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Most residents in poverty, Missouri counties

Missouri counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the poverty rate. This list covers the 115 counties in Missouri that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 2000

01Jackson County, MOMO732,994101,437+30%

02St. Louis County, MOMO990,91197,497+40%

03St. Louis, MOMO278,14459,549−30%

04Greene County, MOMO309,28641,401+43%

05Boone County, MOMO191,74631,180+58%

06Clay County, MOMO265,03221,855+118%

07St. Charles County, MOMO426,49921,566+90%

08Jasper County, MOMO127,42821,097+39%

09Jefferson County, MOMO233,13220,713+54%

10Buchanan County, MOMO83,54013,388+27%

11Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,99911,540+51%

12St. Francois County, MOMO67,80910,679+29%

13Taney County, MOMO57,0018,833+79%

14Franklin County, MOMO108,0908,651+31%

15Butler County, MOMO41,9048,616+14%

16Howell County, MOMO40,7988,201+18%

17Newton County, MOMO62,2638,104+32%

18Platte County, MOMO114,4007,752+120%

19Christian County, MOMO96,7257,595+54%

20Phelps County, MOMO45,2477,582+16%

21Cole County, MOMO77,9086,969+12%

22Cass County, MOMO115,8596,917+46%

23Pulaski County, MOMO54,4426,829+61%

24Pettis County, MOMO44,2546,769+34%

25Laclede County, MOMO36,9436,623+42%

26Johnson County, MOMO56,6706,464−10%

27Lincoln County, MOMO66,6766,448+100%

28Webster County, MOMO43,0546,173+34%

29Dunklin County, MOMO26,8556,055−25%

30Lawrence County, MOMO39,4015,607+13%

31Adair County, MOMO25,6845,568−4%

32Camden County, MOMO44,0475,504+30%

33Barry County, MOMO36,2005,321−6%

34Polk County, MOMO33,6045,289+21%

35Callaway County, MOMO45,7655,212+50%

36Texas County, MOMO25,9944,985+1%

37Scott County, MOMO37,9754,859−25%

38Stone County, MOMO32,5034,460+22%

39Pemiscot County, MOMO14,4654,428−27%

40Audrain County, MOMO24,5284,377+14%

41Stoddard County, MOMO28,2844,309−12%

42Washington County, MOMO23,8104,079−16%

43Marion County, MOMO28,5254,044+18%

44Benton County, MOMO20,5364,004+49%

45Morgan County, MOMO22,4183,979+27%

46McDonald County, MOMO23,9923,976−12%

47Saline County, MOMO23,2653,813+22%

48Vernon County, MOMO19,9463,699+21%

49Miller County, MOMO25,8173,632+9%

50Dallas County, MOMO18,0253,597+28%

51Wright County, MOMO19,6713,556−9%

52Nodaway County, MOMO20,1743,551−2%

53Randolph County, MOMO24,5133,382+10%

54Crawford County, MOMO22,9293,204−14%

55Henry County, MOMO22,6713,187+1%

56Lafayette County, MOMO33,5313,075+6%

57Warren County, MOMO39,0162,980+41%

58Ray County, MOMO23,3982,906+83%

59Pike County, MOMO17,9552,828−1%

60Wayne County, MOMO10,7822,793−4%

61New Madrid County, MOMO15,0862,782−36%

62Ripley County, MOMO10,7172,654−11%

63Clinton County, MOMO21,6612,633+49%

64Perry County, MOMO19,0932,629+61%

65Bates County, MOMO16,5122,567+6%

66Cedar County, MOMO14,8882,482+4%

67Barton County, MOMO11,7952,359+44%

68Mississippi County, MOMO12,0032,266−29%

69Douglas County, MOMO12,3422,100−8%

70Oregon County, MOMO8,7092,046−10%

71Cooper County, MOMO17,1361,966+11%

72Ozark County, MOMO9,1721,905−8%

73Gasconade County, MOMO14,7841,855+27%

74Iron County, MOMO9,3181,820−11%

75Dent County, MOMO14,5841,777−31%

76Grundy County, MOMO9,7441,721+5%

77Livingston County, MOMO14,7081,716−5%

78Hickory County, MOMO9,0441,697−4%

79Madison County, MOMO12,8581,680−17%

80Linn County, MOMO11,8151,628−21%

81Harrison County, MOMO8,2811,602+34%

82Montgomery County, MOMO11,5901,587+11%

83Moniteau County, MOMO15,4281,570+7%

84Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,6891,514+3%

85Macon County, MOMO15,1901,443−27%

86Bollinger County, MOMO10,6461,439−13%

87St. Clair County, MOMO9,9761,407−26%

88Shannon County, MOMO7,2851,294−42%

89Lewis County, MOMO9,8791,259−26%

90Monroe County, MOMO8,9591,239+11%

91Howard County, MOMO10,1801,222+4%

92Ralls County, MOMO10,4441,186+42%

93Osage County, MOMO13,6111,153+6%

94Carroll County, MOMO8,4171,152−18%

95Maries County, MOMO8,3971,142−2%

96Andrew County, MOMO18,2411,119−18%

97Gentry County, MOMO6,3841,115+36%

98Carter County, MOMO5,4181,100−27%

99Reynolds County, MOMO5,9921,041−23%

100Daviess County, MOMO8,558969−21%

101Dade County, MOMO7,804960−9%

102Shelby County, MOMO5,870953−14%

103DeKalb County, MOMO9,795943−25%

104Caldwell County, MOMO9,012923−13%

105Sullivan County, MOMO5,738801−33%

106Clark County, MOMO6,475748−28%

107Putnam County, MOMO4,546721−14%

108Chariton County, MOMO7,377649−34%

109Atchison County, MOMO5,175603−19%

110Mercer County, MOMO3,404469−6%

111Knox County, MOMO3,728447−43%

112Holt County, MOMO4,200434−38%

113Worth County, MOMO1,914398+17%

114Schuyler County, MOMO4,140346−51%

115Scotland County, MOMO4,796343−59%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES