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Highest poverty rate, Missouri counties

Missouri counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS). This list covers the 115 counties in Missouri that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Pemiscot County, MOMO14,46529.6%−0.8 pts

02Wayne County, MOMO10,78225.7%+3.8 pts

03Ripley County, MOMO10,71724.8%+2.8 pts

04Oregon County, MOMO8,70923.6%+1.6 pts

05Dunklin County, MOMO26,85522.0%−2.5 pts

06Adair County, MOMO25,68422.0%−1.3 pts

07Ozark County, MOMO9,17221.5%−0.2 pts

08Carter County, MOMO5,41820.8%−4.4 pts

09St. Louis, MOMO278,14420.6%−3.9 pts

10Worth County, MOMO1,91420.6%+6.2 pts

11Butler County, MOMO41,90420.5%+1.9 pts

12Dallas County, MOMO18,02520.5%+2.6 pts

13Howell County, MOMO40,79820.3%+1.6 pts

14Barton County, MOMO11,79520.2%+7.1 pts

15Benton County, MOMO20,53619.9%+4.2 pts

16Texas County, MOMO25,99419.8%−1.5 pts

17Hickory County, MOMO9,04419.8%+0.1 pts

18Harrison County, MOMO8,28119.6%+6.0 pts

19Iron County, MOMO9,31819.3%+0.2 pts

20Mississippi County, MOMO12,00319.0%−4.6 pts

21Vernon County, MOMO19,94618.8%+3.8 pts

22Wright County, MOMO19,67118.7%−3.0 pts

23Morgan County, MOMO22,41818.3%+2.1 pts

24Laclede County, MOMO36,94318.2%+3.9 pts

25Shannon County, MOMO7,28518.0%−8.9 pts

26Gentry County, MOMO6,38417.9%+5.9 pts

27Audrain County, MOMO24,52817.8%+3.0 pts

28New Madrid County, MOMO15,08617.7%−4.4 pts

29Grundy County, MOMO9,74417.6%+1.8 pts

30Douglas County, MOMO12,34217.5%+0.0 pts

31Washington County, MOMO23,81017.4%−3.4 pts

32Reynolds County, MOMO5,99217.3%−2.8 pts

33Nodaway County, MOMO20,17417.1%+0.6 pts

34Cedar County, MOMO14,88817.0%−0.4 pts

35Jasper County, MOMO127,42817.0%+2.5 pts

36McDonald County, MOMO23,99216.8%−4.0 pts

37Phelps County, MOMO45,24716.8%+0.4 pts

38Boone County, MOMO191,74616.6%+2.1 pts

39Saline County, MOMO23,26516.4%+3.3 pts

40Polk County, MOMO33,60416.3%+0.0 pts

41Buchanan County, MOMO83,54016.0%+3.8 pts

42Pike County, MOMO17,95516.0%+0.4 pts

43St. Francois County, MOMO67,80915.9%+1.1 pts

44Shelby County, MOMO5,87015.9%−0.4 pts

45Bates County, MOMO16,51215.9%+1.3 pts

46Taney County, MOMO57,00115.6%+3.2 pts

47Pettis County, MOMO44,25415.6%+2.8 pts

48Putnam County, MOMO4,54615.5%−0.5 pts

49Webster County, MOMO43,05415.2%+0.5 pts

50Barry County, MOMO36,20015.2%−1.5 pts

51Stoddard County, MOMO28,28415.1%−1.4 pts

52St. Clair County, MOMO9,97614.7%−4.9 pts

53Lawrence County, MOMO39,40114.5%+0.4 pts

54Miller County, MOMO25,81714.4%+0.2 pts

55Henry County, MOMO22,67114.3%−0.1 pts

56Marion County, MOMO28,52514.2%+2.1 pts

57Monroe County, MOMO8,95914.2%+2.2 pts

58Jackson County, MOMO732,99414.1%+2.2 pts

59Crawford County, MOMO22,92914.1%−2.3 pts

60Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,99913.9%+2.8 pts

61Stone County, MOMO32,50313.9%+1.2 pts

62Montgomery County, MOMO11,59013.9%+2.1 pts

63Randolph County, MOMO24,51313.9%+1.4 pts

64Perry County, MOMO19,09313.9%+4.8 pts

65Linn County, MOMO11,81513.7%−1.2 pts

66Carroll County, MOMO8,41713.7%−0.0 pts

67Sullivan County, MOMO5,73813.7%−2.8 pts

68Greene County, MOMO309,28613.6%+1.6 pts

69Bollinger County, MOMO10,64613.6%−0.2 pts

70Maries County, MOMO8,39713.5%+0.4 pts

71Newton County, MOMO62,26313.5%+1.8 pts

72Mercer County, MOMO3,40413.5%+0.1 pts

73Madison County, MOMO12,85813.2%−4.0 pts

74Scott County, MOMO37,97512.8%−3.2 pts

75Lewis County, MOMO9,87912.7%−3.5 pts

76Pulaski County, MOMO54,44212.7%+2.3 pts

77Camden County, MOMO44,04712.6%+1.2 pts

78Gasconade County, MOMO14,78412.6%+3.1 pts

79Dade County, MOMO7,80412.6%−0.8 pts

80Ray County, MOMO23,39812.6%+5.8 pts

81Clinton County, MOMO21,66112.3%+3.0 pts

82Dent County, MOMO14,58412.2%−5.0 pts

83Howard County, MOMO10,18012.0%+0.5 pts

84Livingston County, MOMO14,70811.9%−0.5 pts

85Knox County, MOMO3,72811.9%−6.1 pts

86Johnson County, MOMO56,67011.8%−3.1 pts

87Cooper County, MOMO17,13611.7%+1.0 pts

88Callaway County, MOMO45,76511.6%+3.1 pts

89Atchison County, MOMO5,17511.6%+0.0 pts

90Daviess County, MOMO8,55811.4%−3.8 pts

91Ralls County, MOMO10,44411.4%+2.7 pts

92Clark County, MOMO6,47511.2%−2.9 pts

93Caldwell County, MOMO9,01210.3%−1.5 pts

94Moniteau County, MOMO15,42810.3%+0.4 pts

95Holt County, MOMO4,20010.2%−2.8 pts

96Lincoln County, MOMO66,67610.2%+2.0 pts

97St. Louis County, MOMO990,9119.8%+2.9 pts

98Macon County, MOMO15,1909.5%−2.9 pts

99Lafayette County, MOMO33,5319.3%+0.5 pts

100Cole County, MOMO77,9089.0%+0.4 pts

101Jefferson County, MOMO233,1329.0%+2.3 pts

102Chariton County, MOMO7,3778.8%−2.8 pts

103DeKalb County, MOMO9,7958.7%−2.1 pts

104Osage County, MOMO13,6118.6%+0.3 pts

105Schuyler County, MOMO4,1408.6%−8.4 pts

106Clay County, MOMO265,0328.5%+3.0 pts

107Christian County, MOMO96,7258.2%−0.9 pts

108Franklin County, MOMO108,0908.2%+1.1 pts

109Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,6898.2%−0.1 pts

110Warren County, MOMO39,0168.0%−0.6 pts

111Scotland County, MOMO4,7967.3%−9.5 pts

112Platte County, MOMO114,4007.0%+2.2 pts

113Cass County, MOMO115,8596.2%+0.5 pts

114Andrew County, MOMO18,2416.2%−2.1 pts

115St. Charles County, MOMO426,4995.2%+1.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES