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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.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01DeSoto County, MSMS197,9189.7%+2.6 pts

02Rankin County, MSMS162,1819.8%+0.3 pts

03Madison County, MSMS116,29811.2%−2.8 pts

04Hancock County, MSMS46,87313.8%−0.6 pts

05Jackson County, MSMS147,66613.8%+1.1 pts

06Lee County, MSMS83,73114.6%+1.2 pts

07Lamar County, MSMS67,40314.7%+1.4 pts

08Union County, MSMS28,45915.1%+2.5 pts

09Itawamba County, MSMS24,15215.5%+1.5 pts

10Alcorn County, MSMS34,56915.8%−0.8 pts

11Issaquena County, MSMS1,26316.2%−17.1 pts

12Webster County, MSMS10,16716.4%−2.3 pts

13Pearl River County, MSMS59,36316.5%−1.9 pts

14Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09616.7%+2.9 pts

15Prentiss County, MSMS25,28416.8%+0.3 pts

16Tate County, MSMS28,72516.9%+3.3 pts

17Stone County, MSMS19,65416.9%−0.6 pts

18Smith County, MSMS13,99117.0%+0.1 pts

19Harrison County, MSMS217,13617.1%+2.5 pts

20Lowndes County, MSMS57,34617.3%−4.0 pts

21Clarke County, MSMS15,10217.4%−5.6 pts

22Carroll County, MSMS9,22617.9%+1.9 pts

23Tishomingo County, MSMS18,63918.0%+3.9 pts

24Attala County, MSMS17,10018.0%−3.8 pts

25Monroe County, MSMS33,31818.0%+0.8 pts

26Greene County, MSMS13,70718.3%−1.4 pts

27George County, MSMS26,33118.3%+1.6 pts

28Perry County, MSMS11,57718.4%−3.6 pts

29Choctaw County, MSMS8,04818.4%−6.3 pts

30Lafayette County, MSMS59,59718.5%−2.7 pts

31Jones County, MSMS66,49618.7%−1.1 pts

32Walthall County, MSMS13,92818.8%−9.0 pts

33Tippah County, MSMS21,38918.9%+2.0 pts

34Jasper County, MSMS15,78519.4%−3.3 pts

35Warren County, MSMS41,75919.5%+0.8 pts

36Marion County, MSMS24,00119.7%−5.1 pts

37Covington County, MSMS17,89819.8%−3.7 pts

38Simpson County, MSMS25,49820.0%−1.6 pts

39Calhoun County, MSMS12,64320.4%+2.3 pts

40Leake County, MSMS21,66220.5%−2.8 pts

41Clay County, MSMS18,23820.9%−2.6 pts

42Forrest County, MSMS79,03421.0%−1.5 pts

43Lincoln County, MSMS35,01221.2%+2.0 pts

44Yalobusha County, MSMS12,37521.5%−0.3 pts

45Benton County, MSMS7,50221.5%−1.7 pts

46Scott County, MSMS28,07322.2%+1.4 pts

47Hinds County, MSMS211,88822.7%+2.7 pts

48Wayne County, MSMS19,80722.8%−2.6 pts

49Copiah County, MSMS27,49723.0%−2.1 pts

50Marshall County, MSMS34,65423.0%+1.1 pts

51Neshoba County, MSMS28,73223.1%+2.1 pts

52Panola County, MSMS32,69123.3%−2.0 pts

53Chickasaw County, MSMS16,73023.5%+3.5 pts

54Lawrence County, MSMS11,81923.7%+4.1 pts

55Grenada County, MSMS20,86824.6%+3.7 pts

56Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87724.6%−7.6 pts

57Newton County, MSMS20,96024.7%+4.8 pts

58Kemper County, MSMS8,60024.8%−1.1 pts

59Montgomery County, MSMS9,35425.2%+0.8 pts

60Franklin County, MSMS7,49125.4%+1.3 pts

61Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89625.5%−2.7 pts

62Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31726.3%+5.5 pts

63Noxubee County, MSMS9,79826.3%−6.5 pts

64Washington County, MSMS40,44626.4%−2.8 pts

65Winston County, MSMS17,47326.9%+3.1 pts

66Humphreys County, MSMS7,00127.0%−11.2 pts

67Adams County, MSMS30,06127.0%+1.1 pts

68Pike County, MSMS38,71227.1%+1.8 pts

69Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58227.4%−10.3 pts

70Amite County, MSMS12,48727.6%+5.0 pts

71Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94128.7%+0.5 pts

72Sunflower County, MSMS22,89328.9%−1.2 pts

73Quitman County, MSMS5,36429.6%−3.5 pts

74Claiborne County, MSMS8,05830.7%−1.7 pts

75Yazoo County, MSMS22,94730.8%−1.1 pts

76Sharkey County, MSMS3,09730.9%−7.4 pts

77Tunica County, MSMS8,81931.1%−2.0 pts

78Leflore County, MSMS25,68631.5%−3.3 pts

79Jefferson County, MSMS6,82532.5%−3.5 pts

80Bolivar 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 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES