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Demographic Data Report for Missouri by County
Poverty: Persons below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
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United States N/A 12.4 40,390,045 N/A
Missouri N/A 12.6 756,528 31 of 52
Jackson County Urban 13.8 97,685 1,681
St. Louis County Urban 9.6 93,427 692
St. Louis City Urban 19.8 56,166 2,642
Greene County Urban 14.4 41,698 1,824
Boone County Urban 17.1 30,192 2,293
Jasper County Urban 18.4 22,229 2,485
Clay County Urban 8.5 21,452 458
Jefferson County Urban 8.6 19,263 484
St. Charles County Urban 4.7 18,911 30
Buchanan County Urban 16.9 13,568 2,255
Cape Girardeau County Urban 14.1 11,024 1,752
St. Francois County Rural 17.0 10,427 2,275
Franklin County Urban 8.2 8,534 391
Howell County Rural 21.4 8,427 2,782
Butler County Rural 20.3 8,360 2,678
Taney County Rural 14.4 7,870 1,824
Christian County Urban 8.7 7,831 501
Newton County Urban 13.4 7,810 1,600
Platte County Urban 6.8 7,370 178
Phelps County Rural 17.2 7,216 2,305
Cass County Urban 6.5 6,984 142
Cole County Urban 9.3 6,769 621
Laclede County Rural 18.6 6,632 2,511
Lincoln County Urban 10.7 6,454 937
Webster County Urban 16.1 6,237 2,126
Lawrence County Rural 16.5 6,202 2,195
Johnson County Rural 11.9 5,955 1,235
Dunklin County Rural 21.4 5,788 2,782
Barry County Rural 16.7 5,714 2,219
Pettis County Rural 13.4 5,714 1,600
Camden County Rural 13.2 5,642 1,552
Pulaski County Rural 12.8 5,608 1,452
Polk County Urban 17.9 5,486 2,418
Scott County Rural 14.5 5,378 1,844
Adair County Rural 21.2 4,942 2,764
Stoddard County Rural 17.0 4,768 2,275
Callaway County Urban 11.5 4,682 1,138
Texas County Rural 19.3 4,548 2,595
Stone County Rural 14.0 4,363 1,728
Audrain County Rural 18.0 4,231 2,433
Pemiscot County Rural 27.4 4,109 3,039
Washington County Rural 18.2 4,095 2,463
McDonald County Rural 17.2 3,998 2,305
Marion County Rural 13.6 3,735 1,641
Dallas County Urban 21.4 3,649 2,782
Vernon County Rural 19.0 3,609 2,568
Miller County Rural 14.6 3,598 1,867
Randolph County Rural 15.8 3,573 2,080
Morgan County Rural 17.0 3,566 2,275
Henry County Rural 16.3 3,548 2,150
Nodaway County Rural 18.6 3,408 2,511
Warren County Urban 9.3 3,351 621
Benton County Rural 16.7 3,264 2,219
Wright County Rural 17.6 3,221 2,369
Saline County Rural 14.7 3,169 1,887
Lafayette County Urban 9.7 3,161 708
Crawford County Rural 13.6 3,053 1,641
Bates County Urban 18.7 2,937 2,520
New Madrid County Rural 18.6 2,894 2,511
Ray County Urban 12.0 2,751 1,249
Wayne County Rural 25.1 2,697 2,983
Clinton County Urban 12.8 2,650 1,452
Pike County Rural 16.3 2,582 2,150
Barton County Rural 22.2 2,559 2,841
Mississippi County Rural 23.0 2,454 2,898
Cedar County Rural 17.0 2,417 2,275
Ripley County Rural 19.7 2,097 2,634
Dent County Rural 14.3 2,046 1,803
Perry County Rural 11.0 2,037 1,010
Douglas County Rural 16.9 1,977 2,255
Linn County Rural 16.2 1,895 2,140
Ozark County Rural 21.7 1,886 2,804
Iron County Rural 20.7 1,884 2,716
Oregon County Rural 21.9 1,858 2,815
Madison County Rural 14.0 1,736 1,728
Cooper County Urban 10.8 1,676 965
Hickory County Rural 19.5 1,627 2,619
Gasconade County Rural 11.3 1,626 1,088
Montgomery County Rural 14.5 1,612 1,844
Grundy County Rural 16.8 1,600 2,236
Livingston County Rural 12.2 1,596 1,290
Macon County Rural 10.0 1,497 772
St. Clair County Rural 16.3 1,489 2,150
Moniteau County Urban 10.4 1,464 869
Ste. Genevieve County Rural 7.9 1,431 339
Lewis County Rural 15.3 1,400 1,995
Monroe County Rural 16.0 1,360 2,114
Osage County Urban 10.1 1,318 807
Andrew County Urban 7.4 1,316 259
Ralls County Rural 12.6 1,302 1,398
Harrison County Rural 16.1 1,278 2,126
Bollinger County Urban 12.2 1,272 1,290
Maries County Rural 14.9 1,246 1,928
Howard County Urban 12.8 1,203 1,452
Shannon County Rural 16.7 1,155 2,219
Caldwell County Urban 13.0 1,130 1,503
Daviess County Rural 13.2 1,095 1,552
Dade County Rural 14.1 1,052 1,752
Reynolds County Rural 17.9 1,048 2,418
Carter County Rural 19.2 988 2,584
Gentry County Rural 15.6 948 2,050
Shelby County Rural 15.6 902 2,050
Carroll County Rural 10.8 901 965
Chariton County Rural 11.9 850 1,235
Sullivan County Rural 14.7 849 1,887
DeKalb County Urban 8.7 775 501
Putnam County Rural 16.2 744 2,140
Atchison County Rural 12.5 639 1,373
Clark County Rural 9.4 613 645
Knox County Rural 14.7 537 1,887
Mercer County Rural 14.7 506 1,887
Holt County Rural 9.8 405 729
Schuyler County Rural 9.7 390 708
Worth County Rural 17.6 338 2,369
Scotland County Rural 7.1 329 215
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/02/2025 11:10 pm.

Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.

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.

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