Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Missouri by County
Poverty: Persons below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2018-2022 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Rank
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties) 
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | N/A | 12.8 | 766,582 | 32 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 12.5 | 40,521,584 | N/A |
| Pemiscot County | Rural | 29.3 | 4,489 | 3,076 |
| Wayne County | Rural | 25.1 | 2,739 | 2,977 |
| Mississippi County | Rural | 23.7 | 2,560 | 2,919 |
| Adair County | Rural | 23.6 | 5,438 | 2,914 |
| Oregon County | Rural | 23.0 | 1,973 | 2,881 |
| Howell County | Rural | 23.0 | 9,006 | 2,878 |
| Ozark County | Rural | 22.5 | 1,931 | 2,843 |
| Barton County | Rural | 22.2 | 2,558 | 2,820 |
| Dunklin County | Rural | 22.0 | 6,019 | 2,804 |
| Butler County | Rural | 21.1 | 8,718 | 2,745 |
| Dallas County | Urban | 20.6 | 3,484 | 2,696 |
| Carter County | Rural | 20.6 | 1,069 | 2,695 |
| Ripley County | Rural | 20.6 | 2,212 | 2,691 |
| Wright County | Rural | 20.4 | 3,674 | 2,674 |
| St. Louis City | Urban | 20.2 | 58,373 | 2,648 |
| Texas County | Rural | 20.0 | 4,674 | 2,633 |
| Morgan County | Rural | 19.7 | 4,088 | 2,614 |
| Douglas County | Rural | 19.6 | 2,289 | 2,606 |
| Iron County | Rural | 19.5 | 1,792 | 2,595 |
| Nodaway County | Rural | 19.4 | 3,559 | 2,586 |
| Bates County | Urban | 19.1 | 2,993 | 2,550 |
| Washington County | Rural | 18.6 | 4,182 | 2,493 |
| Barry County | Rural | 18.5 | 6,330 | 2,483 |
| Jasper County | Urban | 18.5 | 22,265 | 2,482 |
| Cedar County | Rural | 18.3 | 2,586 | 2,469 |
| Vernon County | Rural | 18.1 | 3,454 | 2,443 |
| Reynolds County | Rural | 18.1 | 1,073 | 2,437 |
| Audrain County | Rural | 18.1 | 4,255 | 2,434 |
| Boone County | Urban | 17.8 | 31,074 | 2,394 |
| Phelps County | Rural | 17.7 | 7,357 | 2,382 |
| St. Francois County | Rural | 17.6 | 10,749 | 2,379 |
| Hickory County | Rural | 17.6 | 1,464 | 2,373 |
| Benton County | Rural | 17.5 | 3,396 | 2,364 |
| Maries County | Rural | 17.4 | 1,463 | 2,350 |
| New Madrid County | Rural | 17.3 | 2,744 | 2,330 |
| Randolph County | Rural | 17.2 | 3,901 | 2,324 |
| Polk County | Urban | 17.2 | 5,215 | 2,319 |
| Laclede County | Rural | 17.1 | 6,058 | 2,306 |
| Dade County | Rural | 17.0 | 1,267 | 2,298 |
| McDonald County | Rural | 16.9 | 3,912 | 2,276 |
| Dent County | Rural | 16.8 | 2,412 | 2,250 |
| Linn County | Rural | 16.7 | 1,965 | 2,245 |
| Buchanan County | Urban | 16.6 | 13,398 | 2,203 |
| Worth County | Rural | 16.6 | 323 | 2,202 |
| Grundy County | Rural | 16.5 | 1,581 | 2,192 |
| Harrison County | Rural | 16.5 | 1,312 | 2,184 |
| Monroe County | Rural | 16.5 | 1,404 | 2,182 |
| Lewis County | Rural | 16.5 | 1,513 | 2,180 |
| Stoddard County | Rural | 16.5 | 4,643 | 2,179 |
| Taney County | Rural | 16.4 | 8,906 | 2,165 |
| Caldwell County | Urban | 16.1 | 1,392 | 2,115 |
| Miller County | Rural | 16.0 | 3,906 | 2,087 |
| Pike County | Rural | 15.8 | 2,513 | 2,061 |
| St. Clair County | Rural | 15.7 | 1,412 | 2,038 |
| Webster County | Urban | 15.7 | 5,967 | 2,030 |
