Poverty Rate in Mississippi County, MO
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
19.0%
Rank #2,572/3,222 · #96 in MO
20th
Mississippi 19.0%
MO 12.6% +51.4%
US 12.6% +51.1%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Mississippi County's poverty rate of 19.0% 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 →| #2,569 | Craig County, OK | 19.0% |
| #2,570 | Arkansas County, AR | 19.0% |
| #2,571 | Alexander County, IL | 19.0% |
| #2,572 | Mississippi County, MO | 19.0% |
| #2,573 | Weakley County, TN | 19.0% |
| #2,574 | Muscogee County, GA | 19.0% |
| #2,575 | Roane County, WV | 19.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Mississippi County, Missouri has a poverty rate of 19.0%, ranking #2,572 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 51.1% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Missouri, it ranks #96 of 115. This places it in the 20th 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.