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Lowest poverty rate, Missouri counties · 2000

Missouri counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2000 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 1990

01St. Charles County, MOMO426,4994.0%−14%

02Platte County, MOMO114,4004.8%−16%

03Clay County, MOMO265,0325.5%−7%

04Cass County, MOMO115,8595.8%−30%

05Jefferson County, MOMO233,1326.8%−10%

06Ray County, MOMO23,3986.8%−35%

07St. Louis County, MOMO990,9116.9%+23%

08Franklin County, MOMO108,0907.0%−15%

09Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,6898.2%−32%

10Andrew County, MOMO18,2418.2%−36%

11Lincoln County, MOMO66,6768.3%−30%

12Osage County, MOMO13,6118.3%−14%

13Callaway County, MOMO45,7658.5%−18%

14Warren County, MOMO39,0168.6%−20%

15Ralls County, MOMO10,4448.7%−23%

16Cole County, MOMO77,9088.7%+9%

17Lafayette County, MOMO33,5318.8%−28%

18Perry County, MOMO19,0939.0%−22%

19Christian County, MOMO96,7259.1%−11%

20Clinton County, MOMO21,6619.3%−23%

21Gasconade County, MOMO14,7849.5%−12%

22Moniteau County, MOMO15,4289.9%−15%

23Pulaski County, MOMO54,44210.3%−30%

24Cooper County, MOMO17,13610.7%−16%

25DeKalb County, MOMO9,79510.8%−21%

26Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,99911.1%−20%

27Camden County, MOMO44,04711.4%−10%

28Howard County, MOMO10,18011.6%−18%

29Chariton County, MOMO7,37711.6%−19%

30Atchison County, MOMO5,17511.6%−36%

31Newton County, MOMO62,26311.6%−17%

32Montgomery County, MOMO11,59011.8%−15%

33Caldwell County, MOMO9,01211.9%−35%

34Jackson County, MOMO732,99411.9%−9%

35Monroe County, MOMO8,95911.9%−34%

36Gentry County, MOMO6,38412.0%−37%

37Greene County, MOMO309,28612.1%−14%

38Marion County, MOMO28,52512.1%−28%

39Buchanan County, MOMO83,54012.2%−21%

40Taney County, MOMO57,00112.4%−9%

41Livingston County, MOMO14,70812.4%−17%

42Randolph County, MOMO24,51312.5%−25%

43Macon County, MOMO15,19012.5%−14%

44Stone County, MOMO32,50312.8%−13%

45Pettis County, MOMO44,25412.8%−7%

46Holt County, MOMO4,20013.0%−26%

47Barton County, MOMO11,79513.0%−9%

48Maries County, MOMO8,39713.1%−21%

49Saline County, MOMO23,26513.2%−3%

50Mercer County, MOMO3,40413.3%−27%

51Dade County, MOMO7,80413.4%−23%

52Harrison County, MOMO8,28113.5%−28%

53Carroll County, MOMO8,41713.7%−3%

54Bollinger County, MOMO10,64613.8%−30%

55Clark County, MOMO6,47514.1%−31%

56Lawrence County, MOMO39,40114.1%−12%

57Miller County, MOMO25,81714.2%−19%

58Laclede County, MOMO36,94314.3%−15%

59Henry County, MOMO22,67114.3%−21%

60Worth County, MOMO1,91414.3%−36%

61Jasper County, MOMO127,42814.5%−5%

62Boone County, MOMO191,74614.5%−12%

63Bates County, MOMO16,51214.5%−18%

64Webster County, MOMO43,05414.8%−23%

65Audrain County, MOMO24,52814.8%−1%

66St. Francois County, MOMO67,80914.9%−12%

67Johnson County, MOMO56,67014.9%−4%

68Linn County, MOMO11,81514.9%−15%

69Vernon County, MOMO19,94614.9%−17%

70Daviess County, MOMO8,55815.2%−34%

71Pike County, MOMO17,95515.5%−14%

72Benton County, MOMO20,53615.7%−22%

73Grundy County, MOMO9,74415.8%−23%

74Putnam County, MOMO4,54616.0%−20%

75Scott County, MOMO37,97516.1%−13%

76Lewis County, MOMO9,87916.1%−9%

77Morgan County, MOMO22,41816.2%−4%

78Polk County, MOMO33,60416.3%−20%

79Shelby County, MOMO5,87016.3%−10%

80Crawford County, MOMO22,92916.3%+1%

81Phelps County, MOMO45,24716.4%−11%

82Nodaway County, MOMO20,17416.5%−24%

83Sullivan County, MOMO5,73816.5%−22%

84Stoddard County, MOMO28,28416.5%−22%

85Barry County, MOMO36,20016.6%+0%

86Scotland County, MOMO4,79616.8%−34%

87Schuyler County, MOMO4,14017.0%−19%

88Dent County, MOMO14,58417.2%−32%

89Madison County, MOMO12,85817.2%−21%

90Cedar County, MOMO14,88817.4%−17%

91Douglas County, MOMO12,34217.5%−31%

92Dallas County, MOMO18,02517.9%−23%

93Knox County, MOMO3,72818.0%−21%

94Butler County, MOMO41,90418.6%−26%

95Howell County, MOMO40,79818.7%−26%

96Iron County, MOMO9,31819.0%−20%

97St. Clair County, MOMO9,97619.6%−12%

98Hickory County, MOMO9,04419.7%−10%

99Reynolds County, MOMO5,99220.1%−17%

100McDonald County, MOMO23,99220.7%+1%

101Washington County, MOMO23,81020.8%−24%

102Texas County, MOMO25,99421.4%−7%

103Ozark County, MOMO9,17221.6%−2%

104Wright County, MOMO19,67121.7%−14%

105Wayne County, MOMO10,78221.9%−25%

106Ripley County, MOMO10,71722.0%−30%

107Oregon County, MOMO8,70922.0%−20%

108New Madrid County, MOMO15,08622.1%−18%

109Adair County, MOMO25,68423.3%−6%

110Mississippi County, MOMO12,00323.7%−20%

111Dunklin County, MOMO26,85524.5%−18%

112St. Louis, MOMO278,14424.6%−0%

113Carter County, MOMO5,41825.2%−9%

114Shannon County, MOMO7,28526.9%+12%

115Pemiscot County, MOMO14,46530.4%−15%

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