Poverty Rate in Simpson County, MS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
20.0%
Rank #2,675/3,222 · #38 in MS
17th
Simpson 20.0%
MS 18.9% +6.0%
US 12.6% +59.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Simpson County's poverty rate of 20.0% 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 Simpson County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,672 | Pickens County, AL | 20.0% |
| #2,673 | Escambia County, AL | 20.0% |
| #2,674 | Richmond County, GA | 20.0% |
| #2,675 | Simpson County, MS | 20.0% |
| #2,676 | Clarke County, AL | 20.1% |
| #2,677 | Grayson County, KY | 20.1% |
| #2,678 | Crosby County, TX | 20.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Simpson County, Mississippi has a poverty rate of 20.0%, ranking #2,675 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 59.0% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Mississippi, it ranks #38 of 82. This places it in the 17th 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.