Mississippi: Poverty Rate Trend
How Mississippi'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
16.6%
2023
14.3%
Total change
-2.3 pp
% change
-13.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.6% | — |
| 2019 | 15.5% | -1.1 pp (-6.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 14.5% | — |
| 2022 | 14.4% | -0.1 pp (-0.7%) |
| 2023 | 14.3% | -0.1 pp (-0.7%) |