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Highest poverty rate, Missouri counties · 2000

Missouri counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2023 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, MOMO14,46530.4%+0%

02Shannon County, MOMO7,28526.9%+0%

03Carter County, MOMO5,41825.2%+0%

04St. Louis, MOMO278,14424.6%+0%

05Dunklin County, MOMO26,85524.5%+0%

06Mississippi County, MOMO12,00323.7%+0%

07Adair County, MOMO25,68423.3%+0%

08New Madrid County, MOMO15,08622.1%+0%

09Oregon County, MOMO8,70922.0%+0%

10Ripley County, MOMO10,71722.0%+0%

11Wayne County, MOMO10,78221.9%+0%

12Wright County, MOMO19,67121.7%+0%

13Ozark County, MOMO9,17221.6%+0%

14Texas County, MOMO25,99421.4%+0%

15Washington County, MOMO23,81020.8%+0%

16McDonald County, MOMO23,99220.7%+0%

17Reynolds County, MOMO5,99220.1%+0%

18Hickory County, MOMO9,04419.7%+0%

19St. Clair County, MOMO9,97619.6%+0%

20Iron County, MOMO9,31819.0%+0%

21Howell County, MOMO40,79818.7%+0%

22Butler County, MOMO41,90418.6%+0%

23Knox County, MOMO3,72818.0%+0%

24Dallas County, MOMO18,02517.9%+0%

25Douglas County, MOMO12,34217.5%+0%

26Cedar County, MOMO14,88817.4%+0%

27Madison County, MOMO12,85817.2%+0%

28Dent County, MOMO14,58417.2%+0%

29Schuyler County, MOMO4,14017.0%+0%

30Scotland County, MOMO4,79616.8%+0%

31Barry County, MOMO36,20016.6%+0%

32Stoddard County, MOMO28,28416.5%+0%

33Sullivan County, MOMO5,73816.5%+0%

34Nodaway County, MOMO20,17416.5%+0%

35Phelps County, MOMO45,24716.4%+0%

36Crawford County, MOMO22,92916.3%+0%

37Shelby County, MOMO5,87016.3%+0%

38Polk County, MOMO33,60416.3%+0%

39Morgan County, MOMO22,41816.2%+0%

40Lewis County, MOMO9,87916.1%+0%

41Scott County, MOMO37,97516.1%+0%

42Putnam County, MOMO4,54616.0%+0%

43Grundy County, MOMO9,74415.8%+0%

44Benton County, MOMO20,53615.7%+0%

45Pike County, MOMO17,95515.5%+0%

46Daviess County, MOMO8,55815.2%+0%

47Vernon County, MOMO19,94614.9%+0%

48Linn County, MOMO11,81514.9%+0%

49Johnson County, MOMO56,67014.9%+0%

50St. Francois County, MOMO67,80914.9%+0%

51Audrain County, MOMO24,52814.8%+0%

52Webster County, MOMO43,05414.8%+0%

53Bates County, MOMO16,51214.5%+0%

54Boone County, MOMO191,74614.5%+0%

55Jasper County, MOMO127,42814.5%+0%

56Worth County, MOMO1,91414.3%+0%

57Henry County, MOMO22,67114.3%+0%

58Laclede County, MOMO36,94314.3%+0%

59Miller County, MOMO25,81714.2%+0%

60Lawrence County, MOMO39,40114.1%+0%

61Clark County, MOMO6,47514.1%+0%

62Bollinger County, MOMO10,64613.8%+0%

63Carroll County, MOMO8,41713.7%+0%

64Harrison County, MOMO8,28113.5%+0%

65Dade County, MOMO7,80413.4%+0%

66Mercer County, MOMO3,40413.3%+0%

67Saline County, MOMO23,26513.2%+0%

68Maries County, MOMO8,39713.1%+0%

69Barton County, MOMO11,79513.0%+0%

70Holt County, MOMO4,20013.0%+0%

71Pettis County, MOMO44,25412.8%+0%

72Stone County, MOMO32,50312.8%+0%

73Macon County, MOMO15,19012.5%+0%

74Randolph County, MOMO24,51312.5%+0%

75Livingston County, MOMO14,70812.4%+0%

76Taney County, MOMO57,00112.4%+0%

77Buchanan County, MOMO83,54012.2%+0%

78Marion County, MOMO28,52512.1%+0%

79Greene County, MOMO309,28612.1%+0%

80Gentry County, MOMO6,38412.0%+0%

81Monroe County, MOMO8,95911.9%+0%

82Jackson County, MOMO732,99411.9%+0%

83Caldwell County, MOMO9,01211.9%+0%

84Montgomery County, MOMO11,59011.8%+0%

85Newton County, MOMO62,26311.6%+0%

86Atchison County, MOMO5,17511.6%+0%

87Chariton County, MOMO7,37711.6%+0%

88Howard County, MOMO10,18011.6%+0%

89Camden County, MOMO44,04711.4%+0%

90Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,99911.1%+0%

91DeKalb County, MOMO9,79510.8%+0%

92Cooper County, MOMO17,13610.7%+0%

93Pulaski County, MOMO54,44210.3%+0%

94Moniteau County, MOMO15,4289.9%+0%

95Gasconade County, MOMO14,7849.5%+0%

96Clinton County, MOMO21,6619.3%+0%

97Christian County, MOMO96,7259.1%+0%

98Perry County, MOMO19,0939.0%+0%

99Lafayette County, MOMO33,5318.8%+0%

100Cole County, MOMO77,9088.7%+0%

101Ralls County, MOMO10,4448.7%+0%

102Warren County, MOMO39,0168.6%+0%

103Callaway County, MOMO45,7658.5%+0%

104Osage County, MOMO13,6118.3%+0%

105Lincoln County, MOMO66,6768.3%+0%

106Andrew County, MOMO18,2418.2%+0%

107Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,6898.2%+0%

108Franklin County, MOMO108,0907.0%+0%

109St. Louis County, MOMO990,9116.9%+0%

110Ray County, MOMO23,3986.8%+0%

111Jefferson County, MOMO233,1326.8%+0%

112Cass County, MOMO115,8595.8%+0%

113Clay County, MOMO265,0325.5%+0%

114Platte County, MOMO114,4004.8%+0%

115St. Charles County, MOMO426,4994.0%+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES