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Highest poverty rate, Mississippi cities

Mississippi cities with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2023 ACS). This list covers the 68 cities in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Yazoo City, MSMS9,86746.7%+16%

02Clarksdale, MSMS13,64340.3%+11%

03Louisville, MSMS5,92139.3%+38%

04West Hattiesburg, MSMS6,71538.5%+166%

05Meridian, MSMS33,37034.3%+20%

06Forest, MSMS5,43333.8%+44%

07Natchez, MSMS14,88033.7%+18%

08Canton, MSMS10,87333.3%−4%

09Holly Springs, MSMS6,40231.1%−3%

10Starkville, MSMS25,75430.7%−2%

11Indianola, MSMS8,63730.5%+12%

12Cleveland, MSMS10,13829.3%+15%

13Brookhaven, MSMS11,64628.6%+6%

14Greenwood, MSMS13,42928.4%−16%

15Hattiesburg, MSMS48,80228.3%−0%

16Greenville, MSMS26,53028.0%−5%

17Jackson, MSMS141,19627.9%+19%

18McComb, MSMS11,69727.1%−13%

19Vicksburg, MSMS19,83026.8%+16%

20Grenada, MSMS12,08826.6%+13%

21Senatobia, MSMS8,47326.4%+50%

22Kosciusko, MSMS6,72225.7%+6%

23Philadelphia, MSMS6,85825.6%−9%

24West Point, MSMS9,74325.6%+2%

25Oxford, MSMS26,77325.4%−18%

26Columbia, MSMS6,52524.5%−17%

27Pascagoula, MSMS21,40924.4%+18%

28Laurel, MSMS17,66223.3%−19%

29Gulfport, MSMS76,50622.8%+29%

30Batesville, MSMS7,32522.0%−23%

31Columbus, MSMS22,79221.3%−17%

32Picayune, MSMS12,01920.6%−1%

33Ripley, MSMS5,37720.1%−4%

34Moss Point, MSMS11,74320.0%+13%

35Horn Lake, MSMS26,74119.0%+185%

36D'Iberville, MSMS13,55718.8%+61%

37Corinth, MSMS14,34518.7%−16%

38Gautier, MSMS19,06917.5%+1%

39Pontotoc, MSMS6,15617.4%−1%

40St. Martin, MSMS8,13917.2%+60%

41Biloxi, MSMS48,51616.4%+13%

42Amory, MSMS6,38616.4%−21%

43Latimer, MSMS6,75616.1%+99%

44Tupelo, MSMS38,08715.1%+19%

45Booneville, MSMS9,25715.1%−1%

46New Albany, MSMS7,75614.8%−18%

47Bay St. Louis, MSMS10,63414.5%+10%

48Flowood, MSMS11,00313.4%−4%

49Richland, MSMS7,63012.7%+22%

50Southaven, MSMS57,81912.6%+86%

51Pearl, MSMS28,86412.2%−0%

52Long Beach, MSMS17,30911.5%+28%

53Petal, MSMS11,69411.1%−26%

54Gulf Hills, MSMS8,45110.9%+116%

55Waveland, MSMS7,04210.8%−21%

56Ridgeland, MSMS24,7509.9%+34%

57Clinton, MSMS26,6409.6%+20%

58Byram, MSMS12,7079.1%+170%

59Hernando, MSMS18,8248.8%−10%

60Brandon, MSMS26,1228.5%+42%

61Pass Christian, MSMS6,4598.4%−23%

62Diamondhead, MSMS9,4417.0%−2%

63Saltillo, MSMS5,0606.8%−46%

64Vancleave, MSMS5,0786.2%−56%

65Ocean Springs, MSMS18,9935.5%+4%

66Gulf Park Estates, MSMS6,2645.0%−25%

67Madison, MSMS28,5754.8%+96%

68Olive Branch, MSMS47,5634.6%−11%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES