Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Mississippi by County
Poverty: Families below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Value
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
Families (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | N/A | 14.3 | 105,525 | 51 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 8.7 | 7,176,933 | N/A |
| Holmes County | Urban | 34.1 | 1,195 | 3,136 |
| Coahoma County | Rural | 30.9 | 1,587 | 3,126 |
| Bolivar County | Rural | 27.4 | 1,975 | 3,111 |
| Jefferson County | Rural | 27.2 | 446 | 3,108 |
| Sharkey County | Rural | 27.2 | 251 | 3,108 |
| Leflore County | Rural | 26.5 | 1,588 | 3,105 |
| Winston County | Rural | 25.4 | 1,105 | 3,097 |
| Claiborne County | Rural | 24.9 | 449 | 3,093 |
| Quitman County | Rural | 24.9 | 414 | 3,093 |
| Amite County | Rural | 24.4 | 811 | 3,089 |
| Pike County | Rural | 24.4 | 2,163 | 3,089 |
| Wilkinson County | Rural | 23.4 | 407 | 3,075 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 23.3 | 500 | 3,073 |
| Sunflower County | Rural | 23.2 | 1,174 | 3,069 |
| Yazoo County | Urban | 23.2 | 1,298 | 3,069 |
| Noxubee County | Rural | 22.9 | 558 | 3,065 |
| Tunica County | Urban | 22.0 | 429 | 3,045 |
| Chickasaw County | Rural | 21.9 | 972 | 3,043 |
| Adams County | Rural | 21.7 | 1,525 | 3,037 |
| Washington County | Rural | 21.6 | 2,206 | 3,033 |
| Tallahatchie County | Rural | 21.5 | 612 | 3,029 |
| Kemper County | Rural | 21.3 | 456 | 3,025 |
| Humphreys County | Rural | 21.0 | 404 | 3,014 |
| Neshoba County | Rural | 20.7 | 1,458 | 3,005 |
| Clay County | Rural | 20.6 | 1,034 | 3,003 |
| Lauderdale County | Rural | 19.3 | 3,562 | 2,965 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 18.9 | 433 | 2,945 |
| Panola County | Rural | 18.9 | 1,524 | 2,945 |
| Lincoln County | Rural | 17.9 | 1,538 | 2,904 |
| Smith County | Rural | 17.0 | 614 | 2,836 |
| Stone County | Urban | 17.0 | 842 | 2,836 |
| Clarke County | Rural | 16.8 | 743 | 2,820 |
| Jefferson Davis County | Rural | 16.8 | 466 | 2,820 |
| Covington County | Rural | 16.7 | 823 | 2,811 |
| Forrest County | Urban | 16.5 | 3,020 | 2,792 |
| Hinds County | Urban | 16.4 | 8,752 | 2,784 |
| Attala County | Rural | 16.3 | 691 | 2,775 |
| Grenada County | Rural | 15.8 | 814 | 2,725 |
| Marshall County | Urban | 15.8 | 1,380 | 2,725 |
| Marion County | Rural | 15.6 | 960 | 2,710 |
| Yalobusha County | Rural | 15.5 | 494 | 2,700 |
| Carroll County | Rural | 15.3 | 410 | 2,678 |
| Tippah County | Rural | 15.3 | 873 | 2,678 |
| Perry County | Urban | 15.2 | 416 | 2,664 |
| Wayne County | Rural | 15.2 | 724 | 2,664 |
| Copiah County | Urban | 15.0 | 982 | 2,650 |
| Greene County | Rural | 15.0 | 421 | 2,650 |
| Newton County | Rural | 15.0 | 750 | 2,650 |
| Simpson County | Urban | 14.8 | 1,029 | 2,624 |
| Tate County | Urban | 14.8 | 1,164 | 2,624 |
| Lawrence County | Rural | 14.7 | 429 | 2,607 |
| Scott County | Urban | 14.7 | 1,016 | 2,607 |
| Warren County | Rural | 14.5 | 1,576 | 2,592 |
| Jones County | Rural | 14.3 | 2,432 | 2,574 |
| Leake County | Rural | 14.3 | 717 | 2,574 |
| Lowndes County | Rural | 14.3 | 2,043 | 2,574 |
| Oktibbeha County | Rural | 14.3 | 1,502 | 2,574 |
| Harrison County | Urban | 14.1 | 7,427 | 2,551 |
| Calhoun County | Rural | 13.6 | 487 | 2,494 |
| George County | Rural | 13.1 | 876 | 2,423 |
| Jasper County | Rural | 13.1 | 527 | 2,423 |
| Monroe County | Rural | 12.7 | 1,177 | 2,361 |
| Walthall County | Rural | 12.7 | 446 | 2,361 |
| Tishomingo County | Rural | 12.5 | 660 | 2,318 |
| Pearl River County | Rural | 12.4 | 1,788 | 2,298 |
| Choctaw County | Rural | 12.1 | 282 | 2,262 |
| Lamar County | Urban | 11.1 | 1,998 | 2,047 |
| Prentiss County | Rural | 10.9 | 696 | 2,012 |
| Pontotoc County | Rural | 10.7 | 889 | 1,959 |
| Jackson County | Urban | 10.6 | 3,996 | 1,933 |
| Lafayette County | Rural | 10.6 | 1,144 | 1,933 |
| Union County | Rural | 10.6 | 735 | 1,933 |
| Alcorn County | Rural | 10.5 | 936 | 1,912 |
| Benton County | Urban | 10.3 | 215 | 1,873 |
| Lee County | Rural | 10.2 | 2,231 | 1,851 |
| Webster County | Rural | 9.6 | 270 | 1,726 |
| Hancock County | Urban | 9.4 | 1,249 | 1,665 |
| Madison County | Urban | 8.1 | 2,349 | 1,265 |
| DeSoto County | Urban | 7.9 | 4,029 | 1,205 |
| Rankin County | Urban | 6.3 | 2,578 | 721 |
| Itawamba County | Rural | 6.0 | 376 | 637 |
| Issaquena County | Rural | 4.0 | 7 | 174 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/13/2025 6:00 am.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Families below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/13/2025 6:00 am.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Families below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.