Poverty Rate in Harrison County, MS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
17.1%
Rank #2,313/3,222 · #19 in MS
28th
Harrison 17.1%
MS 18.9% -9.6%
US 12.6% +35.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Harrison County's poverty rate of 17.1% 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 Harrison County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,310 | Brantley County, GA | 17.1% |
| #2,311 | Hoke County, NC | 17.1% |
| #2,312 | Washington County, ME | 17.1% |
| #2,313 | Harrison County, MS | 17.1% |
| #2,314 | Nodaway County, MO | 17.1% |
| #2,315 | Cottle County, TX | 17.1% |
| #2,316 | Titus County, TX | 17.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Harrison County, Mississippi has a poverty rate of 17.1%, ranking #2,313 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 35.7% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Mississippi, it ranks #19 of 82. This places it in the 28th 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.