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Demographic Data Report for Mississippi by County
Poverty: Persons below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
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People (Below Poverty)
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Rank within US
(of 3143 counties)
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Mississippi 19.4 557,111 51 of 52
United States 12.6 40,661,636 N/A
Holmes County 39.2 6,496 3,133
Coahoma County 37.5 7,980 3,131
Humphreys County 35.4 2,773 3,124
Quitman County 34.8 2,151 3,119
Claiborne County 34.8 2,872 3,118
Bolivar County 33.0 9,750 3,106
Tunica County 32.4 3,155 3,104
Pike County 31.8 12,425 3,100
Leflore County 31.6 8,633 3,099
Sunflower County 31.3 7,003 3,096
Amite County 30.8 3,892 3,091
Washington County 30.4 13,648 3,089
Jefferson County 30.1 2,040 3,084
Adams County 29.3 8,083 3,073
Tallahatchie County 29.1 3,520 3,070
Noxubee County 28.0 2,860 3,048
Oktibbeha County 27.7 13,042 3,040
Sharkey County 27.3 1,110 3,032
Yazoo County 27.0 6,099 3,026
Attala County 25.9 4,609 2,996
Neshoba County 25.8 7,382 2,991
Walthall County 25.6 3,553 2,986
Montgomery County 25.5 2,513 2,983
Winston County 25.4 4,403 2,972
Kemper County 25.3 2,109 2,967
Marion County 24.4 5,818 2,934
Newton County 24.1 5,004 2,921
Lauderdale County 23.8 16,738 2,908
Clay County 23.2 4,309 2,883
Forrest County 23.0 17,164 2,867
Franklin County 22.9 1,744 2,856
Scott County 22.8 6,314 2,851
Grenada County 22.8 4,855 2,848
Covington County 22.7 4,152 2,847
Leake County 22.7 4,754 2,846
Copiah County 22.1 6,079 2,807
Panola County 22.0 7,274 2,800
Yalobusha County 21.9 2,706 2,793
Chickasaw County 21.9 3,633 2,790
Jefferson Davis County 21.8 2,450 2,783
Jones County 21.7 14,339 2,779
Perry County 21.4 2,437 2,753
Wilkinson County 21.4 1,610 2,752
Issaquena County 21.1 165 2,729
George County 21.1 4,978 2,727
Lawrence County 21.0 2,526 2,717
Hinds County 20.9 46,616 2,714
Tishomingo County 20.8 3,883 2,696
Tippah County 20.6 4,444 2,692
Marshall County 20.6 6,562 2,690
Lafayette County 20.6 10,600 2,686
Calhoun County 20.5 2,712 2,670
Clarke County 20.2 3,144 2,653
Lincoln County 20.0 6,888 2,637
Lowndes County 19.7 11,279 2,613
Jasper County 19.5 3,168 2,596
Simpson County 19.2 4,884 2,565
Warren County 19.0 8,459 2,548
Stone County 18.5 3,261 2,493
Choctaw County 18.4 1,501 2,478
Wayne County 18.0 3,540 2,407
Harrison County 17.9 36,124 2,399
Lamar County 17.6 11,086 2,351
Monroe County 17.3 5,811 2,309
Prentiss County 16.5 3,950 2,184
Alcorn County 16.5 5,629 2,178
Webster County 16.5 1,617 2,171
Carroll County 16.0 1,560 2,102
Hancock County 15.7 7,126 2,033
Smith County 15.6 2,246 2,026
Greene County 15.3 1,478 1,969
Tate County 15.3 3,991 1,966
Jackson County 15.2 21,504 1,952
Benton County 14.5 1,107 1,808
Pontotoc County 14.5 4,469 1,800
Pearl River County 14.5 7,925 1,798
Lee County 13.4 11,046 1,563
Union County 12.3 3,379 1,300
Madison County 10.2 10,860 800
Itawamba County 9.9 2,214 727
Rankin County 9.6 14,498 665
DeSoto County 9.6 17,400 661
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/28/2024 7:10 am.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Persons below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.

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