Poverty Rate in Panola County, MS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
23.3%
Rank #2,923/3,222 · #52 in MS
9th
Panola 23.3%
MS 18.9% +23.4%
US 12.6% +85.1%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Panola County's poverty rate of 23.3% 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 Panola County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,920 | Knott County, KY | 23.3% |
| #2,921 | Pike County, AL | 23.3% |
| #2,922 | Williamsburg County, SC | 23.3% |
| #2,923 | Panola County, MS | 23.3% |
| #2,924 | Crisp County, GA | 23.3% |
| #2,925 | Tattnall County, GA | 23.4% |
| #2,926 | Putnam County, FL | 23.4% |
About Poverty Rate
Panola County, Mississippi has a poverty rate of 23.3%, ranking #2,923 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 85.1% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Mississippi, it ranks #52 of 82. This places it in the 9th 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.