RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 82 SHOWN OF 82

Most residents in poverty, Mississippi counties · 1990

Mississippi counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 1990 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. The median across all 82 is 5,459.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS –

01Hinds County, MSMS211,88854,033–

02Harrison County, MSMS217,13631,445–

03Washington County, MSMS40,44622,933–

04Forrest County, MSMS79,03418,781–

05Jackson County, MSMS147,66618,643–

06Bolivar County, MSMS28,26217,967–

07Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31717,231–

08Leflore County, MSMS25,68614,532–

09Coahoma County, MSMS19,84914,392–

10Jones County, MSMS66,49614,071–

11Sunflower County, MSMS22,89313,749–

12Lowndes County, MSMS57,34613,128–

13Madison County, MSMS116,29813,066–

14Pike County, MSMS38,71212,128–

15Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89611,560–

16Holmes County, MSMS15,46511,492–

17Adams County, MSMS30,06110,778–

18Warren County, MSMS41,75910,727–

19Panola County, MSMS32,69110,140–

20Lee County, MSMS83,73110,112–

21Yazoo County, MSMS22,94710,008–

22Rankin County, MSMS162,1819,219–

23Marshall County, MSMS34,6549,102–

24Copiah County, MSMS27,4978,831–

25Pearl River County, MSMS59,3638,305–

26Lafayette County, MSMS59,5977,979–

27Monroe County, MSMS33,3187,739–

28Marion County, MSMS24,0017,555–

29DeSoto County, MSMS197,9187,335–

30Hancock County, MSMS46,8737,217–

31Lincoln County, MSMS35,0127,142–

32Scott County, MSMS28,0736,612–

33Alcorn County, MSMS34,5696,602–

34Neshoba County, MSMS28,7326,594–

35Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,8776,380–

36Wayne County, MSMS19,8075,750–

37Lamar County, MSMS67,4035,727–

38Humphreys County, MSMS7,0015,574–

39Attala County, MSMS17,1005,573–

40Clay County, MSMS18,2385,471–

41Leake County, MSMS21,6625,459–

42Simpson County, MSMS25,4985,428–

43Jasper County, MSMS15,7855,246–

44Noxubee County, MSMS9,7985,213–

45Covington County, MSMS17,8985,164–

46Winston County, MSMS17,4735,162–

47Walthall County, MSMS13,9285,152–

48Prentiss County, MSMS25,2845,003–

49Claiborne County, MSMS8,0584,954–

50Tate County, MSMS28,7254,813–

51Grenada County, MSMS20,8684,809–

52Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,9414,674–

53Tunica County, MSMS8,8194,641–

54Tippah County, MSMS21,3894,415–

55Quitman County, MSMS5,3644,360–

56Newton County, MSMS20,9604,232–

57Montgomery County, MSMS9,3544,213–

58Amite County, MSMS12,4874,114–

59Wilkinson County, MSMS7,5824,087–

60George County, MSMS26,3314,073–

61Jefferson County, MSMS6,8254,055–

62Clarke County, MSMS15,1024,048–

63Chickasaw County, MSMS16,7303,846–

64Pontotoc County, MSMS32,0963,836–

65Kemper County, MSMS8,6003,639–

66Union County, MSMS28,4593,612–

67Tishomingo County, MSMS18,6393,596–

68Smith County, MSMS13,9913,594–

69Lawrence County, MSMS11,8193,476–

70Sharkey County, MSMS3,0973,359–

71Calhoun County, MSMS12,6433,200–

72Yalobusha County, MSMS12,3753,179–

73Perry County, MSMS11,5773,160–

74Itawamba County, MSMS24,1523,132–

75Franklin County, MSMS7,4912,793–

76Stone County, MSMS19,6542,763–

77Greene County, MSMS13,7072,741–

78Carroll County, MSMS9,2262,633–

79Webster County, MSMS10,1672,497–

80Benton County, MSMS7,5022,387–

81Choctaw County, MSMS8,0482,270–

82Issaquena County, MSMS1,263941–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS