Poverty Rate in Leflore County, MS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
31.5%
Rank #3,102/3,222 · #78 in MS
4th
Leflore 31.5%
MS 18.9% +66.7%
US 12.6% +150.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Leflore County's poverty rate of 31.5% 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 Leflore County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,099 | Lincoln Parish, LA | 31.2% |
| #3,100 | Perry County, AL | 31.4% |
| #3,101 | Jim Hogg County, TX | 31.4% |
| #3,102 | Leflore County, MS | 31.5% |
| #3,103 | Concordia Parish, LA | 31.8% |
| #3,104 | Edwards County, TX | 31.9% |
| #3,105 | Claiborne Parish, LA | 32.0% |
About Poverty Rate
Leflore County, Mississippi has a poverty rate of 31.5%, ranking #3,102 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 150.0% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Mississippi, it ranks #78 of 82. This places it in the 4th 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.