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Mississippi Counties 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 82 counties 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
# Counties Poverty Rate ↑
1 Sharkey County, Mississippi 0.7%
2 Newton County, Mississippi 2.4%
3 Franklin County, Mississippi 2.4%
4 Smith County, Mississippi 2.8%
5 Prentiss County, Mississippi 2.9%
6 Lauderdale County, Mississippi 3.1%
7 Covington County, Mississippi 3.9%
8 Panola County, Mississippi 4.0%
9 Issaquena County, Mississippi 4.0%
10 DeSoto County, Mississippi 4.1%
11 Oktibbeha County, Mississippi 4.2%
12 Noxubee County, Mississippi 5.1%
13 Coahoma County, Mississippi 5.5%
14 Leake County, Mississippi 5.6%
15 Itawamba County, Mississippi 6.0%
16 Rankin County, Mississippi 6.3%
17 Montgomery County, Mississippi 6.8%
18 Sunflower County, Mississippi 7.1%
19 Lafayette County, Mississippi 7.3%
20 Pontotoc County, Mississippi 7.4%
21 Clay County, Mississippi 8.8%
22 Winston County, Mississippi 8.8%
23 Hancock County, Mississippi 9.4%
24 Webster County, Mississippi 9.6%
25 Lee County, Mississippi 10.0%
26 Alcorn County, Mississippi 10.5%
27 Union County, Mississippi 10.6%
28 Jackson County, Mississippi 10.6%
29 Leflore County, Mississippi 10.7%
30 Simpson County, Mississippi 10.8%
31 Marion County, Mississippi 11.0%
32 Madison County, Mississippi 11.1%
33 Tate County, Mississippi 11.2%
34 Choctaw County, Mississippi 12.1%
35 Claiborne County, Mississippi 12.1%
36 Tallahatchie County, Mississippi 12.3%
37 Tishomingo County, Mississippi 12.5%
38 Adams County, Mississippi 12.6%
39 Clarke County, Mississippi 12.6%
40 Monroe County, Mississippi 12.7%
41 George County, Mississippi 13.1%
42 Jasper County, Mississippi 13.1%
43 Tippah County, Mississippi 13.6%
44 Yazoo County, Mississippi 13.6%
45 Calhoun County, Mississippi 13.6%
46 Harrison County, Mississippi 14.1%
47 Attala County, Mississippi 14.2%
48 Jones County, Mississippi 14.3%
49 Lowndes County, Mississippi 14.3%
50 Warren County, Mississippi 14.5%
51 Scott County, Mississippi 14.7%
52 Walthall County, Mississippi 14.8%
53 Copiah County, Mississippi 15.0%
54 Greene County, Mississippi 15.0%
55 Wayne County, Mississippi 15.2%
56 Perry County, Mississippi 15.2%
57 Carroll County, Mississippi 15.3%
58 Yalobusha County, Mississippi 15.5%
59 Benton County, Mississippi 15.7%
60 Marshall County, Mississippi 15.8%
61 Hinds County, Mississippi 16.4%
62 Forrest County, Mississippi 16.5%
63 Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi 16.8%
64 Stone County, Mississippi 17.0%
65 Lincoln County, Mississippi 17.9%
66 Lamar County, Mississippi 18.3%
67 Quitman County, Mississippi 18.9%
68 Grenada County, Mississippi 19.9%
69 Neshoba County, Mississippi 20.7%
70 Humphreys County, Mississippi 21.0%
71 Kemper County, Mississippi 21.3%
72 Washington County, Mississippi 21.6%
73 Chickasaw County, Mississippi 21.9%
74 Tunica County, Mississippi 22.0%
75 Wilkinson County, Mississippi 23.4%
76 Pike County, Mississippi 24.4%
77 Amite County, Mississippi 24.4%
78 Lawrence County, Mississippi 26.1%
79 Jefferson County, Mississippi 27.2%
80 Bolivar County, Mississippi 27.4%
81 Holmes County, Mississippi 34.1%
82 Pearl River County, Mississippi 44.4%