Ranking of Mississippi Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on December 10, 2023.

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.

Ranking of Mississippi Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021
Oktibbeha County
Jefferson County
Pike County
Tishomingo County
Quitman County
Tippah County
Lafayette County
Newton County
George County
Jefferson Davis County
Ranking of Mississippi Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021
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Rank County Poverty Rate (%)
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