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Poverty Rate in Missouri, by County

Poverty Rate for every county in Missouri, ranked. The highest is Pemiscot County at 29.6% and the lowest is St. Charles County at 5.2%.

Missouri: 12.6% · United States: 12.5% · median county in Missouri: 14.1%

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#County Poverty Rate
1Pemiscot County29.6%
2Wayne County25.7%
3Ripley County24.8%
4Oregon County23.6%
5Adair County22.0%
6Dunklin County22.0%
7Ozark County21.5%
8Carter County20.8%
9Worth County20.6%
10St. Louis city20.6%
11Butler County20.5%
12Dallas County20.5%
13Howell County20.3%
14Barton County20.2%
15Benton County19.9%
16Hickory County19.8%
17Texas County19.8%
18Harrison County19.6%
19Iron County19.3%
20Mississippi County19.0%
21Vernon County18.8%
22Wright County18.7%
23Morgan County18.3%
24Laclede County18.2%
25Shannon County18.0%
26Gentry County17.9%
27Audrain County17.8%
28New Madrid County17.7%
29Grundy County17.6%
30Douglas County17.5%
31Washington County17.4%
32Reynolds County17.3%
33Nodaway County17.1%
34Cedar County17.0%
35Jasper County17.0%
36McDonald County16.8%
37Phelps County16.8%
38Boone County16.6%
39Saline County16.4%
40Polk County16.3%
41Buchanan County16.0%
42Pike County16.0%
43Bates County15.9%
44St. Francois County15.9%
45Shelby County15.9%
46Pettis County15.6%
47Taney County15.6%
48Putnam County15.5%
49Barry County15.2%
50Webster County15.2%
51Stoddard County15.1%
52St. Clair County14.7%
53Lawrence County14.5%
54Miller County14.4%
55Henry County14.3%
56Marion County14.2%
57Monroe County14.2%
58Crawford County14.1%
59Jackson County14.1%
60Cape Girardeau County13.9%
61Montgomery County13.9%
62Perry County13.9%
63Randolph County13.9%
64Stone County13.9%
65Carroll County13.7%
66Linn County13.7%
67Sullivan County13.7%
68Bollinger County13.6%
69Greene County13.6%
70Maries County13.5%
71Mercer County13.5%
72Newton County13.5%
73Madison County13.2%
74Scott County12.8%
75Lewis County12.7%
76Pulaski County12.7%
77Camden County12.6%
78Dade County12.6%
79Gasconade County12.6%
80Ray County12.6%
81Clinton County12.3%
82Dent County12.2%
83Howard County12.0%
84Knox County11.9%
85Livingston County11.9%
86Johnson County11.8%
87Cooper County11.7%
88Atchison County11.6%
89Callaway County11.6%
90Daviess County11.4%
91Ralls County11.4%
92Clark County11.2%
93Caldwell County10.3%
94Moniteau County10.3%
95Holt County10.2%
96Lincoln County10.2%
97St. Louis County9.8%
98Macon County9.5%
99Lafayette County9.3%
100Cole County9.0%
101Jefferson County9.0%
102Chariton County8.8%
103DeKalb County8.7%
104Osage County8.6%
105Schuyler County8.6%
106Clay County8.5%
107Christian County8.2%
108Franklin County8.2%
109Ste. Genevieve County8.2%
110Warren County8.0%
111Scotland County7.3%
112Platte County7.0%
113Andrew County6.2%
114Cass County6.2%
115St. Charles County5.2%

Share of people living below the federal poverty line.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

Missouri ranks 20th of 52 states for poverty rate.

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