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Lowest poverty rate, Mississippi counties · 2010

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

01DeSoto County, MSMS197,9189.8%+38%

02Rankin County, MSMS162,18111.1%+17%

03Madison County, MSMS116,29813.0%−7%

04Itawamba County, MSMS24,15213.0%−7%

05George County, MSMS26,33114.4%−14%

06Hancock County, MSMS46,87314.7%+2%

07Jackson County, MSMS147,66614.8%+16%

08Lamar County, MSMS67,40315.2%+14%

09Harrison County, MSMS217,13615.3%+5%

10Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09616.4%+19%

11Newton County, MSMS20,96017.0%−14%

12Lincoln County, MSMS35,01217.2%−10%

13Tate County, MSMS28,72517.5%+29%

14Stone County, MSMS19,65417.5%+0%

15Greene County, MSMS13,70718.4%−6%

16Jasper County, MSMS15,78518.6%−18%

17Perry County, MSMS11,57718.8%−15%

18Lee County, MSMS83,73119.1%+43%

19Alcorn County, MSMS34,56919.1%+15%

20Neshoba County, MSMS28,73219.2%−9%

21Smith County, MSMS13,99119.5%+15%

22Union County, MSMS28,45919.8%+57%

23Lawrence County, MSMS11,81919.9%+1%

24Pearl River County, MSMS59,36320.1%+9%

25Tishomingo County, MSMS18,63920.4%+45%

26Monroe County, MSMS33,31820.8%+21%

27Choctaw County, MSMS8,04821.3%−14%

28Warren County, MSMS41,75921.4%+15%

29Marshall County, MSMS34,65421.8%−0%

30Prentiss County, MSMS25,28422.1%+34%

31Scott County, MSMS28,07322.2%+7%

32Lowndes County, MSMS57,34622.3%+4%

33Walthall County, MSMS13,92822.3%−20%

34Simpson County, MSMS25,49822.4%+4%

35Hinds County, MSMS211,88822.5%+13%

36Copiah County, MSMS27,49722.6%−10%

37Leake County, MSMS21,66222.8%−2%

38Jones County, MSMS66,49622.8%+15%

39Calhoun County, MSMS12,64323.1%+27%

40Clarke County, MSMS15,10223.1%+1%

41Franklin County, MSMS7,49123.2%−4%

42Marion County, MSMS24,00123.3%−6%

43Carroll County, MSMS9,22623.6%+47%

44Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31723.6%+13%

45Wayne County, MSMS19,80723.6%−7%

46Montgomery County, MSMS9,35424.1%−1%

47Lafayette County, MSMS59,59724.1%+13%

48Tippah County, MSMS21,38924.1%+43%

49Chickasaw County, MSMS16,73024.9%+24%

50Attala County, MSMS17,10024.9%+14%

51Winston County, MSMS17,47325.0%+5%

52Grenada County, MSMS20,86825.2%+20%

53Pike County, MSMS38,71225.3%+0%

54Webster County, MSMS10,16725.4%+36%

55Forrest County, MSMS79,03425.6%+14%

56Covington County, MSMS17,89825.6%+9%

57Tunica County, MSMS8,81925.7%−22%

58Clay County, MSMS18,23825.7%+10%

59Benton County, MSMS7,50226.0%+12%

60Yalobusha County, MSMS12,37526.2%+20%

61Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94126.2%−7%

62Amite County, MSMS12,48727.6%+22%

63Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58228.1%−26%

64Kemper County, MSMS8,60028.3%+9%

65Panola County, MSMS32,69129.1%+15%

66Adams County, MSMS30,06130.4%+17%

67Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89632.0%+13%

68Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87732.5%+1%

69Yazoo County, MSMS22,94733.0%+4%

70Sunflower County, MSMS22,89333.3%+11%

71Washington County, MSMS40,44634.8%+19%

72Quitman County, MSMS5,36434.8%+5%

73Sharkey County, MSMS3,09734.9%−9%

74Claiborne County, MSMS8,05835.0%+8%

75Coahoma County, MSMS19,84935.5%−1%

76Noxubee County, MSMS9,79835.6%+8%

77Bolivar County, MSMS28,26235.7%+7%

78Jefferson County, MSMS6,82539.0%+8%

79Leflore County, MSMS25,68639.7%+14%

80Issaquena County, MSMS1,26339.7%+20%

81Humphreys County, MSMS7,00142.9%+12%

82Holmes County, MSMS15,46543.4%+5%

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