Cities with the Highest Poverty Rate in Mississippi
The top 25 of 42 Mississippi cities on GIS Map, ranked by the share of residents below the poverty level.
| # | City | Below poverty level |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yazoo City | 46.7% |
| 2 | Clarksdale | 40.3% |
| 3 | Meridian | 34.3% |
| 4 | Natchez | 33.7% |
| 5 | Canton | 33.3% |
| 6 | Starkville | 30.7% |
| 7 | Indianola | 30.5% |
| 8 | Cleveland | 29.3% |
| 9 | Brookhaven | 28.6% |
| 10 | Greenwood | 28.4% |
| 11 | Hattiesburg | 28.3% |
| 12 | Greenville | 28% |
| 13 | Jackson | 27.9% |
| 14 | McComb | 27.1% |
| 15 | Vicksburg | 26.8% |
| 16 | Grenada | 26.6% |
| 17 | Philadelphia | 25.6% |
| 18 | West Point | 25.6% |
| 19 | Oxford | 25.4% |
| 20 | Pascagoula | 24.4% |
| 21 | Laurel | 23.3% |
| 22 | Gulfport | 22.8% |
| 23 | Columbus | 21.3% |
| 24 | Picayune | 20.6% |
| 25 | Moss Point | 20% |
Top Mississippi Counties
Counties ranked by the share of residents below the poverty level.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.
Citing this page: GIS Map, “Cities with the Highest Poverty Rate in Mississippi”, https://gismap.land/rankings/mississippi/highest-poverty-cities. Figures from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
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