Poverty Rate in Rankin County, MS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
9.8%
Rank #755/3,222 · #2 in MS
77th
Rankin 9.8%
MS 18.9% -48.0%
US 12.6% -21.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Rankin County's poverty rate of 9.8% 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 Rankin County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #752 | Perquimans County, NC | 9.8% |
| #753 | Orange County, VA | 9.8% |
| #754 | Elko County, NV | 9.8% |
| #755 | Rankin County, MS | 9.8% |
| #756 | Washington County, UT | 9.8% |
| #757 | Greene County, OH | 9.8% |
| #758 | Floyd County, VA | 9.8% |
About Poverty Rate
Rankin County, Mississippi has a poverty rate of 9.8%, ranking #755 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 21.9% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Mississippi, it ranks #2 of 82. This places it in the 77th 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.