Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Mississippi by County
Poverty: Persons 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)
|
People (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 12.5 | 40,735,661 | N/A |
| Mississippi | N/A | 18.9 | 538,793 | 50 of 52 |
| DeSoto County | Urban | 9.7 | 18,446 | 707 |
| Rankin County | Urban | 9.8 | 15,152 | 735 |
| Madison County | Urban | 11.2 | 12,278 | 1,049 |
| Hancock County | Urban | 13.8 | 6,325 | 1,695 |
| Jackson County | Urban | 13.8 | 19,878 | 1,695 |
| Lee County | Rural | 14.6 | 11,896 | 1,859 |
| Lamar County | Urban | 14.7 | 9,569 | 1,884 |
| Union County | Rural | 15.1 | 4,223 | 1,953 |
| Itawamba County | Rural | 15.5 | 3,508 | 2,031 |
| Alcorn County | Rural | 15.8 | 5,304 | 2,078 |
| Issaquena County | Rural | 16.2 | 100 | 2,147 |
| Webster County | Rural | 16.4 | 1,609 | 2,187 |
| Pearl River County | Rural | 16.5 | 9,273 | 2,201 |
| Pontotoc County | Rural | 16.7 | 5,230 | 2,241 |
| Prentiss County | Rural | 16.8 | 4,047 | 2,255 |
| Stone County | Urban | 16.9 | 3,073 | 2,273 |
| Tate County | Urban | 16.9 | 4,520 | 2,273 |
| Smith County | Rural | 17.0 | 2,383 | 2,286 |
| Harrison County | Urban | 17.1 | 35,147 | 2,302 |
| Lowndes County | Rural | 17.3 | 9,712 | 2,339 |
| Clarke County | Rural | 17.4 | 2,636 | 2,359 |
| Carroll County | Rural | 17.9 | 1,654 | 2,423 |
| Attala County | Rural | 18.0 | 3,088 | 2,442 |
| Monroe County | Rural | 18.0 | 5,924 | 2,442 |
| Tishomingo County | Rural | 18.0 | 3,301 | 2,442 |
| George County | Rural | 18.3 | 4,457 | 2,482 |
| Greene County | Rural | 18.3 | 1,875 | 2,482 |
| Choctaw County | Rural | 18.4 | 1,471 | 2,502 |
| Perry County | Urban | 18.4 | 2,053 | 2,502 |
| Lafayette County | Rural | 18.5 | 9,672 | 2,514 |
| Jones County | Rural | 18.7 | 12,175 | 2,529 |
| Walthall County | Rural | 18.8 | 2,554 | 2,545 |
| Tippah County | Rural | 18.9 | 3,947 | 2,550 |
| Jasper County | Rural | 19.4 | 3,093 | 2,609 |
| Warren County | Rural | 19.5 | 8,287 | 2,616 |
| Marion County | Rural | 19.7 | 4,598 | 2,639 |
| Covington County | Rural | 19.8 | 3,526 | 2,647 |
| Simpson County | Urban | 20.0 | 5,059 | 2,667 |
| Calhoun County | Rural | 20.4 | 2,581 | 2,700 |
| Leake County | Rural | 20.5 | 4,267 | 2,706 |
| Clay County | Rural | 20.9 | 3,780 | 2,747 |
| Forrest County | Urban | 21.0 | 15,484 | 2,754 |
| Lincoln County | Rural | 21.2 | 7,288 | 2,772 |
| Benton County | Urban | 21.5 | 1,613 | 2,790 |
| Yalobusha County | Rural | 21.5 | 2,613 | 2,790 |
| Scott County | Urban | 22.2 | 6,065 | 2,848 |
| Hinds County | Urban | 22.7 | 47,593 | 2,879 |
| Wayne County | Rural | 22.8 | 4,486 | 2,883 |
| Copiah County | Urban | 23.0 | 6,149 | 2,897 |
| Marshall County | Urban | 23.0 | 7,396 | 2,897 |
| Neshoba County | Rural | 23.1 | 6,475 | 2,904 |
| Panola County | Rural | 23.3 | 7,577 | 2,917 |
| Chickasaw County | Rural | 23.5 | 3,877 | 2,926 |
| Lawrence County | Rural | 23.7 | 2,773 | 2,930 |
| Grenada County | Rural | 24.6 | 5,115 | 2,969 |
| Tallahatchie County | Rural | 24.6 | 2,748 | 2,969 |
| Newton County | Rural | 24.7 | 4,952 | 2,974 |
| Kemper County | Rural | 24.8 | 1,990 | 2,979 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 25.2 | 2,377 | 2,994 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 25.4 | 1,913 | 3,001 |
| Oktibbeha County | Rural | 25.5 | 11,735 | 3,004 |
| Lauderdale County | Rural | 26.3 | 18,056 | 3,021 |
| Noxubee County | Rural | 26.3 | 2,594 | 3,021 |
| Washington County | Rural | 26.4 | 11,088 | 3,026 |
| Winston County | Rural | 26.9 | 4,606 | 3,033 |
| Adams County | Rural | 27.0 | 7,310 | 3,035 |
| Humphreys County | Rural | 27.0 | 1,979 | 3,035 |
| Pike County | Rural | 27.1 | 10,402 | 3,037 |
| Wilkinson County | Rural | 27.4 | 1,947 | 3,041 |
| Amite County | Rural | 27.6 | 3,445 | 3,045 |
| Jefferson Davis County | Rural | 28.7 | 3,161 | 3,063 |
| Sunflower County | Rural | 28.9 | 6,133 | 3,067 |
| Quitman County | Rural | 29.6 | 1,667 | 3,072 |
| Claiborne County | Rural | 30.7 | 2,314 | 3,084 |
| Yazoo County | Urban | 30.8 | 6,217 | 3,085 |
| Sharkey County | Rural | 30.9 | 1,164 | 3,086 |
| Tunica County | Urban | 31.1 | 2,878 | 3,088 |
| Leflore County | Rural | 31.5 | 8,133 | 3,094 |
| Jefferson County | Rural | 32.5 | 2,175 | 3,106 |
| Bolivar County | Rural | 32.6 | 8,981 | 3,107 |
| Coahoma County | Rural | 35.5 | 7,095 | 3,126 |
| Holmes County | Urban | 36.4 | 5,558 | 3,128 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/22/2026 4:11 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.