Poverty Rate in Lawrence County, MS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
23.7%
Rank #2,933/3,222 · #54 in MS
9th
Lawrence 23.7%
MS 18.9% +25.2%
US 12.6% +87.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Lawrence County's poverty rate of 23.7% 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 Lawrence County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,930 | Oregon County, MO | 23.6% |
| #2,931 | Early County, GA | 23.6% |
| #2,932 | Lyman County, SD | 23.7% |
| #2,933 | Lawrence County, MS | 23.7% |
| #2,934 | King County, TX | 23.7% |
| #2,935 | Sabine Parish, LA | 23.7% |
| #2,936 | Sumter County, GA | 23.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Lawrence County, Mississippi has a poverty rate of 23.7%, ranking #2,933 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 87.7% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Mississippi, it ranks #54 of 82. This places it in the 9th 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.