Escatawpa CDP, Mississippi	16.9%
90	Stonewall town, Mississippi	17.0%
91	Kiln CDP, Mississippi	17.5%
92	New Albany city, Mississippi	17.8%
93	Batesville city, Mississippi	17.8%
94	Ripley city, Mississippi	18.0%
95	Starkville city, Mississippi	18.5%
96	Belmont town, Mississippi	18.8%
97	Wiggins city, Mississippi	18.8%
98	Lyman CDP, Mississippi	18.9%
99	Mendenhall city, Mississippi	19.3%
100	Leakesville town, Mississippi	19.5%