Ranking of Missouri Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Black or African American Alone racial group in Missouri was 23.48%. Among all Missouri counties, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Carter County (100%), followed by Cedar County (100%), and Oregon County (100%). On the other hand, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 counties: Andrew County (0%), Barry County (0%), and Barton County (0%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Missouri counties where the Black or African American Alone racial group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows the ranking of all Missouri counties.
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| Rank | County | Poverty Rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carter County | 100.00 |
| 1 | Cedar County | 100.00 |
| 1 | Oregon County | 100.00 |
| 1 | Osage County | 100.00 |
| 1 | Schuyler County | 100.00 |
| 1 | Texas County | 100.00 |
| 2 | Maries County | 96.43 |
| 3 | Crawford County | 89.29 |
| 4 | Dent County | 87.34 |
| 5 | Moniteau County | 85.22 |
| 6 | Sullivan County | 77.65 |
| 7 | Dade County | 76.92 |
| 8 | Miller County | 75.15 |
| 9 | Shannon County | 71.43 |
| 10 | Ripley County | 70.00 |
| 11 | Chariton County | 65.66 |
| 12 | Knox County | 57.90 |
| 13 | Montgomery County | 55.22 |
| 14 | Ralls County | 55.14 |
| 15 | Bollinger County | 55.00 |
| 16 | Harrison County | 54.72 |
| 17 | Stoddard County | 52.19 |
| 18 | Linn County | 50.00 |
| 19 | Pemiscot County | 48.70 |
| 20 | Howell County | 48.12 |
| 21 | Scott County | 45.90 |
| 22 | Newton County | 45.83 |
| 23 | Daviess County | 42.31 |
| 24 | Mississippi County | 41.47 |
| 25 | Butler County | 41.26 |
| 26 | Buchanan County | 39.91 |
| 27 | Lewis County | 37.68 |
| 28 | Washington County | 37.50 |
| 29 | Nodaway County | 36.52 |
| 30 | Lawrence County | 36.36 |
| 31 | Callaway County | 36.25 |
| 32 | Boone County | 36.04 |
| 33 | Cape Girardeau County | 35.94 |
| 34 | St. Clair County | 35.71 |
| 35 | Reynolds County | 35.09 |
| 36 | Dunklin County | 33.50 |
| 37 | Gentry County | 33.33 |
| 37 | Iron County | 33.33 |
| 37 | Jefferson County | 33.33 |
| 37 | Mercer County | 33.33 |
| 38 | Taney County | 32.84 |
| 39 | Perry County | 32.47 |
| 40 | Pulaski County | 30.26 |
| 41 | DeKalb County | 30.00 |
| 42 | Franklin County | 29.87 |
| 43 | Marion County | 29.48 |
| 44 | Ray County | 29.06 |
| 45 | Grundy County | 28.57 |
| 46 | Greene County | 28.27 |
| 47 | Phelps County | 27.99 |
| 48 | St. Louis city | 27.66 |
| 49 | New Madrid County | 27.46 |
| 50 | Morgan County | 27.06 |
| 51 | Lincoln County | 25.74 |
| 52 | Johnson County | 25.65 |
| 53 | Ste. Genevieve County | 23.94 |
| 54 | Cole County | 23.76 |
| 55 | Jasper County | 23.71 |
| 56 | Bates County | 23.68 |
| 57 | Monroe County | 23.08 |
| 58 | Jackson County | 23.02 |
| 59 | Randolph County | 22.75 |
| 60 | McDonald County | 22.06 |
| 61 | Pettis County | 21.79 |
| 62 | Cass County | 20.17 |
| 63 | Stone County | 20.00 |
| 64 | St. Louis County | 19.97 |
| 65 | St. Francois County | 19.30 |
| 66 | Carroll County | 19.12 |
| 67 | Pike County | 19.07 |
| 68 | Clay County | 18.98 |
| 69 | Saline County | 18.10 |
| 70 | Laclede County | 17.95 |
| 71 | Camden County | 16.25 |
| 72 | Polk County | 15.93 |
| 73 | Atchison County | 15.39 |
| 74 | Wayne County | 14.29 |
| 75 | Cooper County | 14.26 |
| 76 | Audrain County | 13.92 |
| 77 | Caldwell County | 13.33 |
| 78 | St. Charles County | 11.43 |
| 79 | Howard County | 10.52 |
| 80 | Dallas County | 10.00 |
| 81 | Shelby County | 9.30 |
| 82 | Warren County | 8.93 |
| 83 | Macon County | 8.80 |
| 84 | Benton County | 8.33 |
| 85 | Lafayette County | 7.91 |
| 86 | Platte County | 7.70 |
| 87 | Madison County | 7.69 |
| 88 | Henry County | 7.49 |
| 89 | Christian County | 6.48 |
| 90 | Adair County | 5.09 |
| 91 | Webster County | 4.31 |
| 92 | Clinton County | 2.98 |
| 93 | Livingston County | 2.41 |
| 94 | Andrew County | 0.00 |
| 94 | Barry County | 0.00 |
| 94 | Barton County | 0.00 |
| 94 | Clark County | 0.00 |
| 94 | Douglas County | 0.00 |
| 94 | Gasconade County | 0.00 |
| 94 | Holt County | 0.00 |
| 94 | Ozark County | 0.00 |
| 94 | Vernon County | 0.00 |
| 94 | Wright County | 0.00 |