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SNAP Benefits in
Mississippi

Mississippi had an overall SNAP participation rate of 13.6% across 82 counties, with a coverage gap of 43.0% of below-poverty households. Use the interactive map below to compare coverage across counties.

13.6%

SNAP participation

43.0%

Poverty coverage gap

154K

SNAP households

$54,915

Median income

Mississippi by county

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Toggle between six SNAP metrics to see how coverage varies within Mississippi. Hover a county for its exact rate.

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Mississippi at a glance

SNAP households

154K

Est. from ACS receipt rate

Participation rate

13.6%

All households

Poverty coverage

57.0%

Below-poverty HH on SNAP

Senior SNAP use

34.7%

HH with a 60+ member

Disability SNAP use

49.9%

HH with a disability

Working-poor share

43.0%

SNAP HH above poverty

County-level hotspots

Five-county rankings across 82 counties in Mississippi.

Widest coverage gap

% of poor HH not enrolled

  1. 1 Lafayette 89.2%
  2. 2 Oktibbeha 77.7%
  3. 3 Itawamba 76.7%
  4. 4 Grenada 75.1%
  5. 5 Rankin 74.6%

Strongest coverage

% of poor HH enrolled

  1. 1 Sunflower 67.4%
  2. 2 Humphreys 65.9%
  3. 3 Jefferson Davis 62.1%
  4. 4 Tunica 60.8%
  5. 5 Bolivar 57.9%

Highest SNAP use

% of all HH on SNAP

  1. 1 Issaquena 39.9%
  2. 2 Sunflower 33.6%
  3. 3 Noxubee 32.4%
  4. 4 Humphreys 32.3%
  5. 5 Sharkey 31.9%

Every county in Mississippi

All 82 counties across the six SNAP metrics plus median income.

County SNAP rate Coverage Gap Senior Disability Working-poor Median income
Adams 17.5% 46.0% 54.0% 36.7% 35.8% 28.3% $40,250
Alcorn 18.8% 50.2% 49.8% 45.3% 56.5% 45.9% $49,404
Amite 16.3% 46.6% 53.4% 27.7% 64.4% 19.3% $35,385
Attala 17.6% 49.2% 50.8% 46.2% 43.6% 35.0% $48,098
Benton 16.5% 35.8% 64.3% 54.8% 68.8% 59.6% $42,139
Bolivar 27.9% 57.9% 42.1% 30.9% 42.8% 33.7% $37,315
Calhoun 13.3% 39.5% 60.5% 43.8% 63.2% 41.2% $43,942
Carroll 15.6% 35.9% 64.1% 36.4% 64.2% 50.3% $55,275
Chickasaw 15.9% 36.8% 63.2% 26.2% 46.8% 39.8% $43,041
Choctaw 13.1% 54.8% 45.2% 31.3% 53.2% 33.1% $48,321
Claiborne 22.7% 31.6% 68.4% 38.8% 35.3% 64.2% $34,371
Clarke 17.2% 47.2% 52.8% 31.5% 60.4% 38.6% $46,054
Clay 20.6% 54.5% 45.5% 21.1% 13.2% 33.0% $39,904
Coahoma 28.2% 56.5% 43.5% 37.1% 33.2% 33.1% $36,259
Copiah 18.2% 47.0% 53.0% 35.7% 40.1% 41.9% $47,994
Covington 16.3% 43.0% 57.0% 30.1% 60.8% 34.3% $47,001
DeSoto 7.3% 29.7% 70.3% 24.5% 43.2% 60.9% $82,980
Forrest 16.4% 42.8% 57.2% 32.3% 59.8% 40.5% $52,821
Franklin 14.5% 32.8% 67.2% 54.5% 72.0% 43.1% $45,618
George 10.1% 29.0% 71.0% 32.8% 53.4% 49.8% $54,822
Greene 13.7% 26.0% 74.0% 28.1% 61.6% 59.4% $55,838
Grenada 9.3% 24.9% 75.1% 28.3% 59.2% 42.7% $47,998
Hancock 10.6% 44.4% 55.6% 51.4% 54.9% 42.6% $67,728
Harrison 15.0% 43.5% 56.5% 33.2% 52.6% 50.6% $57,233
Hinds 14.7% 38.7% 61.3% 33.1% 46.1% 46.3% $49,966
Holmes 30.7% 52.4% 47.6% 34.7% 63.8% 31.2% $29,434
Humphreys 32.3% 65.9% 34.1% 42.8% 55.5% 44.8% $32,976
Issaquena 39.9% 57.1% 42.9% 75.3% 86.7% 54.7% $29,271
Itawamba 7.2% 23.3% 76.7% 35.2% 31.2% 56.2% $59,508
Jackson 9.6% 33.9% 66.1% 30.6% 64.5% 49.6% $64,756
Jasper 13.9% 35.1% 64.9% 50.0% 54.7% 47.4% $47,157
Jefferson 19.5% 48.2% 51.8% 31.4% 26.6% 30.3% $36,207
Jefferson Davis 19.7% 62.1% 37.9% 52.4% 81.1% 29.2% $37,183
Jones 16.3% 47.1% 52.9% 32.9% 41.9% 41.5% $51,143
Kemper 15.9% 49.0% 51.0% 33.3% 60.1% 21.1% $43,595
Lafayette 4.2% 10.8% 89.2% 10.9% 45.9% 54.3% $64,334
Lamar 10.1% 38.1% 61.9% 31.5% 35.6% 40.6% $69,106
Lauderdale 18.4% 46.6% 53.4% 37.7% 48.4% 38.7% $50,033
Lawrence 19.2% 43.5% 56.5% 48.3% 74.6% 44.8% $43,368
Leake 12.1% 35.7% 64.3% 53.0% 73.4% 47.1% $48,418
Lee 9.7% 36.9% 63.1% 24.1% 46.3% 40.8% $67,144
Leflore 27.5% 52.0% 47.9% 35.0% 43.6% 39.7% $33,188
Lincoln 12.1% 27.7% 72.3% 30.4% 36.7% 46.3% $48,316
Lowndes 13.0% 46.8% 53.2% 34.1% 38.5% 32.8% $54,460
Madison 7.5% 34.2% 65.8% 33.9% 43.0% 53.6% $78,794
Marion 12.0% 41.2% 58.8% 29.8% 63.7% 38.6% $42,320
Marshall 11.5% 30.6% 69.4% 42.3% 68.0% 45.6% $51,875
Monroe 11.8% 39.9% 60.2% 38.8% 26.9% 38.6% $51,231
Montgomery 15.9% 34.3% 65.7% 43.0% 40.1% 43.0% $45,057
Neshoba 16.6% 48.5% 51.5% 32.9% 55.9% 30.1% $53,087
Newton 10.0% 37.9% 62.2% 32.6% 53.5% 32.7% $50,426
Noxubee 32.4% 57.9% 42.1% 46.7% 59.1% 44.6% $38,814
Oktibbeha 10.7% 22.3% 77.7% 27.3% 40.3% 32.7% $43,482
Panola 15.6% 27.5% 72.5% 44.6% 51.9% 58.1% $43,990
Pearl River 14.1% 37.7% 62.3% 41.5% 61.2% 52.3% $56,535
Perry 14.7% 38.4% 61.6% 45.7% 77.3% 51.5% $50,435
Pike 20.2% 44.7% 55.3% 34.5% 50.8% 35.3% $41,578
Pontotoc 8.3% 28.1% 71.9% 38.2% 63.1% 42.8% $52,741
Prentiss 11.4% 38.2% 61.8% 38.5% 63.6% 39.5% $51,466
Quitman 24.8% 52.7% 47.3% 37.4% 52.3% 31.3% $32,131
Rankin 5.1% 25.4% 74.6% 29.3% 37.5% 52.8% $77,454
Scott 12.1% 37.5% 62.5% 27.8% 50.6% 33.5% $48,492
Sharkey 31.9% 47.2% 52.8% 35.9% 53.1% 54.3% $35,741
Simpson 12.7% 44.1% 55.9% 52.0% 60.6% 37.4% $54,111
Smith 10.8% 35.9% 64.1% 48.0% 40.8% 30.2% $51,396
Stone 16.2% 56.9% 43.1% 35.4% 61.2% 41.0% $59,307
Sunflower 33.6% 67.4% 32.6% 37.9% 32.3% 40.4% $40,265
Tallahatchie 24.0% 53.2% 46.8% 51.0% 40.0% 45.3% $37,383
Tate 9.7% 30.8% 69.2% 34.5% 41.7% 42.4% $63,995
Tippah 10.6% 31.7% 68.3% 44.7% 78.9% 45.8% $51,141
Tishomingo 10.2% 30.6% 69.4% 35.7% 68.0% 26.9% $46,257
Tunica 28.9% 60.8% 39.2% 12.3% 14.1% 35.5% $38,402
Union 8.1% 26.7% 73.3% 17.7% 70.8% 54.6% $56,807
Walthall 18.1% 43.9% 56.1% 38.5% 57.9% 41.8% $45,444
Warren 14.2% 47.4% 52.6% 27.6% 42.8% 33.7% $56,648
Washington 21.5% 46.4% 53.6% 33.5% 58.2% 41.8% $40,117
Wayne 20.0% 44.3% 55.8% 48.9% 69.5% 48.7% $36,791
Webster 16.4% 56.4% 43.6% 51.9% 67.4% 46.3% $59,964
Wilkinson 20.7% 36.6% 63.4% 33.7% 47.3% 47.0% $35,930
Winston 22.4% 57.9% 42.1% 29.6% 39.2% 34.7% $49,071
Yalobusha 10.1% 27.6% 72.4% 30.5% 45.2% 38.1% $49,171
Yazoo 24.3% 55.1% 44.9% 35.8% 55.2% 36.1% $40,974

Apply for SNAP in Mississippi

If you or someone you know may qualify, our state-specific guide walks through eligibility, documents needed, and how to apply online.

Mississippi SNAP guide

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WIC coverage in Mississippi

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