Poverty Rate in Stone County, MS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
16.9%
Rank #2,279/3,222 · #17 in MS
29th
Stone 16.9%
MS 18.9% -10.7%
US 12.6% +33.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Stone County's poverty rate of 16.9% 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 Stone County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,276 | Allegany County, MD | 16.9% |
| #2,277 | Tate County, MS | 16.9% |
| #2,278 | St. Lawrence County, NY | 16.9% |
| #2,279 | Stone County, MS | 16.9% |
| #2,280 | Gila County, AZ | 16.9% |
| #2,281 | Troup County, GA | 16.9% |
| #2,282 | Pope County, AR | 16.9% |
About Poverty Rate
Stone County, Mississippi has a poverty rate of 16.9%, ranking #2,279 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 33.9% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Mississippi, it ranks #17 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.