# Counties in Missouri by poverty rate, 2024

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

- Indicator id: `poverty_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People living in families or alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), all ages.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-08
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/official-poverty-rate/missouri-counties
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/official-poverty-rate/missouri-counties.csv

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Dunklin County | 25.4 |
| 2 | Pemiscot County | 23.7 |
| 3 | Adair County | 21.9 |
| 3 | Ripley County | 21.9 |
| 5 | St. Louis city | 21.8 |
| 6 | Shannon County | 21.3 |
| 7 | Mississippi County | 21 |
| 8 | Butler County | 20.3 |
| 9 | Oregon County | 20.1 |
| 10 | Wayne County | 19.6 |
| 11 | Ozark County | 19.4 |
| 12 | Texas County | 19.3 |
| 13 | New Madrid County | 19.1 |
| 14 | Wright County | 19 |
| 15 | Benton County | 18.8 |
| 16 | Howell County | 18.6 |
| 16 | Reynolds County | 18.6 |
| 18 | Iron County | 18.2 |
| 19 | McDonald County | 18 |
| 19 | Washington County | 18 |
| 21 | Douglas County | 17.8 |
| 22 | Carter County | 17.1 |
| 22 | Phelps County | 17.1 |
| 24 | Dallas County | 17 |
| 25 | Grundy County | 16.8 |
| 26 | Cedar County | 16.5 |
| 27 | Morgan County | 16.4 |
| 28 | Hickory County | 16 |
| 28 | St. Clair County | 16 |
| 30 | Harrison County | 15.9 |
| 30 | Pike County | 15.9 |
| 32 | Barry County | 15.7 |
| 32 | Pettis County | 15.7 |
| 34 | Shelby County | 15.6 |
| 35 | Saline County | 15.5 |
| 36 | Audrain County | 15.4 |
| 37 | Polk County | 15.2 |
| 38 | Crawford County | 15.1 |
| 38 | Madison County | 15.1 |
| 40 | Nodaway County | 15 |
| 40 | Webster County | 15 |
| 42 | Laclede County | 14.9 |
| 42 | Vernon County | 14.9 |
| 44 | Stoddard County | 14.8 |
| 44 | Worth County | 14.8 |
| 46 | Knox County | 14.7 |
| 46 | Pulaski County | 14.7 |
| 46 | Schuyler County | 14.7 |
| 49 | St. Francois County | 14.6 |
| 50 | Bollinger County | 14.5 |
| 51 | Dent County | 14.4 |
| 51 | Henry County | 14.4 |
| 53 | Boone County | 14.3 |
| 53 | Carroll County | 14.3 |
| 53 | Jackson County | 14.3 |
| 53 | Livingston County | 14.3 |
| 57 | Marion County | 14.1 |
| 57 | Stone County | 14.1 |
| 59 | Gentry County | 13.8 |
| 59 | Putnam County | 13.8 |
| 61 | Barton County | 13.7 |
| 61 | Clark County | 13.7 |
| 61 | Daviess County | 13.7 |
| 61 | Mercer County | 13.7 |
| 65 | Scotland County | 13.6 |
| 65 | Taney County | 13.6 |
| 67 | Buchanan County | 13.5 |
| 67 | Dade County | 13.5 |
| 67 | Jasper County | 13.5 |
| 67 | Scott County | 13.5 |
| 71 | Lewis County | 13.4 |
| 72 | Miller County | 13.1 |
| 73 | Randolph County | 12.8 |
| 74 | Holt County | 12.7 |
| 74 | Sullivan County | 12.7 |
| 76 | Lawrence County | 12.6 |
| 77 | Cape Girardeau County | 12.4 |
| 77 | Monroe County | 12.4 |
| 77 | Newton County | 12.4 |
| 80 | Montgomery County | 12.2 |
| 81 | Atchison County | 12.1 |
| 81 | Gasconade County | 12.1 |
| 81 | Linn County | 12.1 |
| 84 | Macon County | 12 |
| 85 | Callaway County | 11.8 |
| 85 | Johnson County | 11.8 |
| 87 | Chariton County | 11.7 |
| 88 | Camden County | 11.6 |
| 88 | Cooper County | 11.6 |
| 90 | DeKalb County | 11.5 |
| 90 | Maries County | 11.5 |
| 90 | Perry County | 11.5 |
| 93 | Howard County | 11.2 |
| 93 | Moniteau County | 11.2 |
| 95 | Bates County | 11.1 |
| 96 | Caldwell County | 10.9 |
| 97 | Greene County | 10.5 |
| 98 | St. Louis County | 9.8 |
| 98 | Ste. Genevieve County | 9.8 |
| 100 | Lafayette County | 9.7 |
| 101 | Cole County | 9.6 |
| 102 | Clinton County | 9.5 |
| 103 | Jefferson County | 9.3 |
| 104 | Franklin County | 9 |
| 104 | Ray County | 9 |
| 106 | Clay County | 8.9 |
| 107 | Ralls County | 8.5 |
| 108 | Christian County | 8 |
| 108 | Warren County | 8 |
| 110 | Lincoln County | 7.9 |
| 111 | Andrew County | 7.8 |
| 112 | Osage County | 7.7 |
| 113 | Cass County | 7 |
| 114 | St. Charles County | 6.3 |
| 115 | Platte County | 5.5 |