Demographics Table
County
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (<150% Of Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties) 
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 30.5 | 876,183 | 51 of 52 |
| United States | 20.7 | 66,751,967 | N/A |
| Humphreys County | 56.8 | 4,455 | 3,136 |
| Claiborne County | 54.1 | 4,470 | 3,131 |
| Holmes County | 53.7 | 8,903 | 3,129 |
| Coahoma County | 52.7 | 11,198 | 3,124 |
| Quitman County | 51.1 | 3,158 | 3,122 |
| Leflore County | 49.4 | 13,480 | 3,117 |
| Bolivar County | 48.6 | 14,347 | 3,112 |
| Tunica County | 48.0 | 4,676 | 3,108 |
| Wilkinson County | 44.7 | 3,370 | 3,081 |
| Tallahatchie County | 44.6 | 5,393 | 3,080 |
| Sunflower County | 43.8 | 9,804 | 3,074 |
| Washington County | 43.8 | 19,689 | 3,073 |
| Yazoo County | 42.6 | 9,615 | 3,061 |
| Sharkey County | 41.9 | 1,705 | 3,048 |
| Jefferson County | 41.9 | 2,841 | 3,047 |
| Pike County | 41.7 | 16,326 | 3,046 |
| Montgomery County | 41.7 | 4,101 | 3,045 |
| Marion County | 41.3 | 9,831 | 3,035 |
| Amite County | 41.2 | 5,198 | 3,034 |
| Scott County | 40.4 | 11,186 | 3,015 |
| Adams County | 40.1 | 11,082 | 3,009 |
| Panola County | 40.1 | 13,252 | 3,008 |
| Franklin County | 40.0 | 3,055 | 3,006 |
| Neshoba County | 39.9 | 11,433 | 3,004 |
| Oktibbeha County | 39.6 | 18,676 | 2,997 |
| Noxubee County | 39.1 | 4,000 | 2,986 |
| Lawrence County | 36.8 | 4,438 | 2,917 |
| Chickasaw County | 36.7 | 6,084 | 2,911 |
| Kemper County | 36.7 | 3,058 | 2,910 |
| Tippah County | 36.5 | 7,865 | 2,904 |
| Jefferson Davis County | 36.5 | 4,095 | 2,902 |
| Attala County | 36.5 | 6,486 | 2,901 |
| Perry County | 36.1 | 4,115 | 2,878 |
| Leake County | 36.0 | 7,532 | 2,873 |
| Winston County | 35.5 | 6,162 | 2,848 |
| Issaquena County | 35.5 | 277 | 2,841 |
| Clay County | 35.4 | 6,557 | 2,835 |
| Calhoun County | 35.3 | 4,680 | 2,831 |
| Walthall County | 35.3 | 4,885 | 2,826 |
| Lauderdale County | 35.0 | 24,648 | 2,810 |
| Forrest County | 34.9 | 26,033 | 2,806 |
| Jasper County | 34.8 | 5,654 | 2,797 |
| Tishomingo County | 34.5 | 6,458 | 2,780 |
| Newton County | 34.5 | 7,160 | 2,777 |
| Grenada County | 34.3 | 7,314 | 2,764 |
| Marshall County | 34.2 | 10,884 | 2,761 |
| Jones County | 34.2 | 22,576 | 2,759 |
| Yalobusha County | 33.8 | 4,173 | 2,741 |
| Hinds County | 33.5 | 74,584 | 2,724 |
| Covington County | 33.1 | 6,044 | 2,689 |
| Wayne County | 33.1 | 6,516 | 2,682 |
| Stone County | 32.8 | 5,774 | 2,662 |
| Copiah County | 32.7 | 8,999 | 2,649 |
| Clarke County | 32.6 | 5,077 | 2,641 |
| George County | 32.4 | 7,643 | 2,635 |
| Prentiss County | 32.3 | 7,712 | 2,624 |
| Alcorn County | 32.1 | 10,960 | 2,606 |
| Lafayette County | 31.6 | 16,265 | 2,567 |
| Simpson County | 31.0 | 7,903 | 2,523 |
| Choctaw County | 30.1 | 2,452 | 2,439 |
| Smith County | 29.9 | 4,300 | 2,421 |
| Monroe County | 29.8 | 10,020 | 2,409 |
| Carroll County | 29.6 | 2,883 | 2,388 |
| Lowndes County | 29.4 | 16,819 | 2,373 |
| Lincoln County | 28.7 | 9,871 | 2,306 |
| Warren County | 28.1 | 12,485 | 2,234 |
| Harrison County | 27.3 | 55,139 | 2,156 |
| Union County | 27.0 | 7,405 | 2,109 |
| Tate County | 26.7 | 6,998 | 2,088 |
| Benton County | 26.4 | 2,012 | 2,043 |
| Pontotoc County | 26.0 | 8,031 | 2,000 |
| Lamar County | 25.6 | 16,123 | 1,925 |
| Hancock County | 25.1 | 11,426 | 1,850 |
| Webster County | 24.9 | 2,444 | 1,816 |
| Jackson County | 24.8 | 35,064 | 1,798 |
| Pearl River County | 23.4 | 12,790 | 1,603 |
| Itawamba County | 22.6 | 5,072 | 1,481 |
| Greene County | 22.3 | 2,161 | 1,432 |
| Lee County | 21.0 | 17,318 | 1,235 |
| Madison County | 16.6 | 17,712 | 588 |
| DeSoto County | 16.3 | 29,601 | 541 |
| Rankin County | 16.0 | 24,202 | 506 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 06/09/2023 7:41 am.
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.
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 06/09/2023 7:41 am.
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.
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.