Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Mississippi by County
Poverty: Persons below 150% of 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 (<150% Of Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | N/A | 29.8 | 850,028 | 51 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 20.1 | 65,780,589 | N/A |
| Tunica County | Urban | 53.2 | 4,918 | 3,131 |
| Humphreys County | Rural | 52.0 | 3,809 | 3,127 |
| Holmes County | Urban | 50.7 | 7,743 | 3,123 |
| Sharkey County | Rural | 50.1 | 1,892 | 3,120 |
| Claiborne County | Rural | 49.1 | 3,702 | 3,112 |
| Coahoma County | Rural | 49.0 | 9,791 | 3,111 |
| Jefferson County | Rural | 48.1 | 3,218 | 3,106 |
| Leflore County | Rural | 46.8 | 12,090 | 3,099 |
| Bolivar County | Rural | 46.6 | 12,832 | 3,097 |
| Quitman County | Rural | 46.5 | 2,617 | 3,095 |
| Jefferson Davis County | Rural | 44.4 | 4,895 | 3,087 |
| Yazoo County | Urban | 43.6 | 8,816 | 3,080 |
| Wilkinson County | Rural | 42.8 | 3,033 | 3,073 |
| Sunflower County | Rural | 42.7 | 9,065 | 3,071 |
| Washington County | Rural | 42.5 | 17,831 | 3,068 |
| Lawrence County | Rural | 41.6 | 4,876 | 3,055 |
| Wayne County | Rural | 41.5 | 8,161 | 3,053 |
| Adams County | Rural | 40.8 | 11,034 | 3,046 |
| Chickasaw County | Rural | 40.6 | 6,680 | 3,042 |
| Pike County | Rural | 40.5 | 15,508 | 3,041 |
| Scott County | Urban | 39.7 | 10,866 | 3,029 |
| Noxubee County | Rural | 39.6 | 3,898 | 3,028 |
| Amite County | Rural | 39.3 | 4,894 | 3,019 |
| Issaquena County | Rural | 39.1 | 242 | 3,017 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 38.9 | 3,668 | 3,010 |
| Tallahatchie County | Rural | 38.7 | 4,319 | 3,008 |
| Panola County | Rural | 38.5 | 12,496 | 3,000 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 38.4 | 2,888 | 2,998 |
| Grenada County | Rural | 37.2 | 7,734 | 2,954 |
| Kemper County | Rural | 37.2 | 2,978 | 2,954 |
| Calhoun County | Rural | 37.0 | 4,679 | 2,945 |
| Oktibbeha County | Rural | 36.9 | 16,969 | 2,940 |
| Marshall County | Urban | 36.3 | 11,650 | 2,921 |
| Copiah County | Urban | 36.2 | 9,698 | 2,916 |
| Marion County | Rural | 36.1 | 8,439 | 2,911 |
| Lauderdale County | Rural | 35.7 | 24,511 | 2,891 |
| Neshoba County | Rural | 35.6 | 9,979 | 2,885 |
| Winston County | Rural | 35.6 | 6,105 | 2,885 |
| Clay County | Rural | 35.1 | 6,356 | 2,863 |
| Leake County | Rural | 34.9 | 7,261 | 2,852 |
| Yalobusha County | Rural | 34.8 | 4,232 | 2,850 |
| Jasper County | Rural | 34.5 | 5,494 | 2,833 |
| Newton County | Rural | 34.4 | 6,912 | 2,826 |
| Forrest County | Urban | 34.3 | 25,292 | 2,819 |
| Hinds County | Urban | 34.3 | 72,085 | 2,819 |
| Clarke County | Rural | 33.7 | 5,113 | 2,777 |
| Benton County | Urban | 31.8 | 2,381 | 2,655 |
| Lincoln County | Rural | 31.6 | 10,870 | 2,644 |
| Tippah County | Rural | 31.5 | 6,562 | 2,637 |
| Monroe County | Rural | 31.4 | 10,303 | 2,630 |
| Jones County | Rural | 31.2 | 20,287 | 2,612 |
| Covington County | Rural | 31.0 | 5,521 | 2,593 |
| Lowndes County | Rural | 30.8 | 17,319 | 2,582 |
| Smith County | Rural | 30.5 | 4,257 | 2,556 |
| Union County | Rural | 30.3 | 8,447 | 2,534 |
| Attala County | Rural | 29.8 | 5,111 | 2,483 |
| Perry County | Urban | 29.8 | 3,330 | 2,483 |
| Walthall County | Rural | 29.8 | 4,056 | 2,483 |
| Tishomingo County | Rural | 29.4 | 5,402 | 2,461 |
| Simpson County | Urban | 29.1 | 7,346 | 2,436 |
| Choctaw County | Rural | 28.5 | 2,271 | 2,376 |
| Prentiss County | Rural | 28.5 | 6,883 | 2,376 |
| George County | Rural | 27.9 | 6,811 | 2,305 |
| Lafayette County | Rural | 27.8 | 14,503 | 2,291 |
| Pontotoc County | Rural | 27.6 | 8,652 | 2,265 |
| Carroll County | Rural | 27.3 | 2,529 | 2,232 |
| Alcorn County | Rural | 27.1 | 9,107 | 2,205 |
| Warren County | Rural | 26.9 | 11,423 | 2,178 |
| Greene County | Rural | 26.8 | 2,749 | 2,171 |
| Itawamba County | Rural | 26.7 | 6,044 | 2,158 |
| Pearl River County | Rural | 26.3 | 14,787 | 2,102 |
| Harrison County | Urban | 26.2 | 53,924 | 2,088 |
| Tate County | Urban | 25.2 | 6,743 | 1,946 |
| Webster County | Rural | 24.2 | 2,383 | 1,813 |
| Hancock County | Urban | 23.8 | 10,901 | 1,757 |
| Stone County | Urban | 23.7 | 4,322 | 1,738 |
| Lee County | Rural | 23.1 | 18,850 | 1,644 |
| Jackson County | Urban | 23.0 | 33,004 | 1,632 |
| Lamar County | Urban | 22.4 | 14,597 | 1,547 |
| Madison County | Urban | 17.8 | 19,577 | 810 |
| DeSoto County | Urban | 16.9 | 32,031 | 684 |
| Rankin County | Urban | 16.5 | 25,476 | 609 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/30/2026 7:42 am.
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.
For more information about Poverty: Persons below 150% of poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.