Poverty Rate in Tunica County, MS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
31.1%
Rank #3,097/3,222 · #77 in MS
4th
Tunica 31.1%
MS 18.9% +64.6%
US 12.6% +146.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Tunica County's poverty rate of 31.1% 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 Tunica County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,094 | Sharkey County, MS | 30.9% |
| #3,095 | Dallas County, AL | 31.0% |
| #3,096 | Galax city, VA | 31.1% |
| #3,097 | Tunica County, MS | 31.1% |
| #3,098 | Glacier County, MT | 31.1% |
| #3,099 | Lincoln Parish, LA | 31.2% |
| #3,100 | Perry County, AL | 31.4% |
About Poverty Rate
Tunica County, Mississippi has a poverty rate of 31.1%, ranking #3,097 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 146.9% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Mississippi, it ranks #77 of 82. This places it in the 4th 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.