Poverty Rate in Tippah County, MS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
18.9%
Rank #2,558/3,222 · #33 in MS
21th
Tippah 18.9%
MS 18.9% +0.2%
US 12.6% +50.2%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Tippah County's poverty rate of 18.9% 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 Tippah County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,555 | Ouachita County, AR | 18.9% |
| #2,556 | Mahoning County, OH | 18.9% |
| #2,557 | Meriwether County, GA | 18.9% |
| #2,558 | Tippah County, MS | 18.9% |
| #2,559 | Charlotte County, VA | 18.9% |
| #2,560 | Saline County, IL | 18.9% |
| #2,561 | Spalding County, GA | 18.9% |
About Poverty Rate
Tippah County, Mississippi has a poverty rate of 18.9%, ranking #2,558 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 50.2% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Mississippi, it ranks #33 of 82. This places it in the 21th 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.