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Lowest poverty rate, Missouri cities

Missouri cities with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2023 ACS). This list covers the 148 cities in Missouri that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Weldon Spring, MOMO5,3010.7%−83%

02Ladue, MOMO8,9341.1%−47%

03Dardenne Prairie, MOMO15,0321.3%+100%

04Town and Country, MOMO11,6191.7%−34%

05Glendale, MOMO6,0602.0%+372%

06Cottleville, MOMO6,7172.0%+17%

07Des Peres, MOMO9,1022.0%+34%

08Parkville, MOMO9,0932.0%−69%

09Wildwood, MOMO34,9552.2%+2%

10Greenwood, MOMO6,3153.2%−19%

11Kearney, MOMO11,2963.6%+45%

12Sunset Hills, MOMO9,0753.7%+19%

13Chesterfield, MOMO49,3093.9%+51%

14Sappington, MOMO7,3673.9%+35%

15Concord, MOMO18,3683.9%+131%

16Ashland, MOMO5,2214.1%−60%

17Webster Groves, MOMO23,4504.2%−13%

18Olivette, MOMO8,9374.3%+0%

19Lake St. Louis, MOMO19,1294.3%+12%

20Battlefield, MOMO6,3614.3%+80%

21Savannah, MOMO5,1074.4%−63%

22Ellisville, MOMO10,3154.6%+30%

23Maryland Heights, MOMO27,5594.7%−11%

24Ballwin, MOMO30,9014.8%+49%

25Barnhart, MOMO5,7854.8%+90%

26Peculiar, MOMO6,3654.9%−35%

27Raymore, MOMO26,6335.0%+58%

28Black Jack, MOMO6,5475.0%+7%

29Brentwood, MOMO8,0795.1%−8%

30Kirkwood, MOMO29,3315.3%+15%

31Smithville, MOMO11,1605.4%+36%

32Wentzville, MOMO49,4955.4%−54%

33O'Fallon, MOMO96,1015.4%+62%

34Richmond Heights, MOMO9,0935.5%−24%

35Pacific, MOMO7,8245.5%−63%

36Crestwood, MOMO12,2075.5%+131%

37Herculaneum, MOMO5,4025.6%−2%

38St. Peters, MOMO61,4795.6%+109%

39Lee's Summit, MOMO107,5145.7%+49%

40Wright City, MOMO5,8545.8%−60%

41Pleasant Hill, MOMO8,9566.0%+9%

42Creve Coeur, MOMO18,4806.1%+112%

43Odessa, MOMO5,7216.1%−38%

44Oakville, MOMO35,3336.4%+127%

45Manchester, MOMO18,0696.4%+112%

46Affton, MOMO19,0526.6%+86%

47Liberty, MOMO31,3197.0%+40%

48Blue Springs, MOMO61,6327.0%+45%

49Nixa, MOMO26,5977.1%−26%

50Harrisonville, MOMO10,0407.2%+11%

51Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO15,4327.2%+76%

52St. Charles, MOMO72,5617.3%+16%

53Old Jamestown, MOMO20,6517.4%–

54Mehlville, MOMO29,8057.8%+39%

55Washington, MOMO15,9067.9%+58%

56Eureka, MOMO13,4227.9%+255%

57Clayton, MOMO17,8078.0%+4%

58Union, MOMO13,4458.1%+13%

59Arnold, MOMO20,9948.2%+84%

60Carl Junction, MOMO8,4848.4%+64%

61Jackson, MOMO16,0338.6%+28%

62Oak Grove, MOMO9,3708.6%−14%

63Maplewood, MOMO8,0338.7%−38%

64North Kansas City, MOMO5,6139.1%−27%

65Overland, MOMO15,4749.7%+0%

66Willard, MOMO6,9049.7%+1%

67Belton, MOMO26,1939.7%+22%

68Grain Valley, MOMO16,9089.7%+120%

69Valley Park, MOMO6,7679.8%−8%

70Shrewsbury, MOMO6,23110.0%+15%

71Florissant, MOMO51,12410.1%+150%

72Murphy, MOMO8,28510.2%+78%

73Macon, MOMO5,53210.5%−18%

74Rogersville, MOMO5,75410.9%−5%

75Gladstone, MOMO27,49711.0%+131%

76Imperial, MOMO5,48811.1%+13%

77Sullivan, MOMO6,94211.4%+4%

78Bridgeton, MOMO11,27711.5%+136%

79Jefferson City, MOMO42,48912.0%+5%

80Raytown, MOMO29,15412.5%+149%

81Ozark, MOMO23,54412.6%+7%

82Osage Beach, MOMO5,07912.8%+89%

83Ste. Genevieve, MOMO5,06512.8%+34%

84St. Ann, MOMO12,61713.0%+2%

85De Soto, MOMO6,52713.1%−11%

86Troy, MOMO15,20113.6%+23%

87Fulton, MOMO12,85313.9%+17%

88Sikeston, MOMO15,98314.2%−32%

89Boonville, MOMO7,86714.3%+27%

90Park Hills, MOMO8,75314.4%−32%

91University City, MOMO34,65714.5%−1%

92Warrenton, MOMO9,66714.6%+38%

93Kansas City, MOMO521,22014.6%+2%

94Lemay, MOMO16,22814.7%+41%

95Spanish Lake, MOMO17,87314.8%+27%

96Monett, MOMO10,24815.2%+1%

97Clinton, MOMO9,50415.2%−2%

98Excelsior Springs, MOMO10,81915.2%+24%

99Neosho, MOMO14,07815.2%+19%

100St. John, MOMO6,44115.4%+97%

101Cameron, MOMO7,34115.7%+31%

102Independence, MOMO121,67515.8%+83%

103Hazelwood, MOMO24,84915.9%+151%

104Farmington, MOMO19,22615.9%+28%

105Warrensburg, MOMO20,28316.2%−33%

106Richmond, MOMO5,96816.3%+52%

107Waynesville, MOMO5,55816.5%+46%

108Chillicothe, MOMO9,11416.8%+25%

109Joplin, MOMO53,93016.9%+14%

110Dexter, MOMO7,85117.0%−7%

111Festus, MOMO14,06617.1%+67%

112Marshall, MOMO13,76617.1%+14%

113Republic, MOMO22,40417.7%+165%

114St. Joseph, MOMO71,00117.7%+37%

115Mexico, MOMO11,55817.8%+29%

116Pevely, MOMO6,23917.9%−9%

117Grandview, MOMO26,65317.9%+113%

118Aurora, MOMO7,68618.1%−1%

119Marshfield, MOMO8,07818.1%+56%

120Trenton, MOMO5,55718.1%+6%

121Springfield, MOMO169,84718.4%+16%

122Moberly, MOMO13,71918.4%+23%

123Bolivar, MOMO11,99418.8%−5%

124Perryville, MOMO8,59319.0%+73%

125Kennett, MOMO10,11819.1%−27%

126St. Robert, MOMO5,60219.2%+69%

127Columbia, MOMO130,85119.3%+0%

128Sedalia, MOMO22,62119.4%+27%

129Hannibal, MOMO16,80419.5%+38%

130Branson, MOMO12,92120.2%+68%

131Webb City, MOMO13,45920.5%+31%

132St. Louis, MOMO278,14420.6%−16%

133Poplar Bluff, MOMO16,29520.8%−15%

134Cape Girardeau, MOMO40,97720.8%+37%

135Bellefontaine Neighbors, MOMO10,36821.4%+228%

136Lebanon, MOMO15,66321.7%+42%

137Rolla, MOMO20,58823.6%+7%

138Ferguson, MOMO17,95324.2%+109%

139Maryville, MOMO10,09224.4%+4%

140Jennings, MOMO13,09325.2%+32%

141Carthage, MOMO15,89527.2%+42%

142Nevada, MOMO8,40427.8%+39%

143West Plains, MOMO12,78028.1%+48%

144Kirksville, MOMO17,86328.2%−8%

145Bonne Terre, MOMO6,63628.3%+84%

146Caruthersville, MOMO5,21131.4%−12%

147Berkeley, MOMO8,02635.1%+82%

148Glasgow, MOMO5,50446.7%+259%

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