Mississippi Poverty Rate By Race
White
2021
11.5% of 1.6 million people
Black or African American
2021
31.2% of 1 million people
American Indian and Alaska Native
2021
28.7% of 15 thousand people
Asian
2021
12.9% of 24 thousand people
Some other race
2021
40.1% of 38 thousand people
Two or more races
2021
18.1% of 145 thousand people
Hispanic
2021
23.8% of 90 thousand people
White, not Hispanic
2021
11.5% of 1.6 million people