Poverty Rate in Union County, MS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
15.1%
Rank #1,965/3,222 · #8 in MS
39th
Union 15.1%
MS 18.9% -19.9%
US 12.6% +20.2%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Union County's poverty rate of 15.1% 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 Union County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,962 | Miami County, IN | 15.1% |
| #1,963 | Fergus County, MT | 15.1% |
| #1,964 | Stoddard County, MO | 15.1% |
| #1,965 | Union County, MS | 15.1% |
| #1,966 | Morgan County, TN | 15.1% |
| #1,967 | Caldwell County, KY | 15.1% |
| #1,968 | Columbiana County, OH | 15.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Union County, Mississippi has a poverty rate of 15.1%, ranking #1,965 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 20.2% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Mississippi, it ranks #8 of 82. This places it in the 39th 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.