2019 State Report for County-Level Data: Poverty

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2019 Mississippi Report for County-Level Data: Poverty

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Introduction

The State Reports for County-Level Data on Poverty are designed to provide the users of disability statistics with the number and percentage in poverty for civilians with disabilities, ages 18 to 64 years and living in the community, for any given state and county in the United States (U.S.). This report 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. The State Reports for County-Level Data on Poverty 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.

The proportion of the civilian non-institutionalized population with disabilities in poverty, also called the poverty rate, presented in the State Reports for County-Level Data is a useful tool for advocates, researchers, and policy-makers to plan and provide services and supports for people with disabilities experiencing poverty. 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.

The data for this report come from the American Community Survey 5-year data. The American Community Survey (ACS) is a national survey developed by the U.S. Census Bureau to provide information on a number of topics about social, economic, and demographic characteristics of the U.S. population. ACS 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. All of the statistics in this report use the ACS 5-year data which includes data from the year of this report and data from the four previous years. 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).

 

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

Additional Resources. The Annual Disability Statistics Compendium and its complement, the Annual Disability Statistics Supplement, are summaries of statistics about people with disabilities, available both in hard copy and online at https://www.disabilitycompendium.org

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

Suggested Citation. Paul, S., Rafal, M., & Houtenville, A. (2020). 2019 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 2019 county-level poverty statistics from Mississippi that are presented:

 

  • For people with disabilities: 

    • The poverty rate for people with disabilities in Mississippi was 31.8%.
    • The range, also known as the difference between largest and smallest values, of poverty rates for people with disabilities across Mississippi counties was 38.6%.
      • The county with the greatest poverty rate for people with disabilities was Noxubee (53.1%).
      • The county with the smallest poverty rate for people with disabilities was Marshall (14.5%).
    • The median, also known as the middle-most, poverty rate for people with disabilities across all counties in Mississippi was 34.0%.

 

  • For people without disabilities: 
    • The poverty rate for people without disabilities in Mississippi was 16.6%.
    • The range, also known as the difference between largest and smallest values, of poverty rates for people without disabilities across Mississippi counties was 34.4%.
      • The county with the greatest poverty rate for people without disabilities was Holmes (41.5%).
      • The county with the smallest poverty rate for people without disabilities was Rankin (7.1%).
    • The median, also known as the middle-most, poverty rate for people without disabilities across all counties in Mississippi was 17.5%.
Civilians with and without Disabilities in Poverty Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Mississippi, by County: 2019
County Disability No Disability   County Disability No Disability
Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2] Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2]
  Mississippi   257,542 81,803 31.8 1,471,724 245,014 16.6     Holmes        2,163  1,000 46.2     7,815   3,243 41.5
     Adams        2,850  1,084 38.0    13,846   3,745 27.0    Humphreys      1,065    308 28.9     3,654   1,139 31.2
    Alcorn        3,960  1,174 29.6    17,273   1,980 11.5    Issaquena        229     62 27.1       423     140 33.1
     Amite        1,346    451 33.5     5,630   1,350 24.0    Itawamba       2,334    576 24.7    11,076   1,294 11.7
    Attala        2,340    903 38.6     7,818   1,494 19.1     Jackson      13,832  3,829 27.7    71,361   9,320 13.1
    Benton          753    261 34.7     4,249     906 21.3     Jasper        1,432    470 32.8     8,033   1,406 17.5
    Bolivar       3,534  1,674 47.4    14,486   4,463 30.8    Jefferson        512    262 51.2     3,461   1,069 30.9
    Calhoun       1,646    450 27.3     6,692   1,037 15.5 Jefferson Davis   1,010    455 45.0     5,519   1,156 20.9
    Carroll         876    357 40.8     4,771     562 11.8      Jones        5,409  1,695 31.3    33,429   5,764 17.2
   Chickasaw      1,623    777 47.9     8,066   1,058 13.1     Kemper        1,030    289 28.1     4,248   1,208 28.4
    Choctaw       1,011    365 36.1     3,628     479 13.2    Lafayette      3,099    921 29.7    29,753   7,773 26.1
   Claiborne        586    292 49.8     4,400   1,541 35.0      Lamar        4,770  1,077 22.6    32,986   5,857 17.8
    Clarke        2,171    584 26.9     6,860     978 14.3   Lauderdale      7,487  2,541 33.9    34,704   5,481 15.8
     Clay           749    172 23.0    10,684   2,539 23.8    Lawrence       1,066    305 28.6     6,263     971 15.5
    Coahoma       1,724    755 43.8    11,360   3,427 30.2      Leake        2,676    911 34.0     9,910   1,852 18.7
    Copiah        2,262    879 38.9    14,081   2,540 18.0       Lee         7,303  1,994 27.3    43,419   4,645 10.7
   Covington      1,541    594 38.5     9,453   1,749 18.5     Leflore       1,613    625 38.7    14,431   4,653 32.2
    DeSoto       11,073  1,895 17.1    98,117   7,295  7.4     Lincoln       2,703    881 32.6    17,425   2,927 16.8
    Forrest       9,029  3,430 38.0    35,611   8,136 22.8     Lowndes       3,243  1,151 35.5    30,578   5,183 17.0
   Franklin         559    151 27.0     3,807     477 12.5     Madison       5,173    832 16.1    58,441   4,260  7.3
    George        2,385    613 25.7    11,180   1,594 14.3     Marion        2,788  1,126 40.4    11,403   2,675 23.5
    Greene        1,018    489 48.0     4,554     617 13.5    Marshall       2,736    397 14.5    17,302   2,841 16.4
    Grenada       2,418    785 32.5     9,740   1,509 15.5     Monroe        2,501    849 33.9    18,132   2,234 12.3
    Hancock       4,778  1,392 29.1    22,902   3,458 15.1   Montgomery      1,052    404 38.4     4,599     850 18.5
   Harrison      16,796  5,079 30.2   101,427  16,575 16.3     Neshoba       3,389  1,541 45.5    13,064   2,358 18.0
     Hinds       15,790  4,803 30.4   125,369  22,266 17.8     Newton        2,340    813 34.7     9,539   2,088 21.9
Civilians with and without Disabilities in Poverty Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Mississippi, by County: 2019
County Disability No Disability   County Disability No Disability
Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2] Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2]
    Noxubee       1,177    625 53.1     5,000   1,124 22.5     Webster       1,039    391 37.6     4,624     697 15.1
   Oktibbeha      2,850  1,142 40.1    28,062   9,902 35.3    Wilkinson        973    352 36.2     3,425     927 27.1
    Panola        3,720  1,264 34.0    16,483   2,837 17.2     Winston       1,886    586 31.1     8,303   1,392 16.8
  Pearl River     5,969  1,792 30.0    25,624   3,361 13.1    Yalobusha      1,037    423 40.8     6,005     718 12.0
     Perry        1,845    640 34.7     5,268     618 11.7      Yazoo        3,403  1,274 37.4    10,498   2,677 25.5
     Pike         3,100  1,241 40.0    18,763   5,266 28.1                                                           
   Pontotoc       3,591    694 19.3    14,960   1,672 11.2                                                           
   Prentiss       2,845  1,058 37.2    11,281   1,544 13.7                                                           
    Quitman         655    281 42.9     3,507   1,009 28.8                                                           
    Rankin        9,192  2,024 22.0    80,702   5,716  7.1                                                           
     Scott        3,835  1,400 36.5    12,635   2,324 18.4                                                           
    Sharkey         646    275 42.6     1,845     408 22.1                                                           
    Simpson       2,610    764 29.3    13,023   2,039 15.7                                                           
     Smith        1,280    421 32.9     7,864   1,235 15.7                                                           
     Stone        1,957    515 26.3     8,798   1,325 15.1                                                           
   Sunflower      1,683    648 38.5    11,077   3,149 28.4                                                           
 Tallahatchie       698    245 35.1     6,283   1,610 25.6                                                           
     Tate         1,912    645 33.7    13,718   1,848 13.5                                                           
    Tippah        2,754  1,061 38.5    10,205   1,409 13.8                                                           
  Tishomingo      2,319    653 28.2     8,791   1,555 17.7                                                           
    Tunica          762    217 28.5     5,050     951 18.8                                                           
     Union        3,184    873 27.4    13,337   1,304  9.8                                                           
   Walthall       1,588    621 39.1     6,722   1,364 20.3                                                           
    Warren        4,412  1,273 28.9    23,169   4,028 17.4                                                           
  Washington      6,387  2,887 45.2    20,291   5,437 26.8                                                           
     Wayne        2,460    795 32.3     9,439   1,406 14.9                                                           
Count of Civilians in Poverty with Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Mississippi, by County: 2019

Poverty Rate for Civilians with Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Mississippi, by County: 2019

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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Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Disability Statistics and Demographics (StatsRRTC)

Led by the University of New Hampshire, the StatsRRTC is a collaborative effort involving the following partners: American Association of People with Disabilities, Center for Essential Management Services, Council of State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation, Kessler Foundation, Mathematica Policy Research, and Public Health Institute.

The StatsRRTC is funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living, National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research under grant number 90RTGE0001, from 2018–2023.

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Led by the University of New Hampshire, the EPM-RRTC is a collaborative effort involving the following partners: Association of University Centers on Disability, Hunter College, Kessler Foundation, Mathematica Policy Research, and the University of Chicago.

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