Ranking of Mississippi Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Two Or More Races Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Two Or More Races racial group in Mississippi was 20.41%. Among all Mississippi counties, the Two Or More Races racial group had the highest poverty rate in Issaquena County (100%), followed by Tunica County (87.88%), and Franklin County (85.86%). On the other hand, the Two Or More Races racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 counties: Jefferson County (0%), Kemper County (0%), and Noxubee County (0%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Mississippi counties where the Two Or More Races racial 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.
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| Rank | County | Poverty Rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Issaquena County | 100.00 |
| 2 | Tunica County | 87.88 |
| 3 | Franklin County | 85.86 |
| 4 | Quitman County | 81.92 |
| 5 | Webster County | 62.67 |
| 6 | Marion County | 55.61 |
| 7 | Pike County | 54.33 |
| 8 | Monroe County | 50.12 |
| 9 | Marshall County | 49.10 |
| 10 | Benton County | 48.82 |
| 11 | Calhoun County | 47.94 |
| 12 | George County | 47.46 |
| 13 | Covington County | 44.09 |
| 14 | Sunflower County | 43.44 |
| 15 | Tippah County | 42.11 |
| 16 | Perry County | 41.30 |
| 17 | Yazoo County | 41.03 |
| 18 | Stone County | 40.09 |
| 19 | Jefferson Davis County | 37.63 |
| 20 | Yalobusha County | 37.00 |
| 21 | Warren County | 36.70 |
| 22 | Hinds County | 33.53 |
| 23 | Humphreys County | 31.11 |
| 24 | Alcorn County | 31.07 |
| 25 | Prentiss County | 29.92 |
| 26 | Winston County | 28.77 |
| 27 | Coahoma County | 28.69 |
| 28 | Attala County | 28.65 |
| 29 | Walthall County | 28.06 |
| 30 | Greene County | 26.74 |
| 31 | Forrest County | 26.56 |
| 32 | Tate County | 25.48 |
| 33 | Lawrence County | 25.00 |
| 34 | Copiah County | 24.76 |
| 35 | Clay County | 24.36 |
| 36 | Pontotoc County | 24.12 |
| 37 | Harrison County | 22.87 |
| 38 | Jackson County | 22.11 |
| 39 | Wilkinson County | 21.21 |
| 40 | Lincoln County | 21.04 |
| 41 | Pearl River County | 19.58 |
| 42 | Tallahatchie County | 17.86 |
| 43 | Tishomingo County | 17.28 |
| 44 | Oktibbeha County | 16.82 |
| 45 | Leflore County | 16.36 |
| 46 | Jones County | 15.26 |
| 47 | Bolivar County | 15.15 |
| 48 | Smith County | 15.04 |
| 49 | Newton County | 14.90 |
| 50 | Madison County | 14.66 |
| 51 | Claiborne County | 13.53 |
| 52 | Lafayette County | 13.47 |
| 53 | Lamar County | 12.41 |
| 54 | Washington County | 12.01 |
| 55 | Hancock County | 11.60 |
| 56 | Adams County | 11.54 |
| 57 | Lee County | 10.93 |
| 58 | Lauderdale County | 10.77 |
| 59 | Lowndes County | 10.68 |
| 60 | DeSoto County | 10.10 |
| 61 | Scott County | 8.76 |
| 62 | Leake County | 7.35 |
| 63 | Jasper County | 7.19 |
| 64 | Rankin County | 6.28 |
| 65 | Clarke County | 5.85 |
| 66 | Union County | 3.74 |
| 67 | Holmes County | 3.39 |
| 68 | Grenada County | 3.32 |
| 69 | Neshoba County | 3.14 |
| 70 | Montgomery County | 2.96 |
| 71 | Itawamba County | 2.62 |
| 72 | Simpson County | 2.19 |
| 73 | Amite County | 1.84 |
| 74 | Choctaw County | 1.75 |
| 75 | Panola County | 1.26 |
| 76 | Chickasaw County | 0.46 |
| 77 | Jefferson County | 0.00 |
| 77 | Kemper County | 0.00 |
| 77 | Noxubee County | 0.00 |
| 77 | Sharkey County | 0.00 |
| 77 | Wayne County | 0.00 |