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

Clarksdale, MS had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 41 cities in 2023, at 40.2%. Madison, MS had the lowest, at 4.4%. The median was 21.4% and the figure for Mississippi was 19.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest40.2Clarksdale, MS
Lowest4.4Madison, MS
Median21.441 cities
Mississippi19.1History

All cities, 2023

Clarksdale, MS: 40.2 %Clarksdale, MS40.2Natchez, MS: 33.1 %Natchez, MS33.1Canton, MS: 33 %Canton, MS33Starkville, MS: 32.5 %Starkville, MS32.5Meridian, MS: 31.9 %Meridian, MS31.9Greenville, MS: 31.8 %Greenville, MS31.8Laurel, MS: 31.6 %Laurel, MS31.6Hattiesburg, MS: 30.4 %Hattiesburg, MS30.4Cleveland, MS: 28.7 %Cleveland, MS28.7Pascagoula, MS: 28.5 %Pascagoula, MS28.5Greenwood, MS: 28 %Greenwood, MS28Vicksburg, MS: 27.9 %Vicksburg, MS27.9Brookhaven, MS: 27.2 %Brookhaven, MS27.2Jackson, MS: 26.8 %Jackson, MS26.8Grenada, MS: 26.7 %Grenada, MS26.7Oxford, MS: 26.5 %Oxford, MS26.5McComb, MS: 25.8 %McComb, MS25.8Picayune, MS: 25.8 %Picayune, MS25.8Gulfport, MS: 24.3 %Gulfport, MS24.3Columbus, MS: 21.6 %Columbus, MS21.6Corinth, MS: 21.4 %Corinth, MS21.4D'Iberville, MS: 19.1 %D'Iberville, MS19.1Horn Lake, MS: 18.7 %Horn Lake, MS18.7Gautier, MS: 17.9 %Gautier, MS17.9Moss Point, MS: 17.9 %Moss Point, MS17.9Flowood, MS: 16.4 %Flowood, MS16.4Biloxi, MS: 15.7 %Biloxi, MS15.7Tupelo, MS: 13.8 %Tupelo, MS13.8Bay St. Louis, MS: 13.7 %Bay St. Louis, MS13.7Petal, MS: 13.3 %Petal, MS13.3Pearl, MS: 12.6 %Pearl, MS12.6Southaven, MS: 12.3 %Southaven, MS12.3Clinton, MS: 10.2 %Clinton, MS10.2Ridgeland, MS: 10.1 %Ridgeland, MS10.1Hernando, MS: 9.3 %Hernando, MS9.3Byram, MS: 9.1 %Byram, MS9.1Brandon, MS: 7.9 %Brandon, MS7.9Long Beach, MS: 7.7 %Long Beach, MS7.7Ocean Springs, MS: 5.2 %Ocean Springs, MS5.2Olive Branch, MS: 5 %Olive Branch, MS5Madison, MS: 4.4 %Madison, MS4.4Clarksdale, MS: 40.2 %Clarksdale, MS40.2Natchez, MS: 33.1 %Natchez, MS33.1Canton, MS: 33 %Canton, MS33Starkville, MS: 32.5 %Starkville, MS32.5Meridian, MS: 31.9 %Meridian, MS31.9Greenville, MS: 31.8 %Greenville, MS31.8Laurel, MS: 31.6 %Laurel, MS31.6Hattiesburg, MS: 30.4 %Hattiesburg, MS30.4Cleveland, MS: 28.7 %Cleveland, MS28.7Pascagoula, MS: 28.5 %Pascagoula, MS28.5Greenwood, MS: 28 %Greenwood, MS28Vicksburg, MS: 27.9 %Vicksburg, MS27.9Brookhaven, MS: 27.2 %Brookhaven, MS27.2Jackson, MS: 26.8 %Jackson, MS26.8Grenada, MS: 26.7 %Grenada, MS26.7Oxford, MS: 26.5 %Oxford, MS26.5McComb, MS: 25.8 %McComb, MS25.8Picayune, MS: 25.8 %Picayune, MS25.8Gulfport, MS: 24.3 %Gulfport, MS24.3Columbus, MS: 21.6 %Columbus, MS21.6Corinth, MS: 21.4 %Corinth, MS21.4D'Iberville, MS: 19.1 %D'Iberville, MS19.1Horn Lake, MS: 18.7 %Horn Lake, MS18.7Gautier, MS: 17.9 %Gautier, MS17.9Moss Point, MS: 17.9 %Moss Point, MS17.9Flowood, MS: 16.4 %Flowood, MS16.4Biloxi, MS: 15.7 %Biloxi, MS15.7Tupelo, MS: 13.8 %Tupelo, MS13.8Bay St. Louis, MS: 13.7 %Bay St. Louis, MS13.7Petal, MS: 13.3 %Petal, MS13.3Pearl, MS: 12.6 %Pearl, MS12.6Southaven, MS: 12.3 %Southaven, MS12.3Clinton, MS: 10.2 %Clinton, MS10.2Ridgeland, MS: 10.1 %Ridgeland, MS10.1Hernando, MS: 9.3 %Hernando, MS9.3Byram, MS: 9.1 %Byram, MS9.1Brandon, MS: 7.9 %Brandon, MS7.9Long Beach, MS: 7.7 %Long Beach, MS7.7Ocean Springs, MS: 5.2 %Ocean Springs, MS5.2Olive Branch, MS: 5 %Olive Branch, MS5Madison, MS: 4.4 %Madison, MS4.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Clarksdale, MS40.2-0.5 pts
2Natchez, MS33.1+0.5 pts
3Canton, MS33+1.6 pts
4Starkville, MS32.5+1.9 pts
5Meridian, MS31.9-0.5 pts
6Greenville, MS31.8-0.4 pts
7Laurel, MS31.6-1 pts
8Hattiesburg, MS30.4-1.5 pts
9Cleveland, MS28.7+0.3 pts
10Pascagoula, MS28.5-0.3 pts
11Greenwood, MS28+0.9 pts
12Vicksburg, MS27.9+2.3 pts
13Brookhaven, MS27.2-4 pts
14Jackson, MS26.8+0.9 pts
15Grenada, MS26.7-0.2 pts
16Oxford, MS26.5-1.6 pts
17McComb, MS25.8-6.2 pts
18Picayune, MS25.8-1.4 pts
19Gulfport, MS24.3-2.3 pts
20Columbus, MS21.6-2 pts
21Corinth, MS21.4-0.6 pts
22D'Iberville, MS19.1+0.1 pts
23Horn Lake, MS18.7+2.4 pts
24Gautier, MS17.9-0.3 pts
25Moss Point, MS17.9-1.4 pts
26Flowood, MS16.4+0.8 pts
27Biloxi, MS15.7+1.3 pts
28Tupelo, MS13.8+0.3 pts
29Bay St. Louis, MS13.7-4.2 pts
30Petal, MS13.3-0.6 pts
31Pearl, MS12.6+2.3 pts
32Southaven, MS12.3-0.9 pts
33Clinton, MS10.2-0.6 pts
34Ridgeland, MS10.1+2.8 pts
35Hernando, MS9.3+1.5 pts
36Byram, MS9.1+2.3 pts
37Brandon, MS7.9+2.9 pts
38Long Beach, MS7.7-1.5 pts
39Ocean Springs, MS5.2-1.1 pts
40Olive Branch, MS5-0.1 pts
41Madison, MS4.4-0.2 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/mississippi-cities?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/mississippi-cities?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/mississippi-cities?period=2023 (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), 2023}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/mississippi-cities?period=2023. 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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 40.2% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Madison, MS, with 4.4% in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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