Poverty Rate in Sunflower County, MS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Sunflower County Compares
National Distribution
Where Sunflower County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Sunflower County: 28.9%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #3,071 | Jefferson Davis County, MS | 28.7% |
| #3,072 | Bell County, KY | 28.8% |
| #3,073 | Lee County, VA | 28.8% |
| #3,074 | Sunflower County, MS | 28.9% |
| #3,075 | Gurabo Municipio, PR | 29.0% |
| #3,076 | Bienville Parish, LA | 29.2% |
| #3,077 | Morehouse Parish, LA | 29.3% |
Poverty Rate in Sunflower County, Mississippi
Sunflower County, Mississippi has a poverty rate of 28.9%, which ranks #3,074 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 129.1% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Mississippi, Sunflower County ranks #72 of 82 out of 82 counties. This places it in the 5th 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.