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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. The median across all 115 is 2,906. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Gasconade County, MO, up 19 places to #73.

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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%

06▲1Clay County, MOMO265,03221,855+118%

07▲2St. Charles County, MOMO426,49921,566+90%

08▼2Jasper County, MOMO127,42821,097+39%

09▼1Jefferson 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%

13▲5Taney County, MOMO57,0018,833+79%

14▼1Franklin County, MOMO108,0908,651+31%

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

16▼2Howell County, MOMO40,7988,201+18%

17▲3Newton County, MOMO62,2638,104+32%

18▲16Platte County, MOMO114,4007,752+120%

19▼2Christian County, MOMO96,7257,595+54%

20▼1Phelps County, MOMO45,2477,582+16%

21▲1Cole County, MOMO77,9086,969+12%

22▼6Cass County, MOMO115,8596,917+46%

23▼2Pulaski County, MOMO54,4426,829+61%

24▲2Pettis County, MOMO44,2546,769+34%

25▲10Laclede County, MOMO36,9436,623+42%

26▼3Johnson County, MOMO56,6706,464−10%

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

28▲3Webster County, MOMO43,0546,173+34%

29▼4Dunklin County, MOMO26,8556,055−25%

30▼2Lawrence County, MOMO39,4015,607+13%

31▲1Adair County, MOMO25,6845,568−4%

32▼2Camden County, MOMO44,0475,504+30%

33▼4Barry County, MOMO36,2005,321−6%

34▲3Polk County, MOMO33,6045,289+21%

35▲9Callaway County, MOMO45,7655,212+50%

36▼3Texas County, MOMO25,9944,985+1%

37▼13Scott County, MOMO37,9754,859−25%

38▲12Stone County, MOMO32,5034,460+22%

39▲1Pemiscot County, MOMO14,4654,428−27%

40▲12Audrain County, MOMO24,5284,377+14%

41▼5Stoddard County, MOMO28,2844,309−12%

42▼3Washington County, MOMO23,8104,079−16%

43▼5Marion County, MOMO28,5254,044+18%

44▲10Benton County, MOMO20,5364,004+49%

45▲1Morgan County, MOMO22,4183,979+27%

46▼4McDonald County, MOMO23,9923,976−12%

47▲6Saline County, MOMO23,2653,813+22%

48▲10Vernon County, MOMO19,9463,699+21%

49▲7Miller County, MOMO25,8173,632+9%

50▲7Dallas County, MOMO18,0253,597+28%

51▼3Wright County, MOMO19,6713,556−9%

52▼9Nodaway County, MOMO20,1743,551−2%

53▼2Randolph County, MOMO24,5133,382+10%

54▼9Crawford County, MOMO22,9293,204−14%

55▼6Henry County, MOMO22,6713,187+1%

56▼9Lafayette County, MOMO33,5313,075+6%

57▼16Warren County, MOMO39,0162,980+41%

58▲4Ray County, MOMO23,3982,906+83%

59▲1Pike County, MOMO17,9552,828−1%

60▲1Wayne County, MOMO10,7822,793−4%

61▼6New Madrid County, MOMO15,0862,782−36%

62▲3Ripley County, MOMO10,7172,654−11%

63▲6Clinton County, MOMO21,6612,633+49%

64▲17Perry County, MOMO19,0932,629+61%

65▲2Bates County, MOMO16,5122,567+6%

66▼2Cedar County, MOMO14,8882,482+4%

67▼1Barton County, MOMO11,7952,359+44%

68▼9Mississippi County, MOMO12,0032,266−29%

69▲11Douglas County, MOMO12,3422,100−8%

70▼2Oregon County, MOMO8,7092,046−10%

71▼1Cooper County, MOMO17,1361,966+11%

72Ozark County, MOMO9,1721,905−8%

73▲19Gasconade County, MOMO14,7841,855+27%

74▼3Iron County, MOMO9,3181,820−11%

75▼12Dent County, MOMO14,5841,777−31%

76▲9Grundy County, MOMO9,7441,721+5%

77▲2Livingston County, MOMO14,7081,716−5%

78▲18Hickory County, MOMO9,0441,697−4%

79▼1Madison County, MOMO12,8581,680−17%

80▼6Linn County, MOMO11,8151,628−21%

81▲5Harrison County, MOMO8,2811,602+34%

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

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

84▼9Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,6891,514+3%

85▼12Macon County, MOMO15,1901,443−27%

86▼2Bollinger County, MOMO10,6461,439−13%

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

88▼11Shannon County, MOMO7,2851,294−42%

89▼13Lewis County, MOMO9,8791,259−26%

90▲4Monroe County, MOMO8,9591,239+11%

91▲4Howard County, MOMO10,1801,222+4%

92▼3Ralls County, MOMO10,4441,186+42%

93▲6Osage County, MOMO13,6111,153+6%

94▲6Carroll County, MOMO8,4171,152−18%

95▼7Maries County, MOMO8,3971,142−2%

96▼5Andrew County, MOMO18,2411,119−18%

97▲9Gentry County, MOMO6,3841,115+36%

98▲6Carter County, MOMO5,4181,100−27%

99▼1Reynolds County, MOMO5,9921,041−23%

100▼3Daviess County, MOMO8,558969−21%

101▼11Dade County, MOMO7,804960−9%

102▲3Shelby County, MOMO5,870953−14%

103▼2DeKalb County, MOMO9,795943−25%

104▼11Caldwell County, MOMO9,012923−13%

105▼3Sullivan County, MOMO5,738801−33%

106▲1Clark County, MOMO6,475748−28%

107▲1Putnam County, MOMO4,546721−14%

108▼5Chariton County, MOMO7,377649−34%

109▲1Atchison County, MOMO5,175603−19%

110▲3Mercer County, MOMO3,404469−6%

111Knox County, MOMO3,728447−43%

112▲2Holt County, MOMO4,200434−38%

113▲2Worth County, MOMO1,914398+17%

114▼5Schuyler County, MOMO4,140346−51%

115▼3Scotland County, MOMO4,796343−59%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES