Poverty Rate in Oktibbeha County, MS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
25.5%
Rank #3,009/3,222 · #61 in MS
7th
Oktibbeha 25.5%
MS 18.9% +35.1%
US 12.6% +102.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Oktibbeha County's poverty rate of 25.5% 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 Oktibbeha County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,006 | Brooks County, GA | 25.4% |
| #3,007 | Watauga County, NC | 25.5% |
| #3,008 | Guadalupe County, NM | 25.5% |
| #3,009 | Oktibbeha County, MS | 25.5% |
| #3,010 | Benson County, ND | 25.6% |
| #3,011 | Bethel Census Area, AK | 25.6% |
| #3,012 | Rockcastle County, KY | 25.6% |
About Poverty Rate
Oktibbeha County, Mississippi has a poverty rate of 25.5%, ranking #3,009 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 102.7% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Mississippi, it ranks #61 of 82. This places it in the 7th 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.