This map shows 1998 Poverty rate for each county within the Mississippi Alluvial Valley (MAV). Click on the map to display attributes   (State, County, FIPS-Federal information processing standards codes used to identify a geographical area, Number of people living in poverty, Percent in poverty, and Percent in poverty relative to the U.S. avg.) for each county.   The U.S. 1998 average percentage in poverty rate was 12.7%.  Only four counties within the Mississippi Alluvial Valley have a poverty rate at or below the United States average.  The average poverty rate of all counties was 21.2% (about 1.7 times the national average).  Click on the legend for MAV percent in poverty relative to the U.S. average.