RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 115 SHOWN OF 115

Most residents in poverty, Missouri counties · 1990

Missouri counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 1990 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 2,997.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS –

01St. Louis, MOMO278,14497,749–

02Jackson County, MOMO732,99482,597–

03St. Louis County, MOMO990,91155,608–

04Greene County, MOMO309,28629,221–

05Boone County, MOMO191,74618,632–

06Jasper County, MOMO127,42813,822–

07Buchanan County, MOMO83,54012,926–

08Jefferson County, MOMO233,13212,842–

09St. Charles County, MOMO426,4999,924–

10Dunklin County, MOMO26,8559,890–

11Butler County, MOMO41,9049,690–

12Clay County, MOMO265,0328,991–

13Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,9998,569–

14St. Francois County, MOMO67,8098,262–

15Howell County, MOMO40,7987,977–

16Pemiscot County, MOMO14,4657,857–

17Scott County, MOMO37,9757,230–

18Franklin County, MOMO108,0906,653–

19Johnson County, MOMO56,6706,559–

20Phelps County, MOMO45,2476,523–

21Newton County, MOMO62,2636,234–

22Stoddard County, MOMO28,2846,123–

23Pulaski County, MOMO54,4426,122–

24Adair County, MOMO25,6846,112–

25New Madrid County, MOMO15,0865,633–

26Washington County, MOMO23,8105,547–

27Cass County, MOMO115,8595,243–

28Cole County, MOMO77,9085,057–

29Texas County, MOMO25,9944,911–

30Pettis County, MOMO44,2544,897–

31Lawrence County, MOMO39,4014,853–

32Nodaway County, MOMO20,1744,728–

33Marion County, MOMO28,5254,638–

34Barry County, MOMO36,2004,578–

35Webster County, MOMO43,0544,556–

36Laclede County, MOMO36,9434,546–

37Polk County, MOMO33,6044,430–

38Mississippi County, MOMO12,0034,294–

39Wright County, MOMO19,6714,242–

40Randolph County, MOMO24,5134,030–

41Ripley County, MOMO10,7173,872–

42Lafayette County, MOMO33,5313,800–

43Henry County, MOMO22,6713,628–

44Miller County, MOMO25,8173,621–

45Audrain County, MOMO24,5283,517–

46McDonald County, MOMO23,9923,491–

47Taney County, MOMO57,0013,484–

48Camden County, MOMO44,0473,468–

49Dent County, MOMO14,5843,449–

50Vernon County, MOMO19,9463,439–

51Callaway County, MOMO45,7653,425–

52Lincoln County, MOMO66,6763,413–

53Wayne County, MOMO10,7823,353–

54Christian County, MOMO96,7253,311–

55Platte County, MOMO114,4003,273–

56Saline County, MOMO23,2653,184–

57Crawford County, MOMO22,9293,086–

58Douglas County, MOMO12,3422,997–

59Dallas County, MOMO18,0252,940–

60Pike County, MOMO17,9552,896–

61Stone County, MOMO32,5032,809–

62Benton County, MOMO20,5362,798–

63Bates County, MOMO16,5122,654–

64Morgan County, MOMO22,4182,612–

65Oregon County, MOMO8,7092,593–

66Iron County, MOMO9,3182,545–

67Cedar County, MOMO14,8882,528–

68Madison County, MOMO12,8582,437–

69Linn County, MOMO11,8152,434–

70Ray County, MOMO23,3982,289–

71Macon County, MOMO15,1902,217–

72Livingston County, MOMO14,7082,201–

73Grundy County, MOMO9,7442,146–

74Warren County, MOMO39,0162,098–

75Bollinger County, MOMO10,6462,091–

76Clinton County, MOMO21,6611,995–

77Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,6891,932–

78Perry County, MOMO19,0931,922–

79Ozark County, MOMO9,1721,902–

80St. Clair County, MOMO9,9761,892–

81Andrew County, MOMO18,2411,885–

82Cooper County, MOMO17,1361,883–

83Shannon County, MOMO7,2851,832–

84Daviess County, MOMO8,5581,824–

85Lewis County, MOMO9,8791,814–

86Monroe County, MOMO8,9591,656–

87Reynolds County, MOMO5,9921,613–

88Barton County, MOMO11,7951,612–

89Hickory County, MOMO9,0441,604–

90Harrison County, MOMO8,2811,593–

91Montgomery County, MOMO11,5901,576–

92Clark County, MOMO6,4751,544–

93Caldwell County, MOMO9,0121,523–

94Carroll County, MOMO8,4171,522–

95Carter County, MOMO5,4181,520–

96Gasconade County, MOMO14,7841,508–

97Moniteau County, MOMO15,4281,430–

98DeKalb County, MOMO9,7951,371–

99Howard County, MOMO10,1801,359–

100Atchison County, MOMO5,1751,350–

101Sullivan County, MOMO5,7381,339–

102Chariton County, MOMO7,3771,322–

103Maries County, MOMO8,3971,320–

104Gentry County, MOMO6,3841,292–

105Dade County, MOMO7,8041,286–

106Shelby County, MOMO5,8701,252–

107Scotland County, MOMO4,7961,227–

108Osage County, MOMO13,6111,169–

109Holt County, MOMO4,2001,054–

110Knox County, MOMO3,7281,016–

111Putnam County, MOMO4,5461,012–

112Ralls County, MOMO10,444953–

113Schuyler County, MOMO4,140889–

114Mercer County, MOMO3,404682–

115Worth County, MOMO1,914549–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS