Ranking of Missouri Counties By Poverty Rate in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on December 6, 2023.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for Missouri was 12.77%. Among all Missouri counties, Pemiscot County had the highest poverty rate (27.5%), followed by Oregon County (25.4%), and Wayne County (23.64%). On the other hand, the following 3 counties had the lowest poverty rate: St. Charles County (4.71%), Platte County (5.98%), and Andrew County (7.45%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Missouri counties with high poverty rate, and the table below shows the ranking of all Missouri counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties for other states as well as for the whole United States.
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Related Topics: Missouri ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
Ranking of Missouri Counties By Poverty Rate in 2021
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| Rank | County | Poverty Rate (%) |
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| 1 | Pemiscot County | 27.50 |
| 2 | Oregon County | 25.40 |
| 3 | Wayne County | 23.64 |
| 4 | Howell County | 23.46 |
| 5 | Shannon County | 23.44 |
| 6 | Mississippi County | 23.42 |
| 7 | Adair County | 22.92 |
| 8 | Barton County | 22.11 |
| 9 | Dunklin County | 22.08 |
| 10 | Carter County | 21.96 |
| 11 | Ozark County | 21.86 |
| 12 | Iron County | 21.71 |
| 13 | Douglas County | 21.33 |
| 14 | Ripley County | 21.31 |
| 15 | Butler County | 21.27 |
| 16 | Dallas County | 21.12 |
| 17 | Nodaway County | 20.74 |
| 18 | Morgan County | 20.03 |
| 19 | Wright County | 19.67 |
| 20 | St. Louis city | 19.62 |
| 21 | New Madrid County | 19.58 |
| 22 | Washington County | 19.15 |
| 23 | Texas County | 19.10 |
| 24 | Lewis County | 18.88 |
| 25 | Phelps County | 18.81 |
| 26 | Cedar County | 18.46 |
| 27 | Benton County | 18.43 |
| 28 | McDonald County | 18.09 |
| 29 | Barry County | 17.93 |
| 30 | Jasper County | 17.86 |
| 31 | Marion County | 17.77 |
| 32 | Dade County | 17.54 |
| 33 | Caldwell County | 17.23 |
| 33 | Stoddard County | 17.23 |
| 34 | Dent County | 16.88 |
| 35 | Boone County | 16.81 |
| 36 | Audrain County | 16.77 |
| 37 | St. Francois County | 16.74 |
| 38 | Bates County | 16.68 |
| 39 | Harrison County | 16.60 |
| 40 | Crawford County | 16.54 |
| 41 | Pike County | 16.51 |
| 42 | Scott County | 16.36 |
| 43 | Lawrence County | 16.20 |
| 44 | Randolph County | 16.18 |
| 45 | Grundy County | 16.08 |
| 45 | Vernon County | 16.08 |
| 46 | Pettis County | 16.06 |
| 47 | Polk County | 15.87 |
| 48 | Buchanan County | 15.86 |
| 49 | Maries County | 15.83 |
| 50 | Laclede County | 15.73 |
| 51 | Sullivan County | 15.72 |
| 52 | Worth County | 15.70 |
| 53 | Reynolds County | 15.62 |
| 54 | Linn County | 15.55 |
| 55 | Hickory County | 15.42 |
| 56 | Monroe County | 15.39 |
| 57 | Montgomery County | 15.23 |
| 58 | Gentry County | 15.15 |
| 59 | Henry County | 15.11 |
| 60 | St. Clair County | 15.09 |
| 61 | Greene County | 14.91 |
| 62 | Miller County | 14.86 |
| 63 | Newton County | 14.70 |
| 64 | Webster County | 14.66 |
| 65 | Taney County | 14.65 |
| 66 | Pulaski County | 14.56 |
| 67 | Cape Girardeau County | 14.45 |
| 68 | Shelby County | 14.37 |
| 69 | Stone County | 14.36 |
| 70 | Knox County | 14.27 |
| 71 | Bollinger County | 13.92 |
| 72 | Saline County | 13.58 |
| 73 | Mercer County | 13.54 |
| 74 | Jackson County | 13.42 |
| 75 | Camden County | 13.32 |
| 76 | Clark County | 13.19 |
| 77 | Chariton County | 13.17 |
| 78 | Cooper County | 13.02 |
| 79 | Ralls County | 12.75 |
| 80 | Daviess County | 12.42 |
| 81 | Putnam County | 12.11 |
| 82 | Johnson County | 11.82 |
| 83 | Atchison County | 11.68 |
| 84 | Madison County | 11.62 |
| 85 | Moniteau County | 11.48 |
| 86 | Livingston County | 11.15 |
| 87 | Macon County | 11.13 |
| 88 | Scotland County | 10.94 |
| 89 | Ray County | 10.78 |
| 90 | Lincoln County | 10.69 |
| 91 | Warren County | 10.68 |
| 92 | Holt County | 10.64 |
| 93 | Schuyler County | 10.52 |
| 94 | DeKalb County | 10.33 |
| 95 | Lafayette County | 10.27 |
| 96 | Carroll County | 10.23 |
| 97 | Gasconade County | 10.19 |
| 98 | Ste. Genevieve County | 10.15 |
| 99 | Callaway County | 10.02 |
| 100 | Clinton County | 9.89 |
| 101 | Howard County | 9.76 |
| 102 | St. Louis County | 9.58 |
| 103 | Cole County | 9.50 |
| 104 | Perry County | 9.46 |
| 105 | Christian County | 9.35 |
| 106 | Franklin County | 9.31 |
| 107 | Jefferson County | 8.72 |
| 108 | Clay County | 8.17 |
| 109 | Osage County | 8.15 |
| 110 | Cass County | 7.68 |
| 111 | Andrew County | 7.45 |
| 112 | Platte County | 5.98 |
| 113 | St. Charles County | 4.71 |