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

All 41 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `poverty_rate_acs`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/mississippi-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Clarksdale, MS | 40.3 |
| 2 | Meridian, MS | 34.3 |
| 3 | Natchez, MS | 33.7 |
| 4 | Canton, MS | 33.3 |
| 5 | Starkville, MS | 30.7 |
| 6 | Cleveland, MS | 29.3 |
| 7 | Brookhaven, MS | 28.6 |
| 8 | Greenwood, MS | 28.4 |
| 9 | Hattiesburg, MS | 28.3 |
| 10 | Greenville, MS | 28 |
| 11 | Jackson, MS | 27.9 |
| 12 | McComb, MS | 27.1 |
| 13 | Vicksburg, MS | 26.8 |
| 14 | Grenada, MS | 26.6 |
| 15 | Oxford, MS | 25.4 |
| 16 | Pascagoula, MS | 24.4 |
| 17 | Laurel, MS | 23.3 |
| 18 | Gulfport, MS | 22.8 |
| 19 | Columbus, MS | 21.3 |
| 20 | Picayune, MS | 20.6 |
| 21 | Moss Point, MS | 20 |
| 22 | Horn Lake, MS | 19 |
| 23 | D'Iberville, MS | 18.8 |
| 24 | Corinth, MS | 18.7 |
| 25 | Gautier, MS | 17.5 |
| 26 | Biloxi, MS | 16.4 |
| 27 | Tupelo, MS | 15.1 |
| 28 | Bay St. Louis, MS | 14.5 |
| 29 | Flowood, MS | 13.4 |
| 30 | Southaven, MS | 12.6 |
| 31 | Pearl, MS | 12.2 |
| 32 | Long Beach, MS | 11.5 |
| 33 | Petal, MS | 11.1 |
| 34 | Ridgeland, MS | 9.9 |
| 35 | Clinton, MS | 9.6 |
| 36 | Byram, MS | 9.1 |
| 37 | Hernando, MS | 8.8 |
| 38 | Brandon, MS | 8.5 |
| 39 | Ocean Springs, MS | 5.6 |
| 40 | Madison, MS | 4.8 |
| 41 | Olive Branch, MS | 4.6 |