| Rank | Population in Poverty Percentage ▼ | School District / Population |
| 1. | 48.6% | Yazoo City Municipal School District / 11,524 |
| 2. | 45.9% | West Bolivar School District / 4,190 |
| 3. | 42.9% | Holmes County School District / 16,547 |
| 4. | 42.6% | Leflore County School District / 16,840 |
| 5. | 41.3% | Humphreys County School District / 9,399 |
| 6. | 41.2% | North Bolivar School District / 3,237 |
| 7. | 41.1% | Jefferson County School District / 7,743 |
| 8. | 41.0% | Durant Public School District / 2,660 |
| 9. | 40.6% | Shaw School District / 3,715 |
| 10. | 40.5% | Winona Separate School District / 5,409 |
| 11. | 40.5% | Leland School District / 6,651 |
| 12. | 40.1% | Clarksdale Municipal School District / 17,906 |
| 13. | 39.4% | Greenville Public School District / 31,348 |
| 14. | 39.1% | Hollandale School District / 3,591 |
| 15. | 39.1% | Drew School District / 7,393 |
| 16. | 37.9% | Mound Bayou Public School / 2,666 |
| 17. | 37.8% | Quitman County School District / 8,171 |
| 18. | 36.7% | West Tallahatchie School / 7,665 |
| 19. | 36.6% | Sunflower County School District / 10,348 |
| 20. | 36.3% | Booneville School District / 6,602 |
| 21. | 36.2% | Noxubee County School District / 11,511 |
| 22. | 36.0% | Hattiesburg Public School District / 39,972 |
| 23. | 36.0% | Greenwood Public School District / 15,356 |
| 24. | 35.9% | Starkville School District / 34,015 |
| 25. | 35.8% | Claiborne County School District / 9,681 |
| 26. | 35.2% | South Delta School District / 6,125 |
| 27. | 33.0% | Benoit School District / 1,101 |
| 28. | 32.8% | Laurel School District / 17,995 |
| 29. | 32.6% | Canton Public School District / 20,914 |
| 30. | 32.3% | Meridian Public School District / 41,056 |
| 31. | 32.3% | Columbus Municipal School District / 32,960 |
| 32. | 31.7% | Indianola School District / 11,489 |
| 33. | 31.6% | Hazlehurst City School District / 11,233 |
| 34. | 31.5% | Coahoma County School District / 8,193 |
| 35. | 31.4% | Attala County School District / 8,016 |
| 36. | 31.0% | New Albany Public Schools / 10,949 |
| 37. | 30.5% | Oktibbeha County School District / 13,471 |
| 38. | 30.3% | Tunica County School District / 10,716 |
| 39. | 30.1% | Aberdeen School District / 10,429 |
| 40. | 29.9% | South Pike School District / 12,166 |
| 41. | 29.8% | North Panola School District / 11,629 |
| 42. | 29.6% | Philadelphia Public School District / 6,454 |
| 43. | 29.6% | Holly Springs School District / 12,831 |
| 44. | 29.2% | Lumberton Public School District / 5,455 |
| 45. | 29.2% | East Tallahatchie School District / 7,597 |
| 46. | 28.8% | Wayne County School District / 20,754 |
| 46. | 28.8% | Jackson Public School District / 169,573 |
| 48. | 28.6% | Natchez-Adams School District / 32,391 |
| 49. | 28.6% | Cleveland School District / 19,330 |
| 50. | 28.5% | Covington County School District / 19,571 |
| 51. | 28.4% | Amite County School District / 13,139 |
| 52. | 28.0% | Western Line School District / 9,686 |
| 53. | 28.0% | Kemper County School District / 10,391 |
| 54. | 27.6% | Forrest County Schools / 18,475 |
| 55. | 27.6% | Quitman School District / 12,727 |
| 56. | 27.6% | Brookhaven School District / 18,490 |
| 57. | 27.4% | Oxford School District / 33,037 |
| 58. | 27.4% | Benton County School District / 8,725 |
| 59. | 27.3% | Marion County School District / 16,213 |
| 60. | 27.1% | North Tippah School District / 8,334 |
| 61. | 27.0% | Okolona Separate School District / 5,064 |
| 62. | 27.0% | McComb School District / 16,995 |
| 63. | 26.9% | Leake County School District / 23,563 |
| 64. | 26.9% | Walthall County School District / 15,405 |
| 65. | 26.5% | Louisville Municipal School District / 19,160 |
| 66. | 26.5% | Jefferson Davis County School District / 12,364 |
| 67. | 26.4% | Houston School District / 9,971 |
| 68. | 26.3% | East Jasper School District / 6,556 |
| 69. | 25.9% | Poplarville Separate School District / 13,752 |
| 70. | 25.9% | South Panola School District / 23,046 |
| 71. | 25.8% | Kosciusko School District / 11,438 |
| 71. | 25.8% | Amory School District / 9,456 |
| 73. | 25.4% | Carroll County School District / 10,553 |
| 74. | 25.4% | Franklin County School District / 8,055 |
| 75. | 24.7% | Montgomery County School District / 5,457 |
| 76. | 24.6% | Webster County School District / 10,162 |
| 77. | 24.6% | West Point School District / 18,246 |
| 78. | 23.5% | Gulfport School District / 36,390 |
| 79. | 23.3% | Wilkinson County School District / 9,778 |
| 80. | 23.3% | Chickasaw County School District / 2,761 |
| 81. | 23.3% | Columbia School District / 10,597 |
| 82. | 23.0% | Vicksburg Warren School District / 48,419 |
| 83. | 22.7% | Yazoo County School District / 16,696 |
| 84. | 22.6% | Smith County School District / 16,425 |
| 85. | 22.6% | Pascagoula Separate School District / 40,145 |
| 86. | 22.4% | Scott County School District / 19,580 |
| 87. | 22.4% | Grenada School District / 21,886 |
| 88. | 22.3% | Clay County School District / 2,387 |
| 89. | 22.3% | Simpson County School District / 27,476 |
| 90. | 22.2% | Corinth School District / 14,722 |
| 91. | 22.1% | Baldwyn School District / 6,230 |
| 92. | 21.9% | Choctaw County School District / 8,506 |
| 93. | 21.9% | Forest Municipal School District / 8,627 |
| 94. | 21.4% | Newton Municipal School / 6,785 |
| 95. | 21.3% | Perry County Schools / 8,825 |
| 96. | 21.1% | Bay St. Louis School District / 14,706 |
| 97. | 21.1% | South Tippah School District / 13,761 |
| 98. | 21.0% | Biloxi Public School District / 38,389 |
| 99. | 20.9% | Marshall County School District / 24,188 |
| 100. | 20.8% | Jones County School District / 49,873 |
| 100. | 20.8% | North Pike School District / 11,139 |
| 102. | 20.6% | Tupelo Public School District / 38,977 |
| 103. | 20.5% | Picayune School District / 22,973 |
| 104. | 20.3% | Calhoun County School District / 14,903 |
| 105. | 20.3% | Union Public School District / 3,815 |
| 106. | 20.2% | Union County School District / 16,226 |
| 107. | 20.1% | Neshoba County School District / 22,127 |
| 108. | 19.9% | Coffeeville School District / 5,855 |
| 109. | 19.9% | Copiah County School District / 18,091 |
| 110. | 19.6% | Water Valley School District / 6,792 |
| 111. | 19.3% | Hancock County School District / 28,863 |
| 112. | 19.2% | Pearl River County School District / 17,646 |
| 113. | 18.7% | Lawrence County School District / 12,832 |
| 114. | 18.5% | Richton School District / 3,392 |
| 115. | 18.4% | Tate County School District / 18,498 |
| 116. | 18.4% | Tishomingo County Schools / 19,573 |
| 117. | 18.2% | Stone County School District / 17,657 |
| 118. | 18.1% | Pontotoc City Schools / 12,316 |
| 119. | 17.9% | Newton County School District / 12,188 |
| 120. | 17.9% | Lowndes County School District / 26,624 |
| 120. | 17.9% | West Jasper School District / 10,477 |
| 122. | 17.6% | Alcorn School District / 22,305 |
| 122. | 17.6% | George County School District / 22,579 |
| 124. | 17.6% | Nettleton School District / 6,796 |
| 125. | 17.4% | Moss Point School District / 21,101 |
| 126. | 17.3% | Lee County School District / 37,868 |
| 127. | 17.1% | Prentiss County School District / 15,263 |
| 128. | 17.0% | Greene County School District / 14,352 |
| 129. | 16.5% | Harrison County School District / 87,723 |
| 130. | 16.0% | Lafayette County School District / 14,549 |
| 131. | 15.8% | Clinton Public School District / 29,316 |
| 132. | 15.8% | Enterprise School District / 3,961 |
| 133. | 15.3% | Senatobia Municipal School District / 10,082 |
| 134. | 15.2% | Lamar County School District / 49,077 |
| 135. | 15.0% | Lincoln County School District / 16,360 |
| 136. | 14.1% | Petal School District / 19,969 |
| 137. | 13.9% | Pontotoc County Schools / 17,646 |
| 138. | 13.8% | Itawamba County School District / 23,362 |
| 139. | 13.8% | Lauderdale County School District / 39,148 |
| 140. | 13.4% | Pearl Public School District / 23,736 |
| 141. | 13.2% | Long Beach School District / 15,851 |
| 142. | 12.7% | Jackson County School District / 49,002 |
| 142. | 12.7% | Hinds County School District / 47,446 |
| 144. | 11.7% | Pass Christian Public School District / 9,757 |
| 145. | 11.2% | Monroe County School District / 13,572 |
| 146. | 11.1% | Rankin County School District / 118,400 |
| 147. | 10.2% | DeSoto County School District / 161,536 |
| 148. | 8.8% | Ocean Springs School District / 29,182 |
| 149. | 8.3% | Madison County School District / 74,567 |
Please note that we only rank locations with 'Population in Poverty Percentage' data. The rank above might not be a complete list. Locations without 'Population 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.
