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Most residents in poverty, Missouri counties · 2020

Missouri counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2020 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, MOMO732,99497,678+25%

02St. Louis County, MOMO990,91193,382+34%

03St. Louis, MOMO278,14461,620−28%

04Greene County, MOMO309,28645,693+57%

05Boone County, MOMO191,74630,953+57%

06Jasper County, MOMO127,42821,750+44%

07Clay County, MOMO265,03220,697+106%

08Jefferson County, MOMO233,13220,562+53%

09St. Charles County, MOMO426,49919,415+71%

10Buchanan County, MOMO83,54013,295+26%

11Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,99912,925+69%

12St. Francois County, MOMO67,80910,793+31%

13Franklin County, MOMO108,09010,021+52%

14Howell County, MOMO40,7989,468+36%

15Butler County, MOMO41,9049,224+22%

16Cass County, MOMO115,8598,953+89%

17Christian County, MOMO96,7258,899+81%

18Taney County, MOMO57,0018,809+79%

19Phelps County, MOMO45,2478,746+34%

20Newton County, MOMO62,2638,032+31%

21Pulaski County, MOMO54,4427,788+83%

22Cole County, MOMO77,9087,373+19%

23Johnson County, MOMO56,6707,252+1%

24Scott County, MOMO37,9756,737+4%

25Dunklin County, MOMO26,8556,702−18%

26Pettis County, MOMO44,2546,572+30%

27Lincoln County, MOMO66,6766,511+102%

28Lawrence County, MOMO39,4016,477+30%

29Barry County, MOMO36,2006,299+11%

30Camden County, MOMO44,0476,219+47%

31Webster County, MOMO43,0546,151+34%

32Adair County, MOMO25,6845,812−0%

33Texas County, MOMO25,9945,473+11%

34Platte County, MOMO114,4005,457+55%

35Laclede County, MOMO36,9435,299+14%

36Stoddard County, MOMO28,2844,990+2%

37Polk County, MOMO33,6044,958+13%

38Marion County, MOMO28,5254,875+42%

39Washington County, MOMO23,8104,765−2%

40Pemiscot County, MOMO14,4654,698−23%

41Warren County, MOMO39,0164,596+117%

42McDonald County, MOMO23,9924,502+0%

43Nodaway County, MOMO20,1744,403+22%

44Callaway County, MOMO45,7654,279+23%

45Crawford County, MOMO22,9294,098+10%

46Morgan County, MOMO22,4184,039+29%

47Lafayette County, MOMO33,5313,884+34%

48Wright County, MOMO19,6713,870−1%

49Henry County, MOMO22,6713,852+22%

50Stone County, MOMO32,5033,836+5%

51Randolph County, MOMO24,5133,807+24%

52Audrain County, MOMO24,5283,698−3%

53Saline County, MOMO23,2653,570+14%

54Benton County, MOMO20,5363,538+32%

55New Madrid County, MOMO15,0863,410−22%

56Miller County, MOMO25,8173,368+1%

57Dallas County, MOMO18,0253,316+18%

58Vernon County, MOMO19,9462,983−2%

59Mississippi County, MOMO12,0032,977−6%

60Pike County, MOMO17,9552,878+1%

61Wayne County, MOMO10,7822,852−2%

62Ray County, MOMO23,3982,735+73%

63Dent County, MOMO14,5842,602+1%

64Cedar County, MOMO14,8882,588+8%

65Ripley County, MOMO10,7172,429−18%

66Barton County, MOMO11,7952,410+47%

67Bates County, MOMO16,5122,356−3%

68Oregon County, MOMO8,7092,272−0%

69Clinton County, MOMO21,6612,190+24%

70Cooper County, MOMO17,1362,159+21%

71Iron County, MOMO9,3182,109+4%

72Ozark County, MOMO9,1722,053−1%

73Macon County, MOMO15,1901,900−3%

74Linn County, MOMO11,8151,897−8%

75Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,6891,896+29%

76Lewis County, MOMO9,8791,894+12%

77Shannon County, MOMO7,2851,848−18%

78Madison County, MOMO12,8581,768−13%

79Livingston County, MOMO14,7081,761−3%

80Douglas County, MOMO12,3421,746−24%

81Perry County, MOMO19,0931,717+5%

82Montgomery County, MOMO11,5901,685+18%

83Moniteau County, MOMO15,4281,662+13%

84Bollinger County, MOMO10,6461,660+0%

85Grundy County, MOMO9,7441,640−0%

86Harrison County, MOMO8,2811,554+30%

87St. Clair County, MOMO9,9761,532−19%

88Maries County, MOMO8,3971,482+27%

89Ralls County, MOMO10,4441,456+75%

90Dade County, MOMO7,8041,448+37%

91Andrew County, MOMO18,2411,408+3%

92Gasconade County, MOMO14,7841,407−4%

93Caldwell County, MOMO9,0121,365+28%

94Monroe County, MOMO8,9591,365+23%

95Howard County, MOMO10,1801,192+1%

96Hickory County, MOMO9,0441,143−35%

97Daviess County, MOMO8,5581,126−8%

98Reynolds County, MOMO5,9921,098−18%

99Osage County, MOMO13,6111,096+1%

100Carroll County, MOMO8,4171,080−23%

101DeKalb County, MOMO9,7951,041−17%

102Sullivan County, MOMO5,7381,000−16%

103Chariton County, MOMO7,377981+0%

104Carter County, MOMO5,418964−36%

105Shelby County, MOMO5,870927−16%

106Gentry County, MOMO6,384896+9%

107Clark County, MOMO6,475827−21%

108Putnam County, MOMO4,546658−21%

109Schuyler County, MOMO4,140640−9%

110Atchison County, MOMO5,175594−20%

111Knox County, MOMO3,728588−25%

112Scotland County, MOMO4,796539−36%

113Mercer County, MOMO3,404428−15%

114Holt County, MOMO4,200416−40%

115Worth County, MOMO1,914314−8%

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