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Most residents in poverty, Mississippi counties · 2010

Mississippi counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2010 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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Most residents in poverty by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 2000
01Hinds County, MSMS211,88855,178+10%
02Harrison County, MSMS217,13628,537+3%
03Jackson County, MSMS147,66620,610+23%
04Forrest County, MSMS79,03419,146+17%
05Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31718,941+16%
06Washington County, MSMS40,44617,793−3%
07DeSoto County, MSMS197,91815,840+108%
08Lee County, MSMS83,73115,832+56%
09Rankin County, MSMS162,18115,709+43%
10Jones County, MSMS66,49615,424+20%
11Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89615,240+26%
12Lowndes County, MSMS57,34613,313+1%
13Leflore County, MSMS25,68612,829−3%
14Madison County, MSMS116,29812,399+19%
15Bolivar County, MSMS28,26212,174−10%
16Lafayette County, MSMS59,59711,403+38%
17Pearl River County, MSMS59,36311,236+25%
18Warren County, MSMS41,75910,435+13%
19Pike County, MSMS38,71210,222+4%
20Panola County, MSMS32,69110,086+16%
21Adams County, MSMS30,0619,806+10%
22Sunflower County, MSMS22,8939,798−5%
23Coahoma County, MSMS19,8499,292−15%
24Yazoo County, MSMS22,9479,270+3%
25Lamar County, MSMS67,4038,451+63%
26Holmes County, MSMS15,4658,324−6%
27Marshall County, MSMS34,6548,115+6%
28Monroe County, MSMS33,3187,681+17%
29Alcorn County, MSMS34,5697,094+24%
30Copiah County, MSMS27,4976,660−8%
31Hancock County, MSMS46,8736,468+4%
32Marion County, MSMS24,0016,320−0%
33Scott County, MSMS28,0736,283+7%
34Simpson County, MSMS25,4986,164+3%
35Lincoln County, MSMS35,0126,006−6%
36Neshoba County, MSMS28,7325,685−5%
37Prentiss County, MSMS25,2845,597+33%
38Grenada County, MSMS20,8685,511+13%
39Leake County, MSMS21,6625,417+11%
40Union County, MSMS28,4595,381+68%
41Tippah County, MSMS21,3895,363+52%
42Clay County, MSMS18,2385,303+3%
43Tate County, MSMS28,7255,043+47%
44Covington County, MSMS17,8985,012+10%
45Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,8775,004+4%
46Pontotoc County, MSMS32,0964,908+33%
47Wayne County, MSMS19,8074,903−9%
48Attala County, MSMS17,1004,870+14%
49Winston County, MSMS17,4734,796+0%
50Chickasaw County, MSMS16,7304,325+11%
51Noxubee County, MSMS9,7984,111−0%
52Humphreys County, MSMS7,0014,019−6%
53Tishomingo County, MSMS18,6394,004+48%
54Clarke County, MSMS15,1023,866−6%
55Newton County, MSMS20,9603,688−15%
56Amite County, MSMS12,4873,628+18%
57Calhoun County, MSMS12,6433,455+26%
58Walthall County, MSMS13,9283,449−18%
59Claiborne County, MSMS8,0583,361−12%
60Yalobusha County, MSMS12,3753,321+17%
61Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,9413,277−17%
62George County, MSMS26,3313,254+2%
63Smith County, MSMS13,9913,208+17%
64Jasper County, MSMS15,7853,173−23%
65Stone County, MSMS19,6543,116+31%
66Itawamba County, MSMS24,1523,049−4%
67Jefferson County, MSMS6,8253,011−14%
68Kemper County, MSMS8,6002,960+9%
69Quitman County, MSMS5,3642,866−15%
70Wilkinson County, MSMS7,5822,772−29%
71Tunica County, MSMS8,8192,768−9%
72Greene County, MSMS13,7072,651+2%
73Montgomery County, MSMS9,3542,628−11%
74Webster County, MSMS10,1672,605+35%
75Lawrence County, MSMS11,8192,569−1%
76Carroll County, MSMS9,2262,497+45%
77Perry County, MSMS11,5772,303−14%
78Benton County, MSMS7,5022,270+22%
79Franklin County, MSMS7,4911,885−7%
80Choctaw County, MSMS8,0481,823−24%
81Sharkey County, MSMS3,0971,718−32%
82Issaquena County, MSMS1,263559−26%
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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS