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Most residents in poverty, Missouri counties · 2000

Missouri counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2000 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 1990

01St. Louis, MOMO278,14485,567−12%

02Jackson County, MOMO732,99478,116−5%

03St. Louis County, MOMO990,91169,860+26%

04Greene County, MOMO309,28629,024−1%

05Boone County, MOMO191,74619,673+6%

06Jasper County, MOMO127,42815,154+10%

07Jefferson County, MOMO233,13213,423+5%

08St. Charles County, MOMO426,49911,345+14%

09Buchanan County, MOMO83,54010,520−19%

10Clay County, MOMO265,03210,044+12%

11St. Francois County, MOMO67,8098,269+0%

12Dunklin County, MOMO26,8558,127−18%

13Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,9997,628−11%

14Butler County, MOMO41,9047,591−22%

15Johnson County, MOMO56,6707,179+9%

16Howell County, MOMO40,7986,954−13%

17Franklin County, MOMO108,0906,588−1%

18Phelps County, MOMO45,2476,541+0%

19Scott County, MOMO37,9756,491−10%

20Cole County, MOMO77,9086,201+23%

21Newton County, MOMO62,2636,128−2%

22Pemiscot County, MOMO14,4656,100−22%

23Adair County, MOMO25,6845,822−5%

24Barry County, MOMO36,2005,659+24%

25Pettis County, MOMO44,2545,061+3%

26Lawrence County, MOMO39,4014,967+2%

27Christian County, MOMO96,7254,926+49%

28Taney County, MOMO57,0014,924+41%

29Stoddard County, MOMO28,2844,914−20%

30Texas County, MOMO25,9944,914+0%

31Washington County, MOMO23,8104,845−13%

32Cass County, MOMO115,8594,733−10%

33Laclede County, MOMO36,9434,650+2%

34Webster County, MOMO43,0544,590+1%

35McDonald County, MOMO23,9924,496+29%

36Polk County, MOMO33,6044,389−1%

37New Madrid County, MOMO15,0864,361−23%

38Pulaski County, MOMO54,4424,251−31%

39Camden County, MOMO44,0474,219+22%

40Wright County, MOMO19,6713,897−8%

41Audrain County, MOMO24,5283,824+9%

42Crawford County, MOMO22,9293,723+21%

43Stone County, MOMO32,5033,655+30%

44Nodaway County, MOMO20,1743,609−24%

45Platte County, MOMO114,4003,523+8%

46Callaway County, MOMO45,7653,484+2%

47Marion County, MOMO28,5253,427−26%

48Miller County, MOMO25,8173,341−8%

49Lincoln County, MOMO66,6763,222−6%

50Mississippi County, MOMO12,0033,177−26%

51Henry County, MOMO22,6713,152−13%

52Morgan County, MOMO22,4183,124+20%

53Saline County, MOMO23,2653,124−2%

54Randolph County, MOMO24,5133,073−24%

55Vernon County, MOMO19,9463,056−11%

56Ripley County, MOMO10,7172,966−23%

57Lafayette County, MOMO33,5312,903−24%

58Wayne County, MOMO10,7822,900−14%

59Pike County, MOMO17,9552,852−2%

60Dallas County, MOMO18,0252,805−5%

61Benton County, MOMO20,5362,690−4%

62Dent County, MOMO14,5842,571−25%

63Bates County, MOMO16,5122,422−9%

64Cedar County, MOMO14,8882,387−6%

65Douglas County, MOMO12,3422,293−23%

66Oregon County, MOMO8,7092,273−12%

67Shannon County, MOMO7,2852,240+22%

68Warren County, MOMO39,0162,117+1%

69Ozark County, MOMO9,1722,065+9%

70Linn County, MOMO11,8152,052−16%

71Iron County, MOMO9,3182,035−20%

72Madison County, MOMO12,8582,032−17%

73Macon County, MOMO15,1901,965−11%

74St. Clair County, MOMO9,9761,894+0%

75Livingston County, MOMO14,7081,812−18%

76Cooper County, MOMO17,1361,778−6%

77Clinton County, MOMO21,6611,767−11%

78Hickory County, MOMO9,0441,761+10%

79Lewis County, MOMO9,8791,694−7%

80Bollinger County, MOMO10,6461,660−21%

81Grundy County, MOMO9,7441,646−23%

82Perry County, MOMO19,0931,637−15%

83Barton County, MOMO11,7951,635+1%

84Ray County, MOMO23,3981,584−31%

85Carter County, MOMO5,4181,497−2%

86Moniteau County, MOMO15,4281,470+3%

87Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,6891,468−24%

88Gasconade County, MOMO14,7841,460−3%

89Montgomery County, MOMO11,5901,431−9%

90Carroll County, MOMO8,4171,409−7%

91Andrew County, MOMO18,2411,361−28%

92Reynolds County, MOMO5,9921,344−17%

93DeKalb County, MOMO9,7951,254−9%

94Daviess County, MOMO8,5581,220−33%

95Harrison County, MOMO8,2811,197−25%

96Sullivan County, MOMO5,7381,191−11%

97Howard County, MOMO10,1801,180−13%

98Maries County, MOMO8,3971,169−11%

99Monroe County, MOMO8,9591,112−33%

100Shelby County, MOMO5,8701,109−11%

101Osage County, MOMO13,6111,087−7%

102Caldwell County, MOMO9,0121,064−30%

103Dade County, MOMO7,8041,059−18%

104Clark County, MOMO6,4751,044−32%

105Chariton County, MOMO7,377978−26%

106Putnam County, MOMO4,546837−17%

107Scotland County, MOMO4,796837−32%

108Ralls County, MOMO10,444834−12%

109Gentry County, MOMO6,384822−36%

110Knox County, MOMO3,728783−23%

111Atchison County, MOMO5,175747−45%

112Schuyler County, MOMO4,140707−20%

113Holt County, MOMO4,200695−34%

114Mercer County, MOMO3,404501−27%

115Worth County, MOMO1,914341−38%

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