Poverty Rate in Kemper County, MS

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
24.8% +97.1% vs nat'l
Rank #2,987 of 3,222
7th percentile

How Kemper County Compares

Kemper County
24.8%
Mississippi Average
24.8%
Rank #58 of 82 in state
National
12.6%
97.1% above

National Distribution

Where Kemper County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.

1.4% 63.6%

■ Kemper County: 24.8%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#2,984 Ripley County, MO 24.8%
#2,985 Cumberland County, KY 24.8%
#2,986 Cameron County, TX 24.8%
#2,987 Kemper County, MS 24.8%
#2,988 Eureka County, NV 24.9%
#2,989 Atkinson County, GA 25.0%
#2,990 Acadia Parish, LA 25.0%
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Poverty Rate in Kemper County, Mississippi

Kemper County, Mississippi has a poverty rate of 24.8%, which ranks #2,987 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 97.1% above the national value of 12.6%.

Within Mississippi, Kemper County ranks #58 of 82 out of 82 counties. This places it in the 7th percentile nationally.

Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.