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Lowest poverty rate, Mississippi counties · 2020

Mississippi counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2020 ACS). This list covers the 82 counties in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
01Rankin County, MSMS162,1819.0%−0.5 pts
02DeSoto County, MSMS197,9189.6%+2.4 pts
03Madison County, MSMS116,29810.6%−3.4 pts
04Union County, MSMS28,45911.2%−1.5 pts
05Itawamba County, MSMS24,15211.2%−2.7 pts
06Hancock County, MSMS46,87313.6%−0.9 pts
07Lee County, MSMS83,73113.6%+0.2 pts
08Pearl River County, MSMS59,36314.6%−3.8 pts
09Pontotoc County, MSMS32,09615.3%+1.5 pts
10Jackson County, MSMS147,66615.5%+2.7 pts
11Carroll County, MSMS9,22615.7%−0.4 pts
12Tate County, MSMS28,72516.3%+2.8 pts
13Smith County, MSMS13,99116.4%−0.5 pts
14Greene County, MSMS13,70716.5%−3.1 pts
15Alcorn County, MSMS34,56916.6%−0.0 pts
16Stone County, MSMS19,65417.0%−0.5 pts
17Monroe County, MSMS33,31817.4%+0.2 pts
18George County, MSMS26,33117.6%+0.9 pts
19Choctaw County, MSMS8,04817.8%−6.9 pts
20Webster County, MSMS10,16717.9%−0.8 pts
21Lamar County, MSMS67,40318.0%+4.7 pts
22Harrison County, MSMS217,13618.2%+3.6 pts
23Benton County, MSMS7,50218.5%−4.7 pts
24Perry County, MSMS11,57718.7%−3.3 pts
25Calhoun County, MSMS12,64319.1%+0.9 pts
26Simpson County, MSMS25,49819.2%−2.4 pts
27Franklin County, MSMS7,49119.3%−4.8 pts
28Walthall County, MSMS13,92819.3%−8.5 pts
29Lawrence County, MSMS11,81919.5%−0.1 pts
30Lowndes County, MSMS57,34619.6%−1.7 pts
31Panola County, MSMS32,69119.6%−5.7 pts
32Clarke County, MSMS15,10219.8%−3.2 pts
33Prentiss County, MSMS25,28420.1%+3.6 pts
34Tishomingo County, MSMS18,63920.2%+6.1 pts
35Hinds County, MSMS211,88820.4%+0.5 pts
36Warren County, MSMS41,75920.8%+2.1 pts
37Yalobusha County, MSMS12,37520.8%−1.0 pts
38Tippah County, MSMS21,38921.2%+4.3 pts
39Wayne County, MSMS19,80721.2%−4.1 pts
40Jasper County, MSMS15,78521.3%−1.4 pts
41Chickasaw County, MSMS16,73021.4%+1.3 pts
42Copiah County, MSMS27,49721.5%−3.6 pts
43Marshall County, MSMS34,65421.7%−0.2 pts
44Jones County, MSMS66,49621.8%+2.0 pts
45Lincoln County, MSMS35,01222.0%+2.9 pts
46Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31722.6%+1.8 pts
47Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94122.7%−5.5 pts
48Lafayette County, MSMS59,59723.0%+1.7 pts
49Newton County, MSMS20,96023.0%+3.1 pts
50Attala County, MSMS17,10023.3%+1.5 pts
51Neshoba County, MSMS28,73223.6%+2.6 pts
52Winston County, MSMS17,47324.0%+0.2 pts
53Sharkey County, MSMS3,09724.1%−14.1 pts
54Covington County, MSMS17,89824.6%+1.1 pts
55Grenada County, MSMS20,86824.6%+3.7 pts
56Scott County, MSMS28,07324.7%+4.0 pts
57Clay County, MSMS18,23825.0%+1.5 pts
58Leake County, MSMS21,66225.0%+1.7 pts
59Marion County, MSMS24,00125.3%+0.5 pts
60Forrest County, MSMS79,03425.6%+3.2 pts
61Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87726.8%−5.4 pts
62Kemper County, MSMS8,60027.0%+1.1 pts
63Issaquena County, MSMS1,26328.0%−5.2 pts
64Jefferson County, MSMS6,82528.0%−8.0 pts
65Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58228.1%−9.6 pts
66Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89629.0%+0.8 pts
67Noxubee County, MSMS9,79829.1%−3.7 pts
68Montgomery County, MSMS9,35429.7%+5.4 pts
69Sunflower County, MSMS22,89330.6%+0.5 pts
70Amite County, MSMS12,48730.9%+8.3 pts
71Washington County, MSMS40,44630.9%+1.7 pts
72Bolivar County, MSMS28,26231.1%−2.2 pts
73Leflore County, MSMS25,68631.2%−3.5 pts
74Pike County, MSMS38,71231.4%+6.1 pts
75Tunica County, MSMS8,81931.7%−1.4 pts
76Yazoo County, MSMS22,94732.1%+0.2 pts
77Adams County, MSMS30,06133.4%+7.4 pts
78Quitman County, MSMS5,36433.9%+0.8 pts
79Claiborne County, MSMS8,05835.0%+2.6 pts
80Humphreys County, MSMS7,00135.8%−2.4 pts
81Coahoma County, MSMS19,84936.5%+0.6 pts
82Holmes County, MSMS15,46540.2%−1.0 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS