Poverty Rate in Jones County, MS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
18.7%
Rank #2,544/3,222 · #31 in MS
21th
Jones 18.7%
MS 18.9% -0.8%
US 12.6% +48.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Jones County's poverty rate of 18.7% 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 Jones County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,541 | Tyrrell County, NC | 18.7% |
| #2,542 | Dale County, AL | 18.7% |
| #2,543 | Scott County, AR | 18.7% |
| #2,544 | Jones County, MS | 18.7% |
| #2,545 | El Paso County, TX | 18.7% |
| #2,546 | Wright County, MO | 18.7% |
| #2,547 | Walthall County, MS | 18.8% |
About Poverty Rate
Jones County, Mississippi has a poverty rate of 18.7%, ranking #2,544 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 48.7% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Mississippi, it ranks #31 of 82. This places it in the 21th 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.