Poverty Rate in Humphreys County, MS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
27.0%
Rank #3,039/3,222 · #66 in MS
6th
Humphreys 27.0%
MS 18.9% +43.1%
US 12.6% +114.6%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Humphreys County's poverty rate of 27.0% 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 Humphreys County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,036 | Perry County, KY | 26.8% |
| #3,037 | Winston County, MS | 26.9% |
| #3,038 | Menifee County, KY | 26.9% |
| #3,039 | Humphreys County, MS | 27.0% |
| #3,040 | Adams County, MS | 27.0% |
| #3,041 | Quay County, NM | 27.1% |
| #3,042 | Pike County, MS | 27.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Humphreys County, Mississippi has a poverty rate of 27.0%, ranking #3,039 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 114.6% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Mississippi, it ranks #66 of 82. This places it in the 6th 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.