Ranking of Mississippi Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on December 13, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Black or African American Alone racial group in Mississippi was 30.44%. Among all Mississippi cities and places with a population of at least 10K, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Clarksdale city (45.25%), followed by D'Iberville city (44.28%), and Natchez city (43.66%). On the other hand, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 cities: Byram city (3.01%), Brandon city (3.8%), and Madison city (4.85%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Mississippi cities and places with a population of 10K+, where the Black or African American Alone racial group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows all Mississippi cities and places with a population of 10K+.

You can see similar ranking for other racial and ethnicity groups in Mississippi.

You can also see similar ranking of cities and places for other states as well as for the whole United States.

Ranking of Mississippi Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021
Clarksdale city
D'Iberville city
Natchez city
Grenada city
Laurel city
West Point city
Gulfport city
Yazoo City city
McComb city
Meridian city
Ranking of Mississippi Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021
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Rank City Poverty Rate (%)
1 Clarksdale city 45.25
2 D'Iberville city 44.28
3 Natchez city 43.66
4 Grenada city 43.03
5 Laurel city 42.32
6 West Point city 41.53
7 Gulfport city 41.32
8 Yazoo City city 40.97
9 McComb city 40.55
10 Meridian city 39.86
11 Cleveland city 38.90
12 Hattiesburg city 38.45
13 Columbus city 38.07
14 Greenville city 37.91
15 Pascagoula city 37.77
16 Greenwood city 36.97
17 Picayune city 35.76
18 Vicksburg city 35.48
19 Flowood city 35.34
20 Brookhaven city 34.60
21 Canton city 33.28
22 Oxford city 33.08
23 Corinth city 33.07
24 Starkville city 31.88
25 Jackson city 28.50
26 Gautier city 27.50
27 Tupelo city 25.96
28 Moss Point city 22.33
29 Biloxi city 22.31
30 Petal city 21.97
31 Hernando city 19.80
32 Horn Lake city 19.08
33 Southaven city 15.61
34 Long Beach city 13.52
35 Pearl city 12.23
36 Clinton city 10.17
37 Ridgeland city 7.29
38 Ocean Springs city 5.60
39 Olive Branch city 5.57
40 Madison city 4.85
41 Brandon city 3.80
42 Byram city 3.01