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Highest poverty rate, Missouri counties · 2020

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, MOMO14,46530.0%−1%

02Oregon County, MOMO8,70926.3%+20%

03Shannon County, MOMO7,28526.3%−2%

04Wayne County, MOMO10,78226.0%+19%

05Ozark County, MOMO9,17224.0%+11%

06Howell County, MOMO40,79823.8%+28%

07Dunklin County, MOMO26,85523.7%−3%

08Mississippi County, MOMO12,00323.7%+0%

09Adair County, MOMO25,68423.0%−1%

10Ripley County, MOMO10,71722.7%+4%

11Texas County, MOMO25,99422.4%+5%

12Iron County, MOMO9,31822.1%+16%

13Butler County, MOMO41,90421.9%+18%

14Wright County, MOMO19,67121.3%−2%

15New Madrid County, MOMO15,08620.7%−6%

16Nodaway County, MOMO20,17420.7%+26%

17Barton County, MOMO11,79520.7%+59%

18St. Louis, MOMO278,14420.4%−17%

19Washington County, MOMO23,81020.3%−2%

20Phelps County, MOMO45,24719.6%+19%

21Dallas County, MOMO18,02519.4%+8%

22McDonald County, MOMO23,99219.3%−7%

23Morgan County, MOMO22,41819.2%+19%

24Dade County, MOMO7,80419.1%+43%

25Harrison County, MOMO8,28119.1%+41%

26Lewis County, MOMO9,87918.9%+17%

27Carter County, MOMO5,41818.5%−26%

28Benton County, MOMO20,53618.2%+16%

29Cedar County, MOMO14,88818.2%+5%

30Barry County, MOMO36,20018.2%+10%

31Dent County, MOMO14,58418.0%+5%

32Reynolds County, MOMO5,99218.0%−10%

33Crawford County, MOMO22,92917.8%+9%

34Jasper County, MOMO127,42817.7%+22%

35Scott County, MOMO37,97517.7%+10%

36Maries County, MOMO8,39717.6%+34%

37Henry County, MOMO22,67117.6%+23%

38Stoddard County, MOMO28,28417.4%+5%

39Marion County, MOMO28,52517.1%+41%

40Lawrence County, MOMO39,40117.0%+21%

41Boone County, MOMO191,74616.9%+16%

42Grundy County, MOMO9,74416.7%+6%

43Sullivan County, MOMO5,73816.7%+1%

44St. Clair County, MOMO9,97616.5%−16%

45Pike County, MOMO17,95516.4%+5%

46St. Francois County, MOMO67,80916.1%+9%

47Linn County, MOMO11,81516.0%+7%

48Worth County, MOMO1,91415.9%+11%

49Schuyler County, MOMO4,14015.9%−6%

50Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,99915.8%+42%

51Monroe County, MOMO8,95915.7%+32%

52Webster County, MOMO43,05415.7%+6%

53Polk County, MOMO33,60415.7%−3%

54Taney County, MOMO57,00115.7%+27%

55Bollinger County, MOMO10,64615.7%+14%

56Knox County, MOMO3,72815.7%−13%

57Buchanan County, MOMO83,54015.7%+28%

58Caldwell County, MOMO9,01215.5%+30%

59Randolph County, MOMO24,51315.4%+24%

60Saline County, MOMO23,26515.3%+16%

61Pettis County, MOMO44,25415.3%+19%

62Greene County, MOMO309,28615.3%+27%

63Shelby County, MOMO5,87015.2%−7%

64Vernon County, MOMO19,94615.1%+1%

65Douglas County, MOMO12,34215.1%−14%

66Montgomery County, MOMO11,59014.9%+26%

67Audrain County, MOMO24,52814.8%+0%

68Laclede County, MOMO36,94314.7%+3%

69Bates County, MOMO16,51214.7%+1%

70Camden County, MOMO44,04714.5%+28%

71Gentry County, MOMO6,38414.5%+21%

72Pulaski County, MOMO54,44214.4%+40%

73Ralls County, MOMO10,44414.1%+62%

74Putnam County, MOMO4,54614.1%−12%

75Madison County, MOMO12,85814.0%−19%

76Hickory County, MOMO9,04413.8%−30%

77Newton County, MOMO62,26313.7%+18%

78Miller County, MOMO25,81713.6%−4%

79Jackson County, MOMO732,99413.6%+14%

80Johnson County, MOMO56,67013.4%−10%

81Daviess County, MOMO8,55813.4%−12%

82Chariton County, MOMO7,37713.2%+14%

83Warren County, MOMO39,01612.9%+50%

84Carroll County, MOMO8,41712.7%−7%

85Cooper County, MOMO17,13612.6%+18%

86Macon County, MOMO15,19012.5%+0%

87Clark County, MOMO6,47512.5%−11%

88Stone County, MOMO32,50312.3%−3%

89Livingston County, MOMO14,70812.1%−3%

90Mercer County, MOMO3,40412.1%−9%

91Ray County, MOMO23,39811.8%+74%

92Lafayette County, MOMO33,53111.8%+34%

93Howard County, MOMO10,18011.7%+2%

94Scotland County, MOMO4,79611.4%−32%

95Atchison County, MOMO5,17511.2%−4%

96Lincoln County, MOMO66,67610.9%+32%

97Moniteau County, MOMO15,42810.7%+8%

98Clinton County, MOMO21,66110.3%+11%

99Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,68910.3%+25%

100Christian County, MOMO96,72510.0%+10%

101Holt County, MOMO4,2009.9%−24%

102Callaway County, MOMO45,7659.7%+13%

103Franklin County, MOMO108,0909.6%+36%

104Cole County, MOMO77,9089.5%+10%

105Gasconade County, MOMO14,7849.5%−0%

106DeKalb County, MOMO9,7959.4%−13%

107St. Louis County, MOMO990,9119.3%+35%

108Jefferson County, MOMO233,1329.1%+34%

109Perry County, MOMO19,0939.1%+0%

110Cass County, MOMO115,8598.3%+44%

111Osage County, MOMO13,6118.3%−1%

112Clay County, MOMO265,0328.2%+50%

113Andrew County, MOMO18,2417.8%−6%

114Platte County, MOMO114,4005.1%+7%

115St. Charles County, MOMO426,4994.8%+20%

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