Poverty Rate in Simpson County, MS

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
20.0% +59.0% vs nat'l
Rank #2,675 of 3,222
17th percentile

How Simpson County Compares

Simpson County
20.0%
Mississippi Average
20.0%
Rank #38 of 82 in state
National
12.6%
59.0% above

National Distribution

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

1.4% 63.6%

■ Simpson County: 20.0%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#2,672 Pickens County, AL 20.0%
#2,673 Escambia County, AL 20.0%
#2,674 Richmond County, GA 20.0%
#2,675 Simpson County, MS 20.0%
#2,676 Clarke County, AL 20.1%
#2,677 Grayson County, KY 20.1%
#2,678 Crosby County, TX 20.1%
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Poverty Rate in Simpson County, Mississippi

Simpson County, Mississippi has a poverty rate of 20.0%, which ranks #2,675 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 59.0% above the national value of 12.6%.

Within Mississippi, Simpson County ranks #38 of 82 out of 82 counties. This places it in the 17th 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.