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Highest poverty rate, Mississippi cities · 2010

Mississippi cities with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2010 ACS). This list covers the 69 cities in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
01University, MSMS5,315100.0%–
02Yazoo City, MSMS9,86746.7%+6.4 pts
03Holly Springs, MSMS6,40237.1%+5.1 pts
04Greenwood, MSMS13,42936.5%+2.6 pts
05Batesville, MSMS7,32536.2%+7.6 pts
06Indianola, MSMS8,63736.2%+8.8 pts
07Clarksdale, MSMS13,64335.8%−0.4 pts
08Starkville, MSMS25,75435.3%+4.2 pts
09Natchez, MSMS14,88035.2%+6.6 pts
10Greenville, MSMS26,53034.1%+4.5 pts
11Oxford, MSMS26,77333.3%+2.2 pts
12McComb, MSMS11,69733.1%+2.1 pts
13Laurel, MSMS17,66232.5%+3.6 pts
14Hattiesburg, MSMS48,80231.8%+3.4 pts
15Meridian, MSMS33,37031.1%+2.5 pts
16Booneville, MSMS9,25730.9%+15.7 pts
17Forest, MSMS5,43330.7%+7.2 pts
18Cleveland, MSMS10,13830.0%+4.5 pts
19Grenada, MSMS12,08829.9%+6.3 pts
20Louisville, MSMS5,92128.8%+0.3 pts
21Canton, MSMS10,87328.6%−6.2 pts
22Columbus, MSMS22,79228.3%+2.6 pts
23Kosciusko, MSMS6,72227.8%+3.6 pts
24Vicksburg, MSMS19,83027.7%+4.6 pts
25Brookhaven, MSMS11,64627.5%+0.5 pts
26Jackson, MSMS141,19626.6%+3.1 pts
27West Point, MSMS9,74326.4%+1.3 pts
28Picayune, MSMS12,01925.4%+4.6 pts
29Senatobia, MSMS8,47325.4%+7.7 pts
30Amory, MSMS6,38625.3%+4.6 pts
31Columbia, MSMS6,52524.4%−5.2 pts
32Gautier, MSMS19,06924.0%+6.7 pts
33Ripley, MSMS5,37723.1%+2.1 pts
34Philadelphia, MSMS6,85822.5%−5.7 pts
35Pascagoula, MSMS21,40922.1%+1.5 pts
36Corinth, MSMS14,34521.8%−0.4 pts
37New Albany, MSMS7,75621.7%+3.7 pts
38Richland, MSMS7,63020.7%+10.3 pts
39Tupelo, MSMS38,08720.6%+7.8 pts
40Gulfport, MSMS76,50618.4%+0.7 pts
41St. Martin, MSMS8,13917.4%+6.7 pts
42Bay St. Louis, MSMS10,63417.1%+3.9 pts
43Moss Point, MSMS11,74317.0%−0.8 pts
44West Hattiesburg, MSMS6,71516.6%+2.1 pts
45Pearl, MSMS28,86415.7%+3.5 pts
46Pass Christian, MSMS6,45914.6%+3.8 pts
47Horn Lake, MSMS26,74114.6%+8.0 pts
48D'Iberville, MSMS13,55714.4%+2.7 pts
49Waveland, MSMS7,04213.6%−0.1 pts
50Vancleave, MSMS5,07813.1%−0.8 pts
51Biloxi, MSMS48,51612.9%−1.7 pts
52Hernando, MSMS18,82412.2%+2.3 pts
53Latimer, MSMS6,75611.9%+3.8 pts
54Southaven, MSMS57,81911.9%+5.2 pts
55Petal, MSMS11,69411.9%−3.1 pts
56Pontotoc, MSMS6,15611.9%−5.7 pts
57Ridgeland, MSMS24,75010.8%+3.4 pts
58Gulf Hills, MSMS8,45110.7%+5.7 pts
59Saltillo, MSMS5,0609.7%−2.9 pts
60Ocean Springs, MSMS18,9939.7%+4.4 pts
61Flowood, MSMS11,0039.4%−4.6 pts
62Brandon, MSMS26,1229.2%+3.2 pts
63Clinton, MSMS26,6409.1%+1.1 pts
64Long Beach, MSMS17,3098.2%−0.8 pts
65Gulf Park Estates, MSMS6,2647.4%+0.7 pts
66Byram, MSMS12,7076.6%+3.2 pts
67Diamondhead, MSMS9,4416.1%−1.1 pts
68Olive Branch, MSMS47,5634.6%−0.6 pts
69Madison, MSMS28,5752.2%−0.3 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS