Poverty Rate in Washington County, MS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
26.4%
Rank #3,032/3,222 · #64 in MS
6th
Washington 26.4%
MS 18.9% +39.9%
US 12.6% +109.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Washington County's poverty rate of 26.4% 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 Washington County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,029 | Whitley County, KY | 26.3% |
| #3,030 | Stewart County, GA | 26.4% |
| #3,031 | Clay County, WV | 26.4% |
| #3,032 | Washington County, MS | 26.4% |
| #3,033 | Sumter County, AL | 26.5% |
| #3,034 | Hidalgo County, TX | 26.7% |
| #3,035 | St. Landry Parish, LA | 26.8% |
About Poverty Rate
Washington County, Mississippi has a poverty rate of 26.4%, ranking #3,032 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 109.9% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Mississippi, it ranks #64 of 82. This places it in the 6th 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.