Mississippi County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Mississippi County's poverty rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
25.1%
2023
7.8%
Total change
-17.3 pp
% change
-68.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 25.1% | — |
| 2019 | 18.2% | -6.9 pp (-27.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 9.2% | — |
| 2022 | 7.8% | -1.4 pp (-15.2%) |
| 2023 | 7.8% | +0.0 pp (0%) |