Ranking of Missouri Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on December 10, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group in Missouri was 10.69%. Among all Missouri counties, the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the highest poverty rate in Oregon County (25.45%), followed by Wayne County (23.73%), and Shannon County (23.51%). On the other hand, the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 counties: St. Charles County (3.87%), St. Louis County (5.67%), and Platte County (5.72%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Missouri counties where the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows the ranking of all Missouri counties.

You can see similar ranking for other racial and ethnicity groups in Missouri.

You can also see similar ranking of counties for other states as well as for the whole United States.

Ranking of Missouri Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021
Oregon County
Wayne County
Shannon County
Adair County
Howell County
Iron County
Barton County
Dallas County
Morgan County
Dunklin County
Ranking of Missouri Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021
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Rank County Poverty Rate (%)
1 Oregon County 25.45
2 Wayne County 23.73
3 Shannon County 23.51
4 Adair County 22.94
5 Howell County 22.85
6 Iron County 21.51
7 Barton County 21.43
8 Dallas County 20.85
9 Morgan County 20.62
10 Dunklin County 20.11
11 Ozark County 20.10
12 Ripley County 20.00
13 Nodaway County 19.89
14 Douglas County 19.77
15 Wright County 19.58
16 Carter County 19.50
17 Pemiscot County 19.34
18 Butler County 19.12
19 Washington County 18.87
20 Lewis County 18.73
21 Texas County 18.64
22 Mississippi County 17.97
23 Caldwell County 17.48
24 Cedar County 17.25
25 Phelps County 17.05
26 Dade County 17.02
27 Benton County 16.94
28 New Madrid County 16.91
29 Barry County 16.72
30 Pike County 16.53
31 Crawford County 16.52
32 McDonald County 16.43
33 St. Francois County 16.27
34 Stoddard County 16.21
35 Jasper County 16.15
36 Grundy County 15.91
37 Dent County 15.87
38 Bates County 15.76
39 Vernon County 15.69
40 Polk County 15.65
41 Worth County 15.64
42 Reynolds County 15.61
43 Randolph County 15.60
44 Marion County 15.57
45 Harrison County 15.54
46 Pettis County 15.45
47 Audrain County 15.32
48 Sullivan County 15.07
49 Gentry County 14.99
50 Henry County 14.86
51 Montgomery County 14.60
52 Maries County 14.39
53 Laclede County 14.38
54 Hickory County 14.36
55 Webster County 14.26
56 Knox County 14.23
57 Monroe County 14.17
58 Shelby County 14.14
59 Mercer County 14.10
60 Greene County 13.90
61 Lawrence County 13.87
62 Miller County 13.60
63 Boone County 13.53
64 Saline County 13.48
65 St. Clair County 13.47
66 Bollinger County 13.46
67 Stone County 13.39
68 Linn County 13.30
69 Taney County 13.16
70 Buchanan County 13.14
71 Newton County 12.98
72 Camden County 12.92
73 Clark County 12.50
74 Cooper County 12.47
75 Pulaski County 12.13
76 Daviess County 11.98
77 Scott County 11.84
78 Ralls County 11.75
79 Cape Girardeau County 11.60
80 Putnam County 11.53
81 St. Louis city 11.45
82 Moniteau County 11.40
83 Atchison County 11.30
84 Chariton County 11.13
85 Livingston County 11.03
86 Schuyler County 10.85
87 Johnson County 10.80
88 Madison County 10.67
89 Scotland County 10.61
90 Ray County 10.48
91 Lincoln County 10.40
92 Clinton County 10.28
92 Holt County 10.28
93 Gasconade County 10.19
94 Carroll County 10.13
95 Macon County 9.95
96 Ste. Genevieve County 9.77
97 DeKalb County 9.66
98 Warren County 9.46