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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. The median across all 115 is 14.1%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Hickory County, MO, up 59 places to #17.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Pemiscot County, MOMO14,46529.6%−0.8 pts

02▲2Wayne County, MOMO10,78225.7%+3.8 pts

03▲7Ripley County, MOMO10,71724.8%+2.8 pts

04▼2Oregon County, MOMO8,70923.6%+1.6 pts

05▲2Dunklin County, MOMO26,85522.0%−2.5 pts

06▲3Adair County, MOMO25,68422.0%−1.3 pts

07▼2Ozark County, MOMO9,17221.5%−0.2 pts

08▲19Carter County, MOMO5,41820.8%−4.4 pts

09▲9St. Louis, MOMO278,14420.6%−3.9 pts

10▲38Worth County, MOMO1,91420.6%+6.2 pts

11▲2Butler County, MOMO41,90420.5%+1.9 pts

12▲9Dallas County, MOMO18,02520.5%+2.6 pts

13▼7Howell County, MOMO40,79820.3%+1.6 pts

14▲3Barton County, MOMO11,79520.2%+7.1 pts

15▲13Benton County, MOMO20,53619.9%+4.2 pts

16▼5Texas County, MOMO25,99419.8%−1.5 pts

17▲59Hickory County, MOMO9,04419.8%+0.1 pts

18▲7Harrison County, MOMO8,28119.6%+6.0 pts

19▼7Iron County, MOMO9,31819.3%+0.2 pts

20▼12Mississippi County, MOMO12,00319.0%−4.6 pts

21▲43Vernon County, MOMO19,94618.8%+3.8 pts

22▼8Wright County, MOMO19,67118.7%−3.0 pts

23Morgan County, MOMO22,41818.3%+2.1 pts

24▲44Laclede County, MOMO36,94318.2%+3.9 pts

25▼22Shannon County, MOMO7,28518.0%−8.9 pts

26▲45Gentry County, MOMO6,38417.9%+5.9 pts

27▲40Audrain County, MOMO24,52817.8%+3.0 pts

28▼13New Madrid County, MOMO15,08617.7%−4.4 pts

29▲13Grundy County, MOMO9,74417.6%+1.8 pts

30▲35Douglas County, MOMO12,34217.5%0.0 pts

31▼12Washington County, MOMO23,81017.4%−3.4 pts

32Reynolds County, MOMO5,99217.3%−2.8 pts

33▼17Nodaway County, MOMO20,17417.1%+0.6 pts

34▼5Cedar County, MOMO14,88817.0%−0.4 pts

35▼1Jasper County, MOMO127,42817.0%+2.5 pts

36▼14McDonald County, MOMO23,99216.8%−4.0 pts

37▼17Phelps County, MOMO45,24716.8%+0.4 pts

38▲3Boone County, MOMO191,74616.6%+2.1 pts

39▲21Saline County, MOMO23,26516.4%+3.3 pts

40▲13Polk County, MOMO33,60416.3%0.0 pts

41▲16Buchanan County, MOMO83,54016.0%+3.8 pts

42▲3Pike County, MOMO17,95516.0%+0.4 pts

43▲3St. Francois County, MOMO67,80915.9%+1.1 pts

44▲19Shelby County, MOMO5,87015.9%−0.4 pts

45▲24Bates County, MOMO16,51215.9%+1.3 pts

46▲8Taney County, MOMO57,00115.6%+3.2 pts

47▲14Pettis County, MOMO44,25415.6%+2.8 pts

48▲26Putnam County, MOMO4,54615.5%−0.5 pts

49▲3Webster County, MOMO43,05415.2%+0.5 pts

50▼20Barry County, MOMO36,20015.2%−1.5 pts

51▼13Stoddard County, MOMO28,28415.1%−1.4 pts

52▼8St. Clair County, MOMO9,97614.7%−4.9 pts

53▼13Lawrence County, MOMO39,40114.5%+0.4 pts

54▲24Miller County, MOMO25,81714.4%+0.2 pts

55▼18Henry County, MOMO22,67114.3%−0.1 pts

56▼17Marion County, MOMO28,52514.2%+2.1 pts

57▼6Monroe County, MOMO8,95914.2%+2.2 pts

58▲21Jackson County, MOMO732,99414.1%+2.2 pts

59▼26Crawford County, MOMO22,92914.1%−2.3 pts

60▼10Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,99913.9%+2.8 pts

61▲27Stone County, MOMO32,50313.9%+1.2 pts

62▲4Montgomery County, MOMO11,59013.9%+2.1 pts

63▼4Randolph County, MOMO24,51313.9%+1.4 pts

64▲45Perry County, MOMO19,09313.9%+4.8 pts

65▼18Linn County, MOMO11,81513.7%−1.2 pts

66▲18Carroll County, MOMO8,41713.7%0.0 pts

67▼24Sullivan County, MOMO5,73813.7%−2.8 pts

68▼6Greene County, MOMO309,28613.6%+1.6 pts

69▼14Bollinger County, MOMO10,64613.6%−0.2 pts

70▼34Maries County, MOMO8,39713.5%+0.4 pts

71▲6Newton County, MOMO62,26313.5%+1.8 pts

72▲18Mercer County, MOMO3,40413.5%+0.1 pts

73▲2Madison County, MOMO12,85813.2%−4.0 pts

74▼39Scott County, MOMO37,97512.8%−3.2 pts

75▼49Lewis County, MOMO9,87912.7%−3.5 pts

76▼4Pulaski County, MOMO54,44212.7%+2.3 pts

77▼7Camden County, MOMO44,04712.6%+1.2 pts

78▲27Gasconade County, MOMO14,78412.6%+3.1 pts

79▼55Dade County, MOMO7,80412.6%−0.8 pts

80▲11Ray County, MOMO23,39812.6%+5.8 pts

81▲17Clinton County, MOMO21,66112.3%+3.0 pts

82▼51Dent County, MOMO14,58412.2%−5.0 pts

83▲10Howard County, MOMO10,18012.0%+0.5 pts

84▲5Livingston County, MOMO14,70811.9%−0.5 pts

85▼29Knox County, MOMO3,72811.9%−6.1 pts

86▼6Johnson County, MOMO56,67011.8%−3.1 pts

87▼2Cooper County, MOMO17,13611.7%+1.0 pts

88▲14Callaway County, MOMO45,76511.6%+3.1 pts

89▲6Atchison County, MOMO5,17511.6%0.0 pts

90▼9Daviess County, MOMO8,55811.4%−3.8 pts

91▼18Ralls County, MOMO10,44411.4%+2.7 pts

92▼5Clark County, MOMO6,47511.2%−2.9 pts

93▼35Caldwell County, MOMO9,01210.3%−1.5 pts

94▲3Moniteau County, MOMO15,42810.3%+0.4 pts

95▲6Holt County, MOMO4,20010.2%−2.8 pts

96Lincoln County, MOMO66,67610.2%+2.0 pts

97▲10St. Louis County, MOMO990,9119.8%+2.9 pts

98▼12Macon County, MOMO15,1909.5%−2.9 pts

99▼7Lafayette County, MOMO33,5319.3%+0.5 pts

100▲4Cole County, MOMO77,9089.0%+0.4 pts

101▲7Jefferson County, MOMO233,1329.0%+2.3 pts

102▼20Chariton County, MOMO7,3778.8%−2.8 pts

103▲3DeKalb County, MOMO9,7958.7%−2.1 pts

104▲7Osage County, MOMO13,6118.6%+0.3 pts

105▼56Schuyler County, MOMO4,1408.6%−8.4 pts

106▲6Clay County, MOMO265,0328.5%+3.0 pts

107▼7Christian County, MOMO96,7258.2%−0.9 pts

108▼5Franklin County, MOMO108,0908.2%+1.1 pts

109▼10Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,6898.2%−0.1 pts

110▼27Warren County, MOMO39,0168.0%−0.6 pts

111▼17Scotland County, MOMO4,7967.3%−9.5 pts

112▲2Platte County, MOMO114,4007.0%+2.2 pts

113▼3Cass County, MOMO115,8596.2%+0.5 pts

114▼1Andrew County, MOMO18,2416.2%−2.1 pts

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

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES