Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Mississippi by County
Poverty: Families below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Percent
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
Families (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties) 
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | N/A | 14.3 | 106,569 | 51 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 8.8 | 7,273,175 | N/A |
| Holmes County | Urban | 33.3 | 1,295 | 3,132 |
| Jefferson County | Rural | 33.3 | 576 | 3,132 |
| Coahoma County | Rural | 30.5 | 1,516 | 3,120 |
| Claiborne County | Rural | 30.1 | 559 | 3,118 |
| Noxubee County | Rural | 29.3 | 781 | 3,115 |
| Leflore County | Rural | 27.7 | 1,728 | 3,110 |
| Bolivar County | Rural | 26.9 | 1,902 | 3,105 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 26.0 | 562 | 3,098 |
| Sharkey County | Rural | 25.7 | 233 | 3,095 |
| Quitman County | Rural | 25.4 | 397 | 3,093 |
| Wilkinson County | Rural | 24.9 | 437 | 3,086 |
| Pike County | Rural | 23.2 | 2,124 | 3,070 |
| Tunica County | Urban | 23.2 | 509 | 3,070 |
| Amite County | Rural | 22.7 | 812 | 3,061 |
| Yazoo County | Urban | 22.2 | 1,211 | 3,052 |
| Washington County | Rural | 21.7 | 2,161 | 3,040 |
| Sunflower County | Rural | 21.6 | 1,127 | 3,036 |
| Jefferson Davis County | Rural | 21.4 | 633 | 3,032 |
| Humphreys County | Rural | 21.1 | 394 | 3,023 |
| Winston County | Rural | 21.0 | 914 | 3,020 |
| Kemper County | Rural | 20.8 | 450 | 3,016 |
| Covington County | Rural | 20.4 | 1,060 | 3,006 |
| Adams County | Rural | 20.3 | 1,414 | 3,002 |
| Neshoba County | Rural | 20.1 | 1,515 | 2,992 |
| Tallahatchie County | Rural | 20.0 | 537 | 2,989 |
| Chickasaw County | Rural | 19.4 | 854 | 2,969 |
| Clay County | Rural | 18.8 | 997 | 2,943 |
| Lauderdale County | Rural | 18.5 | 3,338 | 2,927 |
| Newton County | Rural | 18.2 | 934 | 2,906 |
| Marshall County | Urban | 18.1 | 1,632 | 2,900 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 18.1 | 459 | 2,900 |
| Panola County | Rural | 17.8 | 1,423 | 2,883 |
| Grenada County | Rural | 17.2 | 903 | 2,847 |
| Lincoln County | Rural | 17.1 | 1,513 | 2,842 |
| Hinds County | Urban | 16.9 | 8,875 | 2,831 |
| Scott County | Urban | 16.7 | 1,168 | 2,815 |
| Perry County | Urban | 16.6 | 442 | 2,810 |
| Simpson County | Urban | 15.8 | 1,080 | 2,754 |
| Wayne County | Rural | 15.8 | 791 | 2,754 |
| Forrest County | Urban | 15.6 | 2,931 | 2,736 |
| Marion County | Rural | 15.6 | 980 | 2,736 |
| Calhoun County | Rural | 15.3 | 536 | 2,708 |
| Choctaw County | Rural | 15.1 | 348 | 2,691 |
| Lawrence County | Rural | 15.0 | 419 | 2,678 |
| Leake County | Rural | 14.8 | 726 | 2,651 |
| Lowndes County | Rural | 14.8 | 2,156 | 2,651 |
| Clarke County | Rural | 14.7 | 628 | 2,633 |
| Copiah County | Urban | 14.7 | 1,003 | 2,633 |
| Stone County | Urban | 14.5 | 712 | 2,609 |
| Tate County | Urban | 14.5 | 1,161 | 2,609 |
| Warren County | Rural | 14.4 | 1,491 | 2,597 |
| Benton County | Urban | 14.2 | 287 | 2,576 |
| Tippah County | Rural | 14.1 | 821 | 2,567 |
| Prentiss County | Rural | 14.0 | 922 | 2,552 |
| Smith County | Rural | 14.0 | 528 | 2,552 |
| Attala County | Rural | 13.9 | 586 | 2,537 |
| George County | Rural | 13.8 | 924 | 2,523 |
| Pearl River County | Rural | 13.7 | 2,022 | 2,508 |
| Yalobusha County | Rural | 13.5 | 416 | 2,473 |
| Harrison County | Urban | 13.4 | 7,116 | 2,455 |
| Walthall County | Rural | 13.4 | 480 | 2,455 |
| Monroe County | Rural | 13.2 | 1,262 | 2,427 |
| Oktibbeha County | Rural | 13.2 | 1,464 | 2,427 |
| Jones County | Rural | 12.3 | 2,094 | 2,294 |
| Tishomingo County | Rural | 12.2 | 672 | 2,278 |
| Jasper County | Rural | 12.0 | 502 | 2,240 |
| Union County | Rural | 11.9 | 797 | 2,221 |
| Webster County | Rural | 11.9 | 333 | 2,221 |
| Pontotoc County | Rural | 11.5 | 931 | 2,134 |
| Greene County | Rural | 11.4 | 333 | 2,118 |
| Lafayette County | Rural | 10.9 | 1,242 | 2,009 |
| Alcorn County | Rural | 10.8 | 990 | 1,977 |
| Jackson County | Urban | 10.8 | 4,138 | 1,977 |
| Itawamba County | Rural | 10.6 | 652 | 1,936 |
| Lee County | Rural | 10.5 | 2,335 | 1,910 |
| Hancock County | Urban | 10.4 | 1,415 | 1,892 |
| Carroll County | Rural | 10.0 | 264 | 1,787 |
| Lamar County | Urban | 9.9 | 1,760 | 1,758 |
| DeSoto County | Urban | 7.9 | 4,094 | 1,213 |
| Madison County | Urban | 7.9 | 2,327 | 1,213 |
| Rankin County | Urban | 6.1 | 2,511 | 653 |
| Issaquena County | Rural | 2.6 | 4 | 43 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/30/2026 3:11 pm.
Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
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Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.