Poverty Rate in Leake County, MS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Leake County Compares
National Distribution
Where Leake County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Leake County: 20.5%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,714 | Curry County, NM | 20.5% |
| #2,715 | Butler County, KY | 20.5% |
| #2,716 | Lake County, MI | 20.5% |
| #2,717 | Leake County, MS | 20.5% |
| #2,718 | Hale County, TX | 20.5% |
| #2,719 | Montgomery County, GA | 20.6% |
| #2,720 | Worth County, MO | 20.6% |
Poverty Rate in Leake County, Mississippi
Leake County, Mississippi has a poverty rate of 20.5%, which ranks #2,717 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 62.9% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Mississippi, Leake County ranks #40 of 82 out of 82 counties. This places it in the 16th 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.