Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Missouri by County
Poverty: Persons below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Percent
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | N/A | 12.6 | 757,180 | 33 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 12.5 | 40,735,661 | N/A |
| Pemiscot County | Rural | 29.6 | 4,366 | 3,072 |
| Wayne County | Rural | 25.7 | 2,741 | 3,010 |
| Ripley County | Rural | 24.8 | 2,624 | 2,979 |
| Oregon County | Rural | 23.6 | 1,982 | 2,928 |
| Adair County | Rural | 22.0 | 5,155 | 2,836 |
| Dunklin County | Rural | 22.0 | 5,879 | 2,836 |
| Ozark County | Rural | 21.5 | 1,890 | 2,790 |
| Carter County | Rural | 20.8 | 1,091 | 2,739 |
| St. Louis City | Urban | 20.6 | 57,765 | 2,717 |
| Worth County | Rural | 20.6 | 390 | 2,717 |
| Butler County | Rural | 20.5 | 8,439 | 2,706 |
| Dallas County | Urban | 20.5 | 3,533 | 2,706 |
| Howell County | Rural | 20.3 | 8,044 | 2,693 |
| Barton County | Rural | 20.2 | 2,330 | 2,683 |
| Benton County | Rural | 19.9 | 3,946 | 2,656 |
| Hickory County | Rural | 19.8 | 1,659 | 2,647 |
| Texas County | Rural | 19.8 | 4,673 | 2,647 |
| Harrison County | Rural | 19.6 | 1,559 | 2,631 |
| Iron County | Rural | 19.3 | 1,753 | 2,599 |
| Mississippi County | Rural | 19.0 | 2,002 | 2,561 |
| Vernon County | Rural | 18.8 | 3,574 | 2,545 |
| Wright County | Rural | 18.7 | 3,493 | 2,529 |
| Morgan County | Rural | 18.3 | 3,905 | 2,482 |
| Laclede County | Rural | 18.2 | 6,529 | 2,466 |
| Shannon County | Rural | 18.0 | 1,244 | 2,442 |
| Gentry County | Rural | 17.9 | 1,090 | 2,423 |
| Audrain County | Rural | 17.8 | 4,154 | 2,413 |
| New Madrid County | Rural | 17.7 | 2,707 | 2,401 |
| Grundy County | Rural | 17.6 | 1,668 | 2,388 |
| Douglas County | Rural | 17.5 | 2,076 | 2,372 |
| Washington County | Rural | 17.4 | 3,911 | 2,359 |
| Reynolds County | Rural | 17.3 | 1,007 | 2,339 |
| Nodaway County | Rural | 17.1 | 3,122 | 2,302 |
| Cedar County | Rural | 17.0 | 2,448 | 2,286 |
| Jasper County | Urban | 17.0 | 20,689 | 2,286 |
| McDonald County | Rural | 16.8 | 3,947 | 2,255 |
| Phelps County | Rural | 16.8 | 7,070 | 2,255 |
| Boone County | Urban | 16.6 | 29,518 | 2,223 |
| Saline County | Rural | 16.4 | 3,558 | 2,187 |
| Polk County | Urban | 16.3 | 5,093 | 2,168 |
| Buchanan County | Urban | 16.0 | 12,864 | 2,110 |
| Pike County | Rural | 16.0 | 2,552 | 2,110 |
| Bates County | Urban | 15.9 | 2,500 | 2,095 |
| Shelby County | Rural | 15.9 | 915 | 2,095 |
| St. Francois County | Rural | 15.9 | 9,814 | 2,095 |
| Pettis County | Rural | 15.6 | 6,649 | 2,048 |
| Taney County | Rural | 15.6 | 8,564 | 2,048 |
| Putnam County | Rural | 15.5 | 710 | 2,031 |
| Barry County | Rural | 15.2 | 5,228 | 1,966 |
| Webster County | Urban | 15.2 | 5,953 | 1,966 |
| Stoddard County | Rural | 15.1 | 4,238 | 1,953 |
| St. Clair County | Rural | 14.7 | 1,364 | 1,884 |
| Lawrence County | Rural | 14.5 | 5,470 | 1,843 |
| Miller County | Rural | 14.4 | 3,573 | 1,824 |
| Henry County | Rural | 14.3 | 3,143 | 1,806 |
| Marion County | Rural | 14.2 | 3,907 | 1,789 |
