Ranking of Mississippi Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group in Mississippi was 11.71%. Among all Mississippi counties, the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the highest poverty rate in Oktibbeha County (25.68%), followed by Jefferson County (22.14%), and Pike County (21.81%). On the other hand, the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 counties: Sharkey County (0.94%), Noxubee County (3.67%), and Madison County (4.95%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Mississippi counties where the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows the ranking of all Mississippi counties.
You can see similar ranking for other racial and ethnicity groups in Mississippi.
You can also see similar ranking of counties for other states as well as for the whole United States.
Rank | County | Poverty Rate (%) |
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1 | Oktibbeha County | 25.68 |
2 | Jefferson County | 22.14 |
3 | Pike County | 21.81 |
4 | Tishomingo County | 20.77 |
5 | Quitman County | 20.23 |
6 | Tippah County | 19.97 |
7 | Lafayette County | 18.59 |
8 | Newton County | 18.28 |
9 | George County | 17.47 |
9 | Jefferson Davis County | 17.47 |
10 | Franklin County | 17.38 |
11 | Marion County | 17.23 |
12 | Prentiss County | 17.10 |
13 | Perry County | 16.95 |
14 | Walthall County | 16.56 |
15 | Bolivar County | 16.49 |
16 | Tallahatchie County | 16.44 |
17 | Winston County | 16.03 |
18 | Neshoba County | 15.87 |
19 | Lincoln County | 15.78 |
20 | Scott County | 15.53 |
21 | Yalobusha County | 15.51 |
22 | Copiah County | 15.22 |
23 | Chickasaw County | 15.07 |
24 | Lawrence County | 14.98 |
25 | Attala County | 14.67 |
25 | Calhoun County | 14.67 |
26 | Claiborne County | 14.63 |
27 | Stone County | 14.34 |
28 | Humphreys County | 14.27 |
29 | Carroll County | 14.24 |
30 | Amite County | 14.21 |
31 | Forrest County | 14.15 |
32 | Coahoma County | 14.14 |
33 | Covington County | 14.08 |
34 | Panola County | 13.77 |
35 | Hancock County | 13.39 |
36 | Alcorn County | 13.35 |
37 | Grenada County | 13.20 |
38 | Marshall County | 13.08 |
39 | Yazoo County | 12.49 |
40 | Adams County | 12.42 |
41 | Benton County | 12.26 |
42 | Pontotoc County | 12.25 |
43 | Holmes County | 12.20 |
44 | Greene County | 11.88 |
45 | Wayne County | 11.80 |
46 | Pearl River County | 11.77 |
47 | Washington County | 11.63 |
48 | Montgomery County | 11.52 |
49 | Lamar County | 11.51 |
50 | Webster County | 11.45 |
51 | Leake County | 11.42 |
52 | Jackson County | 11.36 |
53 | Simpson County | 11.25 |
54 | Monroe County | 11.14 |
55 | Lauderdale County | 10.88 |
56 | Harrison County | 10.82 |
57 | Jones County | 10.49 |
58 | Smith County | 9.86 |
59 | Sunflower County | 9.66 |
60 | Tate County | 9.61 |
61 | Union County | 9.45 |
62 | Issaquena County | 9.39 |
63 | Itawamba County | 9.30 |
64 | Jasper County | 9.25 |
65 | Choctaw County | 9.24 |
66 | Clarke County | 9.05 |
67 | Hinds County | 8.74 |
68 | Lee County | 7.84 |
69 | Rankin County | 7.66 |
70 | Clay County | 7.65 |
71 | Leflore County | 7.56 |
72 | Wilkinson County | 7.43 |
73 | Kemper County | 7.33 |
74 | DeSoto County | 7.31 |
75 | Lowndes County | 7.08 |
76 | Warren County | 6.78 |
77 | Tunica County | 6.63 |
78 | Madison County | 4.95 |
79 | Noxubee County | 3.67 |
80 | Sharkey County | 0.94 |