| Scott County | Rural | 15.6 | 5,826 | 2,010 |
| Gentry County | Rural | 15.2 | 923 | 1,951 |
| Sullivan County | Rural | 15.1 | 879 | 1,934 |
| Henry County | Rural | 15.0 | 3,263 | 1,917 |
| Mercer County | Rural | 14.9 | 516 | 1,897 |
| Bollinger County | Urban | 14.9 | 1,570 | 1,895 |
| Newton County | Urban | 14.9 | 8,618 | 1,891 |
| Shelby County | Rural | 14.9 | 866 | 1,882 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 14.8 | 1,644 | 1,868 |
| Pettis County | Rural | 14.8 | 6,274 | 1,865 |
| Shannon County | Rural | 14.7 | 1,021 | 1,838 |
| Crawford County | Rural | 14.7 | 3,305 | 1,833 |
| Lawrence County | Rural | 14.7 | 5,486 | 1,832 |
| Greene County | Urban | 14.6 | 41,987 | 1,828 |
| Cape Girardeau County | Urban | 14.5 | 11,340 | 1,816 |
| Pulaski County | Rural | 14.5 | 6,382 | 1,815 |
| Marion County | Rural | 14.2 | 3,870 | 1,744 |
| Stone County | Rural | 14.1 | 4,344 | 1,722 |
| Jackson County | Urban | 13.9 | 97,773 | 1,683 |
| Daviess County | Rural | 13.8 | 1,131 | 1,667 |
| Camden County | Rural | 13.5 | 5,726 | 1,587 |
| Chariton County | Rural | 13.3 | 953 | 1,540 |
| Cooper County | Urban | 13.0 | 2,004 | 1,490 |
| Saline County | Rural | 13.0 | 2,821 | 1,476 |
| Howard County | Urban | 12.8 | 1,206 | 1,436 |
| Knox County | Rural | 12.7 | 470 | 1,405 |
| Ralls County | Rural | 12.3 | 1,269 | 1,329 |
| Johnson County | Rural | 12.3 | 6,115 | 1,318 |
| Putnam County | Rural | 12.3 | 564 | 1,307 |
| Ray County | Urban | 12.2 | 2,784 | 1,283 |
| Madison County | Rural | 12.1 | 1,497 | 1,257 |
| Gasconade County | Rural | 11.9 | 1,722 | 1,217 |
| Atchison County | Rural | 11.6 | 600 | 1,138 |
| Lincoln County | Urban | 11.5 | 6,793 | 1,114 |
| Perry County | Rural | 11.3 | 2,109 | 1,074 |
| Clinton County | Urban | 11.3 | 2,333 | 1,065 |
| Macon County | Rural | 11.0 | 1,632 | 978 |
| Clark County | Rural | 10.9 | 720 | 961 |
| Moniteau County | Urban | 10.9 | 1,530 | 957 |
| Livingston County | Rural | 10.4 | 1,377 | 869 |
| DeKalb County | Urban | 10.3 | 959 | 842 |
| Schuyler County | Rural | 10.2 | 414 | 816 |
| Warren County | Urban | 10.2 | 3,593 | 813 |
| St. Louis County | Urban | 9.6 | 94,056 | 693 |
| Callaway County | Urban | 9.5 | 3,854 | 662 |
| Holt County | Rural | 9.4 | 391 | 655 |
| Carroll County | Rural | 9.4 | 793 | 651 |
| Cole County | Urban | 9.4 | 6,795 | 641 |
| Ste. Genevieve County | Rural | 9.2 | 1,660 | 606 |
| Lafayette County | Urban | 9.2 | 2,975 | 601 |
| Christian County | Urban | 8.7 | 7,682 | 496 |
| Jefferson County | Urban | 8.3 | 18,549 | 424 |
| Clay County | Urban | 8.3 | 20,681 | 420 |
| Franklin County | Urban | 8.1 | 8,364 | 394 |
| Osage County | Urban | 7.6 | 999 | 323 |
| Andrew County | Urban | 7.6 | 1,346 | 309 |
| Scotland County | Rural | 7.4 | 343 | 283 |
| Platte County | Urban | 7.0 | 7,389 | 222 |
| Cass County | Urban | 7.0 | 7,440 | 220 |
| St. Charles County | Urban | 4.5 | 18,026 | 28 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 10/15/2024 12:53 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.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 10/15/2024 12:53 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.