Demographics Table
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties) 
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | N/A | 19.2 | 548,804 | 51 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 12.5 | 40,521,584 | N/A |
| Coahoma County | Rural | 37.0 | 7,623 | 3,130 |
| Holmes County | Urban | 35.0 | 5,598 | 3,126 |
| Leflore County | Rural | 32.2 | 8,524 | 3,108 |
| Humphreys County | Rural | 32.1 | 2,453 | 3,106 |
| Jefferson County | Rural | 31.8 | 2,139 | 3,105 |
| Bolivar County | Rural | 31.8 | 9,054 | 3,104 |
| Tunica County | Urban | 31.4 | 3,002 | 3,101 |
| Pike County | Rural | 30.7 | 11,875 | 3,094 |
| Claiborne County | Rural | 30.4 | 2,419 | 3,089 |
| Quitman County | Rural | 30.2 | 1,789 | 3,087 |
| Washington County | Rural | 29.3 | 12,788 | 3,078 |
| Yazoo County | Urban | 29.1 | 6,569 | 3,075 |
| Sunflower County | Rural | 28.7 | 6,347 | 3,067 |
| Oktibbeha County | Rural | 28.5 | 13,133 | 3,064 |
| Neshoba County | Rural | 28.0 | 7,938 | 3,057 |
| Adams County | Rural | 27.2 | 7,461 | 3,029 |
| Amite County | Rural | 27.1 | 3,398 | 3,025 |
| Sharkey County | Rural | 26.9 | 1,025 | 3,023 |
| Chickasaw County | Rural | 26.6 | 4,392 | 3,017 |
| Winston County | Rural | 26.0 | 4,490 | 2,997 |
| Tallahatchie County | Rural | 25.7 | 3,095 | 2,990 |
| Lauderdale County | Rural | 24.8 | 17,290 | 2,965 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 24.2 | 2,337 | 2,942 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 23.8 | 1,805 | 2,924 |
| Covington County | Rural | 23.6 | 4,251 | 2,917 |
| Attala County | Rural | 23.6 | 4,103 | 2,912 |
| Newton County | Rural | 23.5 | 4,803 | 2,903 |
| Copiah County | Urban | 23.4 | 6,353 | 2,900 |
| Noxubee County | Rural | 23.2 | 2,337 | 2,893 |
| Jefferson Davis County | Rural | 23.1 | 2,579 | 2,887 |
| Clay County | Rural | 23.0 | 4,214 | 2,882 |
| Forrest County | Urban | 22.8 | 16,868 | 2,866 |
| Marion County | Rural | 22.8 | 5,362 | 2,865 |
| Lawrence County | Rural | 22.5 | 2,683 | 2,847 |
| Lincoln County | Rural | 22.3 | 7,675 | 2,831 |
| Grenada County | Rural | 22.2 | 4,669 | 2,821 |
| Wayne County | Rural | 22.1 | 4,343 | 2,813 |
| Kemper County | Rural | 22.0 | 1,778 | 2,808 |
| Scott County | Urban | 21.9 | 6,030 | 2,791 |
| Carroll County | Rural | 21.8 | 2,084 | 2,790 |
| Wilkinson County | Rural | 21.5 | 1,601 | 2,769 |
| Jones County | Rural | 21.3 | 13,933 | 2,754 |
| Hinds County | Urban | 21.0 | 45,809 | 2,735 |
| Leake County | Rural | 21.0 | 4,335 | 2,727 |
| George County | Rural | 20.9 | 4,986 | 2,722 |
| Stone County | Urban | 20.8 | 3,660 | 2,710 |
| Issaquena County | Rural | 20.6 | 176 | 2,699 |
| Clarke County | Rural | 20.6 | 3,176 | 2,693 |
| Perry County | Urban | 20.6 | 2,304 | 2,692 |
| Yalobusha County | Rural | 20.5 | 2,510 | 2,686 |
| Panola County | Rural | 20.4 | 6,712 | 2,678 |
| Walthall County | Rural | 20.3 | 2,783 | 2,660 |
| Lafayette County | Rural | 19.6 | 9,967 | 2,608 |
| Marshall County | Urban | 19.5 | 6,181 | 2,593 |
| Tishomingo County | Rural | 19.2 | 3,561 | 2,566 |
| Choctaw County | Rural | 19.1 | 1,543 | 2,555 |
| Tippah County | Rural | 18.9 | 4,013 | 2,527 |
| Calhoun County | Rural | 18.8 | 2,426 | 2,512 |
| Greene County | Rural | 18.4 | 1,824 | 2,473 |
| Harrison County | Urban | 18.4 | 37,450 | 2,472 |
| Smith County | Rural | 18.2 | 2,578 | 2,458 |
| Warren County | Rural | 18.1 | 7,923 | 2,439 |
| Lowndes County | Rural | 18.1 | 10,235 | 2,433 |
| Benton County | Urban | 17.6 | 1,328 | 2,380 |
| Jasper County | Rural | 17.2 | 2,785 | 2,327 |
| Alcorn County | Rural | 17.1 | 5,791 | 2,311 |
| Simpson County | Urban | 17.1 | 4,321 | 2,305 |
| Lamar County | Urban | 16.8 | 10,759 | 2,259 |
| Monroe County | Rural | 16.7 | 5,557 | 2,241 |
| Pontotoc County | Rural | 16.7 | 5,166 | 2,236 |
| Tate County | Urban | 16.7 | 4,352 | 2,228 |
| Prentiss County | Rural | 16.3 | 3,866 | 2,151 |
| Webster County | Rural | 15.8 | 1,550 | 2,051 |
| Pearl River County | Rural | 15.8 | 8,663 | 2,045 |
| Jackson County | Urban | 15.7 | 22,256 | 2,023 |
| Hancock County | Urban | 13.7 | 6,263 | 1,657 |
| Lee County | Rural | 13.5 | 11,039 | 1,585 |
| Union County | Rural | 12.3 | 3,388 | 1,317 |
| Itawamba County | Rural | 10.4 | 2,324 | 865 |
| DeSoto County | Urban | 9.8 | 18,083 | 739 |
| Madison County | Urban | 9.8 | 10,534 | 736 |
| Rankin County | Urban | 9.5 | 14,417 | 664 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 10/04/2024 8:49 pm.
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: Persons below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 10/04/2024 8:49 pm.
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: Persons below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.