# Counties in Mississippi by poverty rate, 2024

All 82 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `poverty_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People living in families or alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), all ages.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-08
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/official-poverty-rate/mississippi-counties
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/official-poverty-rate/mississippi-counties.csv

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Issaquena County | 55.7 |
| 2 | Coahoma County | 34.9 |
| 3 | Holmes County | 34.3 |
| 4 | Claiborne County | 33.3 |
| 4 | Humphreys County | 33.3 |
| 6 | Sharkey County | 32.6 |
| 7 | Tallahatchie County | 32.3 |
| 8 | Quitman County | 31.9 |
| 9 | Wilkinson County | 31.6 |
| 10 | Leflore County | 31.2 |
| 11 | Jefferson County | 30.5 |
| 12 | Bolivar County | 30 |
| 13 | Sunflower County | 29.8 |
| 14 | Washington County | 29.4 |
| 15 | Noxubee County | 27.4 |
| 16 | Yazoo County | 25.5 |
| 17 | Kemper County | 25.4 |
| 18 | Tunica County | 25 |
| 19 | Adams County | 24 |
| 20 | Jefferson Davis County | 23.9 |
| 21 | Chickasaw County | 23.1 |
| 22 | Montgomery County | 22.8 |
| 23 | Walthall County | 22.3 |
| 24 | Hinds County | 22.2 |
| 25 | Amite County | 22 |
| 25 | Greene County | 22 |
| 25 | Winston County | 22 |
| 28 | Newton County | 21.6 |
| 29 | Forrest County | 21.4 |
| 29 | Pike County | 21.4 |
| 31 | Wayne County | 21.3 |
| 32 | Leake County | 20.8 |
| 33 | Panola County | 20.7 |
| 34 | Choctaw County | 20.6 |
| 34 | Clay County | 20.6 |
| 36 | Marshall County | 20.4 |
| 37 | Prentiss County | 20.3 |
| 38 | Covington County | 20 |
| 38 | Lauderdale County | 20 |
| 40 | Benton County | 19.9 |
| 40 | Lawrence County | 19.9 |
| 42 | Marion County | 19.8 |
| 43 | Simpson County | 19.7 |
| 44 | Clarke County | 19.6 |
| 44 | Jasper County | 19.6 |
| 46 | Attala County | 19.5 |
| 46 | Copiah County | 19.5 |
| 48 | Grenada County | 19.4 |
| 48 | Oktibbeha County | 19.4 |
| 50 | Jones County | 19.2 |
| 50 | Scott County | 19.2 |
| 52 | Franklin County | 18.8 |
| 52 | Warren County | 18.8 |
| 54 | Itawamba County | 18.7 |
| 54 | Yalobusha County | 18.7 |
| 56 | Calhoun County | 18.6 |
| 56 | Neshoba County | 18.6 |
| 58 | Monroe County | 18.2 |
| 59 | Lafayette County | 17.9 |
| 60 | Perry County | 17.8 |
| 61 | Lowndes County | 17.5 |
| 62 | Smith County | 16.7 |
| 63 | Hancock County | 16.5 |
| 63 | Pearl River County | 16.5 |
| 65 | Lee County | 16.2 |
| 65 | Lincoln County | 16.2 |
| 65 | Tippah County | 16.2 |
| 68 | Stone County | 16 |
| 69 | Harrison County | 15.9 |
| 70 | Carroll County | 15.8 |
| 71 | Tishomingo County | 15.7 |
| 72 | Alcorn County | 15.4 |
| 73 | Webster County | 15.3 |
| 74 | Tate County | 15 |
| 75 | Pontotoc County | 14.9 |
| 76 | George County | 14.1 |
| 77 | Union County | 14 |
| 78 | Jackson County | 13.8 |
| 79 | Lamar County | 11.6 |
| 80 | Madison County | 9.9 |
| 81 | DeSoto County | 9.6 |
| 82 | Rankin County | 8.9 |