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Lowest poverty rate, Mississippi counties

Mississippi counties with the lowest 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: Issaquena County, MS, up 52 places to #11.

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