Poverty Rate in Prentiss County, MS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
16.8%
Rank #2,266/3,222 · #15 in MS
30th
Prentiss 16.8%
MS 18.9% -11.2%
US 12.6% +33.2%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Prentiss County's poverty rate of 16.8% 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 Prentiss County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,263 | Phelps County, MO | 16.8% |
| #2,264 | McDonald County, MO | 16.8% |
| #2,265 | Yoakum County, TX | 16.8% |
| #2,266 | Prentiss County, MS | 16.8% |
| #2,267 | Briscoe County, TX | 16.8% |
| #2,268 | Surry County, NC | 16.8% |
| #2,269 | Fayette County, PA | 16.8% |
About Poverty Rate
Prentiss County, Mississippi has a poverty rate of 16.8%, ranking #2,266 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 33.2% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Mississippi, it ranks #15 of 82. This places it in the 30th 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.