Poverty Rate in Mississippi County, AR
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
21.1%
Rank #2,773/3,222 · #58 in AR
14th
Mississippi 21.1%
AR 16.0% +32.1%
US 12.6% +67.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Mississippi County's poverty rate of 21.1% 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 Mississippi County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,770 | Northampton County, NC | 21.1% |
| #2,771 | Robertson County, KY | 21.1% |
| #2,772 | Columbia County, AR | 21.1% |
| #2,773 | Mississippi County, AR | 21.1% |
| #2,774 | Lincoln County, MS | 21.2% |
| #2,775 | Alachua County, FL | 21.2% |
| #2,776 | Fleming County, KY | 21.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Mississippi County, Arkansas has a poverty rate of 21.1%, ranking #2,773 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 67.7% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Arkansas, it ranks #58 of 75. This places it in the 14th 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.