Poverty Rate in Pearl River County, MS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
16.5%
Rank #2,216/3,222 · #13 in MS
31th
Pearl River 16.5%
MS 18.9% -12.7%
US 12.6% +30.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Pearl River County's poverty rate of 16.5% 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 Pearl River County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,213 | Wichita County, TX | 16.5% |
| #2,214 | Franklin County, FL | 16.5% |
| #2,215 | Norfolk city, VA | 16.5% |
| #2,216 | Pearl River County, MS | 16.5% |
| #2,217 | Houghton County, MI | 16.5% |
| #2,218 | Young County, TX | 16.5% |
| #2,219 | Alfalfa County, OK | 16.5% |
About Poverty Rate
Pearl River County, Mississippi has a poverty rate of 16.5%, ranking #2,216 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 30.9% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Mississippi, it ranks #13 of 82. This places it in the 31th 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.