Poverty Rate in Lauderdale County, MS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
26.3%
Rank #3,027/3,222 · #62 in MS
6th
Lauderdale 26.3%
MS 18.9% +39.3%
US 12.6% +108.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Lauderdale County's poverty rate of 26.3% 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 Lauderdale County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,024 | Lanier County, GA | 26.1% |
| #3,025 | Baker County, GA | 26.3% |
| #3,026 | Norton city, VA | 26.3% |
| #3,027 | Lauderdale County, MS | 26.3% |
| #3,028 | Noxubee County, MS | 26.3% |
| #3,029 | Whitley County, KY | 26.3% |
| #3,030 | Stewart County, GA | 26.4% |
About Poverty Rate
Lauderdale County, Mississippi has a poverty rate of 26.3%, ranking #3,027 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 108.9% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Mississippi, it ranks #62 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.