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Lowest poverty rate, Missouri counties · 2020

Missouri counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2020 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

01St. Charles County, MOMO426,4994.8%+20%

02Platte County, MOMO114,4005.1%+7%

03Andrew County, MOMO18,2417.8%−6%

04Clay County, MOMO265,0328.2%+50%

05Osage County, MOMO13,6118.3%−1%

06Cass County, MOMO115,8598.3%+44%

07Perry County, MOMO19,0939.1%+0%

08Jefferson County, MOMO233,1329.1%+34%

09St. Louis County, MOMO990,9119.3%+35%

10DeKalb County, MOMO9,7959.4%−13%

11Gasconade County, MOMO14,7849.5%−0%

12Cole County, MOMO77,9089.5%+10%

13Franklin County, MOMO108,0909.6%+36%

14Callaway County, MOMO45,7659.7%+13%

15Holt County, MOMO4,2009.9%−24%

16Christian County, MOMO96,72510.0%+10%

17Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,68910.3%+25%

18Clinton County, MOMO21,66110.3%+11%

19Moniteau County, MOMO15,42810.7%+8%

20Lincoln County, MOMO66,67610.9%+32%

21Atchison County, MOMO5,17511.2%−4%

22Scotland County, MOMO4,79611.4%−32%

23Howard County, MOMO10,18011.7%+2%

24Lafayette County, MOMO33,53111.8%+34%

25Ray County, MOMO23,39811.8%+74%

26Mercer County, MOMO3,40412.1%−9%

27Livingston County, MOMO14,70812.1%−3%

28Stone County, MOMO32,50312.3%−3%

29Clark County, MOMO6,47512.5%−11%

30Macon County, MOMO15,19012.5%+0%

31Cooper County, MOMO17,13612.6%+18%

32Carroll County, MOMO8,41712.7%−7%

33Warren County, MOMO39,01612.9%+50%

34Chariton County, MOMO7,37713.2%+14%

35Daviess County, MOMO8,55813.4%−12%

36Johnson County, MOMO56,67013.4%−10%

37Jackson County, MOMO732,99413.6%+14%

38Miller County, MOMO25,81713.6%−4%

39Newton County, MOMO62,26313.7%+18%

40Hickory County, MOMO9,04413.8%−30%

41Madison County, MOMO12,85814.0%−19%

42Putnam County, MOMO4,54614.1%−12%

43Ralls County, MOMO10,44414.1%+62%

44Pulaski County, MOMO54,44214.4%+40%

45Gentry County, MOMO6,38414.5%+21%

46Camden County, MOMO44,04714.5%+28%

47Bates County, MOMO16,51214.7%+1%

48Laclede County, MOMO36,94314.7%+3%

49Audrain County, MOMO24,52814.8%+0%

50Montgomery County, MOMO11,59014.9%+26%

51Douglas County, MOMO12,34215.1%−14%

52Vernon County, MOMO19,94615.1%+1%

53Shelby County, MOMO5,87015.2%−7%

54Greene County, MOMO309,28615.3%+27%

55Pettis County, MOMO44,25415.3%+19%

56Saline County, MOMO23,26515.3%+16%

57Randolph County, MOMO24,51315.4%+24%

58Caldwell County, MOMO9,01215.5%+30%

59Buchanan County, MOMO83,54015.7%+28%

60Knox County, MOMO3,72815.7%−13%

61Bollinger County, MOMO10,64615.7%+14%

62Taney County, MOMO57,00115.7%+27%

63Polk County, MOMO33,60415.7%−3%

64Webster County, MOMO43,05415.7%+6%

65Monroe County, MOMO8,95915.7%+32%

66Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,99915.8%+42%

67Schuyler County, MOMO4,14015.9%−6%

68Worth County, MOMO1,91415.9%+11%

69Linn County, MOMO11,81516.0%+7%

70St. Francois County, MOMO67,80916.1%+9%

71Pike County, MOMO17,95516.4%+5%

72St. Clair County, MOMO9,97616.5%−16%

73Sullivan County, MOMO5,73816.7%+1%

74Grundy County, MOMO9,74416.7%+6%

75Boone County, MOMO191,74616.9%+16%

76Lawrence County, MOMO39,40117.0%+21%

77Marion County, MOMO28,52517.1%+41%

78Stoddard County, MOMO28,28417.4%+5%

79Henry County, MOMO22,67117.6%+23%

80Maries County, MOMO8,39717.6%+34%

81Scott County, MOMO37,97517.7%+10%

82Jasper County, MOMO127,42817.7%+22%

83Crawford County, MOMO22,92917.8%+9%

84Reynolds County, MOMO5,99218.0%−10%

85Dent County, MOMO14,58418.0%+5%

86Barry County, MOMO36,20018.2%+10%

87Cedar County, MOMO14,88818.2%+5%

88Benton County, MOMO20,53618.2%+16%

89Carter County, MOMO5,41818.5%−26%

90Lewis County, MOMO9,87918.9%+17%

91Harrison County, MOMO8,28119.1%+41%

92Dade County, MOMO7,80419.1%+43%

93Morgan County, MOMO22,41819.2%+19%

94McDonald County, MOMO23,99219.3%−7%

95Dallas County, MOMO18,02519.4%+8%

96Phelps County, MOMO45,24719.6%+19%

97Washington County, MOMO23,81020.3%−2%

98St. Louis, MOMO278,14420.4%−17%

99Barton County, MOMO11,79520.7%+59%

100Nodaway County, MOMO20,17420.7%+26%

101New Madrid County, MOMO15,08620.7%−6%

102Wright County, MOMO19,67121.3%−2%

103Butler County, MOMO41,90421.9%+18%

104Iron County, MOMO9,31822.1%+16%

105Texas County, MOMO25,99422.4%+5%

106Ripley County, MOMO10,71722.7%+4%

107Adair County, MOMO25,68423.0%−1%

108Mississippi County, MOMO12,00323.7%+0%

109Dunklin County, MOMO26,85523.7%−3%

110Howell County, MOMO40,79823.8%+28%

111Ozark County, MOMO9,17224.0%+11%

112Wayne County, MOMO10,78226.0%+19%

113Shannon County, MOMO7,28526.3%−2%

114Oregon County, MOMO8,70926.3%+20%

115Pemiscot County, MOMO14,46530.0%−1%

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