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Cities in Mississippi by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

Clarksdale, MS had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 41 cities in 2024, at 40.3%. Olive Branch, MS had the lowest, at 4.6%. The median was 20% and the figure for Mississippi was 18.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest40.3Clarksdale, MS
Lowest4.6Olive Branch, MS
Median2041 cities
Mississippi18.9History

All cities, 2024

Clarksdale, MS: 40.3 %Clarksdale, MS40.3Meridian, MS: 34.3 %Meridian, MS34.3Natchez, MS: 33.7 %Natchez, MS33.7Canton, MS: 33.3 %Canton, MS33.3Starkville, MS: 30.7 %Starkville, MS30.7Cleveland, MS: 29.3 %Cleveland, MS29.3Brookhaven, MS: 28.6 %Brookhaven, MS28.6Greenwood, MS: 28.4 %Greenwood, MS28.4Hattiesburg, MS: 28.3 %Hattiesburg, MS28.3Greenville, MS: 28 %Greenville, MS28Jackson, MS: 27.9 %Jackson, MS27.9McComb, MS: 27.1 %McComb, MS27.1Vicksburg, MS: 26.8 %Vicksburg, MS26.8Grenada, MS: 26.6 %Grenada, MS26.6Oxford, MS: 25.4 %Oxford, MS25.4Pascagoula, MS: 24.4 %Pascagoula, MS24.4Laurel, MS: 23.3 %Laurel, MS23.3Gulfport, MS: 22.8 %Gulfport, MS22.8Columbus, MS: 21.3 %Columbus, MS21.3Picayune, MS: 20.6 %Picayune, MS20.6Moss Point, MS: 20 %Moss Point, MS20Horn Lake, MS: 19 %Horn Lake, MS19D'Iberville, MS: 18.8 %D'Iberville, MS18.8Corinth, MS: 18.7 %Corinth, MS18.7Gautier, MS: 17.5 %Gautier, MS17.5Biloxi, MS: 16.4 %Biloxi, MS16.4Tupelo, MS: 15.1 %Tupelo, MS15.1Bay St. Louis, MS: 14.5 %Bay St. Louis, MS14.5Flowood, MS: 13.4 %Flowood, MS13.4Southaven, MS: 12.6 %Southaven, MS12.6Pearl, MS: 12.2 %Pearl, MS12.2Long Beach, MS: 11.5 %Long Beach, MS11.5Petal, MS: 11.1 %Petal, MS11.1Ridgeland, MS: 9.9 %Ridgeland, MS9.9Clinton, MS: 9.6 %Clinton, MS9.6Byram, MS: 9.1 %Byram, MS9.1Hernando, MS: 8.8 %Hernando, MS8.8Brandon, MS: 8.5 %Brandon, MS8.5Ocean Springs, MS: 5.6 %Ocean Springs, MS5.6Madison, MS: 4.8 %Madison, MS4.8Olive Branch, MS: 4.6 %Olive Branch, MS4.6Clarksdale, MS: 40.3 %Clarksdale, MS40.3Meridian, MS: 34.3 %Meridian, MS34.3Natchez, MS: 33.7 %Natchez, MS33.7Canton, MS: 33.3 %Canton, MS33.3Starkville, MS: 30.7 %Starkville, MS30.7Cleveland, MS: 29.3 %Cleveland, MS29.3Brookhaven, MS: 28.6 %Brookhaven, MS28.6Greenwood, MS: 28.4 %Greenwood, MS28.4Hattiesburg, MS: 28.3 %Hattiesburg, MS28.3Greenville, MS: 28 %Greenville, MS28Jackson, MS: 27.9 %Jackson, MS27.9McComb, MS: 27.1 %McComb, MS27.1Vicksburg, MS: 26.8 %Vicksburg, MS26.8Grenada, MS: 26.6 %Grenada, MS26.6Oxford, MS: 25.4 %Oxford, MS25.4Pascagoula, MS: 24.4 %Pascagoula, MS24.4Laurel, MS: 23.3 %Laurel, MS23.3Gulfport, MS: 22.8 %Gulfport, MS22.8Columbus, MS: 21.3 %Columbus, MS21.3Picayune, MS: 20.6 %Picayune, MS20.6Moss Point, MS: 20 %Moss Point, MS20Horn Lake, MS: 19 %Horn Lake, MS19D'Iberville, MS: 18.8 %D'Iberville, MS18.8Corinth, MS: 18.7 %Corinth, MS18.7Gautier, MS: 17.5 %Gautier, MS17.5Biloxi, MS: 16.4 %Biloxi, MS16.4Tupelo, MS: 15.1 %Tupelo, MS15.1Bay St. Louis, MS: 14.5 %Bay St. Louis, MS14.5Flowood, MS: 13.4 %Flowood, MS13.4Southaven, MS: 12.6 %Southaven, MS12.6Pearl, MS: 12.2 %Pearl, MS12.2Long Beach, MS: 11.5 %Long Beach, MS11.5Petal, MS: 11.1 %Petal, MS11.1Ridgeland, MS: 9.9 %Ridgeland, MS9.9Clinton, MS: 9.6 %Clinton, MS9.6Byram, MS: 9.1 %Byram, MS9.1Hernando, MS: 8.8 %Hernando, MS8.8Brandon, MS: 8.5 %Brandon, MS8.5Ocean Springs, MS: 5.6 %Ocean Springs, MS5.6Madison, MS: 4.8 %Madison, MS4.8Olive Branch, MS: 4.6 %Olive Branch, MS4.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Clarksdale, MS40.3+0.1 pts
2Meridian, MS34.3+2.3 pts
3Natchez, MS33.7+0.6 pts
4Canton, MS33.3+0.3 pts
5Starkville, MS30.7-1.9 pts
6Cleveland, MS29.3+0.6 pts
7Brookhaven, MS28.6+1.4 pts
8Greenwood, MS28.4+0.4 pts
9Hattiesburg, MS28.3-2.2 pts
10Greenville, MS28-3.8 pts
11Jackson, MS27.9+1.1 pts
12McComb, MS27.1+1.3 pts
13Vicksburg, MS26.8-1.1 pts
14Grenada, MS26.6-0.1 pts
15Oxford, MS25.4-1.1 pts
16Pascagoula, MS24.4-4.1 pts
17Laurel, MS23.3-8.3 pts
18Gulfport, MS22.8-1.5 pts
19Columbus, MS21.3-0.3 pts
20Picayune, MS20.6-5.2 pts
21Moss Point, MS20+2.1 pts
22Horn Lake, MS19+0.3 pts
23D'Iberville, MS18.8-0.3 pts
24Corinth, MS18.7-2.7 pts
25Gautier, MS17.5-0.4 pts
26Biloxi, MS16.4+0.7 pts
27Tupelo, MS15.1+1.3 pts
28Bay St. Louis, MS14.5+0.8 pts
29Flowood, MS13.4-3 pts
30Southaven, MS12.6+0.3 pts
31Pearl, MS12.2-0.4 pts
32Long Beach, MS11.5+3.8 pts
33Petal, MS11.1-2.2 pts
34Ridgeland, MS9.9-0.2 pts
35Clinton, MS9.6-0.6 pts
36Byram, MS9.1-0 pts
37Hernando, MS8.8-0.5 pts
38Brandon, MS8.5+0.6 pts
39Ocean Springs, MS5.6+0.4 pts
40Madison, MS4.8+0.4 pts
41Olive Branch, MS4.6-0.4 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People with income in the past 12 months below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status is determined. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The headline single-year rate for states and counties is poverty_rate (SAIPE). Poverty status is not determined for people in institutions, military group quarters or college dormitories, or for unrelated children under 15. Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate.

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

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Mississippi by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Mississippi by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/mississippi-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Mississippi by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/mississippi-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Mississippi by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/mississippi-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Mississippi by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/mississippi-cities. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which city has the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Clarksdale, MS, with 40.3% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Olive Branch, MS, with 4.6% in 2024.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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