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.

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Estimate of People of All Ages in Poverty in Mississippi was 519394.00000 Persons in January of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Estimate of People of All Ages in Poverty in Mississippi reached a record high of 692058.00000 in January of 2013 and a record low of 483335.00000 in January of 1998. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Estimate of People of All Ages in Poverty in Mississippi - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on September of 2025.

Estimated Percent of People Age 0-17 in Poverty for Mississippi was 24.30% in January of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Estimated Percent of People Age 0-17 in Poverty for Mississippi reached a record high of 34.10 in January of 1989 and a record low of 23.90 in January of 1998. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Estimated Percent of People Age 0-17 in Poverty for Mississippi - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on September of 2025.

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