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

Carthage, MO had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 81 cities in 2022, at 34.9%. Dardenne Prairie, MO had the lowest, at 1.6%. The median was 12.2% and the figure for Missouri was 12.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest34.9Carthage, MO
Lowest1.6Dardenne Prairie, MO
Median12.281 cities
Missouri12.8History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Carthage, MO: 34.9 %Carthage, MO34.9West Plains, MO: 33.8 %West Plains, MO33.8Kirksville, MO: 29.9 %Kirksville, MO29.9Jennings, MO: 29.6 %Jennings, MO29.6Poplar Bluff, MO: 27 %Poplar Bluff, MO27Branson, MO: 26.8 %Branson, MO26.8Maryville, MO: 26 %Maryville, MO26Rolla, MO: 24.5 %Rolla, MO24.5Moberly, MO: 23.3 %Moberly, MO23.3Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO: 22.9 %Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO22.9Bolivar, MO: 21.9 %Bolivar, MO21.9Cape Girardeau, MO: 21.6 %Cape Girardeau, MO21.6Columbia, MO: 21.4 %Columbia, MO21.4Ferguson, MO: 21.1 %Ferguson, MO21.1Webb City, MO: 21 %Webb City, MO21Kennett, MO: 20.9 %Kennett, MO20.9Lebanon, MO: 20.4 %Lebanon, MO20.4Springfield, MO: 20.3 %Springfield, MO20.3St. Louis, MO: 20.2 %St. Louis, MO20.2Sikeston, MO: 20 %Sikeston, MO20Neosho, MO: 19.9 %Neosho, MO19.9Warrensburg, MO: 19.8 %Warrensburg, MO19.8Monett, MO: 18.5 %Monett, MO18.5St. Joseph, MO: 18.1 %St. Joseph, MO18.1Sedalia, MO: 17.6 %Sedalia, MO17.6Joplin, MO: 17.3 %Joplin, MO17.3Farmington, MO: 17.1 %Farmington, MO17.1Mexico, MO: 17 %Mexico, MO17Hannibal, MO: 16.6 %Hannibal, MO16.6Grandview, MO: 15.2 %Grandview, MO15.2Independence, MO: 15.1 %Independence, MO15.1Kansas City, MO: 14.9 %Kansas City, MO14.9Hazelwood, MO: 14.3 %Hazelwood, MO14.3Marshall, MO: 13.6 %Marshall, MO13.6University City, MO: 13.4 %University City, MO13.4Republic, MO: 13.3 %Republic, MO13.3Excelsior Springs, MO: 12.8 %Excelsior Springs, MO12.8Ozark, MO: 12.7 %Ozark, MO12.7St. Ann, MO: 12.5 %St. Ann, MO12.5Jefferson City, MO: 12.3 %Jefferson City, MO12.3Carthage, MO: 34.9 %Carthage, MO34.9West Plains, MO: 33.8 %West Plains, MO33.8Kirksville, MO: 29.9 %Kirksville, MO29.9Jennings, MO: 29.6 %Jennings, MO29.6Poplar Bluff, MO: 27 %Poplar Bluff, MO27Branson, MO: 26.8 %Branson, MO26.8Maryville, MO: 26 %Maryville, MO26Rolla, MO: 24.5 %Rolla, MO24.5Moberly, MO: 23.3 %Moberly, MO23.3Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO: 22.9 %Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO22.9Bolivar, MO: 21.9 %Bolivar, MO21.9Cape Girardeau, MO: 21.6 %Cape Girardeau, MO21.6Columbia, MO: 21.4 %Columbia, MO21.4Ferguson, MO: 21.1 %Ferguson, MO21.1Webb City, MO: 21 %Webb City, MO21Kennett, MO: 20.9 %Kennett, MO20.9Lebanon, MO: 20.4 %Lebanon, MO20.4Springfield, MO: 20.3 %Springfield, MO20.3St. Louis, MO: 20.2 %St. Louis, MO20.2Sikeston, MO: 20 %Sikeston, MO20Neosho, MO: 19.9 %Neosho, MO19.9Warrensburg, MO: 19.8 %Warrensburg, MO19.8Monett, MO: 18.5 %Monett, MO18.5St. Joseph, MO: 18.1 %St. Joseph, MO18.1Sedalia, MO: 17.6 %Sedalia, MO17.6Joplin, MO: 17.3 %Joplin, MO17.3Farmington, MO: 17.1 %Farmington, MO17.1Mexico, MO: 17 %Mexico, MO17Hannibal, MO: 16.6 %Hannibal, MO16.6Grandview, MO: 15.2 %Grandview, MO15.2Independence, MO: 15.1 %Independence, MO15.1Kansas City, MO: 14.9 %Kansas City, MO14.9Hazelwood, MO: 14.3 %Hazelwood, MO14.3Marshall, MO: 13.6 %Marshall, MO13.6University City, MO: 13.4 %University City, MO13.4Republic, MO: 13.3 %Republic, MO13.3Excelsior Springs, MO: 12.8 %Excelsior Springs, MO12.8Ozark, MO: 12.7 %Ozark, MO12.7St. Ann, MO: 12.5 %St. Ann, MO12.5Jefferson City, MO: 12.3 %Jefferson City, MO12.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Carthage, MO34.9+0.1 pts
