Poverty Rate in Wilkinson County, MS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
27.4%
Rank #3,047/3,222 · #69 in MS
5th
Wilkinson 27.4%
MS 18.9% +45.2%
US 12.6% +117.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Wilkinson County's poverty rate of 27.4% 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 Wilkinson County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,044 | Robeson County, NC | 27.2% |
| #3,045 | Lee County, KY | 27.4% |
| #3,046 | Harlan County, KY | 27.4% |
| #3,047 | Wilkinson County, MS | 27.4% |
| #3,048 | Dorado Municipio, PR | 27.5% |
| #3,049 | Metcalfe County, KY | 27.5% |
| #3,050 | Amite County, MS | 27.6% |
About Poverty Rate
Wilkinson County, Mississippi has a poverty rate of 27.4%, ranking #3,047 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 117.8% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Mississippi, it ranks #69 of 82. This places it in the 5th 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.