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Highest poverty rate, Mississippi counties

Mississippi counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS). This list covers the 82 counties in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 82 is 21.0%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Franklin County, MS, up 33 places to #23.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
01Holmes County, MSMS15,46536.4%−4.8 pts
02Coahoma County, MSMS19,84935.5%−0.4 pts
03▲8Bolivar County, MSMS28,26232.6%−0.6 pts
04▲15Jefferson County, MSMS6,82532.5%−3.5 pts
05▲5Leflore County, MSMS25,68631.5%−3.3 pts
06▲2Tunica County, MSMS8,81931.1%−2.0 pts
07▲23Sharkey County, MSMS3,09730.9%−7.4 pts
08▼1Yazoo County, MSMS22,94730.8%−1.1 pts
09▼5Claiborne County, MSMS8,05830.7%−1.7 pts
10▼5Quitman County, MSMS5,36429.6%−3.5 pts
11▲3Sunflower County, MSMS22,89328.9%−1.2 pts
12▲24Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94128.7%+0.5 pts
13Amite County, MSMS12,48727.6%+5.0 pts
14▲4Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58227.4%−10.3 pts
15▼6Pike County, MSMS38,71227.1%+1.8 pts
16▼10Adams County, MSMS30,06127.0%+1.1 pts
17▼14Humphreys County, MSMS7,00127.0%−11.2 pts
18▲13Winston County, MSMS17,47326.9%+3.1 pts
19▼7Washington County, MSMS40,44626.4%−2.8 pts
20▼4Noxubee County, MSMS9,79826.3%−6.5 pts
21▲16Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31726.3%+5.5 pts
22▼5Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89625.5%−2.7 pts
23▲33Franklin County, MSMS7,49125.4%+1.3 pts
24▼9Montgomery County, MSMS9,35425.2%+0.8 pts
25▼4Kemper County, MSMS8,60024.8%−1.1 pts
26▲8Newton County, MSMS20,96024.7%+4.8 pts
27▼5Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87724.6%−7.6 pts
28Grenada County, MSMS20,86824.6%+3.7 pts
29▲25Lawrence County, MSMS11,81923.7%+4.1 pts
30▲12Chickasaw County, MSMS16,73023.5%+3.5 pts
31▲21Panola County, MSMS32,69123.3%−2.0 pts
32Neshoba County, MSMS28,73223.1%+2.1 pts
33▲7Marshall County, MSMS34,65423.0%+1.1 pts
34▲7Copiah County, MSMS27,49723.0%−2.1 pts
35▲9Wayne County, MSMS19,80722.8%−2.6 pts
36▲12Hinds County, MSMS211,88822.7%+2.7 pts
37▼10Scott County, MSMS28,07322.2%+1.4 pts
38▲22Benton County, MSMS7,50221.5%−1.7 pts
39▲7Yalobusha County, MSMS12,37521.5%−0.3 pts
40▼2Lincoln County, MSMS35,01221.2%+2.0 pts
41▼18Forrest County, MSMS79,03421.0%−1.5 pts
42▼16Clay County, MSMS18,23820.9%−2.6 pts
43▼18Leake County, MSMS21,66220.5%−2.8 pts
44▲14Calhoun County, MSMS12,64320.4%+2.3 pts
45▲12Simpson County, MSMS25,49820.0%−1.6 pts
46▼17Covington County, MSMS17,89819.8%−3.7 pts
47▼23Marion County, MSMS24,00119.7%−5.1 pts
48▼1Warren County, MSMS41,75919.5%+0.8 pts
49▼6Jasper County, MSMS15,78519.4%−3.3 pts
50▼5Tippah County, MSMS21,38918.9%+2.0 pts
51▲4Walthall County, MSMS13,92818.8%−9.0 pts
52▼13Jones County, MSMS66,49618.7%−1.1 pts
53▼18Lafayette County, MSMS59,59718.5%−2.7 pts
54▲10Choctaw County, MSMS8,04818.4%−6.3 pts
55▲4Perry County, MSMS11,57718.4%−3.6 pts
56▲9George County, MSMS26,33118.3%+1.6 pts
57▲12Greene County, MSMS13,70718.3%−1.4 pts
58▲8Monroe County, MSMS33,31818.0%+0.8 pts
59▼26Attala County, MSMS17,10018.0%−3.8 pts
60▼11Tishomingo County, MSMS18,63918.0%+3.9 pts
61▲11Carroll County, MSMS9,22617.9%+1.9 pts
62▼11Clarke County, MSMS15,10217.4%−5.6 pts
63▼10Lowndes County, MSMS57,34617.3%−4.0 pts
64▼3Harrison County, MSMS217,13617.1%+2.5 pts
65▲5Smith County, MSMS13,99117.0%+0.1 pts
66▲1Stone County, MSMS19,65416.9%−0.6 pts
67▲4Tate County, MSMS28,72516.9%+3.3 pts
68▼18Prentiss County, MSMS25,28416.8%+0.3 pts
69▲5Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09616.7%+2.9 pts
70▲5Pearl River County, MSMS59,36316.5%−1.9 pts
71▼8Webster County, MSMS10,16716.4%−2.3 pts
72▼52Issaquena County, MSMS1,26316.2%−17.1 pts
73▼5Alcorn County, MSMS34,56915.8%−0.8 pts
74▲4Itawamba County, MSMS24,15215.5%+1.5 pts
75▲4Union County, MSMS28,45915.1%+2.5 pts
76▼14Lamar County, MSMS67,40314.7%+1.4 pts
77▼1Lee County, MSMS83,73114.6%+1.2 pts
78▼5Jackson County, MSMS147,66613.8%+1.1 pts
79▼2Hancock County, MSMS46,87313.8%−0.6 pts
80Madison County, MSMS116,29811.2%−2.8 pts
81▲1Rankin County, MSMS162,1819.8%+0.3 pts
82▼1DeSoto County, MSMS197,9189.7%+2.6 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES