Poverty Rate in Lowndes County, MS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
17.3%
Rank #2,343/3,222 · #20 in MS
27th
Lowndes 17.3%
MS 18.9% -8.6%
US 12.6% +37.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Lowndes County's poverty rate of 17.3% 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 Lowndes County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,340 | Madison County, GA | 17.2% |
| #2,341 | Jackson County, AL | 17.3% |
| #2,342 | Graham County, AZ | 17.3% |
| #2,343 | Lowndes County, MS | 17.3% |
| #2,344 | Lincoln County, OK | 17.3% |
| #2,345 | Sevier County, AR | 17.3% |
| #2,346 | Vinton County, OH | 17.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Lowndes County, Mississippi has a poverty rate of 17.3%, ranking #2,343 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 37.0% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Mississippi, it ranks #20 of 82. This places it in the 27th 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.