Poverty Rate in Forrest County, MS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
21.0%
Rank #2,756/3,222 · #42 in MS
14th
Forrest 21.0%
MS 18.9% +11.0%
US 12.6% +66.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Forrest County's poverty rate of 21.0% 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 Forrest County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,753 | Clay County, MS | 20.9% |
| #2,754 | Dixie County, FL | 20.9% |
| #2,755 | Marion County, GA | 20.9% |
| #2,756 | Forrest County, MS | 21.0% |
| #2,757 | Jefferson County, FL | 21.0% |
| #2,758 | Fentress County, TN | 21.0% |
| #2,759 | Jackson County, IL | 21.0% |
About Poverty Rate
Forrest County, Mississippi has a poverty rate of 21.0%, ranking #2,756 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 66.4% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Mississippi, it ranks #42 of 82. This places it in the 14th 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.