| Rank | Family in Poverty Percentage ▼ | School District / Population |
| 1. | 47.7% | West Bolivar School District / 4,891 |
| 2. | 42.5% | Leflore County School District / 17,856 |
| 3. | 38.7% | Holmes County School District / 17,767 |
| 4. | 38.2% | Shaw School District / 3,810 |
| 5. | 37.1% | Yazoo City Municipal School District / 11,380 |
| 6. | 37.0% | Mound Bayou Public School / 2,943 |
| 7. | 37.0% | West Tallahatchie School / 5,340 |
| 8. | 36.7% | Indianola School District / 11,647 |
| 9. | 34.7% | Clarksdale Municipal School District / 18,244 |
| 10. | 34.0% | Durant Public School District / 2,714 |
| 11. | 33.2% | North Bolivar School District / 3,632 |
| 12. | 32.9% | Humphreys County School District / 9,985 |
| 13. | 32.7% | Leland School District / 7,083 |
| 14. | 32.0% | Greenville Public School District / 33,212 |
| 15. | 31.6% | Greenwood Public School District / 17,177 |
| 16. | 31.3% | Quitman County School District / 8,821 |
| 17. | 31.3% | Benoit School District / 1,663 |
| 18. | 29.7% | Winona Separate School District / 5,130 |
| 19. | 29.4% | Hollandale School District / 4,263 |
| 20. | 29.1% | Jefferson Davis County School District / 12,721 |
| 21. | 28.8% | Sunflower County School District / 11,145 |
| 22. | 28.6% | Claiborne County School District / 10,910 |
| 23. | 28.6% | Booneville School District / 6,461 |
| 24. | 27.9% | Jefferson County School District / 8,971 |
| 25. | 27.6% | Noxubee County School District / 11,814 |
| 26. | 27.3% | Tunica County School District / 10,406 |
| 27. | 27.3% | Laurel School District / 18,493 |
| 28. | 26.8% | Hattiesburg Public School District / 45,651 |
| 29. | 26.8% | Canton Public School District / 20,345 |
| 30. | 26.7% | South Delta School District / 6,949 |
| 31. | 26.6% | McComb School District / 17,947 |
| 32. | 26.5% | Aberdeen School District / 10,469 |
| 33. | 25.4% | Coahoma County School District / 9,327 |
| 34. | 25.1% | Meridian Public School District / 39,644 |
| 35. | 25.0% | Water Valley School District / 7,512 |
| 36. | 24.9% | Benton County School District / 7,978 |
| 37. | 24.6% | Cleveland School District / 20,327 |
| 38. | 24.5% | Richton School District / 3,357 |
| 39. | 24.5% | East Tallahatchie School District / 7,861 |
| 40. | 23.8% | Holly Springs School District / 12,313 |
| 40. | 23.8% | Forest Municipal School District / 9,079 |
| 42. | 23.7% | North Panola School District / 11,731 |
| 43. | 23.4% | Wayne County School District / 20,892 |
| 44. | 23.3% | Okolona Separate School District / 5,783 |
| 45. | 23.3% | Covington County School District / 20,315 |
| 46. | 23.3% | Amory School District / 9,689 |
| 47. | 23.2% | Columbus Municipal School District / 33,478 |
| 48. | 23.1% | Wilkinson County School District / 10,200 |
| 49. | 22.9% | Carroll County School District / 10,301 |
| 50. | 22.4% | Coffeeville School District / 6,134 |
| 51. | 22.3% | Amite County School District / 13,293 |
| 52. | 22.0% | Jackson Public School District / 174,390 |
| 53. | 21.8% | Drew School District / 7,812 |
| 53. | 21.8% | South Panola School District / 23,417 |
| 55. | 21.5% | Webster County School District / 9,834 |
| 56. | 21.4% | Chickasaw County School District / 3,088 |
| 57. | 21.3% | Grenada School District / 23,002 |
| 58. | 21.0% | South Pike School District / 11,802 |
| 59. | 21.0% | Pascagoula Separate School District / 39,538 |
| 60. | 20.9% | Natchez-Adams School District / 31,475 |
| 61. | 20.9% | Hazlehurst City School District / 10,133 |
| 62. | 20.8% | West Point School District / 18,349 |
| 63. | 20.8% | South Tippah School District / 14,797 |
| 64. | 20.5% | Marion County School District / 15,384 |
| 65. | 20.4% | Quitman School District / 13,111 |
| 66. | 20.2% | Kosciusko School District / 11,638 |
| 67. | 20.1% | Brookhaven School District / 19,365 |
| 68. | 19.8% | Houston School District / 10,384 |
| 69. | 19.7% | Starkville School District / 31,615 |
| 69. | 19.7% | Kemper County School District / 9,998 |
| 71. | 19.7% | Attala County School District / 7,920 |
| 72. | 19.7% | Western Line School District / 11,618 |
| 73. | 19.7% | Oktibbeha County School District / 12,015 |
| 74. | 19.4% | Baldwyn School District / 5,693 |
| 75. | 19.4% | Columbia School District / 10,143 |
| 76. | 19.1% | Poplarville Separate School District / 14,429 |
| 77. | 18.7% | Philadelphia Public School District / 7,719 |
| 78. | 18.4% | Forrest County Schools / 16,387 |
| 79. | 18.3% | East Jasper School District / 7,677 |
| 80. | 18.2% | Franklin County School District / 8,287 |
| 80. | 18.2% | New Albany Public Schools / 10,851 |
| 82. | 18.1% | Walthall County School District / 15,304 |
| 83. | 18.1% | Lumberton Public School District / 5,616 |
| 84. | 18.0% | Picayune School District / 24,998 |
| 85. | 17.8% | North Pike School District / 9,857 |
| 86. | 17.7% | Newton Municipal School / 7,342 |
| 87. | 17.5% | North Tippah School District / 6,642 |
| 88. | 17.2% | Stone County School District / 15,734 |
| 89. | 17.0% | Tishomingo County Schools / 19,060 |
| 90. | 17.0% | Scott County School District / 20,058 |
| 91. | 16.9% | Simpson County School District / 27,903 |
| 92. | 16.8% | Gulfport School District / 37,593 |
| 93. | 16.8% | Leake County School District / 22,782 |
| 94. | 16.8% | Yazoo County School District / 16,916 |
| 95. | 16.8% | Smith County School District / 15,889 |
| 96. | 16.5% | Lee County School District / 35,072 |
| 97. | 16.5% | Choctaw County School District / 9,106 |
| 98. | 16.4% | Calhoun County School District / 14,533 |
| 99. | 16.3% | Jones County School District / 48,384 |
| 100. | 16.2% | Louisville Municipal School District / 19,543 |
| 101. | 16.1% | Lawrence County School District / 13,258 |
| 102. | 15.9% | Greene County School District / 13,699 |
| 103. | 15.3% | Marshall County School District / 24,081 |
| 104. | 15.2% | Montgomery County School District / 6,282 |
| 105. | 15.2% | Clay County School District / 2,532 |
| 106. | 15.1% | Tupelo Public School District / 39,362 |
| 107. | 15.0% | Neshoba County School District / 20,477 |
| 108. | 14.9% | Pontotoc County Schools / 17,185 |
| 109. | 14.8% | Corinth School District / 14,283 |
| 109. | 14.8% | Pearl Public School District / 23,427 |
| 111. | 14.4% | Perry County Schools / 8,730 |
| 112. | 13.8% | Vicksburg Warren School District / 48,596 |
| 113. | 13.6% | Lincoln County School District / 14,950 |
| 114. | 13.4% | Newton County School District / 12,194 |
| 115. | 13.2% | Moss Point School District / 21,878 |
| 116. | 13.1% | Senatobia Municipal School District / 8,639 |
| 117. | 13.0% | Union County School District / 16,088 |
| 118. | 12.9% | Copiah County School District / 19,017 |
| 119. | 12.8% | Tate County School District / 18,249 |
| 120. | 12.6% | Prentiss County School District / 15,603 |
| 121. | 12.5% | Pearl River County School District / 15,459 |
| 122. | 12.5% | Bay St. Louis School District / 13,283 |
| 123. | 12.5% | Petal School District / 19,724 |
| 124. | 12.4% | West Jasper School District / 10,267 |
| 125. | 12.3% | Lafayette County School District / 11,788 |
| 126. | 12.2% | Nettleton School District / 7,185 |
| 127. | 12.2% | Lauderdale County School District / 38,322 |
| 128. | 12.0% | Lowndes County School District / 26,021 |
| 129. | 11.8% | Itawamba County School District / 23,006 |
| 130. | 11.7% | Oxford School District / 31,237 |
| 131. | 11.6% | Harrison County School District / 80,438 |
| 132. | 11.2% | Union Public School District / 4,620 |
| 133. | 11.1% | George County School District / 21,926 |
| 134. | 11.0% | Enterprise School District / 4,222 |
| 135. | 10.9% | Hancock County School District / 27,309 |
| 136. | 10.8% | Alcorn School District / 21,300 |
| 137. | 10.0% | Biloxi Public School District / 40,534 |
| 138. | 8.9% | Pontotoc City Schools / 11,590 |
| 139. | 8.7% | Hinds County School District / 45,349 |
| 140. | 8.6% | Jackson County School District / 43,165 |
| 141. | 8.2% | Lamar County School District / 40,349 |
| 142. | 8.1% | Monroe County School District / 12,857 |
| 143. | 7.4% | Long Beach School District / 13,792 |
| 144. | 7.3% | Clinton Public School District / 29,043 |
| 145. | 7.0% | DeSoto County School District / 148,795 |
| 146. | 6.3% | Rankin County School District / 114,390 |
| 147. | 6.1% | Pass Christian Public School District / 8,544 |
| 148. | 5.3% | Madison County School District / 68,806 |
| 149. | 4.9% | Ocean Springs School District / 27,132 |
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.
