Ranking of Mississippi Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Hispanic or Latino of All Races Ethnicity Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group in Mississippi was 25.07%. Among all Mississippi counties, the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group had the highest poverty rate in Amite County (100%), followed by Issaquena County (100%), and Quitman County (100%). On the other hand, the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 counties: Carroll County (0%), Choctaw County (0%), and Claiborne County (0%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Mississippi counties where the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows the ranking of all Mississippi counties.

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

You can also see similar information for other states and for the United States.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Mississippi Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Hispanic or Latino of All Races Ethnicity Group in 2021
Amite County
Issaquena County
Quitman County
Greene County
Lawrence County
Tunica County
Yazoo County
Sharkey County
Perry County
Simpson County
Ranking of Mississippi Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Hispanic or Latino of All Races Ethnicity Group in 2021
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Rank County Poverty Rate (%)
1 Amite County 100.00
1 Issaquena County 100.00
1 Quitman County 100.00
2 Greene County 83.64
3 Lawrence County 82.11
4 Tunica County 79.21
5 Yazoo County 76.26
6 Sharkey County 73.68
7 Perry County 68.40
8 Simpson County 67.31
9 Sunflower County 62.34
10 Pike County 56.82
11 Walthall County 55.92
12 Leake County 55.61
13 George County 55.57
14 Webster County 54.55
15 Tippah County 53.88
16 Wilkinson County 53.75
17 Washington County 49.09
18 Marshall County 45.43
19 Jones County 42.50
20 Panola County 42.28
21 Covington County 42.05
22 Forrest County 41.87
23 Benton County 40.09
24 Calhoun County 35.53
25 Marion County 35.37
26 Lafayette County 35.23
27 Coahoma County 33.84
28 Tallahatchie County 33.33
28 Winston County 33.33
29 Oktibbeha County 31.98
30 Wayne County 31.94
31 Tishomingo County 31.55
32 Scott County 31.26
33 Copiah County 28.79
34 Pontotoc County 28.44
35 Adams County 28.19
36 Lauderdale County 27.42
37 Lamar County 26.69
38 Itawamba County 26.65
39 Madison County 24.25
40 Harrison County 24.13
41 Hancock County 20.01
42 Lee County 19.83
43 Alcorn County 18.84
44 Prentiss County 18.00
45 Hinds County 17.48
46 Jackson County 17.13
47 Leflore County 16.81
48 Warren County 16.24
49 DeSoto County 16.06
50 Union County 16.05
51 Tate County 15.48
52 Lowndes County 14.03
53 Pearl River County 13.23
54 Rankin County 13.15
55 Lincoln County 12.56
56 Bolivar County 11.94
57 Attala County 11.71
58 Newton County 8.76
59 Stone County 7.86
60 Jefferson County 7.59
61 Clay County 4.76
62 Smith County 4.03
63 Chickasaw County 2.78
64 Yalobusha County 2.71
65 Carroll County 0.00
65 Choctaw County 0.00
65 Claiborne County 0.00
65 Clarke County 0.00
65 Franklin County 0.00
65 Grenada County 0.00
65 Holmes County 0.00
65 Humphreys County 0.00
65 Jasper County 0.00
65 Jefferson Davis County 0.00
65 Monroe County 0.00
65 Montgomery County 0.00
65 Neshoba County 0.00
65 Noxubee County 0.00