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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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United States 12.6 40,661,636 N/A
Mississippi 19.4 557,111 51 of 52
DeSoto County 9.6 17,400 661
Rankin County 9.6 14,498 665
Itawamba County 9.9 2,214 727
Madison County 10.2 10,860 800
Union County 12.3 3,379 1,300
Lee County 13.4 11,046 1,563
Pearl River County 14.5 7,925 1,798
Pontotoc County 14.5 4,469 1,800
Benton County 14.5 1,107 1,808
Jackson County 15.2 21,504 1,952
Tate County 15.3 3,991 1,966
Greene County 15.3 1,478 1,969
Smith County 15.6 2,246 2,026
Hancock County 15.7 7,126 2,033
Carroll County 16.0 1,560 2,102
Webster County 16.5 1,617 2,171
Alcorn County 16.5 5,629 2,178
Prentiss County 16.5 3,950 2,184
Monroe County 17.3 5,811 2,309
Lamar County 17.6 11,086 2,351
Harrison County 17.9 36,124 2,399
Wayne County 18.0 3,540 2,407
Choctaw County 18.4 1,501 2,478
Stone County 18.5 3,261 2,493
Warren County 19.0 8,459 2,548
Simpson County 19.2 4,884 2,565
Jasper County 19.5 3,168 2,596
Lowndes County 19.7 11,279 2,613
Lincoln County 20.0 6,888 2,637
Clarke County 20.2 3,144 2,653
Calhoun County 20.5 2,712 2,670
Lafayette County 20.6 10,600 2,686
Marshall County 20.6 6,562 2,690
Tippah County 20.6 4,444 2,692
Tishomingo County 20.8 3,883 2,696
Hinds County 20.9 46,616 2,714
Lawrence County 21.0 2,526 2,717
George County 21.1 4,978 2,727
Issaquena County 21.1 165 2,729
Wilkinson County 21.4 1,610 2,752
Perry County 21.4 2,437 2,753
Jones County 21.7 14,339 2,779
Jefferson Davis County 21.8 2,450 2,783
Chickasaw County 21.9 3,633 2,790
Yalobusha County 21.9 2,706 2,793
Panola County 22.0 7,274 2,800
Copiah County 22.1 6,079 2,807
Leake County 22.7 4,754 2,846
Covington County 22.7 4,152 2,847
Grenada County 22.8 4,855 2,848
Scott County 22.8 6,314 2,851
Franklin County 22.9 1,744 2,856
Forrest County 23.0 17,164 2,867
Clay County 23.2 4,309 2,883
Lauderdale County 23.8 16,738 2,908
Newton County 24.1 5,004 2,921
Marion County 24.4 5,818 2,934
Kemper County 25.3 2,109 2,967
Winston County 25.4 4,403 2,972
Montgomery County 25.5 2,513 2,983
Walthall County 25.6 3,553 2,986
Neshoba County 25.8 7,382 2,991
Attala County 25.9 4,609 2,996
Yazoo County 27.0 6,099 3,026
Sharkey County 27.3 1,110 3,032
Oktibbeha County 27.7 13,042 3,040
Noxubee County 28.0 2,860 3,048
Tallahatchie County 29.1 3,520 3,070
Adams County 29.3 8,083 3,073
Jefferson County 30.1 2,040 3,084
Washington County 30.4 13,648 3,089
Amite County 30.8 3,892 3,091
Sunflower County 31.3 7,003 3,096
Leflore County 31.6 8,633 3,099
Pike County 31.8 12,425 3,100
Tunica County 32.4 3,155 3,104
Bolivar County 33.0 9,750 3,106
Claiborne County 34.8 2,872 3,118
Quitman County 34.8 2,151 3,119
Humphreys County 35.4 2,773 3,124
Coahoma County 37.5 7,980 3,131
Holmes County 39.2 6,496 3,133
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/29/2024 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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