Poverty Rate in Holmes County, MS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
36.4%
Rank #3,144/3,222 · #82 in MS
2th
Holmes 36.4%
MS 18.9% +92.4%
US 12.6% +188.6%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Holmes County's poverty rate of 36.4% 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 Holmes County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,141 | Coahoma County, MS | 35.5% |
| #3,142 | Caguas Municipio, PR | 35.7% |
| #3,143 | Owsley County, KY | 36.1% |
| #3,144 | Holmes County, MS | 36.4% |
| #3,145 | Knox County, KY | 36.9% |
| #3,146 | Hormigueros Municipio, PR | 37.0% |
| #3,147 | Hatillo Municipio, PR | 37.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Holmes County, Mississippi has a poverty rate of 36.4%, ranking #3,144 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 188.6% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Mississippi, it ranks #82 of 82. This places it in the 2th 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.