Poverty Rate in Jefferson County, MS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
32.5%
Rank #3,115/3,222 · #79 in MS
3th
Jefferson 32.5%
MS 18.9% +71.9%
US 12.6% +157.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Jefferson County's poverty rate of 32.5% 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 Jefferson County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,112 | Toa Baja Municipio, PR | 32.4% |
| #3,113 | Kusilvak Census Area, AK | 32.4% |
| #3,114 | St. Helena Parish, LA | 32.4% |
| #3,115 | Jefferson County, MS | 32.5% |
| #3,116 | Bolivar County, MS | 32.6% |
| #3,117 | Wheeler County, GA | 32.7% |
| #3,118 | Toa Alta Municipio, PR | 32.8% |
About Poverty Rate
Jefferson County, Mississippi has a poverty rate of 32.5%, ranking #3,115 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 157.9% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Mississippi, it ranks #79 of 82. This places it in the 3th 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.