Demographics Table
County
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3146 counties) 
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 20.3 | 585,786 | 51 of 52 |
| United States | 13.4 | 42,510,843 | N/A |
| Holmes County | 42.4 | 7,202 | 3,138 |
| Claiborne County | 41.0 | 3,419 | 3,136 |
| Jefferson County | 37.6 | 2,530 | 3,127 |
| Leflore County | 36.8 | 10,260 | 3,126 |
| Humphreys County | 36.4 | 3,020 | 3,123 |
| Issaquena County | 36.0 | 383 | 3,121 |
| Quitman County | 35.6 | 2,497 | 3,118 |
| Bolivar County | 35.0 | 10,593 | 3,114 |
| Coahoma County | 34.8 | 7,882 | 3,112 |
| Wilkinson County | 34.7 | 2,673 | 3,109 |
| Washington County | 33.9 | 15,399 | 3,103 |
| Pike County | 33.0 | 12,637 | 3,094 |
| Noxubee County | 32.5 | 3,406 | 3,091 |
| Yazoo County | 31.8 | 7,503 | 3,085 |
| Sunflower County | 31.7 | 6,937 | 3,083 |
| Tallahatchie County | 31.7 | 3,713 | 3,082 |
| Adams County | 31.5 | 9,052 | 3,081 |
| Oktibbeha County | 30.1 | 13,499 | 3,060 |
| Kemper County | 28.5 | 2,579 | 3,037 |
| Sharkey County | 27.4 | 1,178 | 3,008 |
| Montgomery County | 27.1 | 2,686 | 3,000 |
| Attala County | 26.7 | 4,834 | 2,987 |
| Amite County | 26.7 | 3,281 | 2,986 |
| Leake County | 26.4 | 5,824 | 2,978 |
| Forrest County | 26.0 | 18,604 | 2,967 |
| Neshoba County | 25.6 | 7,388 | 2,958 |
| Newton County | 25.6 | 5,305 | 2,957 |
| Clay County | 25.5 | 4,941 | 2,954 |
| Scott County | 25.5 | 7,141 | 2,953 |
| Marion County | 25.5 | 6,193 | 2,950 |
| Jefferson Davis County | 24.9 | 2,781 | 2,922 |
| Covington County | 24.2 | 4,515 | 2,888 |
| Copiah County | 24.0 | 6,611 | 2,875 |
| Tunica County | 24.0 | 2,322 | 2,874 |
| Walthall County | 24.0 | 3,431 | 2,873 |
| Winston County | 23.1 | 4,104 | 2,815 |
| Jasper County | 22.3 | 3,661 | 2,760 |
| Webster County | 22.2 | 2,136 | 2,754 |
| Lafayette County | 22.1 | 10,788 | 2,737 |
| Prentiss County | 21.9 | 5,275 | 2,722 |
| Jones County | 21.7 | 14,483 | 2,709 |
| Calhoun County | 21.6 | 3,066 | 2,703 |
| Hinds County | 21.3 | 48,955 | 2,688 |
| Grenada County | 21.1 | 4,362 | 2,669 |
| Lincoln County | 21.0 | 7,094 | 2,663 |
| Lauderdale County | 20.8 | 15,181 | 2,647 |
| Warren County | 20.6 | 9,487 | 2,623 |
| Chickasaw County | 20.6 | 3,441 | 2,617 |
| Wayne County | 20.5 | 4,136 | 2,609 |
| Lowndes County | 20.4 | 11,722 | 2,604 |
| Panola County | 20.3 | 6,877 | 2,586 |
| Benton County | 20.3 | 1,652 | 2,583 |
| Harrison County | 20.1 | 39,981 | 2,570 |
| Tippah County | 20.0 | 4,321 | 2,557 |
| Choctaw County | 19.9 | 1,600 | 2,549 |
| Stone County | 19.8 | 3,466 | 2,543 |
| Tishomingo County | 19.7 | 3,787 | 2,537 |
| Simpson County | 19.4 | 5,098 | 2,494 |
| Clarke County | 19.1 | 2,997 | 2,472 |
| Perry County | 19.0 | 2,254 | 2,457 |
| Smith County | 18.9 | 3,002 | 2,435 |
| Marshall County | 18.8 | 6,275 | 2,422 |
| Lawrence County | 18.6 | 2,352 | 2,394 |
| Hancock County | 18.5 | 8,619 | 2,361 |
| Greene County | 18.4 | 1,801 | 2,356 |
| Yalobusha County | 18.4 | 2,234 | 2,346 |
| Lamar County | 18.3 | 11,217 | 2,332 |
| Tate County | 18.1 | 4,775 | 2,298 |
| Monroe County | 17.4 | 6,125 | 2,211 |
| George County | 17.2 | 4,018 | 2,171 |
| Pearl River County | 17.1 | 9,188 | 2,150 |
| Carroll County | 17.0 | 1,676 | 2,138 |
| Jackson County | 16.2 | 22,794 | 1,978 |
| Pontotoc County | 16.2 | 5,055 | 1,976 |
| Union County | 15.1 | 4,255 | 1,772 |
| Franklin County | 15.1 | 1,153 | 1,766 |
| Alcorn County | 15.0 | 5,440 | 1,745 |
| Lee County | 14.6 | 12,254 | 1,653 |
| Itawamba County | 13.5 | 3,021 | 1,430 |
| Madison County | 9.6 | 9,883 | 580 |
| DeSoto County | 9.2 | 16,261 | 505 |
| Rankin County | 8.3 | 12,245 | 351 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/25/2023 2:31 pm.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Persons below poverty, see the dictionary.
Health Service Areas are a single county or cluster of contiguous counties which are relatively self-contained with respect to hospital care. For more detailed information, please see Health Service Area information page. Puerto Rico is being treated as a Health Service Area for this data presentation.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/25/2023 2:31 pm.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Persons below poverty, see the dictionary.
Health Service Areas are a single county or cluster of contiguous counties which are relatively self-contained with respect to hospital care. For more detailed information, please see Health Service Area information page. Puerto Rico is being treated as a Health Service Area for this data presentation.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.