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Most residents in poverty, Missouri counties · 2010

Missouri counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2010 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, MOMO732,994106,032+36%

02St. Louis County, MOMO990,91195,561+37%

03St. Louis, MOMO278,14483,077−3%

04Greene County, MOMO309,28644,474+53%

05Boone County, MOMO191,74629,947+52%

06Jasper County, MOMO127,42822,220+47%

07Jefferson County, MOMO233,13220,797+55%

08St. Charles County, MOMO426,49918,096+60%

09Clay County, MOMO265,03217,375+73%

10Buchanan County, MOMO83,54013,046+24%

11Franklin County, MOMO108,09011,243+71%

12Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,99910,720+41%

13St. Francois County, MOMO67,80910,260+24%

14Newton County, MOMO62,2639,466+54%

15Butler County, MOMO41,9048,725+15%

16Johnson County, MOMO56,6708,430+17%

17Phelps County, MOMO45,2478,063+23%

18Howell County, MOMO40,7987,975+15%

19Taney County, MOMO57,0017,626+55%

20Dunklin County, MOMO26,8557,547−7%

21Pulaski County, MOMO54,4427,488+76%

22Christian County, MOMO96,7257,343+49%

23Cole County, MOMO77,9087,314+18%

24Cass County, MOMO115,8597,150+51%

25Scott County, MOMO37,9757,062+9%

26Pettis County, MOMO44,2546,836+35%

27Polk County, MOMO33,6046,711+53%

28Lawrence County, MOMO39,4016,695+35%

29Adair County, MOMO25,6846,650+14%

30Platte County, MOMO114,4006,293+79%

31Barry County, MOMO36,2006,096+8%

32Webster County, MOMO43,0546,087+33%

33Pemiscot County, MOMO14,4655,813−5%

34Lincoln County, MOMO66,6765,750+78%

35Laclede County, MOMO36,9435,702+23%

36Texas County, MOMO25,9945,595+14%

37Stoddard County, MOMO28,2845,394+10%

38Nodaway County, MOMO20,1745,319+47%

39Washington County, MOMO23,8105,205+7%

40Camden County, MOMO44,0475,200+23%

41Stone County, MOMO32,5035,167+41%

42Callaway County, MOMO45,7655,007+44%

43Wright County, MOMO19,6714,641+19%

44Randolph County, MOMO24,5134,625+51%

45Marion County, MOMO28,5254,607+34%

46Vernon County, MOMO19,9464,476+46%

47Saline County, MOMO23,2654,470+43%

48Audrain County, MOMO24,5284,335+13%

49Miller County, MOMO25,8174,164+25%

50New Madrid County, MOMO15,0863,995−8%

51Warren County, MOMO39,0163,986+88%

52Mississippi County, MOMO12,0033,956+25%

53Crawford County, MOMO22,9293,796+2%

54Henry County, MOMO22,6713,651+16%

55Lafayette County, MOMO33,5313,547+22%

56McDonald County, MOMO23,9923,542−21%

57Benton County, MOMO20,5363,491+30%

58Morgan County, MOMO22,4183,486+12%

59Ripley County, MOMO10,7173,386+14%

60Livingston County, MOMO14,7083,123+72%

61Douglas County, MOMO12,3423,065+34%

62Bates County, MOMO16,5122,965+22%

63Dent County, MOMO14,5842,850+11%

64Dallas County, MOMO18,0252,746−2%

65Wayne County, MOMO10,7822,677−8%

66Oregon County, MOMO8,7092,613+15%

67Cooper County, MOMO17,1362,517+42%

68Cedar County, MOMO14,8882,499+5%

69Bollinger County, MOMO10,6462,430+46%

70Pike County, MOMO17,9552,398−16%

71Madison County, MOMO12,8582,358+16%

72Macon County, MOMO15,1902,308+17%

73Iron County, MOMO9,3182,294+13%

74Ray County, MOMO23,3982,204+39%

75Perry County, MOMO19,0932,015+23%

76Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,6891,949+33%

77Barton County, MOMO11,7951,946+19%

78Shannon County, MOMO7,2851,921−14%

79Linn County, MOMO11,8151,857−10%

80Montgomery County, MOMO11,5901,816+27%

81Moniteau County, MOMO15,4281,757+20%

82Clinton County, MOMO21,6611,713−3%

83Lewis County, MOMO9,8791,669−1%

84Gasconade County, MOMO14,7841,639+12%

85St. Clair County, MOMO9,9761,629−14%

86Dade County, MOMO7,8041,612+52%

87Ozark County, MOMO9,1721,602−22%

88Howard County, MOMO10,1801,575+33%

89Osage County, MOMO13,6111,515+39%

90Caldwell County, MOMO9,0121,500+41%

91Hickory County, MOMO9,0441,485−16%

92Andrew County, MOMO18,2411,474+8%

93Reynolds County, MOMO5,9921,423+6%

94Sullivan County, MOMO5,7381,414+19%

95Grundy County, MOMO9,7441,367−17%

96Harrison County, MOMO8,2811,352+13%

97Maries County, MOMO8,3971,273+9%

98Carter County, MOMO5,4181,230−18%

99DeKalb County, MOMO9,7951,222−3%

100Carroll County, MOMO8,4171,210−14%

101Daviess County, MOMO8,5581,163−5%

102Monroe County, MOMO8,9591,143+3%

103Chariton County, MOMO7,3771,123+15%

104Gentry County, MOMO6,3841,006+22%

105Clark County, MOMO6,475961−8%

106Ralls County, MOMO10,444949+14%

107Scotland County, MOMO4,796945+13%

108Schuyler County, MOMO4,140926+31%

109Putnam County, MOMO4,546903+8%

110Knox County, MOMO3,728846+8%

111Shelby County, MOMO5,870763−31%

112Atchison County, MOMO5,175746−0%

113Holt County, MOMO4,200706+2%

114Mercer County, MOMO3,404600+20%

115Worth County, MOMO1,914352+3%

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