Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Mississippi by County
Poverty: Persons 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)
|
People (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | N/A | 19.1 | 543,697 | 51 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 12.4 | 40,390,045 | N/A |
| Holmes County | Urban | 38.0 | 5,904 | 3,134 |
| Coahoma County | Rural | 36.3 | 7,331 | 3,127 |
| Tunica County | Urban | 33.8 | 3,171 | 3,119 |
| Bolivar County | Rural | 33.7 | 9,404 | 3,117 |
| Quitman County | Rural | 33.5 | 1,920 | 3,115 |
| Leflore County | Rural | 31.9 | 8,321 | 3,105 |
| Sharkey County | Rural | 31.8 | 1,194 | 3,103 |
| Yazoo County | Urban | 31.4 | 6,846 | 3,097 |
| Winston County | Rural | 30.4 | 5,217 | 3,086 |
| Sunflower County | Rural | 29.9 | 6,510 | 3,082 |
| Washington County | Rural | 28.8 | 12,339 | 3,066 |
| Oktibbeha County | Rural | 28.6 | 13,109 | 3,063 |
| Jefferson County | Rural | 28.5 | 1,909 | 3,060 |
| Adams County | Rural | 28.2 | 7,682 | 3,056 |
| Wilkinson County | Rural | 28.2 | 2,038 | 3,056 |
| Pike County | Rural | 27.5 | 10,619 | 3,044 |
| Claiborne County | Rural | 27.2 | 2,134 | 3,030 |
| Amite County | Rural | 27.0 | 3,379 | 3,028 |
| Tallahatchie County | Rural | 26.5 | 3,155 | 3,018 |
| Humphreys County | Rural | 26.4 | 1,976 | 3,015 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 25.6 | 2,451 | 2,998 |
| Noxubee County | Rural | 25.6 | 2,543 | 2,998 |
| Lauderdale County | Rural | 25.1 | 17,243 | 2,983 |
| Neshoba County | Rural | 25.1 | 7,013 | 2,983 |
| Jefferson Davis County | Rural | 25.0 | 2,770 | 2,976 |
| Clay County | Rural | 24.8 | 4,496 | 2,969 |
| Kemper County | Rural | 24.6 | 1,978 | 2,961 |
| Chickasaw County | Rural | 24.1 | 3,964 | 2,944 |
| Panola County | Rural | 24.1 | 7,874 | 2,944 |
| Lawrence County | Rural | 23.8 | 2,823 | 2,928 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 23.3 | 1,753 | 2,910 |
| Copiah County | Urban | 23.0 | 6,184 | 2,898 |
| Wayne County | Rural | 22.9 | 4,484 | 2,893 |
| Marshall County | Urban | 22.8 | 7,263 | 2,886 |
| Yalobusha County | Rural | 22.7 | 2,765 | 2,877 |
| Carroll County | Rural | 22.4 | 2,094 | 2,855 |
| Grenada County | Rural | 22.3 | 4,664 | 2,850 |
| Newton County | Rural | 22.0 | 4,462 | 2,821 |
| Hinds County | Urban | 21.6 | 46,201 | 2,793 |
| Forrest County | Urban | 21.5 | 15,850 | 2,789 |
| Lincoln County | Rural | 21.3 | 7,326 | 2,774 |
| Jones County | Rural | 20.8 | 13,571 | 2,723 |
| Attala County | Rural | 20.7 | 3,586 | 2,716 |
| Scott County | Urban | 20.7 | 5,661 | 2,716 |
| Greene County | Rural | 20.5 | 2,004 | 2,697 |
| Marion County | Rural | 20.4 | 4,774 | 2,690 |
| Warren County | Rural | 20.3 | 8,738 | 2,678 |
| Leake County | Rural | 19.9 | 4,112 | 2,648 |
| Tishomingo County | Rural | 19.9 | 3,667 | 2,648 |
| Simpson County | Urban | 19.4 | 4,902 | 2,608 |
| Smith County | Rural | 19.3 | 2,712 | 2,595 |
| Clarke County | Rural | 19.2 | 2,934 | 2,584 |
| Jasper County | Rural | 18.9 | 3,036 | 2,552 |
| Tippah County | Rural | 18.9 | 3,962 | 2,552 |
| Calhoun County | Rural | 18.7 | 2,381 | 2,520 |
| George County | Rural | 18.7 | 4,496 | 2,520 |
| Lafayette County | Rural | 18.7 | 9,533 | 2,520 |
| Perry County | Urban | 18.1 | 2,016 | 2,452 |
| Walthall County | Rural | 18.1 | 2,465 | 2,452 |
| Stone County | Urban | 17.9 | 3,178 | 2,418 |
| Covington County | Rural | 17.7 | 3,173 | 2,385 |
| Benton County | Urban | 17.6 | 1,316 | 2,369 |
| Alcorn County | Rural | 17.4 | 5,863 | 2,337 |
| Harrison County | Urban | 17.4 | 35,642 | 2,337 |
| Issaquena County | Rural | 17.2 | 127 | 2,305 |
| Lowndes County | Rural | 16.9 | 9,585 | 2,255 |
| Tate County | Urban | 16.8 | 4,435 | 2,236 |
| Monroe County | Rural | 16.7 | 5,494 | 2,219 |
| Pearl River County | Rural | 16.4 | 9,120 | 2,175 |
| Lamar County | Urban | 16.1 | 10,386 | 2,126 |
| Choctaw County | Rural | 15.9 | 1,276 | 2,098 |
| Webster County | Rural | 15.1 | 1,481 | 1,963 |
| Pontotoc County | Rural | 14.9 | 4,626 | 1,928 |
| Union County | Rural | 14.3 | 3,947 | 1,803 |
| Jackson County | Urban | 14.1 | 20,160 | 1,752 |
| Lee County | Rural | 13.8 | 11,284 | 1,681 |
| Prentiss County | Rural | 13.5 | 3,211 | 1,622 |
| Hancock County | Urban | 13.3 | 6,083 | 1,574 |
| Madison County | Urban | 11.0 | 11,985 | 1,010 |
| Itawamba County | Rural | 10.8 | 2,423 | 965 |
| DeSoto County | Urban | 10.0 | 18,650 | 772 |
| Rankin County | Urban | 10.0 | 15,343 | 772 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/12/2025 2:53 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: Persons below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/12/2025 2:53 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: Persons below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.