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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%+0.8 pts

02Platte County, MOMO114,4005.1%+0.3 pts

03Andrew County, MOMO18,2417.8%−0.5 pts

04Clay County, MOMO265,0328.2%+2.7 pts

05Osage County, MOMO13,6118.3%−0.1 pts

06Cass County, MOMO115,8598.3%+2.5 pts

07Perry County, MOMO19,0939.1%+0.0 pts

08Jefferson County, MOMO233,1329.1%+2.3 pts

09St. Louis County, MOMO990,9119.3%+2.4 pts

10DeKalb County, MOMO9,7959.4%−1.4 pts

11Gasconade County, MOMO14,7849.5%−0.0 pts

12Cole County, MOMO77,9089.5%+0.9 pts

13Franklin County, MOMO108,0909.6%+2.5 pts

14Callaway County, MOMO45,7659.7%+1.1 pts

15Holt County, MOMO4,2009.9%−3.1 pts

16Christian County, MOMO96,72510.0%+0.9 pts

17Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,68910.3%+2.0 pts

18Clinton County, MOMO21,66110.3%+1.0 pts

19Moniteau County, MOMO15,42810.7%+0.8 pts

20Lincoln County, MOMO66,67610.9%+2.7 pts

21Atchison County, MOMO5,17511.2%−0.4 pts

22Scotland County, MOMO4,79611.4%−5.4 pts

23Howard County, MOMO10,18011.7%+0.2 pts

24Lafayette County, MOMO33,53111.8%+3.0 pts

25Ray County, MOMO23,39811.8%+5.0 pts

26Mercer County, MOMO3,40412.1%−1.2 pts

27Livingston County, MOMO14,70812.1%−0.4 pts

28Stone County, MOMO32,50312.3%−0.4 pts

29Clark County, MOMO6,47512.5%−1.6 pts

30Macon County, MOMO15,19012.5%+0.0 pts

31Cooper County, MOMO17,13612.6%+2.0 pts

32Carroll County, MOMO8,41712.7%−1.0 pts

33Warren County, MOMO39,01612.9%+4.3 pts

34Chariton County, MOMO7,37713.2%+1.7 pts

35Daviess County, MOMO8,55813.4%−1.9 pts

36Johnson County, MOMO56,67013.4%−1.5 pts

37Jackson County, MOMO732,99413.6%+1.7 pts

38Miller County, MOMO25,81713.6%−0.6 pts

39Newton County, MOMO62,26313.7%+2.1 pts

40Hickory County, MOMO9,04413.8%−5.9 pts

41Madison County, MOMO12,85814.0%−3.2 pts

42Putnam County, MOMO4,54614.1%−2.0 pts

43Ralls County, MOMO10,44414.1%+5.4 pts

44Pulaski County, MOMO54,44214.4%+4.1 pts

45Gentry County, MOMO6,38414.5%+2.6 pts

46Camden County, MOMO44,04714.5%+3.2 pts

47Bates County, MOMO16,51214.7%+0.1 pts

48Laclede County, MOMO36,94314.7%+0.4 pts

49Audrain County, MOMO24,52814.8%+0.0 pts

50Montgomery County, MOMO11,59014.9%+3.1 pts

51Douglas County, MOMO12,34215.1%−2.4 pts

52Vernon County, MOMO19,94615.1%+0.2 pts

53Shelby County, MOMO5,87015.2%−1.1 pts

54Greene County, MOMO309,28615.3%+3.2 pts

55Pettis County, MOMO44,25415.3%+2.4 pts

56Saline County, MOMO23,26515.3%+2.2 pts

57Randolph County, MOMO24,51315.4%+2.9 pts

58Caldwell County, MOMO9,01215.5%+3.6 pts

59Buchanan County, MOMO83,54015.7%+3.4 pts

60Knox County, MOMO3,72815.7%−2.3 pts

61Bollinger County, MOMO10,64615.7%+1.9 pts

62Taney County, MOMO57,00115.7%+3.3 pts

63Polk County, MOMO33,60415.7%−0.5 pts

64Webster County, MOMO43,05415.7%+1.0 pts

65Monroe County, MOMO8,95915.7%+3.8 pts

66Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,99915.8%+4.7 pts

67Schuyler County, MOMO4,14015.9%−1.1 pts

68Worth County, MOMO1,91415.9%+1.6 pts

69Linn County, MOMO11,81516.0%+1.1 pts

70St. Francois County, MOMO67,80916.1%+1.3 pts

71Pike County, MOMO17,95516.4%+0.8 pts

72St. Clair County, MOMO9,97616.5%−3.1 pts

73Sullivan County, MOMO5,73816.7%+0.2 pts

74Grundy County, MOMO9,74416.7%+0.9 pts

75Boone County, MOMO191,74616.9%+2.3 pts

76Lawrence County, MOMO39,40117.0%+2.9 pts

77Marion County, MOMO28,52517.1%+5.0 pts

78Stoddard County, MOMO28,28417.4%+0.9 pts

79Henry County, MOMO22,67117.6%+3.2 pts

80Maries County, MOMO8,39717.6%+4.5 pts

81Scott County, MOMO37,97517.7%+1.6 pts

82Jasper County, MOMO127,42817.7%+3.2 pts

83Crawford County, MOMO22,92917.8%+1.4 pts

84Reynolds County, MOMO5,99218.0%−2.1 pts

85Dent County, MOMO14,58418.0%+0.8 pts

86Barry County, MOMO36,20018.2%+1.6 pts

87Cedar County, MOMO14,88818.2%+0.9 pts

88Benton County, MOMO20,53618.2%+2.6 pts

89Carter County, MOMO5,41818.5%−6.7 pts

90Lewis County, MOMO9,87918.9%+2.7 pts

91Harrison County, MOMO8,28119.1%+5.5 pts

92Dade County, MOMO7,80419.1%+5.8 pts

93Morgan County, MOMO22,41819.2%+3.0 pts

94McDonald County, MOMO23,99219.3%−1.4 pts

95Dallas County, MOMO18,02519.4%+1.5 pts

96Phelps County, MOMO45,24719.6%+3.2 pts

97Washington County, MOMO23,81020.3%−0.5 pts

98St. Louis, MOMO278,14420.4%−4.1 pts

99Barton County, MOMO11,79520.7%+7.7 pts

100Nodaway County, MOMO20,17420.7%+4.3 pts

101New Madrid County, MOMO15,08620.7%−1.3 pts

102Wright County, MOMO19,67121.3%−0.4 pts

103Butler County, MOMO41,90421.9%+3.3 pts

104Iron County, MOMO9,31822.1%+3.1 pts

105Texas County, MOMO25,99422.4%+1.0 pts

106Ripley County, MOMO10,71722.7%+0.8 pts

107Adair County, MOMO25,68423.0%−0.3 pts

108Mississippi County, MOMO12,00323.7%+0.0 pts

109Dunklin County, MOMO26,85523.7%−0.8 pts

110Howell County, MOMO40,79823.8%+5.1 pts

111Ozark County, MOMO9,17224.0%+2.4 pts

112Wayne County, MOMO10,78226.0%+4.1 pts

113Shannon County, MOMO7,28526.3%−0.6 pts

114Oregon County, MOMO8,70926.3%+4.3 pts

115Pemiscot County, MOMO14,46530.0%−0.4 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS