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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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Missouri N/A 12.6 756,528 31 of 52
United States N/A 12.4 40,390,045 N/A
Pemiscot County Rural 27.4 4,109 3,039
Wayne County Rural 25.1 2,697 2,983
Mississippi County Rural 23.0 2,454 2,898
Barton County Rural 22.2 2,559 2,841
Oregon County Rural 21.9 1,858 2,815
Ozark County Rural 21.7 1,886 2,804
Dallas County Urban 21.4 3,649 2,782
Dunklin County Rural 21.4 5,788 2,782
Howell County Rural 21.4 8,427 2,782
Adair County Rural 21.2 4,942 2,764
Iron County Rural 20.7 1,884 2,716
Butler County Rural 20.3 8,360 2,678
St. Louis City Urban 19.8 56,166 2,642
Ripley County Rural 19.7 2,097 2,634
Hickory County Rural 19.5 1,627 2,619
Texas County Rural 19.3 4,548 2,595
Carter County Rural 19.2 988 2,584
Vernon County Rural 19.0 3,609 2,568
Bates County Urban 18.7 2,937 2,520
Laclede County Rural 18.6 6,632 2,511
New Madrid County Rural 18.6 2,894 2,511
Nodaway County Rural 18.6 3,408 2,511
Jasper County Urban 18.4 22,229 2,485
Washington County Rural 18.2 4,095 2,463
Audrain County Rural 18.0 4,231 2,433
Polk County Urban 17.9 5,486 2,418
Reynolds County Rural 17.9 1,048 2,418
Worth County Rural 17.6 338 2,369
Wright County Rural 17.6 3,221 2,369
McDonald County Rural 17.2 3,998 2,305
Phelps County Rural 17.2 7,216 2,305
Boone County Urban 17.1 30,192 2,293
Cedar County Rural 17.0 2,417 2,275
Morgan County Rural 17.0 3,566 2,275
St. Francois County Rural 17.0 10,427 2,275
Stoddard County Rural 17.0 4,768 2,275
Buchanan County Urban 16.9 13,568 2,255
Douglas County Rural 16.9 1,977 2,255
Grundy County Rural 16.8 1,600 2,236
Barry County Rural 16.7 5,714 2,219
Benton County Rural 16.7 3,264 2,219
Shannon County Rural 16.7 1,155 2,219
Lawrence County Rural 16.5 6,202 2,195
Henry County Rural 16.3 3,548 2,150
Pike County Rural 16.3 2,582 2,150
St. Clair County Rural 16.3 1,489 2,150
Linn County Rural 16.2 1,895 2,140
Putnam County Rural 16.2 744 2,140
Harrison County Rural 16.1 1,278 2,126
Webster County Urban 16.1 6,237 2,126
Monroe County Rural 16.0 1,360 2,114
Randolph County Rural 15.8 3,573 2,080
Gentry County Rural 15.6 948 2,050
Shelby County Rural 15.6 902 2,050
Lewis County Rural 15.3 1,400 1,995
Maries County Rural 14.9 1,246 1,928
Knox County Rural 14.7 537 1,887
Mercer County Rural 14.7 506 1,887
Saline County Rural 14.7 3,169 1,887
Sullivan County Rural 14.7 849 1,887
Miller County Rural 14.6 3,598 1,867
Montgomery County Rural 14.5 1,612 1,844
Scott County Rural 14.5 5,378 1,844
Greene County Urban 14.4 41,698 1,824
Taney County Rural 14.4 7,870 1,824
Dent County Rural 14.3 2,046 1,803
Cape Girardeau County Urban 14.1 11,024 1,752
Dade County Rural 14.1 1,052 1,752
Madison County Rural 14.0 1,736 1,728
Stone County Rural 14.0 4,363 1,728
Jackson County Urban 13.8 97,685 1,681
Crawford County Rural 13.6 3,053 1,641
Marion County Rural 13.6 3,735 1,641
Newton County Urban 13.4 7,810 1,600
Pettis County Rural 13.4 5,714 1,600
Camden County Rural 13.2 5,642 1,552
Daviess County Rural 13.2 1,095 1,552
Caldwell County Urban 13.0 1,130 1,503
Clinton County Urban 12.8 2,650 1,452
Howard County Urban 12.8 1,203 1,452
Pulaski County Rural 12.8 5,608 1,452
Ralls County Rural 12.6 1,302 1,398
Atchison County Rural 12.5 639 1,373
Bollinger County Urban 12.2 1,272 1,290
Livingston County Rural 12.2 1,596 1,290
Ray County Urban 12.0 2,751 1,249
Chariton County Rural 11.9 850 1,235
Johnson County Rural 11.9 5,955 1,235
Callaway County Urban 11.5 4,682 1,138
Gasconade County Rural 11.3 1,626 1,088
Perry County Rural 11.0 2,037 1,010
Carroll County Rural 10.8 901 965
Cooper County Urban 10.8 1,676 965
Lincoln County Urban 10.7 6,454 937
Moniteau County Urban 10.4 1,464 869
Osage County Urban 10.1 1,318 807
Macon County Rural 10.0 1,497 772
Holt County Rural 9.8 405 729
Lafayette County Urban 9.7 3,161 708
Schuyler County Rural 9.7 390 708
St. Louis County Urban 9.6 93,427 692
Clark County Rural 9.4 613 645
Cole County Urban 9.3 6,769 621
Warren County Urban 9.3 3,351 621
Christian County Urban 8.7 7,831 501
DeKalb County Urban 8.7 775 501
Jefferson County Urban 8.6 19,263 484
Clay County Urban 8.5 21,452 458
Franklin County Urban 8.2 8,534 391
Ste. Genevieve County Rural 7.9 1,431 339
Andrew County Urban 7.4 1,316 259
Scotland County Rural 7.1 329 215
Platte County Urban 6.8 7,370 178
Cass County Urban 6.5 6,984 142
St. Charles County Urban 4.7 18,911 30
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 06/12/2025 9:34 am.

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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