Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Mississippi by County
Poverty: Persons below 150% of poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Rank
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (<150% Of Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties) 
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | N/A | 30.2 | 860,926 | 51 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 20.2 | 65,652,285 | N/A |
| Humphreys County | Rural | 54.9 | 4,108 | 3,136 |
| Holmes County | Urban | 52.2 | 8,121 | 3,130 |
| Tunica County | Urban | 51.5 | 4,832 | 3,127 |
| Sharkey County | Rural | 51.2 | 1,919 | 3,122 |
| Quitman County | Rural | 50.2 | 2,880 | 3,118 |
| Coahoma County | Rural | 50.0 | 10,102 | 3,116 |
| Leflore County | Rural | 48.5 | 12,636 | 3,112 |
| Bolivar County | Rural | 48.2 | 13,445 | 3,109 |
| Claiborne County | Rural | 47.8 | 3,750 | 3,107 |
| Jefferson County | Rural | 47.1 | 3,155 | 3,106 |
| Washington County | Rural | 44.6 | 19,092 | 3,089 |
| Yazoo County | Urban | 44.1 | 9,620 | 3,085 |
| Sunflower County | Rural | 43.1 | 9,385 | 3,073 |
| Adams County | Rural | 41.9 | 11,428 | 3,060 |
| Wilkinson County | Rural | 41.2 | 2,982 | 3,050 |
| Jefferson Davis County | Rural | 41.0 | 4,539 | 3,048 |
| Noxubee County | Rural | 40.9 | 4,070 | 3,046 |
| Tallahatchie County | Rural | 40.5 | 4,832 | 3,033 |
| Lawrence County | Rural | 40.3 | 4,770 | 3,031 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 39.8 | 2,998 | 3,026 |
| Pike County | Rural | 39.7 | 15,337 | 3,021 |
| Oktibbeha County | Rural | 39.6 | 18,162 | 3,020 |
| Panola County | Rural | 39.5 | 12,873 | 3,013 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 39.3 | 3,755 | 3,005 |
| Issaquena County | Rural | 38.8 | 286 | 2,998 |
| Winston County | Rural | 38.7 | 6,646 | 2,996 |
| Scott County | Urban | 38.5 | 10,546 | 2,989 |
| Wayne County | Rural | 38.0 | 7,447 | 2,975 |
| Marshall County | Urban | 37.8 | 12,043 | 2,967 |
| Yalobusha County | Rural | 37.6 | 4,571 | 2,959 |
| Clay County | Rural | 37.4 | 6,783 | 2,951 |
| Amite County | Rural | 37.1 | 4,635 | 2,939 |
| Calhoun County | Rural | 36.9 | 4,707 | 2,933 |
| Chickasaw County | Rural | 36.9 | 6,074 | 2,933 |
| Neshoba County | Rural | 36.7 | 10,251 | 2,925 |
| Copiah County | Urban | 36.6 | 9,846 | 2,920 |
| Grenada County | Rural | 36.2 | 7,550 | 2,907 |
| Marion County | Rural | 36.0 | 8,418 | 2,897 |
| Lauderdale County | Rural | 35.6 | 24,482 | 2,880 |
| Carroll County | Rural | 34.1 | 3,196 | 2,798 |
| Clarke County | Rural | 34.1 | 5,213 | 2,798 |
| Smith County | Rural | 34.0 | 4,775 | 2,788 |
| Jasper County | Rural | 33.9 | 5,450 | 2,783 |
| Forrest County | Urban | 33.7 | 24,916 | 2,764 |
| Hinds County | Urban | 33.6 | 71,858 | 2,752 |
| Kemper County | Rural | 33.6 | 2,700 | 2,752 |
| Newton County | Rural | 33.6 | 6,821 | 2,752 |
| Leake County | Rural | 33.2 | 6,858 | 2,723 |
| Perry County | Urban | 33.1 | 3,679 | 2,712 |
| Jones County | Rural | 33.0 | 21,563 | 2,709 |
| Tishomingo County | Rural | 32.5 | 5,988 | 2,671 |
| Tippah County | Rural | 32.3 | 6,785 | 2,663 |
| Walthall County | Rural | 31.9 | 4,337 | 2,639 |
| Attala County | Rural | 31.7 | 5,490 | 2,622 |
| Monroe County | Rural | 30.9 | 10,201 | 2,566 |
| Lincoln County | Rural | 30.8 | 10,593 | 2,558 |
| Alcorn County | Rural | 30.5 | 10,290 | 2,541 |
| Lafayette County | Rural | 29.7 | 15,181 | 2,470 |
| Benton County | Urban | 29.4 | 2,206 | 2,435 |
| Prentiss County | Rural | 29.4 | 6,978 | 2,435 |
| Lowndes County | Rural | 29.0 | 16,402 | 2,393 |
| Covington County | Rural | 28.8 | 5,160 | 2,379 |
| George County | Rural | 28.5 | 6,835 | 2,347 |
| Warren County | Rural | 27.7 | 11,950 | 2,252 |
| Union County | Rural | 27.6 | 7,630 | 2,237 |
| Harrison County | Urban | 27.5 | 56,233 | 2,226 |
| Greene County | Rural | 27.2 | 2,656 | 2,185 |
| Simpson County | Urban | 27.2 | 6,877 | 2,185 |
| Choctaw County | Rural | 27.1 | 2,175 | 2,168 |
| Pearl River County | Rural | 26.4 | 14,664 | 2,087 |
| Pontotoc County | Rural | 25.8 | 8,001 | 2,020 |
| Stone County | Urban | 25.6 | 4,559 | 1,989 |
| Tate County | Urban | 25.0 | 6,626 | 1,906 |
| Lamar County | Urban | 24.4 | 15,756 | 1,831 |
| Jackson County | Urban | 24.1 | 34,356 | 1,777 |
| Hancock County | Urban | 23.8 | 10,872 | 1,737 |
| Lee County | Rural | 22.3 | 18,236 | 1,481 |
| Webster County | Rural | 21.4 | 2,100 | 1,342 |
| Itawamba County | Rural | 21.3 | 4,779 | 1,325 |
| Madison County | Urban | 18.8 | 20,401 | 938 |
| DeSoto County | Urban | 17.0 | 31,878 | 680 |
| Rankin County | Urban | 16.1 | 24,626 | 551 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 06/12/2025 8:48 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 150% of poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 06/12/2025 8:48 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 150% of poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.