Poverty Rate in Hinds County, MS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
22.7%
Rank #2,882/3,222 · #47 in MS
11th
Hinds 22.7%
MS 18.9% +20.0%
US 12.6% +80.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Hinds County's poverty rate of 22.7% 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 Hinds County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,879 | Union County, SC | 22.6% |
| #2,880 | Chicot County, AR | 22.6% |
| #2,881 | Whitman County, WA | 22.7% |
| #2,882 | Hinds County, MS | 22.7% |
| #2,883 | Harmon County, OK | 22.7% |
| #2,884 | Kalawao County, HI | 22.7% |
| #2,885 | Maverick County, TX | 22.8% |
About Poverty Rate
Hinds County, Mississippi has a poverty rate of 22.7%, ranking #2,882 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 80.0% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Mississippi, it ranks #47 of 82. This places it in the 11th 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.