Ranking of Mississippi Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the White 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 White Alone racial group in Mississippi was 12.04%. Among all Mississippi cities and places with a population of at least 10K, the White Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Oxford city (28.43%), followed by Starkville city (28.08%), and Canton city (22.96%). On the other hand, the White Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 cities: Madison city (4.66%), Hernando city (5.04%), and Brandon city (5.14%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Mississippi cities and places with a population of 10K+, where the White 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 White Alone Racial Group in 2021
Oxford city
Starkville city
Canton city
Hattiesburg city
Picayune city
Cleveland city
Clarksdale city
Pascagoula city
Corinth city
Laurel city
Ranking of Mississippi Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the White Alone Racial Group in 2021
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Rank City Poverty Rate (%)
1 Oxford city 28.43
2 Starkville city 28.08
3 Canton city 22.96
4 Hattiesburg city 22.35
5 Picayune city 19.93
6 Cleveland city 19.74
7 Clarksdale city 19.14
8 Pascagoula city 16.87
9 Corinth city 16.50
10 Laurel city 16.32
11 Petal city 14.77
12 Brookhaven city 14.74
13 McComb city 14.33
14 Gulfport city 14.13
15 Grenada city 13.62
16 Gautier city 13.37
17 Natchez city 12.62
18 Horn Lake city 12.60
19 Flowood city 12.07
20 D'Iberville city 11.93
21 Biloxi city 11.41
22 Byram city 11.16
23 Jackson city 11.13
24 Meridian city 10.84
25 West Point city 10.57
26 Moss Point city 9.91
27 Greenwood city 9.60
28 Yazoo City city 9.36
29 Southaven city 9.20
30 Long Beach city 8.86
31 Pearl city 8.64
32 Ocean Springs city 8.02
33 Columbus city 7.42
34 Clinton city 7.21
34 Tupelo city 7.21
35 Vicksburg city 6.90
36 Olive Branch city 6.64
37 Greenville city 6.45
38 Ridgeland city 6.37
39 Brandon city 5.14
40 Hernando city 5.04
41 Madison city 4.66