| | Persons for Whom Poverty Status is Determined, 2005–2009 | Persons Below Poverty Level, 2005–2009 | Poverty Rate, 2005–2009 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2005–2009 |
|
| United States | 293,507,923 | 39,537,240 | 13.5% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 23,914,353 | 3,677,476 | 15.4% | 114.2% |
| Mississippi | 2,821,414 | 604,204 | 21.4% | 159.0% |
| Appalachian Mississippi | 603,547 | 135,564 | 22.5% | 166.7% |
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| County |
| Alcorn | 35,137 | 5,971 | 17.0% | 126.2% |
| Benton | 7,978 | 2,150 | 26.9% | 200.1% |
| Calhoun | 14,366 | 3,105 | 21.6% | 160.4% |
| Chickasaw | 18,457 | 4,628 | 25.1% | 186.1% |
| Choctaw | 9,095 | 2,070 | 22.8% | 169.0% |
| Clay | 20,588 | 4,956 | 24.1% | 178.7% |
| Itawamba | 21,921 | 3,220 | 14.7% | 109.0% |
| Kemper | 9,003 | 2,211 | 24.6% | 182.3% |
| Lee | 78,672 | 15,085 | 19.2% | 142.3% |
| Lowndes | 56,445 | 12,023 | 21.3% | 158.1% |
| Marshall | 34,576 | 7,808 | 22.6% | 167.6% |
| Monroe | 36,186 | 7,579 | 20.9% | 155.5% |
| Montgomery | 11,412 | 3,009 | 26.4% | 195.7% |
| Noxubee | 11,698 | 3,779 | 32.3% | 239.8% |
| Oktibbeha | 41,163 | 13,718 | 33.3% | 247.4% |
| Panola | 35,076 | 9,942 | 28.3% | 210.4% |
| Pontotoc | 28,471 | 4,643 | 16.3% | 121.1% |
| Prentiss | 24,844 | 5,392 | 21.7% | 161.1% |
| Tippah | 20,799 | 5,011 | 24.1% | 178.9% |
| Tishomingo | 18,908 | 4,193 | 22.2% | 164.6% |
| Union | 26,879 | 4,783 | 17.8% | 132.1% |
| Webster | 9,291 | 2,458 | 26.5% | 196.4% |
| Winston | 19,284 | 4,092 | 21.2% | 157.5% |
| Yalobusha | 13,298 | 3,738 | 28.1% | 208.7% |
