Poverty Rate in Wayne County, MS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
22.8%
Rank #2,889/3,222 · #48 in MS
10th
Wayne 22.8%
MS 18.9% +20.7%
US 12.6% +81.1%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Wayne County's poverty rate of 22.8% 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 Wayne County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,886 | Johnson County, KY | 22.8% |
| #2,887 | Raleigh County, WV | 22.8% |
| #2,888 | Halifax County, NC | 22.8% |
| #2,889 | Wayne County, MS | 22.8% |
| #2,890 | Calhoun County, GA | 22.8% |
| #2,891 | Iberia Parish, LA | 22.8% |
| #2,892 | Jenkins County, GA | 22.9% |
About Poverty Rate
Wayne County, Mississippi has a poverty rate of 22.8%, ranking #2,889 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 81.1% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Mississippi, it ranks #48 of 82. This places it in the 10th 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.