| Monroe County | Rural | 14.2 | 1,216 | 1,789 |
| Crawford County | Rural | 14.1 | 3,150 | 1,768 |
| Jackson County | Urban | 14.1 | 100,002 | 1,768 |
| Cape Girardeau County | Urban | 13.9 | 11,018 | 1,716 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 13.9 | 1,550 | 1,716 |
| Perry County | Rural | 13.9 | 2,570 | 1,716 |
| Randolph County | Rural | 13.9 | 3,118 | 1,716 |
| Stone County | Rural | 13.9 | 4,400 | 1,716 |
| Carroll County | Rural | 13.7 | 1,137 | 1,671 |
| Linn County | Rural | 13.7 | 1,604 | 1,671 |
| Sullivan County | Rural | 13.7 | 781 | 1,671 |
| Bollinger County | Urban | 13.6 | 1,420 | 1,653 |
| Greene County | Urban | 13.6 | 40,025 | 1,653 |
| Maries County | Rural | 13.5 | 1,133 | 1,630 |
| Mercer County | Rural | 13.5 | 461 | 1,630 |
| Newton County | Urban | 13.5 | 7,921 | 1,630 |
| Madison County | Rural | 13.2 | 1,647 | 1,564 |
| Scott County | Rural | 12.8 | 4,778 | 1,459 |
| Lewis County | Rural | 12.7 | 1,161 | 1,430 |
| Pulaski County | Rural | 12.7 | 5,498 | 1,430 |
| Camden County | Rural | 12.6 | 5,450 | 1,405 |
| Dade County | Rural | 12.6 | 940 | 1,405 |
| Gasconade County | Rural | 12.6 | 1,818 | 1,405 |
| Ray County | Urban | 12.6 | 2,877 | 1,405 |
| Clinton County | Urban | 12.3 | 2,585 | 1,339 |
| Dent County | Rural | 12.2 | 1,756 | 1,308 |
| Howard County | Urban | 12.0 | 1,130 | 1,261 |
| Knox County | Rural | 11.9 | 433 | 1,238 |
| Livingston County | Rural | 11.9 | 1,560 | 1,238 |
| Johnson County | Rural | 11.8 | 5,956 | 1,206 |
| Cooper County | Urban | 11.7 | 1,815 | 1,176 |
| Atchison County | Rural | 11.6 | 591 | 1,145 |
| Callaway County | Urban | 11.6 | 4,785 | 1,145 |
| Daviess County | Rural | 11.4 | 951 | 1,105 |
| Ralls County | Rural | 11.4 | 1,178 | 1,105 |
| Clark County | Rural | 11.2 | 731 | 1,049 |
| Caldwell County | Urban | 10.3 | 897 | 849 |
| Moniteau County | Urban | 10.3 | 1,441 | 849 |
| Holt County | Rural | 10.2 | 422 | 825 |
| Lincoln County | Urban | 10.2 | 6,350 | 825 |
| St. Louis County | Urban | 9.8 | 95,259 | 735 |
| Macon County | Rural | 9.5 | 1,423 | 676 |
| Lafayette County | Urban | 9.3 | 3,031 | 629 |
| Cole County | Urban | 9.0 | 6,602 | 563 |
| Jefferson County | Urban | 9.0 | 20,464 | 563 |
| Chariton County | Rural | 8.8 | 625 | 518 |
| DeKalb County | Urban | 8.7 | 773 | 495 |
| Osage County | Urban | 8.6 | 1,127 | 477 |
| Schuyler County | Rural | 8.6 | 344 | 477 |
| Clay County | Urban | 8.5 | 21,591 | 452 |
| Christian County | Urban | 8.2 | 7,526 | 388 |
| Franklin County | Urban | 8.2 | 8,534 | 388 |
| Ste. Genevieve County | Rural | 8.2 | 1,472 | 388 |
| Warren County | Urban | 8.0 | 2,941 | 352 |
| Scotland County | Rural | 7.3 | 336 | 246 |
| Platte County | Urban | 7.0 | 7,673 | 203 |
| Andrew County | Urban | 6.2 | 1,100 | 119 |
| Cass County | Urban | 6.2 | 6,827 | 119 |
| St. Charles County | Urban | 5.2 | 21,208 | 53 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/30/2026 8:24 am.
Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Persons below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.