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Lowest poverty rate, Mississippi counties · 2020

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, MSMS162,1819.0%−5%

02DeSoto County, MSMS197,9189.6%+34%

03Madison County, MSMS116,29810.6%−24%

04Union County, MSMS28,45911.2%−12%

05Itawamba County, MSMS24,15211.2%−20%

06Hancock County, MSMS46,87313.6%−6%

07Lee County, MSMS83,73113.6%+2%

08Pearl River County, MSMS59,36314.6%−21%

09Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09615.3%+11%

10Jackson County, MSMS147,66615.5%+21%

11Carroll County, MSMS9,22615.7%−2%

12Tate County, MSMS28,72516.3%+20%

13Smith County, MSMS13,99116.4%−3%

14Greene County, MSMS13,70716.5%−16%

15Alcorn County, MSMS34,56916.6%−0%

16Stone County, MSMS19,65417.0%−3%

17Monroe County, MSMS33,31817.4%+1%

18George County, MSMS26,33117.6%+6%

19Choctaw County, MSMS8,04817.8%−28%

20Webster County, MSMS10,16717.9%−4%

21Lamar County, MSMS67,40318.0%+35%

22Harrison County, MSMS217,13618.2%+25%

23Benton County, MSMS7,50218.5%−20%

24Perry County, MSMS11,57718.7%−15%

25Calhoun County, MSMS12,64319.1%+5%

26Simpson County, MSMS25,49819.2%−11%

27Franklin County, MSMS7,49119.3%−20%

28Walthall County, MSMS13,92819.3%−31%

29Lawrence County, MSMS11,81919.5%−0%

30Lowndes County, MSMS57,34619.6%−8%

31Panola County, MSMS32,69119.6%−22%

32Clarke County, MSMS15,10219.8%−14%

33Prentiss County, MSMS25,28420.1%+22%

34Tishomingo County, MSMS18,63920.2%+43%

35Hinds County, MSMS211,88820.4%+2%

36Warren County, MSMS41,75920.8%+12%

37Yalobusha County, MSMS12,37520.8%−4%

38Tippah County, MSMS21,38921.2%+25%

39Wayne County, MSMS19,80721.2%−16%

40Jasper County, MSMS15,78521.3%−6%

41Chickasaw County, MSMS16,73021.4%+7%

42Copiah County, MSMS27,49721.5%−14%

43Marshall County, MSMS34,65421.7%−1%

44Jones County, MSMS66,49621.8%+10%

45Lincoln County, MSMS35,01222.0%+15%

46Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31722.6%+9%

47Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94122.7%−20%

48Lafayette County, MSMS59,59723.0%+8%

49Newton County, MSMS20,96023.0%+16%

50Attala County, MSMS17,10023.3%+7%

51Neshoba County, MSMS28,73223.6%+13%

52Winston County, MSMS17,47324.0%+1%

53Sharkey County, MSMS3,09724.1%−37%

54Covington County, MSMS17,89824.6%+5%

55Grenada County, MSMS20,86824.6%+18%

56Scott County, MSMS28,07324.7%+19%

57Clay County, MSMS18,23825.0%+7%

58Leake County, MSMS21,66225.0%+7%

59Marion County, MSMS24,00125.3%+2%

60Forrest County, MSMS79,03425.6%+14%

61Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87726.8%−17%

62Kemper County, MSMS8,60027.0%+4%

63Issaquena County, MSMS1,26328.0%−16%

64Jefferson County, MSMS6,82528.0%−22%

65Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58228.1%−25%

66Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89629.0%+3%

67Noxubee County, MSMS9,79829.1%−11%

68Montgomery County, MSMS9,35429.7%+22%

69Sunflower County, MSMS22,89330.6%+2%

70Amite County, MSMS12,48730.9%+36%

71Washington County, MSMS40,44630.9%+6%

72Bolivar County, MSMS28,26231.1%−7%

73Leflore County, MSMS25,68631.2%−10%

74Pike County, MSMS38,71231.4%+24%

75Tunica County, MSMS8,81931.7%−4%

76Yazoo County, MSMS22,94732.1%+1%

77Adams County, MSMS30,06133.4%+29%

78Quitman County, MSMS5,36433.9%+2%

79Claiborne County, MSMS8,05835.0%+8%

80Humphreys County, MSMS7,00135.8%−6%

81Coahoma County, MSMS19,84936.5%+2%

82Holmes County, MSMS15,46540.2%−2%

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