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Lowest poverty rate, Mississippi cities · 2020

Mississippi cities with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2020 ACS). This list covers the 69 cities in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
01Brandon, MSMS26,1223.3%−2.7 pts
02Madison, MSMS28,5754.4%+1.9 pts
03Byram, MSMS12,7074.4%+1.1 pts
04Diamondhead, MSMS9,4414.7%−2.5 pts
05Saltillo, MSMS5,0606.0%−6.7 pts
06Hernando, MSMS18,8246.9%−2.9 pts
07Ridgeland, MSMS24,7507.2%−0.2 pts
08Vancleave, MSMS5,0787.5%−6.4 pts
09Ocean Springs, MSMS18,9937.7%+2.4 pts
10Olive Branch, MSMS47,5637.7%+2.6 pts
11Clinton, MSMS26,6408.6%+0.6 pts
12St. Martin, MSMS8,1398.9%−1.9 pts
13Gulf Park Estates, MSMS6,2649.1%+2.4 pts
14Pearl, MSMS28,86410.4%−1.8 pts
15Long Beach, MSMS17,30910.6%+1.6 pts
16New Albany, MSMS7,75611.5%−6.6 pts
17Waveland, MSMS7,04211.6%−2.1 pts
18Southaven, MSMS57,81911.8%+5.0 pts
19Richland, MSMS7,63012.4%+2.0 pts
20Gulf Hills, MSMS8,45112.5%+7.5 pts
21Latimer, MSMS6,75613.4%+5.3 pts
22Petal, MSMS11,69413.6%−1.4 pts
23Pontotoc, MSMS6,15614.3%−3.3 pts
24Tupelo, MSMS38,08714.5%+1.8 pts
25Senatobia, MSMS8,47315.7%−1.9 pts
26Pass Christian, MSMS6,45916.1%+5.3 pts
27Horn Lake, MSMS26,74116.3%+9.6 pts
28Biloxi, MSMS48,51617.1%+2.6 pts
29Bay St. Louis, MSMS10,63417.9%+4.8 pts
30Amory, MSMS6,38618.6%−2.1 pts
31Moss Point, MSMS11,74319.4%+1.7 pts
32Flowood, MSMS11,00319.9%+5.9 pts
33Batesville, MSMS7,32520.0%−8.7 pts
34D'Iberville, MSMS13,55720.1%+8.5 pts
35Gautier, MSMS19,06920.5%+3.1 pts
36Corinth, MSMS14,34521.6%−0.6 pts
37Ripley, MSMS5,37722.3%+1.3 pts
38Gulfport, MSMS76,50623.7%+6.0 pts
39Jackson, MSMS141,19624.5%+1.0 pts
40Pascagoula, MSMS21,40924.7%+4.1 pts
41Holly Springs, MSMS6,40225.2%−6.8 pts
42Booneville, MSMS9,25725.9%+10.7 pts
43Philadelphia, MSMS6,85826.2%−2.0 pts
44Columbus, MSMS22,79226.2%+0.4 pts
45Cleveland, MSMS10,13826.3%+0.8 pts
46West Hattiesburg, MSMS6,71527.4%+12.9 pts
47Indianola, MSMS8,63727.9%+0.5 pts
48Greenwood, MSMS13,42928.0%−5.9 pts
49Brookhaven, MSMS11,64628.2%+1.3 pts
50Starkville, MSMS25,75428.3%−2.8 pts
51Forest, MSMS5,43328.5%+5.0 pts
52Picayune, MSMS12,01928.8%+8.0 pts
53Meridian, MSMS33,37029.1%+0.5 pts
54Canton, MSMS10,87329.8%−5.1 pts
55Laurel, MSMS17,66230.6%+1.7 pts
56Louisville, MSMS5,92130.8%+2.3 pts
57Oxford, MSMS26,77331.2%+0.0 pts
58West Point, MSMS9,74331.9%+6.8 pts
59Hattiesburg, MSMS48,80232.0%+3.6 pts
60Grenada, MSMS12,08832.1%+8.5 pts
61Vicksburg, MSMS19,83032.4%+9.4 pts
62Kosciusko, MSMS6,72232.4%+8.2 pts
63Greenville, MSMS26,53034.6%+5.0 pts
64Columbia, MSMS6,52535.5%+5.9 pts
65Natchez, MSMS14,88035.6%+7.0 pts
66Clarksdale, MSMS13,64338.7%+2.4 pts
67McComb, MSMS11,69741.2%+10.2 pts
68Yazoo City, MSMS9,86744.9%+4.7 pts
69University, MSMS5,315100.0%–
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS