| Rank | Family in Poverty Percentage ▼ | School District / Population |
| 1. | 43.6% | Shaw School District / 3,501 |
| 2. | 41.7% | West Bolivar School District / 4,316 |
| 3. | 41.1% | Mound Bayou Public School / 2,592 |
| 4. | 38.9% | Holmes County School District / 16,889 |
| 5. | 38.5% | Leflore County School District / 16,199 |
| 6. | 37.7% | West Tallahatchie School / 7,307 |
| 7. | 37.3% | North Bolivar School District / 3,177 |
| 8. | 37.3% | Yazoo City Municipal School District / 11,645 |
| 9. | 37.2% | Leland School District / 6,879 |
| 10. | 37.0% | Durant Public School District / 2,708 |
| 11. | 34.0% | Humphreys County School District / 9,610 |
| 12. | 33.5% | Clarksdale Municipal School District / 18,276 |
| 13. | 32.1% | Quitman County School District / 8,551 |
| 14. | 31.9% | Indianola School District / 11,774 |
| 15. | 31.4% | Hollandale School District / 3,835 |
| 16. | 30.9% | Greenville Public School District / 32,273 |
| 17. | 30.4% | Booneville School District / 6,829 |
| 18. | 30.2% | Greenwood Public School District / 16,910 |
| 19. | 29.6% | Noxubee County School District / 11,747 |
| 20. | 29.3% | Jefferson County School District / 7,970 |
| 21. | 28.3% | Coahoma County School District / 8,405 |
| 22. | 27.8% | Drew School District / 7,648 |
| 23. | 27.7% | Claiborne County School District / 9,928 |
| 24. | 27.6% | Winona Separate School District / 5,486 |
| 25. | 27.3% | Sunflower County School District / 11,082 |
| 26. | 27.2% | South Delta School District / 6,276 |
| 27. | 27.0% | Laurel School District / 17,900 |
| 28. | 26.8% | Canton Public School District / 19,847 |
| 29. | 26.7% | Aberdeen School District / 10,536 |
| 30. | 26.6% | Meridian Public School District / 40,927 |
| 31. | 26.2% | Hattiesburg Public School District / 39,258 |
| 32. | 26.1% | Benton County School District / 8,652 |
| 33. | 25.2% | Okolona Separate School District / 4,959 |
| 34. | 24.7% | Benoit School District / 1,314 |
| 35. | 24.7% | Jefferson Davis County School District / 12,666 |
| 36. | 24.4% | South Panola School District / 23,440 |
| 37. | 24.3% | Tunica County School District / 10,817 |
| 38. | 23.9% | McComb School District / 17,275 |
| 39. | 23.9% | Amite County School District / 13,318 |
| 40. | 23.8% | East Tallahatchie School District / 7,963 |
| 41. | 22.9% | Wilkinson County School District / 10,070 |
| 42. | 22.8% | Lumberton Public School District / 5,467 |
| 43. | 22.6% | Jackson Public School District / 171,074 |
| 44. | 22.5% | Forrest County Schools / 17,670 |
| 45. | 22.1% | Columbus Municipal School District / 33,268 |
| 46. | 22.1% | Grenada School District / 22,169 |
| 47. | 22.0% | Natchez-Adams School District / 32,659 |
| 48. | 22.0% | Attala County School District / 7,924 |
| 49. | 21.8% | Holly Springs School District / 12,587 |
| 50. | 21.7% | West Point School District / 18,494 |
| 51. | 21.7% | Cleveland School District / 20,163 |
| 52. | 21.4% | North Tippah School District / 7,035 |
| 53. | 21.4% | Wayne County School District / 20,971 |
| 54. | 21.1% | Water Valley School District / 6,963 |
| 55. | 21.1% | North Panola School District / 11,342 |
| 56. | 21.0% | Kemper County School District / 10,470 |
| 57. | 20.9% | Houston School District / 9,895 |
| 58. | 20.8% | Covington County School District / 19,557 |
| 59. | 20.7% | Kosciusko School District / 11,621 |
| 60. | 20.5% | Coffeeville School District / 5,906 |
| 61. | 20.5% | Hazlehurst City School District / 10,897 |
| 62. | 20.0% | Forest Municipal School District / 8,607 |
| 63. | 19.8% | South Tippah School District / 14,958 |
| 63. | 19.8% | Quitman School District / 12,824 |
| 65. | 19.6% | Carroll County School District / 10,608 |
| 66. | 19.4% | Yazoo County School District / 16,757 |
| 67. | 19.4% | Western Line School District / 9,882 |
| 68. | 19.4% | Amory School District / 9,641 |
| 69. | 19.2% | Stone County School District / 16,923 |
| 70. | 19.1% | Leake County School District / 23,547 |
| 71. | 19.1% | Louisville Municipal School District / 19,378 |
| 71. | 19.1% | Pascagoula Separate School District / 40,119 |
| 73. | 18.8% | Brookhaven School District / 18,592 |
| 74. | 18.7% | Marion County School District / 15,659 |
| 75. | 18.7% | Clay County School District / 2,389 |
| 76. | 18.6% | Webster County School District / 10,139 |
| 77. | 18.6% | New Albany Public Schools / 10,488 |
| 78. | 18.3% | South Pike School District / 12,097 |
| 79. | 18.1% | Calhoun County School District / 14,945 |
| 80. | 17.7% | North Pike School District / 10,912 |
| 81. | 17.5% | Greene County School District / 14,009 |
| 82. | 17.5% | Oktibbeha County School District / 13,077 |
| 83. | 17.4% | Gulfport School District / 35,224 |
| 84. | 17.3% | Picayune School District / 24,193 |
| 85. | 17.2% | Simpson County School District / 27,575 |
| 86. | 17.2% | Poplarville Separate School District / 13,777 |
| 87. | 16.9% | Tupelo Public School District / 38,669 |
| 88. | 16.8% | Lee County School District / 36,637 |
| 89. | 16.8% | Starkville School District / 33,452 |
| 90. | 16.8% | Baldwyn School District / 5,806 |
| 91. | 16.7% | Perry County Schools / 8,667 |
| 92. | 16.6% | Vicksburg Warren School District / 48,890 |
| 93. | 16.3% | Philadelphia Public School District / 6,664 |
| 94. | 16.3% | East Jasper School District / 7,417 |
| 95. | 16.3% | Tishomingo County Schools / 19,535 |
| 96. | 16.2% | Walthall County School District / 15,530 |
| 97. | 16.1% | Franklin County School District / 8,130 |
| 98. | 16.0% | Columbia School District / 11,099 |
| 99. | 15.9% | Lawrence County School District / 13,016 |
| 100. | 15.5% | Newton Municipal School / 6,802 |
| 101. | 15.5% | Marshall County School District / 24,415 |
| 102. | 15.4% | Scott County School District / 19,573 |
| 103. | 15.4% | Union County School District / 16,434 |
| 104. | 15.2% | Choctaw County School District / 8,680 |
| 105. | 15.0% | Nettleton School District / 7,373 |
| 105. | 15.0% | Smith County School District / 16,443 |
| 107. | 15.0% | Pontotoc County Schools / 17,463 |
| 108. | 14.4% | Corinth School District / 14,584 |
| 109. | 14.1% | Pearl Public School District / 23,750 |
| 110. | 14.0% | Union Public School District / 4,054 |
| 111. | 13.9% | Neshoba County School District / 21,486 |
| 112. | 13.9% | Lowndes County School District / 26,214 |
| 112. | 13.9% | Jones County School District / 49,244 |
| 114. | 13.9% | Enterprise School District / 3,984 |
| 115. | 13.9% | Chickasaw County School District / 3,087 |
| 116. | 13.8% | Montgomery County School District / 5,652 |
| 117. | 13.7% | Senatobia Municipal School District / 9,186 |
| 118. | 13.4% | Bay St. Louis School District / 14,645 |
| 119. | 13.2% | West Jasper School District / 9,966 |
| 120. | 13.0% | Alcorn School District / 22,124 |
| 121. | 12.9% | Moss Point School District / 21,992 |
| 122. | 12.8% | Richton School District / 3,576 |
| 123. | 12.6% | Copiah County School District / 18,624 |
| 124. | 12.5% | Harrison County School District / 83,590 |
| 125. | 12.2% | Tate County School District / 19,012 |
| 126. | 12.1% | Prentiss County School District / 15,230 |
| 127. | 12.1% | Oxford School District / 32,358 |
| 128. | 12.0% | George County School District / 22,061 |
| 129. | 12.0% | Lauderdale County School District / 38,478 |
| 130. | 11.7% | Petal School District / 19,960 |
| 131. | 11.6% | Lincoln County School District / 16,030 |
| 132. | 11.6% | Pearl River County School District / 16,447 |
| 133. | 11.0% | Hancock County School District / 27,201 |
| 134. | 10.9% | Lafayette County School District / 13,501 |
| 135. | 10.5% | Biloxi Public School District / 37,766 |
| 136. | 10.4% | Newton County School District / 12,367 |
| 137. | 10.0% | Lamar County School District / 46,562 |
| 138. | 9.8% | Itawamba County School District / 23,329 |
| 139. | 9.4% | Hinds County School District / 46,365 |
| 140. | 9.2% | Long Beach School District / 15,669 |
| 141. | 8.7% | Monroe County School District / 13,166 |
| 142. | 8.6% | Pontotoc City Schools / 12,060 |
| 143. | 8.0% | Jackson County School District / 46,850 |
| 144. | 7.6% | DeSoto County School District / 154,715 |
| 145. | 7.2% | Rankin County School District / 114,773 |
| 146. | 7.1% | Pass Christian Public School District / 9,542 |
| 147. | 5.5% | Clinton Public School District / 28,628 |
| 148. | 5.5% | Madison County School District / 72,140 |
| 149. | 5.3% | Ocean Springs School District / 28,121 |
Please note that we only rank locations with 'Family in Poverty Percentage' data. The rank above might not be a complete list. Locations without 'Family in Poverty Percentage' data are not listed.
*ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.
