| | Persons for Whom Poverty Status is Determined, 2008–2012 | Persons Below Poverty Level, 2008–2012 | Poverty Rate, 2008–2012 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2008–2012 |
|
| United States | 301,333,410 | 44,852,527 | 14.9% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 24,471,864 | 4,060,430 | 16.6% | 111.5% |
| Mississippi | 2,872,106 | 640,132 | 22.3% | 149.7% |
| Appalachian Mississippi | 611,820 | 142,811 | 23.3% | 156.8% |
|
| County |
| Alcorn | 36,254 | 7,020 | 19.4% | 130.1% |
| Benton | 8,648 | 2,368 | 27.4% | 184.0% |
| Calhoun | 14,712 | 2,990 | 20.3% | 136.5% |
| Chickasaw | 17,115 | 4,555 | 26.6% | 178.8% |
| Choctaw | 8,387 | 1,839 | 21.9% | 147.3% |
| Clay | 20,350 | 4,954 | 24.3% | 163.6% |
| Itawamba | 22,442 | 3,097 | 13.8% | 92.7% |
| Kemper | 9,640 | 2,699 | 28.0% | 188.1% |
| Lee | 81,805 | 14,972 | 18.3% | 123.0% |
| Lowndes | 57,907 | 14,872 | 25.7% | 172.5% |
| Marshall | 34,939 | 8,267 | 23.7% | 159.0% |
| Monroe | 36,398 | 7,597 | 20.9% | 140.2% |
| Montgomery | 10,737 | 3,489 | 32.5% | 218.3% |
| Noxubee | 11,316 | 4,098 | 36.2% | 243.3% |
| Oktibbeha | 43,796 | 14,990 | 34.2% | 229.9% |
| Panola | 34,419 | 9,359 | 27.2% | 182.7% |
| Pontotoc | 29,711 | 4,643 | 15.6% | 105.0% |
| Prentiss | 24,388 | 5,936 | 24.3% | 163.5% |
| Tippah | 21,665 | 5,066 | 23.4% | 157.1% |
| Tishomingo | 19,269 | 3,548 | 18.4% | 123.7% |
| Union | 26,849 | 6,583 | 24.5% | 164.7% |
| Webster | 9,969 | 2,456 | 24.6% | 165.5% |
| Winston | 18,661 | 4,953 | 26.5% | 178.3% |
| Yalobusha | 12,443 | 2,460 | 19.8% | 132.8% |
