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Counties in Mississippi by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)

Humphreys County had the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) of 82 counties in 2013, at 64.7%. DeSoto County had the lowest, at 16.4%. The median was 36.7% and the figure for Mississippi was 34%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest64.7Humphreys County
Lowest16.4DeSoto County
Median36.782 counties
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Map of counties, 2013

Adams County: 44.3 %Alcorn County: 31.8 %Amite County: 36.8 %Attala County: 37.9 %Benton County: 39.6 %Bolivar County: 55.8 %Calhoun County: 36.3 %Carroll County: 28.5 %Chickasaw County: 33.2 %Choctaw County: 37.3 %Claiborne County: 52.1 %Clarke County: 31.2 %Clay County: 47.7 %Coahoma County: 55.9 %Copiah County: 42.5 %Covington County: 41.1 %DeSoto County: 16.4 %Forrest County: 37.7 %Franklin County: 34.4 %George County: 25.7 %Greene County: 25.8 %Grenada County: 35.9 %Hancock County: 30.5 %Harrison County: 35.4 %Hinds County: 40.3 %Holmes County: 62.1 %Humphreys County: 64.7 %Issaquena County: 56.4 %Itawamba County: 27 %Jackson County: 25.9 %Jasper County: 33.3 %Jefferson County: 49.7 %Jefferson Davis County: 44.3 %Jones County: 32.1 %Kemper County: 41.4 %Lafayette County: 29.7 %Lamar County: 21.8 %Lauderdale County: 38.8 %Lawrence County: 27.4 %Leake County: 48.2 %Lee County: 26.3 %Leflore County: 56.2 %Lincoln County: 34.8 %Lowndes County: 36.1 %Madison County: 18.2 %Marion County: 40.5 %Marshall County: 36.3 %Monroe County: 30.9 %Montgomery County: 36.6 %Neshoba County: 36.8 %Newton County: 32.1 %Noxubee County: 50.4 %Oktibbeha County: 32.7 %Panola County: 39 %Pearl River County: 34.6 %Perry County: 33.1 %Pike County: 42.3 %Pontotoc County: 23.9 %Prentiss County: 31.7 %Quitman County: 58.3 %Rankin County: 16.7 %Scott County: 39.2 %Sharkey County: 57.9 %Simpson County: 39.9 %Smith County: 30.8 %Stone County: 30.9 %Sunflower County: 51.7 %Tallahatchie County: 45.6 %Tate County: 27.3 %Tippah County: 31.6 %Tishomingo County: 27.3 %Tunica County: 48.2 %Union County: 27.2 %Walthall County: 42.6 %Warren County: 41.3 %Washington County: 51.1 %Wayne County: 36.1 %Webster County: 31.2 %Wilkinson County: 42.1 %Winston County: 41.5 %Yalobusha County: 39.4 %Yazoo County: 51.4 %
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%, 2013. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2013

Humphreys County: 64.7 %Humphreys County64.7Holmes County: 62.1 %Holmes County62.1Quitman County: 58.3 %Quitman County58.3Sharkey County: 57.9 %Sharkey County57.9Issaquena County: 56.4 %Issaquena County56.4Leflore County: 56.2 %Leflore County56.2Coahoma County: 55.9 %Coahoma County55.9Bolivar County: 55.8 %Bolivar County55.8Claiborne County: 52.1 %Claiborne County52.1Sunflower County: 51.7 %Sunflower County51.7Yazoo County: 51.4 %Yazoo County51.4Washington County: 51.1 %Washington County51.1Noxubee County: 50.4 %Noxubee County50.4Jefferson County: 49.7 %Jefferson County49.7Leake County: 48.2 %Leake County48.2Tunica County: 48.2 %Tunica County48.2Clay County: 47.7 %Clay County47.7Tallahatchie County: 45.6 %Tallahatchie County45.6Adams County: 44.3 %Adams County44.3Jefferson Davis County: 44.3 %Jefferson Davis County44.3Walthall County: 42.6 %Walthall County42.6Copiah County: 42.5 %Copiah County42.5Pike County: 42.3 %Pike County42.3Wilkinson County: 42.1 %Wilkinson County42.1Winston County: 41.5 %Winston County41.5Kemper County: 41.4 %Kemper County41.4Warren County: 41.3 %Warren County41.3Covington County: 41.1 %Covington County41.1Marion County: 40.5 %Marion County40.5Hinds County: 40.3 %Hinds County40.3Simpson County: 39.9 %Simpson County39.9Benton County: 39.6 %Benton County39.6Yalobusha County: 39.4 %Yalobusha County39.4Scott County: 39.2 %Scott County39.2Panola County: 39 %Panola County39Lauderdale County: 38.8 %Lauderdale County38.8Attala County: 37.9 %Attala County37.9Forrest County: 37.7 %Forrest County37.7Choctaw County: 37.3 %Choctaw County37.3Amite County: 36.8 %Amite County36.8Humphreys County: 64.7 %Humphreys County64.7Holmes County: 62.1 %Holmes County62.1Quitman County: 58.3 %Quitman County58.3Sharkey County: 57.9 %Sharkey County57.9Issaquena County: 56.4 %Issaquena County56.4Leflore County: 56.2 %Leflore County56.2Coahoma County: 55.9 %Coahoma County55.9Bolivar County: 55.8 %Bolivar County55.8Claiborne County: 52.1 %Claiborne County52.1Sunflower County: 51.7 %Sunflower County51.7Yazoo County: 51.4 %Yazoo County51.4Washington County: 51.1 %Washington County51.1Noxubee County: 50.4 %Noxubee County50.4Jefferson County: 49.7 %Jefferson County49.7Leake County: 48.2 %Leake County48.2Tunica County: 48.2 %Tunica County48.2Clay County: 47.7 %Clay County47.7Tallahatchie County: 45.6 %Tallahatchie County45.6Adams County: 44.3 %Adams County44.3Jefferson Davis County: 44.3 %Jefferson Davis County44.3Walthall County: 42.6 %Walthall County42.6Copiah County: 42.5 %Copiah County42.5Pike County: 42.3 %Pike County42.3Wilkinson County: 42.1 %Wilkinson County42.1Winston County: 41.5 %Winston County41.5Kemper County: 41.4 %Kemper County41.4Warren County: 41.3 %Warren County41.3Covington County: 41.1 %Covington County41.1Marion County: 40.5 %Marion County40.5Hinds County: 40.3 %Hinds County40.3Simpson County: 39.9 %Simpson County39.9Benton County: 39.6 %Benton County39.6Yalobusha County: 39.4 %Yalobusha County39.4Scott County: 39.2 %Scott County39.2Panola County: 39 %Panola County39Lauderdale County: 38.8 %Lauderdale County38.8Attala County: 37.9 %Attala County37.9Forrest County: 37.7 %Forrest County37.7Choctaw County: 37.3 %Choctaw County37.3Amite County: 36.8 %Amite County36.8
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Humphreys County64.7+8.2 pts
2Holmes County62.1+5.7 pts
3Quitman County58.3+3.2 pts
4Sharkey County57.9-0.2 pts
5Issaquena County56.4+3.2 pts
6Leflore County56.2+1.2 pts
7Coahoma County55.9+6 pts
8Bolivar County55.8+7.7 pts
9Claiborne County52.1+0.5 pts
10Sunflower County51.7-6.7 pts
11Yazoo County51.4+3.2 pts
12Washington County51.1-4.3 pts
13Noxubee County50.4+2.8 pts
14Jefferson County49.7+1.4 pts
15Leake County48.2+6.1 pts
15Tunica County48.2+1.1 pts
17Clay County47.7+8.1 pts
18Tallahatchie County45.6-1 pts
19Adams County44.3+1.3 pts
19Jefferson Davis County44.3-1.5 pts
21Walthall County42.60 pts
22Copiah County42.5-3.9 pts
23Pike County42.3+1.9 pts
24Wilkinson County42.1-1 pts
25Winston County41.5-2.5 pts
26Kemper County41.4+3.4 pts
27Warren County41.3+3.1 pts
28Covington County41.1+4.7 pts
29Marion County40.5+1.5 pts
30Hinds County40.3+1.6 pts
31Simpson County39.9+3.1 pts
32Benton County39.6+1.4 pts
33Yalobusha County39.4+4.5 pts
34Scott County39.2+5.3 pts
35Panola County39-2.4 pts
36Lauderdale County38.8-1.5 pts
37Attala County37.9-1.6 pts
38Forrest County37.7+0.5 pts
39Choctaw County37.3+1.5 pts
40Amite County36.8-2.2 pts
40Neshoba County36.8+1 pts
42Montgomery County36.6-2.2 pts
43Calhoun County36.3+6.8 pts
43Marshall County36.3-4.7 pts
45Lowndes County36.1-1.6 pts
45Wayne County36.1+0.3 pts
47Grenada County35.9+1.2 pts
48Harrison County35.4+2.5 pts
49Lincoln County34.8+4.3 pts
50Pearl River County34.6-2.1 pts
51Franklin County34.4+3 pts
52Jasper County33.3-0.5 pts
53Chickasaw County33.2-2.1 pts
54Perry County33.1-3.8 pts
55Oktibbeha County32.7-5.8 pts
56Jones County32.1-4.9 pts
56Newton County32.1+1.1 pts
58Alcorn County31.8-0.7 pts
59Prentiss County31.7-1.4 pts
60Tippah County31.6+0.8 pts
61Clarke County31.2-2.4 pts
61Webster County31.2+0.2 pts
63Monroe County30.9-1.5 pts
63Stone County30.9+2.4 pts
65Smith County30.8-3.6 pts
66Hancock County30.5-0.3 pts
67Lafayette County29.7+6.5 pts
68Carroll County28.5-0.6 pts
69Lawrence County27.4-4.8 pts
70Tate County27.3+1.3 pts
70Tishomingo County27.3-1.8 pts
72Union County27.2-0.2 pts
73Itawamba County27+0.1 pts
74Lee County26.3-4.8 pts
75Jackson County25.9+1.1 pts
76Greene County25.8-0.2 pts
77George County25.7-3.1 pts
78Pontotoc County23.9-1.5 pts
79Lamar County21.8-1.6 pts
80Madison County18.2-1.3 pts
81Rankin County16.7-1.6 pts
82DeSoto County16.4+0.1 pts

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About this ranking

People under 18 in families or living alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people under 18 whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) for the nation, states and counties.

A model-based single-year estimate; the national figure is the one-year American Community Survey estimate. The Census Bureau advises comparing years from 2006 on only. Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate. The rate for all ages is poverty_rate.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2013/2013-state-and-county/est13all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties (Counties in Mississippi by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2013) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2013/2013-state-and-county/est13all.txt

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Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties, Counties in Mississippi by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2013. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2013/2013-state-and-county/est13all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/mississippi-counties?period=2013. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Counties in Mississippi by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2013. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2013/2013-state-and-county/est13all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/mississippi-counties?period=2013.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties, Counties in Mississippi by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2013/2013-state-and-county/est13all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/mississippi-counties?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)?

Humphreys County, with 64.7% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)?

DeSoto County, with 16.4% in 2013.

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