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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%+36%

02Rankin County, MSMS162,1819.8%+4%

03Madison County, MSMS116,29811.2%−20%

04Hancock County, MSMS46,87313.8%−4%

05Jackson County, MSMS147,66613.8%+9%

06Lee County, MSMS83,73114.6%+9%

07Lamar County, MSMS67,40314.7%+11%

08Union County, MSMS28,45915.1%+20%

09Itawamba County, MSMS24,15215.5%+11%

10Alcorn County, MSMS34,56915.8%−5%

11Issaquena County, MSMS1,26316.2%−51%

12Webster County, MSMS10,16716.4%−12%

13Pearl River County, MSMS59,36316.5%−11%

14Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09616.7%+21%

15Prentiss County, MSMS25,28416.8%+2%

16Tate County, MSMS28,72516.9%+25%

17Stone County, MSMS19,65416.9%−3%

18Smith County, MSMS13,99117.0%+1%

19Harrison County, MSMS217,13617.1%+17%

20Lowndes County, MSMS57,34617.3%−19%

21Clarke County, MSMS15,10217.4%−24%

22Carroll County, MSMS9,22617.9%+12%

23Tishomingo County, MSMS18,63918.0%+28%

24Attala County, MSMS17,10018.0%−17%

25Monroe County, MSMS33,31818.0%+5%

26Greene County, MSMS13,70718.3%−7%

27George County, MSMS26,33118.3%+10%

28Perry County, MSMS11,57718.4%−17%

29Choctaw County, MSMS8,04818.4%−25%

30Lafayette County, MSMS59,59718.5%−13%

31Jones County, MSMS66,49618.7%−5%

32Walthall County, MSMS13,92818.8%−32%

33Tippah County, MSMS21,38918.9%+12%

34Jasper County, MSMS15,78519.4%−14%

35Warren County, MSMS41,75919.5%+5%

36Marion County, MSMS24,00119.7%−21%

37Covington County, MSMS17,89819.8%−16%

38Simpson County, MSMS25,49820.0%−7%

39Calhoun County, MSMS12,64320.4%+12%

40Leake County, MSMS21,66220.5%−12%

41Clay County, MSMS18,23820.9%−11%

42Forrest County, MSMS79,03421.0%−7%

43Lincoln County, MSMS35,01221.2%+10%

44Yalobusha County, MSMS12,37521.5%−1%

45Benton County, MSMS7,50221.5%−7%

46Scott County, MSMS28,07322.2%+7%

47Hinds County, MSMS211,88822.7%+14%

48Wayne County, MSMS19,80722.8%−10%

49Copiah County, MSMS27,49723.0%−8%

50Marshall County, MSMS34,65423.0%+5%

51Neshoba County, MSMS28,73223.1%+10%

52Panola County, MSMS32,69123.3%−8%

53Chickasaw County, MSMS16,73023.5%+18%

54Lawrence County, MSMS11,81923.7%+21%

55Grenada County, MSMS20,86824.6%+18%

56Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87724.6%−24%

57Newton County, MSMS20,96024.7%+24%

58Kemper County, MSMS8,60024.8%−4%

59Montgomery County, MSMS9,35425.2%+3%

60Franklin County, MSMS7,49125.4%+5%

61Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89625.5%−9%

62Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31726.3%+26%

63Noxubee County, MSMS9,79826.3%−20%

64Washington County, MSMS40,44626.4%−10%

65Winston County, MSMS17,47326.9%+13%

66Humphreys County, MSMS7,00127.0%−29%

67Adams County, MSMS30,06127.0%+4%

68Pike County, MSMS38,71227.1%+7%

69Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58227.4%−27%

70Amite County, MSMS12,48727.6%+22%

71Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94128.7%+2%

72Sunflower County, MSMS22,89328.9%−4%

73Quitman County, MSMS5,36429.6%−11%

74Claiborne County, MSMS8,05830.7%−5%

75Yazoo County, MSMS22,94730.8%−3%

76Sharkey County, MSMS3,09730.9%−19%

77Tunica County, MSMS8,81931.1%−6%

78Leflore County, MSMS25,68631.5%−9%

79Jefferson County, MSMS6,82532.5%−10%

80Bolivar County, MSMS28,26232.6%−2%

81Coahoma County, MSMS19,84935.5%−1%

82Holmes County, MSMS15,46536.4%−12%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES