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PantryPath Research · Child Poverty Atlas

Child Poverty in
Mississippi

Mississippi's child poverty rate is 24.3% across 82 counties, meaning 162K children under 18 live in households below the federal poverty line. Use the interactive map below to see how poverty varies within the state.

24.3%

Child poverty rate (0–17)

162K

Children in poverty

18.3%

All-ages poverty

$54,386

Median income

Mississippi by county

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Toggle between five SAIPE metrics to see how poverty varies within Mississippi. Hover a county for its exact rate.

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Mississippi at a glance

Children in poverty

162K

Ages 0–17

Child poverty rate

24.3%

Ages 0–17

5–17 poverty rate

23.5%

Title I allocator

All-ages poverty

18.3%

Entire population

Concentration

1.33×

Child ÷ all-ages

Median income

$54,386

Inflation-adjusted

County-level hotspots

Five-county rankings across 82 counties in Mississippi.

Highest child poverty

Ages 0–17, rate

  1. 1 Issaquena County 63.2%
  2. 2 Sharkey County 51.5%
  3. 3 Humphreys County 47.1%
  4. 4 Washington County 46.9%
  5. 5 Holmes County 45.7%

Lowest child poverty

Ages 0–17, rate

  1. 1 Rankin County 11.3%
  2. 2 DeSoto County 12.3%
  3. 3 Madison County 13.0%
  4. 4 Lafayette County 14.7%
  5. 5 Lamar County 15.0%

Most children in poverty

Absolute count, ages 0–17

  1. 1 Hinds County 15K
  2. 2 Harrison County 10K
  3. 3 Jackson County 6K
  4. 4 DeSoto County 6K
  5. 5 Lauderdale County 5K

Every county in Mississippi

All 82 counties across the five SAIPE metrics plus median income.

County Children 0–17 Ages 5–17 All ages Concentration Child count Median income
Adams County 32.3% 33.3% 25.2% 1.28× 1,845 $44,385
Alcorn County 23.3% 21.1% 18.7% 1.25× 1,734 $48,556
Amite County 29.3% 28.4% 22.8% 1.29× 715 $46,108
Attala County 27.8% 26.2% 19.4% 1.43× 1,189 $52,128
Benton County 30.1% 30.3% 20.0% 1.51× 452 $47,969
Bolivar County 45.4% 41.8% 38.7% 1.17× 3,189 $39,920
Calhoun County 25.5% 25.0% 17.5% 1.46× 698 $46,966
Carroll County 23.7% 22.9% 17.2% 1.38× 374 $55,290
Chickasaw County 26.0% 24.2% 19.6% 1.33× 1,064 $44,599
Choctaw County 27.0% 26.1% 17.1% 1.58× 457 $50,545
Claiborne County 41.7% 42.3% 32.7% 1.28× 773 $28,579
Clarke County 26.5% 27.0% 18.3% 1.45× 873 $47,811
Clay County 31.1% 29.9% 20.7% 1.50× 1,250 $52,673
Coahoma County 42.6% 40.7% 30.8% 1.38× 2,273 $35,552
Copiah County 30.8% 30.2% 21.4% 1.44× 1,856 $47,870
Covington County 29.8% 30.4% 19.3% 1.54× 1,302 $48,382
DeSoto County 12.3% 12.2% 9.2% 1.34× 5,720 $81,956
Forrest County 20.9% 22.0% 19.0% 1.10× 3,643 $51,328
Franklin County 24.8% 24.5% 18.7% 1.33× 431 $48,075
George County 18.7% 17.4% 14.4% 1.30× 1,270 $63,349
Greene County 25.0% 23.5% 22.1% 1.13× 612 $54,057
Grenada County 29.2% 28.6% 20.9% 1.40× 1,468 $49,210
Hancock County 20.3% 20.3% 15.6% 1.30× 1,724 $61,126
Harrison County 20.2% 17.2% 16.0% 1.26× 9,707 $56,692
Hinds County 29.9% 28.0% 21.0% 1.42× 14,568 $50,965
Holmes County 45.7% 44.7% 35.6% 1.28× 1,728 $30,542
Humphreys County 47.1% 45.9% 32.8% 1.44× 832 $31,538
Issaquena County 63.2% 66.2% 49.6% 1.27× 60 $36,986
Itawamba County 17.1% 16.3% 14.0% 1.22× 861 $56,977
Jackson County 17.6% 17.1% 13.4% 1.31× 5,728 $66,751
Jasper County 28.2% 28.0% 20.1% 1.40× 1,024 $46,577
Jefferson County 40.4% 39.4% 30.2% 1.34× 604 $37,617
Jefferson Davis County 38.3% 39.3% 25.0% 1.53× 820 $39,794
Jones County 25.0% 23.8% 19.0% 1.32× 4,048 $50,310
Kemper County 35.9% 36.1% 25.9% 1.39× 534 $42,461
Lafayette County 14.7% 14.1% 14.1% 1.04× 1,554 $72,838
Lamar County 15.0% 14.8% 13.1% 1.15× 2,348 $63,079
Lauderdale County 33.4% 31.8% 23.6% 1.42× 5,371 $51,437
Lawrence County 25.6% 25.0% 19.0% 1.35× 719 $49,431
Leake County 29.6% 31.6% 20.6% 1.44× 1,470 $47,849
Lee County 18.3% 18.4% 13.5% 1.36× 3,703 $64,744
Leflore County 38.9% 37.2% 28.8% 1.35× 2,780 $33,945
Lincoln County 24.2% 24.6% 18.9% 1.28× 1,897 $52,040
Lowndes County 26.8% 25.5% 19.9% 1.35× 3,586 $53,883
Madison County 13.0% 12.6% 10.0% 1.30× 3,441 $82,057
Marion County 26.9% 25.4% 21.5% 1.25× 1,482 $47,020
Marshall County 30.5% 31.7% 21.1% 1.45× 2,122 $52,334
Monroe County 23.6% 23.3% 17.3% 1.36× 1,742 $50,639
Montgomery County 33.2% 33.6% 21.6% 1.54× 706 $46,424
Neshoba County 28.2% 29.1% 20.5% 1.38× 2,175 $49,446
Newton County 24.2% 24.6% 18.3% 1.32× 1,219 $49,338
Noxubee County 37.1% 37.7% 28.9% 1.28× 919 $37,567
Oktibbeha County 25.4% 23.4% 25.5% 1.00× 2,204 $47,584
Panola County 35.9% 36.4% 26.2% 1.37× 2,803 $46,097
Pearl River County 23.4% 22.3% 18.9% 1.24× 3,031 $54,266
Perry County 28.3% 24.9% 19.6% 1.44× 693 $46,201
Pike County 34.1% 34.2% 23.6% 1.44× 3,345 $41,815
Pontotoc County 18.7% 18.5% 13.3% 1.41× 1,483 $51,490
Prentiss County 23.6% 24.1% 17.7% 1.33× 1,284 $50,292
Quitman County 45.6% 46.7% 32.1% 1.42× 576 $35,150
Rankin County 11.3% 11.0% 9.8% 1.15× 3,947 $70,794
Scott County 28.2% 26.4% 21.1% 1.34× 2,135 $48,112
Sharkey County 51.5% 52.3% 34.5% 1.49× 408 $37,098
Simpson County 27.8% 27.4% 20.1% 1.38× 1,608 $53,352
Smith County 23.5% 24.8% 16.8% 1.40× 749 $53,814
Stone County 22.1% 21.1% 15.6% 1.42× 860 $56,686
Sunflower County 39.6% 41.1% 32.5% 1.22× 2,031 $43,980
Tallahatchie County 40.3% 39.9% 31.2% 1.29× 926 $42,319
Tate County 19.8% 19.4% 15.1% 1.31× 1,205 $62,784
Tippah County 26.4% 26.9% 17.3% 1.53× 1,278 $53,452
Tishomingo County 18.1% 17.3% 15.4% 1.18× 703 $47,264
Tunica County 41.5% 39.7% 27.6% 1.50× 1,037 $39,659
Union County 19.5% 18.5% 14.9% 1.31× 1,351 $55,304
Walthall County 30.9% 30.7% 20.6% 1.50× 956 $48,909
Warren County 32.1% 30.1% 20.8% 1.54× 3,110 $55,783
Washington County 46.9% 50.2% 35.5% 1.32× 4,957 $39,081
Wayne County 30.7% 29.6% 21.0% 1.46× 1,494 $45,573
Webster County 22.6% 21.8% 16.4% 1.38× 541 $54,929
Wilkinson County 36.6% 37.2% 32.2% 1.14× 578 $36,240
Winston County 42.1% 44.2% 27.4% 1.54× 1,597 $48,990
Yalobusha County 28.4% 27.5% 20.7% 1.37× 721 $50,790
Yazoo County 34.2% 33.1% 30.9% 1.11× 1,877 $42,434

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