Poverty Rate in Lee County, MS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
14.6%
Rank #1,861/3,222 · #6 in MS
42th
Lee 14.6%
MS 18.9% -23.0%
US 12.6% +15.5%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Lee County's poverty rate of 14.6% 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 Lee County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,858 | Chippewa County, MN | 14.5% |
| #1,859 | Minidoka County, ID | 14.5% |
| #1,860 | Richland County, WI | 14.5% |
| #1,861 | Lee County, MS | 14.6% |
| #1,862 | Pittsylvania County, VA | 14.6% |
| #1,863 | Decatur County, IA | 14.6% |
| #1,864 | Jefferson Davis Parish, LA | 14.6% |
About Poverty Rate
Lee County, Mississippi has a poverty rate of 14.6%, ranking #1,861 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 15.5% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Mississippi, it ranks #6 of 82. This places it in the 42th 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.