2West Plains, MO33.8-0.3 pts
3Kirksville, MO29.9+1.1 pts
4Jennings, MO29.6+0.4 pts
5Poplar Bluff, MO27-0.1 pts
6Branson, MO26.8+4.4 pts
7Maryville, MO26-4.5 pts
8Rolla, MO24.5+1.3 pts
9Moberly, MO23.3+1.8 pts
10Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO22.9+3.4 pts
11Bolivar, MO21.9+1.4 pts
12Cape Girardeau, MO21.6-0.5 pts
13Columbia, MO21.4+1.4 pts
14Ferguson, MO21.1-5.3 pts
15Webb City, MO21+2.2 pts
16Kennett, MO20.9+2.1 pts
17Lebanon, MO20.4-0.6 pts
18Springfield, MO20.3-0.8 pts
19St. Louis, MO20.2+0.6 pts
20Sikeston, MO20-0.7 pts
21Neosho, MO19.9-2.5 pts
22Warrensburg, MO19.8+0.6 pts
23Monett, MO18.5+2.6 pts
24St. Joseph, MO18.1+0.8 pts
25Sedalia, MO17.6-0.4 pts
26Joplin, MO17.3-0.3 pts
27Farmington, MO17.1+0.3 pts
28Mexico, MO17+0.6 pts
29Hannibal, MO16.6-4.8 pts
30Grandview, MO15.2+1.3 pts
31Independence, MO15.1+0.9 pts
32Kansas City, MO14.9-0.1 pts
33Hazelwood, MO14.3-0.3 pts
34Marshall, MO13.6-1.4 pts
35University City, MO13.4-0.4 pts
36Republic, MO13.3-0.1 pts
37Excelsior Springs, MO12.8+2.1 pts
38Ozark, MO12.7+0.4 pts
39St. Ann, MO12.5+0.5 pts
40Jefferson City, MO12.3-0.2 pts
41Festus, MO12.2+0.1 pts
42Bridgeton, MO12.1+2.9 pts
43Gladstone, MO11.5+1.1 pts
44Troy, MO11.1+0.3 pts
45Raytown, MO10.9+2.2 pts
46Harrisonville, MO10.6-0.1 pts
47Overland, MO10.4-0.9 pts
48Fulton, MO9.3-5.1 pts
49Florissant, MO9.2-1.5 pts
50Belton, MO8.9+1 pts
51Jackson, MO8.4+1 pts
52Arnold, MO8.3-0.1 pts
53Clayton, MO8.2+1.3 pts
54Liberty, MO7.7-0 pts
55Manchester, MO7.6+0.6 pts
56Union, MO7.6-0.7 pts
57Nixa, MO7.2-0.2 pts
58Smithville, MO7.2+1 pts
59Grain Valley, MO7+1.4 pts
60Crestwood, MO6.7+0.7 pts
61Blue Springs, MO6.4+0.8 pts
62Raymore, MO6.30 pts
63Washington, MO6.2+0.3 pts
64St. Charles, MO5.9-0.3 pts
65Eureka, MO5.4+2.4 pts
66Maryland Heights, MO5.4-0.7 pts
67Lee's Summit, MO5.3+1.1 pts
68Ballwin, MO5.3-0.4 pts
69Creve Coeur, MO5.2-0.3 pts
70Webster Groves, MO4.8+1.6 pts
71Kirkwood, MO4.6-0.9 pts
72O'Fallon, MO4.5-0.5 pts
73Wentzville, MO4-0.4 pts
74St. Peters, MO4+0.3 pts
75Chesterfield, MO3.90 pts
76Town and Country, MO3.5-0.8 pts
77Lake St. Louis, MO3.5+0.5 pts
78Ellisville, MO3.1+0.9 pts
78Wildwood, MO3.1-0.4 pts
80Kearney, MO2.5-0.3 pts
81Dardenne Prairie, MO1.6-0.2 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/missouri-cities?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/missouri-cities?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/missouri-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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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), 2022}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/missouri-cities?period=2022. Publisher attribution: 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which city has the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Carthage, MO, with 34.9% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Dardenne Prairie, MO, with 1.6% in 2022.

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