Poverty Rate in Yazoo County, MS
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Yazoo County Compares
National Distribution
Where Yazoo County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Yazoo County: 30.8%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #3,090 | Apache County, AZ | 30.5% |
| #3,091 | Hancock County, GA | 30.6% |
| #3,092 | Claiborne County, MS | 30.7% |
| #3,093 | Yazoo County, MS | 30.8% |
| #3,094 | Sharkey County, MS | 30.9% |
| #3,095 | Dallas County, AL | 31.0% |
| #3,096 | Galax city, VA | 31.1% |
Poverty Rate in Yazoo County, Mississippi
Yazoo County, Mississippi has a poverty rate of 30.8%, which ranks #3,093 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 144.1% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Mississippi, Yazoo County ranks #75 of 82 out of 82 counties. This places it in the 4th 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.