# Counties in Missouri by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2024

All 115 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `child_poverty_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People under 18 in families or living alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people under 18 whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) for the nation, states and counties.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/missouri-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Pemiscot County | 35.7 |
| 2 | Dunklin County | 34.9 |
| 3 | Ripley County | 33 |
| 4 | St. Louis city | 32.4 |
| 5 | Shannon County | 30.9 |
| 6 | Ozark County | 30.7 |
| 7 | Wayne County | 28.7 |
| 8 | Butler County | 27.8 |
| 8 | Mississippi County | 27.8 |
| 10 | New Madrid County | 27.4 |
| 11 | Oregon County | 26.2 |
| 12 | Carter County | 26.1 |
| 13 | Grundy County | 26 |
| 14 | Hickory County | 25.7 |
| 15 | Reynolds County | 25.4 |
| 16 | St. Clair County | 24.9 |
| 17 | Iron County | 24.5 |
| 18 | Washington County | 24.4 |
| 19 | Schuyler County | 24 |
| 20 | Howell County | 23.9 |
| 21 | Texas County | 23.8 |
| 22 | Harrison County | 23.7 |
| 23 | Webster County | 23.5 |
| 24 | McDonald County | 23.4 |
| 25 | Wright County | 23.3 |
| 26 | Cedar County | 23.2 |
| 27 | Douglas County | 23.1 |
| 28 | Stone County | 22.9 |
| 29 | Knox County | 22.4 |
| 30 | Dallas County | 21.8 |
| 30 | Worth County | 21.8 |
| 32 | Barry County | 21.4 |
| 33 | Pettis County | 21.3 |
| 34 | Crawford County | 21.1 |
| 34 | Morgan County | 21.1 |
| 34 | Pike County | 21.1 |
| 37 | Benton County | 21 |
| 38 | Vernon County | 20.7 |
| 39 | Mercer County | 20.3 |
| 40 | Clark County | 20.1 |
| 40 | Daviess County | 20.1 |
| 42 | Bollinger County | 20 |
| 43 | Henry County | 19.8 |
| 43 | Taney County | 19.8 |
| 45 | Barton County | 19.7 |
| 46 | Dent County | 19.6 |
| 46 | Laclede County | 19.6 |
| 48 | Gentry County | 19.5 |
| 48 | Madison County | 19.5 |
| 50 | Audrain County | 19.4 |
| 51 | Scotland County | 19.1 |
| 52 | Jackson County | 19 |
| 52 | Putnam County | 19 |
| 54 | Stoddard County | 18.7 |
| 55 | Adair County | 18.5 |
| 56 | Shelby County | 18.4 |
| 57 | Carroll County | 18.2 |
| 57 | Dade County | 18.2 |
| 59 | Polk County | 18.1 |
| 60 | Linn County | 18 |
| 61 | Saline County | 17.7 |
| 62 | Scott County | 17.5 |
| 63 | Livingston County | 17.4 |
| 64 | Monroe County | 17.1 |
| 65 | Randolph County | 16.9 |
| 66 | Jasper County | 16.7 |
| 67 | Macon County | 16.6 |
| 68 | Miller County | 16.5 |
| 69 | Phelps County | 16.4 |
| 69 | Sullivan County | 16.4 |
| 71 | Newton County | 16.3 |
| 72 | Pulaski County | 16.1 |
| 73 | Buchanan County | 15.9 |
| 73 | St. Francois County | 15.9 |
| 75 | Holt County | 15.7 |
| 75 | Montgomery County | 15.7 |
| 77 | Lewis County | 15.6 |
| 77 | Maries County | 15.6 |
| 79 | Bates County | 15.5 |
| 80 | Atchison County | 15.4 |
| 80 | Camden County | 15.4 |
| 82 | Callaway County | 15.1 |
| 82 | Gasconade County | 15.1 |
| 82 | Lawrence County | 15.1 |
| 85 | Moniteau County | 14.7 |
| 86 | Marion County | 14.6 |
| 87 | Cooper County | 14.2 |
| 88 | Caldwell County | 14.1 |
| 88 | Perry County | 14.1 |
| 90 | Chariton County | 14 |
| 91 | Howard County | 13.6 |
| 92 | St. Louis County | 13.1 |
| 93 | DeKalb County | 13 |
| 94 | Johnson County | 12.9 |
| 95 | Cape Girardeau County | 12.5 |
| 96 | Lafayette County | 12.1 |
| 97 | Boone County | 11.8 |
| 98 | Greene County | 11.7 |
| 99 | Cole County | 11.5 |
| 100 | Clinton County | 11.4 |
| 100 | Ralls County | 11.4 |
| 102 | Ray County | 11.2 |
| 103 | Jefferson County | 11.1 |
| 104 | Ste. Genevieve County | 10.9 |
| 105 | Nodaway County | 10.7 |
| 106 | Franklin County | 10 |
| 107 | Warren County | 9.8 |
| 108 | Clay County | 9.6 |
| 108 | Lincoln County | 9.6 |
| 110 | Christian County | 9 |
| 111 | Andrew County | 8.9 |
| 112 | Osage County | 8.6 |
| 113 | Cass County | 8.3 |
| 114 | Platte County | 6.4 |
| 115 | St. Charles County | 6.2 |