Poverty Rate in Wayne County, MS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Wayne County Compares
National Distribution
Where Wayne County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Wayne County: 22.8%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,886 | Johnson County, KY | 22.8% |
| #2,887 | Raleigh County, WV | 22.8% |
| #2,888 | Halifax County, NC | 22.8% |
| #2,889 | Wayne County, MS | 22.8% |
| #2,890 | Calhoun County, GA | 22.8% |
| #2,891 | Iberia Parish, LA | 22.8% |
| #2,892 | Jenkins County, GA | 22.9% |
Poverty Rate in Wayne County, Mississippi
Wayne County, Mississippi has a poverty rate of 22.8%, which ranks #2,889 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 81.1% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Mississippi, Wayne County ranks #48 of 82 out of 82 counties. This places it in the 10th 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.