Poverty rate Mississippi U.S. 2023

In 2023, 18 percent of Mississippi's population lived below the poverty line. This figure decreased slightly from the previous year. Since 2000, the poverty rate in Mississippi has been relatively high, and peaked in 2012, at 24.2 percent. The poverty rate of the United States can be found here.

Poverty rate in Mississippi in the United States from 2000 to 2023

Characteristic	Percentage of population
2023	18%
2022	19.1%
2021	19.4%
2020	19.6%
2019	19.6%
2018	19.7%
2017	19.8%
2016	20.8%
2015	22%
2014	21.5%
2013	24%
2012	24.2%
2011	22.6%
2010	22.4%
2009	21.9%
2008	21.2%
2007	20.6%
2006	21.1%
2005	21.3%
2004	21.6%
2003	19.9%
2002	19.9%
2001	18.6%
2000	18.2%

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Release date

September 2024

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United States

Survey time period

2000 to 2023

Supplementary notes

Represents number and percent below poverty level in the past 12 months. Prior to 2006, the American Community Survey universe was limited to the household population and excluded the population living in institutions, college dormitories, and other group quarters. Starting 2006, it includes the population living in institutions, college dormitories, and other group quarters. Poverty status was determined for all people except institutionalized people, people in military group quarters, people in college dormitories, and unrelated individuals under 15 years old. These groups were excluded from the numerator and denominator when calculating poverty rates.

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