Poverty Rate in Quitman County, MS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
29.6%
Rank #3,081/3,222 · #73 in MS
4th
Quitman 29.6%
MS 18.9% +56.8%
US 12.6% +135.2%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Quitman County's poverty rate of 29.6% 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 Quitman County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,078 | Phillips County, AR | 29.3% |
| #3,079 | Union Parish, LA | 29.4% |
| #3,080 | Pemiscot County, MO | 29.6% |
| #3,081 | Quitman County, MS | 29.6% |
| #3,082 | Caldwell Parish, LA | 29.8% |
| #3,083 | Bennett County, SD | 29.9% |
| #3,084 | Lowndes County, AL | 29.9% |
About Poverty Rate
Quitman County, Mississippi has a poverty rate of 29.6%, ranking #3,081 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 135.2% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Mississippi, it ranks #73 of 82. This places it in the 4th 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.