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Highest poverty rate, Missouri counties · 2010

Missouri counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2010 ACS). This list covers the 115 counties in Missouri that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
01Pemiscot County, MOMO14,46531.8%+1.3 pts
02Mississippi County, MOMO12,00327.6%+3.9 pts
03St. Louis, MOMO278,14426.0%+1.4 pts
04Adair County, MOMO25,68426.0%+2.7 pts
05Wright County, MOMO19,67124.7%+3.0 pts
06Ripley County, MOMO10,71724.0%+2.1 pts
07Oregon County, MOMO8,70924.0%+2.0 pts
08Dunklin County, MOMO26,85523.6%−0.9 pts
09Nodaway County, MOMO20,17422.8%+6.3 pts
10Shannon County, MOMO7,28522.8%−4.2 pts
11Douglas County, MOMO12,34222.4%+4.9 pts
12Iron County, MOMO9,31821.6%+2.6 pts
13Polk County, MOMO33,60421.6%+5.3 pts
14Texas County, MOMO25,99421.5%+0.2 pts
15Reynolds County, MOMO5,99221.3%+1.2 pts
16Vernon County, MOMO19,94621.2%+6.2 pts
17New Madrid County, MOMO15,08621.1%−1.0 pts
18Sullivan County, MOMO5,73821.1%+4.6 pts
19Schuyler County, MOMO4,14020.9%+3.9 pts
20Washington County, MOMO23,81020.7%−0.1 pts
21Livingston County, MOMO14,70820.6%+8.1 pts
22Knox County, MOMO3,72820.5%+2.5 pts
23Dade County, MOMO7,80420.5%+7.1 pts
24Butler County, MOMO41,90420.4%+1.8 pts
25Wayne County, MOMO10,78219.8%−2.1 pts
26Howell County, MOMO40,79819.7%+1.1 pts
27Bollinger County, MOMO10,64619.7%+5.9 pts
28Carter County, MOMO5,41819.6%−5.6 pts
29Scotland County, MOMO4,79619.5%+2.7 pts
30Madison County, MOMO12,85819.3%+2.1 pts
31Saline County, MOMO23,26519.1%+6.0 pts
32Jasper County, MOMO127,42818.9%+4.5 pts
33Boone County, MOMO191,74618.4%+3.9 pts
34Benton County, MOMO20,53618.3%+2.7 pts
35Dent County, MOMO14,58418.2%+1.0 pts
36Randolph County, MOMO24,51318.2%+5.7 pts
37Putnam County, MOMO4,54618.1%+2.1 pts
38Scott County, MOMO37,97518.0%+2.0 pts
39Stoddard County, MOMO28,28418.0%+1.5 pts
40Cedar County, MOMO14,88817.9%+0.5 pts
41Phelps County, MOMO45,24717.9%+1.4 pts
42Bates County, MOMO16,51217.4%+2.8 pts
43Lawrence County, MOMO39,40117.3%+3.2 pts
44Barry County, MOMO36,20017.1%+0.5 pts
45Audrain County, MOMO24,52817.0%+2.2 pts
46Morgan County, MOMO22,41817.0%+0.8 pts
47Miller County, MOMO25,81716.8%+2.6 pts
48Webster County, MOMO43,05416.8%+2.0 pts
49St. Clair County, MOMO9,97616.6%−3.0 pts
50Ozark County, MOMO9,17216.5%−5.2 pts
51Henry County, MOMO22,67116.4%+2.1 pts
52Dallas County, MOMO18,02516.4%−1.5 pts
53Lewis County, MOMO9,87916.3%+0.2 pts
54Newton County, MOMO62,26316.3%+4.6 pts
55Worth County, MOMO1,91416.2%+1.9 pts
56Pettis County, MOMO44,25416.2%+3.4 pts
57Greene County, MOMO309,28616.2%+4.1 pts
58Stone County, MOMO32,50316.0%+3.3 pts
59Laclede County, MOMO36,94316.0%+1.7 pts
60Johnson County, MOMO56,67016.0%+1.2 pts
61Marion County, MOMO28,52516.0%+3.9 pts
62Caldwell County, MOMO9,01215.9%+4.1 pts
63Mercer County, MOMO3,40415.9%+2.5 pts
64Jackson County, MOMO732,99415.7%+3.8 pts
65St. Francois County, MOMO67,80915.7%+0.8 pts
66Barton County, MOMO11,79515.7%+2.7 pts
67Howard County, MOMO10,18015.5%+4.0 pts
68Hickory County, MOMO9,04415.4%−4.3 pts
69Crawford County, MOMO22,92915.4%−1.0 pts
70McDonald County, MOMO23,99215.3%−5.4 pts
71Harrison County, MOMO8,28115.1%+1.6 pts
72Gentry County, MOMO6,38414.9%+3.0 pts
73Montgomery County, MOMO11,59014.8%+3.1 pts
74Macon County, MOMO15,19014.8%+2.4 pts
75Taney County, MOMO57,00114.8%+2.4 pts
76Buchanan County, MOMO83,54014.6%+2.4 pts
77Linn County, MOMO11,81514.6%−0.4 pts
78Holt County, MOMO4,20014.4%+1.4 pts
79Chariton County, MOMO7,37714.3%+2.7 pts
80Pulaski County, MOMO54,44214.3%+4.0 pts
81Cooper County, MOMO17,13614.3%+3.6 pts
82Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,99914.2%+3.1 pts
83Maries County, MOMO8,39713.9%+0.7 pts
84Daviess County, MOMO8,55813.8%−1.4 pts
85Clark County, MOMO6,47513.5%−0.6 pts
86Grundy County, MOMO9,74413.3%−2.5 pts
87Atchison County, MOMO5,17513.1%+1.5 pts
88Carroll County, MOMO8,41713.0%−0.7 pts
89Pike County, MOMO17,95512.9%−2.6 pts
90Monroe County, MOMO8,95912.9%+1.0 pts
91Warren County, MOMO39,01612.3%+3.6 pts
92Shelby County, MOMO5,87012.0%−4.3 pts
93Camden County, MOMO44,04711.8%+0.4 pts
94Callaway County, MOMO45,76511.3%+2.7 pts
95Moniteau County, MOMO15,42811.3%+1.3 pts
96Franklin County, MOMO108,09011.1%+4.1 pts
97Lincoln County, MOMO66,67610.9%+2.7 pts
98Osage County, MOMO13,61110.9%+2.6 pts
99Gasconade County, MOMO14,78410.8%+1.2 pts
100Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,68910.7%+2.5 pts
101Lafayette County, MOMO33,53110.6%+1.8 pts
102Perry County, MOMO19,09310.6%+1.6 pts
103Cole County, MOMO77,9089.6%+0.9 pts
104St. Louis County, MOMO990,9119.6%+2.7 pts
105Jefferson County, MOMO233,1329.5%+2.7 pts
106Christian County, MOMO96,7259.5%+0.4 pts
107DeKalb County, MOMO9,7959.5%−1.3 pts
108Ray County, MOMO23,3989.4%+2.6 pts
109Ralls County, MOMO10,4449.3%+0.7 pts
110Andrew County, MOMO18,2418.5%+0.3 pts
111Clinton County, MOMO21,6618.3%−1.1 pts
112Clay County, MOMO265,0327.8%+2.4 pts
113Cass County, MOMO115,8597.2%+1.4 pts
114Platte County, MOMO114,4007.0%+2.3 pts
115St. Charles County, MOMO426,4995.0%+1.0 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS