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Highest poverty rate, Mississippi cities

Mississippi cities with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS). This list covers the 68 cities in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
01Yazoo City, MSMS9,86746.7%+6.5 pts
02Clarksdale, MSMS13,64340.3%+4.1 pts
03Louisville, MSMS5,92139.3%+10.8 pts
04West Hattiesburg, MSMS6,71538.5%+24.0 pts
05Meridian, MSMS33,37034.3%+5.7 pts
06Forest, MSMS5,43333.8%+10.3 pts
07Natchez, MSMS14,88033.7%+5.1 pts
08Canton, MSMS10,87333.3%−1.5 pts
09Holly Springs, MSMS6,40231.1%−0.9 pts
10Starkville, MSMS25,75430.7%−0.5 pts
11Indianola, MSMS8,63730.5%+3.2 pts
12Cleveland, MSMS10,13829.3%+3.8 pts
13Brookhaven, MSMS11,64628.6%+1.7 pts
14Greenwood, MSMS13,42928.4%−5.5 pts
15Hattiesburg, MSMS48,80228.3%−0.0 pts
16Greenville, MSMS26,53028.0%−1.6 pts
17Jackson, MSMS141,19627.9%+4.4 pts
18McComb, MSMS11,69727.1%−3.9 pts
19Vicksburg, MSMS19,83026.8%+3.7 pts
20Grenada, MSMS12,08826.6%+3.0 pts
21Senatobia, MSMS8,47326.4%+8.7 pts
22Kosciusko, MSMS6,72225.7%+1.4 pts
23Philadelphia, MSMS6,85825.6%−2.5 pts
24West Point, MSMS9,74325.6%+0.5 pts
25Oxford, MSMS26,77325.4%−5.7 pts
26Columbia, MSMS6,52524.5%−5.1 pts
27Pascagoula, MSMS21,40924.4%+3.7 pts
28Laurel, MSMS17,66223.3%−5.6 pts
29Gulfport, MSMS76,50622.8%+5.1 pts
30Batesville, MSMS7,32522.0%−6.7 pts
31Columbus, MSMS22,79221.3%−4.5 pts
32Picayune, MSMS12,01920.6%−0.2 pts
33Ripley, MSMS5,37720.1%−0.9 pts
34Moss Point, MSMS11,74320.0%+2.2 pts
35Horn Lake, MSMS26,74119.0%+12.3 pts
36D'Iberville, MSMS13,55718.8%+7.1 pts
37Corinth, MSMS14,34518.7%−3.5 pts
38Gautier, MSMS19,06917.5%+0.2 pts
39Pontotoc, MSMS6,15617.4%−0.2 pts
40St. Martin, MSMS8,13917.2%+6.4 pts
41Biloxi, MSMS48,51616.4%+1.9 pts
42Amory, MSMS6,38616.4%−4.3 pts
43Latimer, MSMS6,75616.1%+8.0 pts
44Tupelo, MSMS38,08715.1%+2.4 pts
45Booneville, MSMS9,25715.1%−0.1 pts
46New Albany, MSMS7,75614.8%−3.2 pts
47Bay St. Louis, MSMS10,63414.5%+1.4 pts
48Flowood, MSMS11,00313.4%−0.5 pts
49Richland, MSMS7,63012.7%+2.3 pts
50Southaven, MSMS57,81912.6%+5.8 pts
51Pearl, MSMS28,86412.2%−0.0 pts
52Long Beach, MSMS17,30911.5%+2.5 pts
53Petal, MSMS11,69411.1%−3.9 pts
54Gulf Hills, MSMS8,45110.9%+5.8 pts
55Waveland, MSMS7,04210.8%−2.9 pts
56Ridgeland, MSMS24,7509.9%+2.5 pts
57Clinton, MSMS26,6409.6%+1.6 pts
58Byram, MSMS12,7079.1%+5.7 pts
59Hernando, MSMS18,8248.8%−1.0 pts
60Brandon, MSMS26,1228.5%+2.5 pts
61Pass Christian, MSMS6,4598.4%−2.5 pts
62Diamondhead, MSMS9,4417.0%−0.2 pts
63Saltillo, MSMS5,0606.8%−5.8 pts
64Vancleave, MSMS5,0786.2%−7.7 pts
65Ocean Springs, MSMS18,9935.5%+0.2 pts
66Gulf Park Estates, MSMS6,2645.0%−1.6 pts
67Madison, MSMS28,5754.8%+2.4 pts
68Olive Branch, MSMS47,5634.6%−0.6 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES