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Lowest poverty rate, Missouri counties · 1990

Missouri counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (1990 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 –

01St. Charles County, MOMO426,4994.7%–

02St. Louis County, MOMO990,9115.6%–

03Platte County, MOMO114,4005.7%–

04Clay County, MOMO265,0325.9%–

05Jefferson County, MOMO233,1327.5%–

06Cole County, MOMO77,9088.0%–

07Cass County, MOMO115,8598.2%–

08Franklin County, MOMO108,0908.3%–

09Osage County, MOMO13,6119.7%–

10Christian County, MOMO96,72510.1%–

11Ray County, MOMO23,39810.4%–

12Callaway County, MOMO45,76510.4%–

13Warren County, MOMO39,01610.7%–

14Gasconade County, MOMO14,78410.8%–

15Ralls County, MOMO10,44411.2%–

16Perry County, MOMO19,09311.5%–

17Moniteau County, MOMO15,42811.6%–

18Lincoln County, MOMO66,67611.8%–

19Clinton County, MOMO21,66112.0%–

20Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,68912.0%–

21Lafayette County, MOMO33,53112.2%–

22Camden County, MOMO44,04712.6%–

23Cooper County, MOMO17,13612.7%–

24Andrew County, MOMO18,24112.9%–

25Jackson County, MOMO732,99413.0%–

26Saline County, MOMO23,26513.5%–

27Taney County, MOMO57,00113.6%–

28DeKalb County, MOMO9,79513.8%–

29Pettis County, MOMO44,25413.8%–

30Montgomery County, MOMO11,59013.9%–

31Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,99913.9%–

32Newton County, MOMO62,26314.0%–

33Greene County, MOMO309,28614.1%–

34Howard County, MOMO10,18014.1%–

35Carroll County, MOMO8,41714.2%–

36Barton County, MOMO11,79514.2%–

37Chariton County, MOMO7,37714.4%–

38Macon County, MOMO15,19014.4%–

39Stone County, MOMO32,50314.7%–

40Pulaski County, MOMO54,44214.8%–

41Audrain County, MOMO24,52814.9%–

42Livingston County, MOMO14,70815.1%–

43Jasper County, MOMO127,42815.3%–

44Johnson County, MOMO56,67015.4%–

45Buchanan County, MOMO83,54015.6%–

46Lawrence County, MOMO39,40116.1%–

47Crawford County, MOMO22,92916.1%–

48Randolph County, MOMO24,51316.5%–

49Maries County, MOMO8,39716.5%–

50Boone County, MOMO191,74616.6%–

51Barry County, MOMO36,20016.6%–

52Laclede County, MOMO36,94316.7%–

53Marion County, MOMO28,52516.8%–

54Morgan County, MOMO22,41816.8%–

55St. Francois County, MOMO67,80916.9%–

56Dade County, MOMO7,80417.3%–

57Holt County, MOMO4,20017.5%–

58Miller County, MOMO25,81717.5%–

59Linn County, MOMO11,81517.5%–

60Bates County, MOMO16,51217.7%–

61Lewis County, MOMO9,87917.7%–

62Shelby County, MOMO5,87018.0%–

63Vernon County, MOMO19,94618.1%–

64Henry County, MOMO22,67118.1%–

65Atchison County, MOMO5,17518.1%–

66Pike County, MOMO17,95518.1%–

67Caldwell County, MOMO9,01218.2%–

68Monroe County, MOMO8,95918.2%–

69Mercer County, MOMO3,40418.3%–

70Scott County, MOMO37,97518.4%–

71Phelps County, MOMO45,24718.5%–

72Harrison County, MOMO8,28118.8%–

73Gentry County, MOMO6,38418.9%–

74Webster County, MOMO43,05419.2%–

75Bollinger County, MOMO10,64619.7%–

76Putnam County, MOMO4,54619.9%–

77Benton County, MOMO20,53620.2%–

78Polk County, MOMO33,60420.3%–

79Grundy County, MOMO9,74420.4%–

80Clark County, MOMO6,47520.5%–

81McDonald County, MOMO23,99220.6%–

82Cedar County, MOMO14,88820.9%–

83Schuyler County, MOMO4,14021.0%–

84Sullivan County, MOMO5,73821.2%–

85Stoddard County, MOMO28,28421.2%–

86Nodaway County, MOMO20,17421.8%–

87Hickory County, MOMO9,04421.9%–

88Madison County, MOMO12,85821.9%–

89Ozark County, MOMO9,17222.1%–

90St. Clair County, MOMO9,97622.4%–

91Worth County, MOMO1,91422.5%–

92Knox County, MOMO3,72822.7%–

93Texas County, MOMO25,99422.9%–

94Daviess County, MOMO8,55823.2%–

95Dallas County, MOMO18,02523.2%–

96Iron County, MOMO9,31823.7%–

97Shannon County, MOMO7,28524.1%–

98Reynolds County, MOMO5,99224.2%–

99St. Louis, MOMO278,14424.6%–

100Adair County, MOMO25,68424.9%–

101Butler County, MOMO41,90425.0%–

102Dent County, MOMO14,58425.2%–

103Douglas County, MOMO12,34225.2%–

104Wright County, MOMO19,67125.3%–

105Howell County, MOMO40,79825.4%–

106Scotland County, MOMO4,79625.4%–

107New Madrid County, MOMO15,08626.9%–

108Washington County, MOMO23,81027.2%–

109Oregon County, MOMO8,70927.4%–

110Carter County, MOMO5,41827.6%–

111Wayne County, MOMO10,78229.0%–

112Mississippi County, MOMO12,00329.7%–

113Dunklin County, MOMO26,85529.9%–

114Ripley County, MOMO10,71731.5%–

115Pemiscot County, MOMO14,46535.8%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS