Poverty Rate in Covington County, MS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
19.8%
Rank #2,650/3,222 · #37 in MS
18th
Covington 19.8%
MS 18.9% +4.6%
US 12.6% +56.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Covington County's poverty rate of 19.8% 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 Covington County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,647 | Clay County, SD | 19.7% |
| #2,648 | Baltimore city, MD | 19.7% |
| #2,649 | Hickory County, MO | 19.8% |
| #2,650 | Covington County, MS | 19.8% |
| #2,651 | Johnson County, AR | 19.8% |
| #2,652 | Vance County, NC | 19.8% |
| #2,653 | Wilson County, NC | 19.8% |
About Poverty Rate
Covington County, Mississippi has a poverty rate of 19.8%, ranking #2,650 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 56.9% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Mississippi, it ranks #37 of 82. This places it in the 18th 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.