Poverty Rate in Alcorn County, MS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
15.8%
Rank #2,087/3,222 · #10 in MS
35th
Alcorn 15.8%
MS 18.9% -16.5%
US 12.6% +25.3%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Alcorn County's poverty rate of 15.8% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Alcorn County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,084 | Logan County, CO | 15.8% |
| #2,085 | Cleveland County, AR | 15.8% |
| #2,086 | Custer County, ID | 15.8% |
| #2,087 | Alcorn County, MS | 15.8% |
| #2,088 | Garland County, AR | 15.8% |
| #2,089 | Wibaux County, MT | 15.8% |
| #2,090 | Emporia city, VA | 15.8% |
About Poverty Rate
Alcorn County, Mississippi has a poverty rate of 15.8%, ranking #2,087 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 25.3% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Mississippi, it ranks #10 of 82. This places it in the 35th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.