Poverty Rate in Tallahatchie County, MS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
24.6%
Rank #2,975/3,222 · #56 in MS
8th
Tallahatchie 24.6%
MS 18.9% +30.3%
US 12.6% +95.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Tallahatchie County's poverty rate of 24.6% 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 Tallahatchie County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,972 | Miller County, AR | 24.6% |
| #2,973 | Hale County, AL | 24.6% |
| #2,974 | Grenada County, MS | 24.6% |
| #2,975 | Tallahatchie County, MS | 24.6% |
| #2,976 | Baca County, CO | 24.6% |
| #2,977 | Danville city, VA | 24.7% |
| #2,978 | Jim Wells County, TX | 24.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Tallahatchie County, Mississippi has a poverty rate of 24.6%, ranking #2,975 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 95.4% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Mississippi, it ranks #56 of 82. This places it in the 8th 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.