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