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Most residents in poverty, Mississippi counties

Mississippi counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the poverty rate. This list covers the 82 counties in Mississippi that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 2000

01Hinds County, MSMS211,88849,552−1%

02Harrison County, MSMS217,13636,047+30%

03Jackson County, MSMS147,66620,097+20%

04Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31718,818+16%

05DeSoto County, MSMS197,91818,570+144%

06Forrest County, MSMS79,03416,412+1%

07Rankin County, MSMS162,18115,626+43%

08Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89613,220+9%

09Madison County, MSMS116,29812,468+19%

10Jones County, MSMS66,49612,457−3%

11Lee County, MSMS83,73112,084+19%

12Washington County, MSMS40,44611,310−39%

13Lafayette County, MSMS59,59710,816+31%

14Pike County, MSMS38,71210,746+9%

15Lowndes County, MSMS57,3469,986−24%

16Lamar County, MSMS67,4039,650+86%

17Bolivar County, MSMS28,2629,638−29%

18Pearl River County, MSMS59,3639,480+6%

19Leflore County, MSMS25,6868,550−35%

20Warren County, MSMS41,7598,396−9%

21Marshall County, MSMS34,6547,830+2%

22Adams County, MSMS30,0617,789−12%

23Panola County, MSMS32,6917,653−12%

24Yazoo County, MSMS22,9477,637−15%

25Lincoln County, MSMS35,0127,379+16%

26Coahoma County, MSMS19,8497,293−34%

27Sunflower County, MSMS22,8937,025−32%

28Neshoba County, MSMS28,7326,683+11%

29Copiah County, MSMS27,4976,398−11%

30Hancock County, MSMS46,8736,375+3%

31Scott County, MSMS28,0736,141+4%

32Monroe County, MSMS33,3186,088−7%

33Holmes County, MSMS15,4655,887−34%

34Alcorn County, MSMS34,5695,414−6%

35Pontotoc County, MSMS32,0965,273+43%

36Grenada County, MSMS20,8685,221+7%

37Newton County, MSMS20,9605,206+20%

38Simpson County, MSMS25,4985,148−14%

39Tate County, MSMS28,7254,776+39%

40Marion County, MSMS24,0014,760−25%

41Winston County, MSMS17,4734,710−2%

42George County, MSMS26,3314,603+44%

43Wayne County, MSMS19,8074,499−16%

44Leake County, MSMS21,6624,375−10%

45Union County, MSMS28,4594,259+33%

46Prentiss County, MSMS25,2844,227+0%

47Tippah County, MSMS21,3894,075+16%

48Chickasaw County, MSMS16,7303,983+2%

49Clay County, MSMS18,2383,841−26%

50Itawamba County, MSMS24,1523,729+17%

51Covington County, MSMS17,8983,587−21%

52Amite County, MSMS12,4873,474+13%

53Tishomingo County, MSMS18,6393,358+24%

54Stone County, MSMS19,6543,188+34%

55Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,9413,187−19%

56Attala County, MSMS17,1003,155−26%

57Jasper County, MSMS15,7853,120−24%

58Tunica County, MSMS8,8192,947−4%

59Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,8772,896−40%

60Lawrence County, MSMS11,8192,788+7%

61Yalobusha County, MSMS12,3752,671−6%

62Clarke County, MSMS15,1022,664−35%

63Noxubee County, MSMS9,7982,639−36%

64Calhoun County, MSMS12,6432,637−4%

65Claiborne County, MSMS8,0582,632−31%

66Walthall County, MSMS13,9282,597−38%

67Greene County, MSMS13,7072,490−5%

68Montgomery County, MSMS9,3542,418−19%

69Smith County, MSMS13,9912,409−12%

70Jefferson County, MSMS6,8252,297−35%

71Wilkinson County, MSMS7,5822,240−42%

72Kemper County, MSMS8,6002,168−20%

73Perry County, MSMS11,5772,104−21%

74Humphreys County, MSMS7,0011,999−53%

75Franklin County, MSMS7,4911,937−5%

76Carroll County, MSMS9,2261,733+0%

77Quitman County, MSMS5,3641,711−49%

78Benton County, MSMS7,5021,633−12%

79Webster County, MSMS10,1671,632−15%

80Choctaw County, MSMS8,0481,498−38%

81Sharkey County, MSMS3,0971,195−53%

82Issaquena County, MSMS1,263150−80%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES