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Lowest poverty rate, Mississippi counties · 2000

Mississippi counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2000 ACS). This list covers the 82 counties in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 1990
01DeSoto County, MSMS197,9187.1%−3.7 pts
02Rankin County, MSMS162,1819.5%−1.1 pts
03Union County, MSMS28,45912.6%−3.7 pts
04Jackson County, MSMS147,66612.7%−3.4 pts
05Lamar County, MSMS67,40313.3%−5.5 pts
06Lee County, MSMS83,73113.4%−2.1 pts
07Tate County, MSMS28,72513.5%−8.9 pts
08Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09613.8%−3.5 pts
09Itawamba County, MSMS24,15214.0%−1.7 pts
10Madison County, MSMS116,29814.0%−10.3 pts
11Tishomingo County, MSMS18,63914.1%−6.2 pts
12Hancock County, MSMS46,87314.4%−8.3 pts
13Harrison County, MSMS217,13614.6%−4.4 pts
14Carroll County, MSMS9,22616.0%−12.5 pts
15Prentiss County, MSMS25,28416.5%−5.0 pts
16Alcorn County, MSMS34,56916.6%−4.2 pts
17George County, MSMS26,33116.7%−7.7 pts
18Tippah County, MSMS21,38916.9%−5.7 pts
19Smith County, MSMS13,99116.9%−7.4 pts
20Monroe County, MSMS33,31817.2%−3.9 pts
21Stone County, MSMS19,65417.5%−8.2 pts
22Calhoun County, MSMS12,64318.1%−3.3 pts
23Pearl River County, MSMS59,36318.4%−3.0 pts
24Warren County, MSMS41,75918.7%−3.7 pts
25Webster County, MSMS10,16718.7%−5.7 pts
26Lincoln County, MSMS35,01219.2%−4.4 pts
27Lawrence County, MSMS11,81919.6%−8.3 pts
28Greene County, MSMS13,70719.6%−7.2 pts
29Jones County, MSMS66,49619.8%−2.9 pts
30Newton County, MSMS20,96019.9%−1.0 pts
31Hinds County, MSMS211,88819.9%−1.3 pts
32Chickasaw County, MSMS16,73020.0%−1.2 pts
33Scott County, MSMS28,07320.7%−6.7 pts
34Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31720.8%−2.0 pts
35Grenada County, MSMS20,86820.9%−1.4 pts
36Neshoba County, MSMS28,73221.0%−5.6 pts
37Lafayette County, MSMS59,59721.3%−3.8 pts
38Lowndes County, MSMS57,34621.3%−0.8 pts
39Simpson County, MSMS25,49821.6%−1.1 pts
40Attala County, MSMS17,10021.8%−8.4 pts
41Yalobusha County, MSMS12,37521.8%−4.6 pts
42Marshall County, MSMS34,65421.9%−8.0 pts
43Perry County, MSMS11,57722.0%−7.1 pts
44Forrest County, MSMS79,03422.5%−5.0 pts
45Amite County, MSMS12,48722.6%−8.2 pts
46Jasper County, MSMS15,78522.7%−8.0 pts
47Clarke County, MSMS15,10223.0%−0.4 pts
48Benton County, MSMS7,50223.2%−6.5 pts
49Leake County, MSMS21,66223.3%−6.3 pts
50Clay County, MSMS18,23823.5%−2.4 pts
51Covington County, MSMS17,89823.5%−7.8 pts
52Winston County, MSMS17,47323.7%−2.8 pts
53Franklin County, MSMS7,49124.1%−9.2 pts
54Montgomery County, MSMS9,35424.3%−9.7 pts
55Choctaw County, MSMS8,04824.7%−0.3 pts
56Marion County, MSMS24,00124.8%−4.8 pts
57Copiah County, MSMS27,49725.1%−6.9 pts
58Pike County, MSMS38,71225.3%−7.6 pts
59Panola County, MSMS32,69125.3%−8.5 pts
60Wayne County, MSMS19,80725.4%−4.1 pts
61Adams County, MSMS30,06125.9%−4.6 pts
62Kemper County, MSMS8,60026.0%−9.2 pts
63Walthall County, MSMS13,92827.8%−8.1 pts
64Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94128.2%−5.1 pts
65Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89628.2%−1.9 pts
66Washington County, MSMS40,44629.2%−4.5 pts
67Sunflower County, MSMS22,89330.0%−11.8 pts
68Yazoo County, MSMS22,94731.9%−7.4 pts
69Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87732.2%−9.7 pts
70Claiborne County, MSMS8,05832.4%−11.2 pts
71Noxubee County, MSMS9,79832.8%−8.5 pts
72Tunica County, MSMS8,81933.1%−23.7 pts
73Quitman County, MSMS5,36433.1%−8.4 pts
74Issaquena County, MSMS1,26333.2%−16.1 pts
75Bolivar County, MSMS28,26233.3%−9.6 pts
76Leflore County, MSMS25,68634.8%−4.2 pts
77Coahoma County, MSMS19,84935.9%−9.6 pts
78Jefferson County, MSMS6,82536.0%−10.9 pts
79Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58237.7%−4.5 pts
80Humphreys County, MSMS7,00138.2%−7.7 pts
81Sharkey County, MSMS3,09738.3%−9.3 pts
82Holmes County, MSMS15,46541.1%−12.1 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS