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Cities in Missouri by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

Kirksville, MO had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 81 cities in 2024, at 28.2%. Dardenne Prairie, MO had the lowest, at 1.3%. The median was 13% and the figure for Missouri was 12.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest28.2Kirksville, MO
Lowest1.3Dardenne Prairie, MO
Median1381 cities
Missouri12.6History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Kirksville, MO: 28.2 %Kirksville, MO28.2West Plains, MO: 28.1 %West Plains, MO28.1Carthage, MO: 27.2 %Carthage, MO27.2Jennings, MO: 25.2 %Jennings, MO25.2Maryville, MO: 24.4 %Maryville, MO24.4Ferguson, MO: 24.2 %Ferguson, MO24.2Rolla, MO: 23.6 %Rolla, MO23.6Lebanon, MO: 21.7 %Lebanon, MO21.7Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO: 21.4 %Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO21.4Cape Girardeau, MO: 20.8 %Cape Girardeau, MO20.8Poplar Bluff, MO: 20.8 %Poplar Bluff, MO20.8St. Louis, MO: 20.6 %St. Louis, MO20.6Webb City, MO: 20.5 %Webb City, MO20.5Branson, MO: 20.2 %Branson, MO20.2Hannibal, MO: 19.5 %Hannibal, MO19.5Sedalia, MO: 19.4 %Sedalia, MO19.4Columbia, MO: 19.3 %Columbia, MO19.3Kennett, MO: 19.2 %Kennett, MO19.2Bolivar, MO: 18.8 %Bolivar, MO18.8Moberly, MO: 18.4 %Moberly, MO18.4Springfield, MO: 18.4 %Springfield, MO18.4Grandview, MO: 17.9 %Grandview, MO17.9Mexico, MO: 17.8 %Mexico, MO17.8St. Joseph, MO: 17.7 %St. Joseph, MO17.7Republic, MO: 17.7 %Republic, MO17.7Marshall, MO: 17.1 %Marshall, MO17.1Festus, MO: 17.1 %Festus, MO17.1Joplin, MO: 16.9 %Joplin, MO16.9Warrensburg, MO: 16.2 %Warrensburg, MO16.2Farmington, MO: 15.9 %Farmington, MO15.9Hazelwood, MO: 15.9 %Hazelwood, MO15.9Independence, MO: 15.8 %Independence, MO15.8Neosho, MO: 15.2 %Neosho, MO15.2Excelsior Springs, MO: 15.2 %Excelsior Springs, MO15.2Monett, MO: 15.2 %Monett, MO15.2Kansas City, MO: 14.7 %Kansas City, MO14.7University City, MO: 14.5 %University City, MO14.5Sikeston, MO: 14.3 %Sikeston, MO14.3Fulton, MO: 14 %Fulton, MO14Troy, MO: 13.6 %Troy, MO13.6Kirksville, MO: 28.2 %Kirksville, MO28.2West Plains, MO: 28.1 %West Plains, MO28.1Carthage, MO: 27.2 %Carthage, MO27.2Jennings, MO: 25.2 %Jennings, MO25.2Maryville, MO: 24.4 %Maryville, MO24.4Ferguson, MO: 24.2 %Ferguson, MO24.2Rolla, MO: 23.6 %Rolla, MO23.6Lebanon, MO: 21.7 %Lebanon, MO21.7Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO: 21.4 %Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO21.4Cape Girardeau, MO: 20.8 %Cape Girardeau, MO20.8Poplar Bluff, MO: 20.8 %Poplar Bluff, MO20.8St. Louis, MO: 20.6 %St. Louis, MO20.6Webb City, MO: 20.5 %Webb City, MO20.5Branson, MO: 20.2 %Branson, MO20.2Hannibal, MO: 19.5 %Hannibal, MO19.5Sedalia, MO: 19.4 %Sedalia, MO19.4Columbia, MO: 19.3 %Columbia, MO19.3Kennett, MO: 19.2 %Kennett, MO19.2Bolivar, MO: 18.8 %Bolivar, MO18.8Moberly, MO: 18.4 %Moberly, MO18.4Springfield, MO: 18.4 %Springfield, MO18.4Grandview, MO: 17.9 %Grandview, MO17.9Mexico, MO: 17.8 %Mexico, MO17.8St. Joseph, MO: 17.7 %St. Joseph, MO17.7Republic, MO: 17.7 %Republic, MO17.7Marshall, MO: 17.1 %Marshall, MO17.1Festus, MO: 17.1 %Festus, MO17.1Joplin, MO: 16.9 %Joplin, MO16.9Warrensburg, MO: 16.2 %Warrensburg, MO16.2Farmington, MO: 15.9 %Farmington, MO15.9Hazelwood, MO: 15.9 %Hazelwood, MO15.9Independence, MO: 15.8 %Independence, MO15.8Neosho, MO: 15.2 %Neosho, MO15.2Excelsior Springs, MO: 15.2 %Excelsior Springs, MO15.2Monett, MO: 15.2 %Monett, MO15.2Kansas City, MO: 14.7 %Kansas City, MO14.7University City, MO: 14.5 %University City, MO14.5Sikeston, MO: 14.3 %Sikeston, MO14.3Fulton, MO: 14 %Fulton, MO14Troy, MO: 13.6 %Troy, MO13.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Kirksville, MO28.2+1 pts
2West Plains, MO28.1-2.9 pts
3Carthage, MO27.2-5.8 pts
4Jennings, MO25.2+1.1 pts
5Maryville, MO24.4-1.5 pts
6Ferguson, MO24.2-0.7 pts
7Rolla, MO23.6-0.3 pts
8Lebanon, MO21.7+1.2 pts
9Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO21.4-1 pts
10Cape Girardeau, MO20.8+0.1 pts
11Poplar Bluff, MO20.8-2.8 pts
12St. Louis, MO20.6+0.9 pts
13Webb City, MO20.5-0.2 pts
14Branson, MO20.2+1.3 pts
15Hannibal, MO19.5+2.2 pts
16Sedalia, MO19.4+2.2 pts
17Columbia, MO19.3-0.7 pts
18Kennett, MO19.2-1.5 pts
19Bolivar, MO18.8-2.3 pts
20Moberly, MO18.4-3.2 pts
21Springfield, MO18.4-1 pts
22Grandview, MO17.9+1.8 pts
23Mexico, MO17.8+0.7 pts
24St. Joseph, MO17.7-0.9 pts
25Republic, MO17.7+2 pts
26Marshall, MO17.1+0.9 pts
27Festus, MO17.1+0.5 pts
28Joplin, MO16.9-1 pts
29Warrensburg, MO16.2-2.1 pts
30Farmington, MO15.9-3.3 pts
31Hazelwood, MO15.9+1.7 pts
32Independence, MO15.8+0.5 pts
33Neosho, MO15.2-0.6 pts
34Excelsior Springs, MO15.2+1.5 pts
35Monett, MO15.2-3.6 pts
36Kansas City, MO14.7+0.1 pts
37University City, MO14.5+1.1 pts
38Sikeston, MO14.3-2.3 pts
39Fulton, MO14+1.3 pts
40Troy, MO13.6+1.9 pts
41St. Ann, MO13+1.1 pts
42Ozark, MO12.6-1.6 pts
43Raytown, MO12.5-0.2 pts
44Jefferson City, MO12-0.5 pts
45Bridgeton, MO11.5-0.6 pts
46Gladstone, MO11-1.1 pts
47Florissant, MO10.1+0.6 pts
48Grain Valley, MO9.8+3.5 pts
49Belton, MO9.7+0.5 pts
50Overland, MO9.7-0 pts
51Jackson, MO8.6-0.1 pts
52Arnold, MO8.2+0.5 pts
53Union, MO8.2+0.3 pts
54Clayton, MO8-0.2 pts
55Eureka, MO7.9+1.8 pts
56Washington, MO7.9+0.3 pts
57St. Charles, MO7.3+1.3 pts
58Harrisonville, MO7.2-0.4 pts
59Nixa, MO7.1-0.4 pts
60Blue Springs, MO7-0.1 pts
61Liberty, MO7-0.3 pts
62Manchester, MO6.4+0.8 pts
63Creve Coeur, MO6.1-0.2 pts
64Lee's Summit, MO5.7+0.2 pts
65St. Peters, MO5.7+0.6 pts
66Crestwood, MO5.5+1.2 pts
67O'Fallon, MO5.4+0.7 pts
68Smithville, MO5.4-3.5 pts
68Wentzville, MO5.4+0.8 pts
70Kirkwood, MO5.3+0.2 pts
71Raymore, MO5-0.5 pts
72Ballwin, MO4.8-0.7 pts
73Maryland Heights, MO4.7-1 pts
74Ellisville, MO4.6+0.8 pts
75Lake St. Louis, MO4.4+0.3 pts
76Webster Groves, MO4.2+0.5 pts
77Chesterfield, MO3.9+0.6 pts
78Kearney, MO3.6+0.4 pts
79Wildwood, MO2.2-0.8 pts
80Town and Country, MO1.7-0.9 pts
81Dardenne Prairie, MO1.3-0 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People with income in the past 12 months below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status is determined. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The headline single-year rate for states and counties is poverty_rate (SAIPE). Poverty status is not determined for people in institutions, military group quarters or college dormitories, or for unrelated children under 15. Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Missouri by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Missouri by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/missouri-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Missouri by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/missouri-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Missouri by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/missouri-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Missouri by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Kirksville, MO, with 28.2% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Dardenne Prairie, MO, with 1.3% in 2024.

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