Poverty Rate in Monroe County, MS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
18.0%
Rank #2,461/3,222 · #25 in MS
24th
Monroe 18.0%
MS 18.9% -4.5%
US 12.6% +43.2%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Monroe County's poverty rate of 18.0% 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 Monroe County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,458 | Okmulgee County, OK | 18.0% |
| #2,459 | Stephens County, OK | 18.0% |
| #2,460 | Shannon County, MO | 18.0% |
| #2,461 | Monroe County, MS | 18.0% |
| #2,462 | Perry County, TN | 18.1% |
| #2,463 | San Juan County, UT | 18.1% |
| #2,464 | Charlton County, GA | 18.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Monroe County, Mississippi has a poverty rate of 18.0%, ranking #2,461 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 43.2% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Mississippi, it ranks #25 of 82. This places it in the 24th 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.