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Lowest poverty rate, Mississippi counties · 1990

Mississippi counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2023 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

01Rankin County, MSMS162,18110.6%+11%

02DeSoto County, MSMS197,91810.8%+52%

03Lee County, MSMS83,73115.4%+15%

04Itawamba County, MSMS24,15215.6%+12%

05Jackson County, MSMS147,66616.2%+27%

06Union County, MSMS28,45916.4%+29%

07Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09617.2%+25%

08Lamar County, MSMS67,40318.8%+42%

09Harrison County, MSMS217,13619.0%+30%

10Tishomingo County, MSMS18,63920.3%+44%

11Alcorn County, MSMS34,56920.8%+25%

12Newton County, MSMS20,96020.9%+5%

13Monroe County, MSMS33,31821.2%+23%

14Hinds County, MSMS211,88821.2%+6%

15Chickasaw County, MSMS16,73021.3%+6%

16Pearl River County, MSMS59,36321.5%+16%

17Calhoun County, MSMS12,64321.5%+18%

18Prentiss County, MSMS25,28421.5%+30%

19Lowndes County, MSMS57,34622.1%+4%

20Grenada County, MSMS20,86822.3%+7%

21Warren County, MSMS41,75922.4%+20%

22Tate County, MSMS28,72522.5%+66%

23Tippah County, MSMS21,38922.6%+34%

24Simpson County, MSMS25,49822.7%+5%

25Jones County, MSMS66,49622.7%+14%

26Hancock County, MSMS46,87322.7%+57%

27Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31722.8%+9%

28Clarke County, MSMS15,10223.4%+2%

29Lincoln County, MSMS35,01223.6%+23%

30Madison County, MSMS116,29824.3%+74%

31Smith County, MSMS13,99124.3%+44%

32Webster County, MSMS10,16724.4%+31%

33George County, MSMS26,33124.4%+46%

34Choctaw County, MSMS8,04825.0%+1%

35Lafayette County, MSMS59,59725.1%+18%

36Stone County, MSMS19,65425.7%+47%

37Clay County, MSMS18,23825.9%+10%

38Yalobusha County, MSMS12,37526.4%+21%

39Winston County, MSMS17,47326.6%+12%

40Neshoba County, MSMS28,73226.6%+27%

41Greene County, MSMS13,70726.8%+37%

42Scott County, MSMS28,07327.4%+32%

43Forrest County, MSMS79,03427.5%+22%

44Lawrence County, MSMS11,81927.9%+42%

45Carroll County, MSMS9,22628.5%+78%

46Perry County, MSMS11,57729.1%+32%

47Wayne County, MSMS19,80729.5%+16%

48Marion County, MSMS24,00129.6%+19%

49Leake County, MSMS21,66229.6%+27%

50Benton County, MSMS7,50229.7%+28%

51Marshall County, MSMS34,65430.0%+37%

52Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89630.1%+7%

53Attala County, MSMS17,10030.2%+38%

54Adams County, MSMS30,06130.5%+18%

55Jasper County, MSMS15,78530.7%+35%

56Amite County, MSMS12,48730.9%+36%

57Covington County, MSMS17,89831.2%+33%

58Copiah County, MSMS27,49732.0%+28%

59Pike County, MSMS38,71232.9%+30%

60Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94133.3%+18%

61Franklin County, MSMS7,49133.3%+38%

62Washington County, MSMS40,44633.8%+15%

63Panola County, MSMS32,69133.8%+34%

64Montgomery County, MSMS9,35434.0%+40%

65Kemper County, MSMS8,60035.1%+35%

66Walthall County, MSMS13,92835.9%+29%

67Leflore County, MSMS25,68638.9%+12%

68Yazoo County, MSMS22,94739.2%+23%

69Noxubee County, MSMS9,79841.4%+26%

70Quitman County, MSMS5,36441.6%+25%

71Sunflower County, MSMS22,89341.8%+39%

72Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87741.9%+30%

73Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58242.2%+12%

74Bolivar County, MSMS28,26242.9%+29%

75Claiborne County, MSMS8,05843.6%+35%

76Coahoma County, MSMS19,84945.5%+27%

77Humphreys County, MSMS7,00145.9%+20%

78Jefferson County, MSMS6,82546.9%+30%

79Sharkey County, MSMS3,09747.5%+24%

80Issaquena County, MSMS1,26349.3%+48%

81Holmes County, MSMS15,46553.2%+29%

82Tunica County, MSMS8,81956.8%+72%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES