2023 State Report for County-Level Data: Poverty

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2023 Mississippi Report for County-Level Data: Poverty

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Introduction

Overview. Statistics are a powerful tool in research, policymaking, program evaluation, and advocacy. They are used to frame issues, monitor current circumstances and progress, judge the effectiveness of policies and programs, make projections about the future, and predict the costs of potential policy changes.

In the United States, disability statistics – information about the population with disabilities and about the government programs that serve people with disabilities - are often difficult to find. Numerous government agencies generate and publish disability statistics, and as a result, the data are scattered across various federal government documents and websites.

The Annual Disability Statistics State Reports for County-Level Data, one of the five publications included in the Institute on Disability’s Annual Disability Statistics Collection – referred to as “the Collection” – is a summary of statistics about people with disabilities and about the government programs which serve them. The State Reports for County-Level Data provides county-level prevalence, employment, and poverty statistics for each state. 

Additional publications included in the Collection are: 

  • The Annual Disability Statistics Compendium, available both in hard copy and online (at www.disabilitycompendium.org), presents key overall statistics on topics including the prevalence of disability, employment among persons with disabilities, rates of participation in disability income and social insurance programs, and other statistics. 
  • The Annual Disability Statistics Supplement covers 150 additional tables that analyze the content found in the Compendium by age, gender, and race/ethnicity. 
  • The Annual Report on People with Disabilities in America, which graphically represents trends of key statistics from the Compendium.  
  • Infographics in the Collection are curated through partnerships with organizations that specialize in the intersectionality of disability with other identities.  
  • The Annual Disability Statistics Standard Errors Companion, new to the Collection this year, details the standard errors of percent and standard errors of frequency for applicable tables in the Compendium. 

All publications are available online at https://disabilitycompendium.org. The Annual Report on People with Disabilities in America and the infographics are also available in print format. 

The State Reports for County-Level Data on Poverty is intended to be an online complement to Section 3: Poverty of the Annual Disability Statistics Compendium and Annual Disability Statistics Supplement, providing greater detail within each state. This report can be used to compare county-level statistics between counties in any given state or states. 

The following report provides county-level statistics for Mississippi. In this report, poverty of people with disabilities is presented as the number of civilians with disabilities, ages 18 to 64 years and living in the community, in a given state and county per total state and county populations, respectively. Counts and percentages (the poverty rate) are provided in tables and maps.

Specific to Mississippi, the state chosen for this report, sentences providing interpretation and context for prevalence statistics are included in the Interpretation section. A short glossary of terms is also provided at the end of the report explaining the statistics that are illustrated in each sentence.

Notes on the data. The State Reports for County-Level Data on Employment is composed of data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year data. We used the most recent data wherever available.

ACS 5-year includes data from 2021 and data from the four previous years. 5-year data is collected over a longer period of time than 1-year data, providing larger sample sizes and increased reliability for less populated areas and small population subgroups.

In the ACS, people are identified as having a disability based on responses to a series of six questions asking about having difficulties with vision, hearing, ambulation, cognition, self-care, and independent living (see glossary for further details). 

Poverty is defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget and set as a dollar threshold by the U.S. Census Bureau (see the glossary for further details).

Exploring other topics. The UNH Institute on Disability is dedicated to thorough research and has explored topics such as understanding the factors associated with the health disparities experienced by people with intellectual disabilities through the Health Disparities Project (https://iod.unh.edu/health-disparities-project) and career self-management through job crafting for people with physical and mild cognitive disabilities (https://iod.unh.edu/career-self-management-through-job-crafting-people-physical-mild-cognitive-disabilities). 

Additional Resources. A companion Annual Report is available, providing graphical representations of key findings. The Annual Report highlights trend data related to specific tables in the Compendium and Supplement. The statistics presented here, as well as those in the Compendium, Supplement, and Annual Report, can be viewed and downloaded at https://disabilitycompendium.org/.

Help navigating any of the resources described here can be found in the Frequently Asked Questions section at https://disabilitycompendium.org/faq. Assistance interpreting and locating additional statistics is available via our toll-free number, 866-538-9521, or by email at disability.statistics@unh.edu. For more information about our research projects, please visit https://www.researchondisability.org.

Suggested Citation. Paul, S., Rogers, S., Bach, S., & Houtenville, A. (2023). 2023 State Report for Mississippi County-Level Data: Poverty. Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability.

Interpretation

The following statements are designed to help understand the 2021 county-level poverty statistics from Mississippi that are presented:

 

  • For people with disabilities: 

    • The poverty rate for people with disabilities in Mississippi was 30.5%.
    • The range, also known as the difference between largest and smallest values, of poverty rates for people with disabilities across Mississippi counties was 34.0%.
      • The county with the greatest poverty rate for people with disabilities was Coahoma (50.4%).
      • The county with the smallest poverty rate for people with disabilities was Rankin (16.4%).
    • The median, also known as the middle-most, poverty rate for people with disabilities across all counties in Mississippi was 32.4%.

 

  • For people without disabilities: 
    • The poverty rate for people without disabilities in Mississippi was 15.8%.
    • The range, also known as the difference between largest and smallest values, of poverty rates for people without disabilities across Mississippi counties was 27.5%.
      • The county with the greatest poverty rate for people without disabilities was Holmes (34.3%).
      • The county with the smallest poverty rate for people without disabilities was Madison (6.8%).
    • The median, also known as the middle-most, poverty rate for people without disabilities across all counties in Mississippi was 17.1%.

 

Civilians with and without Disabilities in Poverty Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Mississippi, by County: 2021
County Disability No Disability   County Disability No Disability
Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2] Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2]
  Mississippi   261,717 79,706 30.5 1,448,498 228,231 15.8     Holmes        3,366  1,453 43.2     6,310   2,165 34.3
     Adams        1,984    723 36.4    13,779   3,711 26.9    Humphreys      1,273    438 34.4     3,193   1,035 32.4
    Alcorn        3,882  1,231 31.7    16,181   2,052 12.7    Issaquena        240     61 25.4       219      39 17.8
     Amite        2,066    938 45.4     4,980   1,267 25.4    Itawamba       1,938    328 16.9    11,717   1,053  9.0
    Attala        1,978    868 43.9     8,032   1,514 18.8     Jackson      13,505  3,067 22.7    71,006  10,176 14.3
    Benton        1,121    370 33.0     3,493     364 10.4     Jasper        1,345    292 21.7     7,940   1,178 14.8
    Bolivar       3,225  1,439 44.6    14,377   4,053 28.2    Jefferson        388     97 25.0     3,574     925 25.9
    Calhoun       1,560    555 35.6     6,109     745 12.2 Jefferson Davis   1,114    387 34.7     5,357     997 18.6
    Carroll         949    232 24.4     4,554     544 11.9      Jones        4,950  1,699 34.3    33,138   5,703 17.2
   Chickasaw      1,499    645 43.0     7,881   1,180 15.0     Kemper          756    192 25.4     3,978     897 22.5
    Choctaw         980    349 35.6     3,639     525 14.4    Lafayette      3,104    857 27.6    31,094   7,587 24.4
   Claiborne        564    248 44.0     4,295   1,376 32.0      Lamar        5,602  1,089 19.4    32,696   5,573 17.0
    Clarke        2,225    721 32.4     6,654     967 14.5   Lauderdale      6,831  2,504 36.7    33,546   6,191 18.5
     Clay           672    133 19.8    10,184   2,255 22.1    Lawrence       1,485    437 29.4     5,433     942 17.3
    Coahoma       2,010  1,013 50.4    10,179   3,470 34.1      Leake        2,552    850 33.3     9,453   1,504 15.9
    Copiah        2,163    839 38.8    13,983   2,451 17.5       Lee         6,328  1,707 27.0    43,035   4,340 10.1
   Covington      1,682    720 42.8     9,036   1,336 14.8     Leflore       1,788    831 46.5    14,079   3,630 25.8
    DeSoto       12,137  2,344 19.3    99,567   7,179  7.2     Lincoln       2,749    569 20.7    17,900   2,959 16.5
    Forrest       8,694  3,437 39.5    37,359   7,209 19.3     Lowndes       3,599    961 26.7    29,813   4,674 15.7
   Franklin         780    261 33.5     3,552     626 17.6     Madison       5,524  1,067 19.3    60,056   4,089  6.8
    George        2,348    670 28.5    11,288   2,045 18.1     Marion        2,682  1,043 38.9    11,029   2,232 20.2
    Greene          953    264 27.7     4,548     425  9.3    Marshall       3,088    900 29.1    15,986   2,453 15.3
    Grenada       2,469    753 30.5     9,937   1,665 16.8     Monroe        2,337    844 36.1    17,422   2,548 14.6
    Hancock       4,264  1,242 29.1    22,479   2,602 11.6   Montgomery      1,103    297 26.9     4,393     919 20.9
   Harrison      18,590  5,054 27.2   100,427  14,901 14.8     Neshoba       3,050  1,229 40.3    13,064   2,532 19.4
     Hinds       16,667  5,163 31.0   118,248  19,725 16.7     Newton        2,406    736 30.6     9,561   1,817 19.0
Civilians with and without Disabilities in Poverty Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Mississippi, by County: 2021
County Disability No Disability   County Disability No Disability
Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2] Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2]
    Noxubee       1,331    396 29.8     4,660   1,018 21.8     Webster       1,171    355 30.3     4,506     516 11.5
   Oktibbeha      3,101  1,105 35.6    29,142   9,731 33.4    Wilkinson        890    194 21.8     3,364     509 15.1
    Panola        3,868  1,354 35.0    15,573   3,068 19.7     Winston       2,004    650 32.4     7,911   1,552 19.6
  Pearl River     6,089  1,571 25.8    25,870   3,033 11.7    Yalobusha      1,052    364 34.6     6,062   1,065 17.6
     Perry        1,999    596 29.8     4,698     720 15.3      Yazoo        3,166  1,179 37.2    10,174   2,082 20.5
     Pike         3,831  1,325 34.6    18,433   4,705 25.5                                                           
   Pontotoc       2,844    501 17.6    15,309   1,507  9.8                                                           
   Prentiss       2,373    807 34.0    11,672   1,312 11.2                                                           
    Quitman         585    243 41.5     3,055     825 27.0                                                           
    Rankin        9,313  1,530 16.4    82,310   6,832  8.3                                                           
     Scott        2,908  1,094 37.6    13,014   2,289 17.6                                                           
    Sharkey         506    241 47.6     1,893     416 22.0                                                           
    Simpson       2,684    657 24.5    12,356   1,888 15.3                                                           
     Smith        1,583    442 27.9     6,625     870 13.1                                                           
     Stone        2,397    989 41.3     8,255   1,018 12.3                                                           
   Sunflower      1,892    649 34.3    11,297   2,927 25.9                                                           
 Tallahatchie       828    252 30.4     6,866   1,573 22.9                                                           
     Tate         2,285    739 32.3    13,209   1,624 12.3                                                           
    Tippah        3,096  1,030 33.3     9,613   1,503 15.6                                                           
  Tishomingo      2,432    841 34.6     8,384   1,231 14.7                                                           
    Tunica          518    151 29.2     5,195   1,190 22.9                                                           
     Union        2,949    946 32.1    13,052   1,191  9.1                                                           
   Walthall       1,925    875 45.5     5,998   1,369 22.8                                                           
    Warren        4,609  1,111 24.1    21,650   3,071 14.2                                                           
  Washington      6,503  2,436 37.5    19,478   4,166 21.4                                                           
     Wayne        2,420    936 38.7     9,121   1,085 11.9                                                           
Count of Civilians in Poverty with Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Mississippi, by County: 2021

Poverty Rate for Civilians with Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Mississippi, by County: 2021

Discussion

There are a number of concepts and factors which complicate the interpretation of the estimates presented in this report. These concerns affect all statistics from population-based surveys. The estimates included in this document should be interpreted the following limitations in mind and generalized with caution. In each point, a link to the U.S. Census Bureau website describing the limitation or concept in greater detail in the ACS has been provided.

Additional links to resources for the ACS:

Glossary

American Community Survey (ACS) — The American Community Survey is a large, continuous demographic survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau that will provide accurate and up-to-date profiles of America’s communities every year. Annual and multiyear estimates of population and housing data are generated for small areas, including tracts and population subgroups. This information is collected by mailing questionnaires to a sample of addresses. See the U.S. Census Bureau website for additional details.

The Six Disability Questions in the American Community Survey:

  1. Is this person deaf or does he/she have serious difficulty hearing? (yes or no)
  2. Is this person blind or does he/she have serious difficulty seeing even when wearing glasses? (yes or no)
  3. (If person 5 years old or over) Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, does this person have serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions? (yes or no)
  4. (If person 5 years or old over) Does this person have serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs? (yes or no)
  5. (If person 5 years old or over) Does this person have difficulty dressing or bathing? (yes or no)
  6. (If person 15 years old or over) Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, does this person have difficulty doing errands alone such as visiting a doctor’s office or shopping? (yes or no)

Average — The sum of all of the values in a sample divided by the number of values in the sample.

Civilian — A person not in active-duty military.

Living in the Community – A person lives in the community, if the person is not living in an institution, such as jail, prison, nursing home, and hospital. A college dormitory is not considered an institution.

Median — The middle-most value of a sample that separates the upper half of the values from the lower half of the values. 

Non-Institutionalized Population — Describes individuals who are residing in the community and who are not living in institutions such as jails, prisons, nursing homes, hospitals, etc.

Population — The total number of inhabitants in a defined geographic area including all races, classes, and groups.

Poverty — The U.S. Office of Management and Budget in Statistical Policy, Directive 14 sets the standards for which poverty is calculated. The U.S. Census Bureau uses a set of dollar value thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who is in poverty. If a family’s total income is less than the dollar value of the appropriate threshold, then that family and every individual in it is considered to be in poverty.

Poverty Rate — Percent of the population who are determined to be in poverty.

Range — The difference between the largest and smallest values in a sample. In a sample, when the smallest value is subtracted from the largest value the resulting value is called the range. 

Sampling Variability — The variation of a statistic when estimated from repeated samples.

United States Census Bureau — An agency within the United States Federal Statistical System tasked with producing data about the American people and economy. Their primary task is to conduct the United States Census every ten years.

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