Poverty Rate in Lamar County, MS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Lamar County Compares
National Distribution
Where Lamar County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Lamar County: 14.7%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,888 | Taylor County, TX | 14.7% |
| #1,889 | Hill County, TX | 14.7% |
| #1,890 | St. Clair County, MO | 14.7% |
| #1,891 | Lamar County, MS | 14.7% |
| #1,892 | Goshen County, WY | 14.7% |
| #1,893 | Russell County, KS | 14.7% |
| #1,894 | Franklin County, OH | 14.7% |
Poverty Rate in Lamar County, Mississippi
Lamar County, Mississippi has a poverty rate of 14.7%, which ranks #1,891 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 16.5% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Mississippi, Lamar County ranks #7 of 82 out of 82 counties. This places it in the 41th 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.