Poverty Rate in Smith County, MS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
17.0%
Rank #2,303/3,222 · #18 in MS
29th
Smith 17.0%
MS 18.9% -9.8%
US 12.6% +35.3%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Smith County's poverty rate of 17.0% 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 Smith County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,300 | Golden Valley County, MT | 17.0% |
| #2,301 | Musselshell County, MT | 17.0% |
| #2,302 | Grant Parish, LA | 17.0% |
| #2,303 | Smith County, MS | 17.0% |
| #2,304 | Live Oak County, TX | 17.1% |
| #2,305 | Limestone County, TX | 17.1% |
| #2,306 | Grainger County, TN | 17.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Smith County, Mississippi has a poverty rate of 17.0%, ranking #2,303 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 35.3% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Mississippi, it ranks #18 of 82. This places it in the 29th 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.