Poverty Rate in Kemper County, MS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Kemper County Compares
National Distribution
Where Kemper County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ 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% |
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.