Poverty Rate in Clarke County, MS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
17.4%
Rank #2,370/3,222 · #21 in MS
26th
Clarke 17.4%
MS 18.9% -8.0%
US 12.6% +38.1%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Clarke County's poverty rate of 17.4% 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 Clarke County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,367 | Calcasieu Parish, LA | 17.4% |
| #2,368 | Washington County, MO | 17.4% |
| #2,369 | Levy County, FL | 17.4% |
| #2,370 | Clarke County, MS | 17.4% |
| #2,371 | Nueces County, TX | 17.4% |
| #2,372 | Greene County, AR | 17.4% |
| #2,373 | Chautauqua County, NY | 17.4% |
About Poverty Rate
Clarke County, Mississippi has a poverty rate of 17.4%, ranking #2,370 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 38.1% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Mississippi, it ranks #21 of 82. This places it in the 26th 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.