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

Pemiscot County had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 115 counties in 2022, at 29.3%. St. Charles County had the lowest, at 4.5%. The median was 15.1% and the figure for Missouri was 12.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest29.3Pemiscot County
Lowest4.5St. Charles County
Median15.1115 counties
Missouri12.8History

Map of counties, 2022

Adair County: 23.6 %Andrew County: 7.6 %Atchison County: 11.6 %Audrain County: 18.1 %Barry County: 18.5 %Barton County: 22.2 %Bates County: 19.1 %Benton County: 17.5 %Bollinger County: 14.9 %Boone County: 17.8 %Buchanan County: 16.6 %Butler County: 21.1 %Caldwell County: 16.1 %Callaway County: 9.5 %Camden County: 13.5 %Cape Girardeau County: 14.5 %Carroll County: 9.4 %Carter County: 20.6 %Cass County: 7 %Cedar County: 18.3 %Chariton County: 13.3 %Christian County: 8.7 %Clark County: 10.9 %Clay County: 8.3 %Clinton County: 11.3 %Cole County: 9.4 %Cooper County: 13 %Crawford County: 14.7 %Dade County: 17 %Dallas County: 20.6 %Daviess County: 13.8 %DeKalb County: 10.3 %Dent County: 16.8 %Douglas County: 19.6 %Dunklin County: 22 %Franklin County: 8.1 %Gasconade County: 11.9 %Gentry County: 15.2 %Greene County: 14.6 %Grundy County: 16.5 %Harrison County: 16.5 %Henry County: 15 %Hickory County: 17.6 %Holt County: 9.4 %Howard County: 12.8 %Howell County: 23 %Iron County: 19.5 %Jackson County: 13.9 %Jasper County: 18.5 %Jefferson County: 8.3 %Johnson County: 12.3 %Knox County: 12.7 %Laclede County: 17.1 %Lafayette County: 9.2 %Lawrence County: 14.7 %Lewis County: 16.5 %Lincoln County: 11.5 %Linn County: 16.7 %Livingston County: 10.4 %McDonald County: 16.9 %Macon County: 11 %Madison County: 12.1 %Maries County: 17.4 %Marion County: 14.2 %Mercer County: 14.9 %Miller County: 16 %Mississippi County: 23.7 %Moniteau County: 10.9 %Monroe County: 16.5 %Montgomery County: 14.8 %Morgan County: 19.7 %New Madrid County: 17.3 %Newton County: 14.9 %Nodaway County: 19.4 %Oregon County: 23 %Osage County: 7.7 %Ozark County: 22.5 %Pemiscot County: 29.3 %Perry County: 11.3 %Pettis County: 14.8 %Phelps County: 17.7 %Pike County: 15.8 %Platte County: 7 %Polk County: 17.2 %Pulaski County: 14.5 %Putnam County: 12.3 %Ralls County: 12.3 %Randolph County: 17.2 %Ray County: 12.2 %Reynolds County: 18.1 %Ripley County: 20.6 %St. Charles County: 4.5 %St. Clair County: 15.7 %Ste. Genevieve County: 9.2 %St. Francois County: 17.6 %St. Louis County: 9.6 %Saline County: 13 %Schuyler County: 10.2 %Scotland County: 7.4 %Scott County: 15.6 %Shannon County: 14.7 %Shelby County: 14.9 %Stoddard County: 16.5 %Stone County: 14.1 %Sullivan County: 15.1 %Taney County: 16.4 %Texas County: 20 %Vernon County: 18.1 %Warren County: 10.2 %Washington County: 18.6 %Wayne County: 25.1 %Webster County: 15.7 %Worth County: 16.6 %Wright County: 20.4 %St. Louis city: 20.2 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Pemiscot County: 29.3 %Pemiscot County29.3Wayne County: 25.1 %Wayne County25.1Mississippi County: 23.7 %Mississippi County23.7Adair County: 23.6 %Adair County23.6Oregon County: 23 %Oregon County23Howell County: 23 %Howell County23Ozark County: 22.5 %Ozark County22.5Barton County: 22.2 %Barton County22.2Dunklin County: 22 %Dunklin County22Butler County: 21.1 %Butler County21.1Carter County: 20.6 %Carter County20.6Dallas County: 20.6 %Dallas County20.6Ripley County: 20.6 %Ripley County20.6Wright County: 20.4 %Wright County20.4St. Louis city: 20.2 %St. Louis city20.2Texas County: 20 %Texas County20Morgan County: 19.7 %Morgan County19.7Douglas County: 19.6 %Douglas County19.6Iron County: 19.5 %Iron County19.5Nodaway County: 19.4 %Nodaway County19.4Bates County: 19.1 %Bates County19.1Washington County: 18.6 %Washington County18.6Barry County: 18.5 %Barry County18.5Jasper County: 18.5 %Jasper County18.5Cedar County: 18.3 %Cedar County18.3Vernon County: 18.1 %Vernon County18.1Reynolds County: 18.1 %Reynolds County18.1Audrain County: 18.1 %Audrain County18.1Boone County: 17.8 %Boone County17.8Phelps County: 17.7 %Phelps County17.7St. Francois County: 17.6 %St. Francois County17.6Hickory County: 17.6 %Hickory County17.6Benton County: 17.5 %Benton County17.5Maries County: 17.4 %Maries County17.4New Madrid County: 17.3 %New Madrid County17.3Randolph County: 17.2 %Randolph County17.2Polk County: 17.2 %Polk County17.2Laclede County: 17.1 %Laclede County17.1Dade County: 17 %Dade County17McDonald County: 16.9 %McDonald County16.9Pemiscot County: 29.3 %Pemiscot County29.3Wayne County: 25.1 %Wayne County25.1Mississippi County: 23.7 %Mississippi County23.7Adair County: 23.6 %Adair County23.6Oregon County: 23 %Oregon County23Howell County: 23 %Howell County23Ozark County: 22.5 %Ozark County22.5Barton County: 22.2 %Barton County22.2Dunklin County: 22 %Dunklin County22Butler County: 21.1 %Butler County21.1Carter County: 20.6 %Carter County20.6Dallas County: 20.6 %Dallas County20.6Ripley County: 20.6 %Ripley County20.6Wright County: 20.4 %Wright County20.4St. Louis city: 20.2 %St. Louis city20.2Texas County: 20 %Texas County20Morgan County: 19.7 %Morgan County19.7Douglas County: 19.6 %Douglas County19.6Iron County: 19.5 %Iron County19.5Nodaway County: 19.4 %Nodaway County19.4Bates County: 19.1 %Bates County19.1Washington County: 18.6 %Washington County18.6Barry County: 18.5 %Barry County18.5Jasper County: 18.5 %Jasper County18.5Cedar County: 18.3 %Cedar County18.3Vernon County: 18.1 %Vernon County18.1Reynolds County: 18.1 %Reynolds County18.1Audrain County: 18.1 %Audrain County18.1Boone County: 17.8 %Boone County17.8Phelps County: 17.7 %Phelps County17.7St. Francois County: 17.6 %St. Francois County17.6Hickory County: 17.6 %Hickory County17.6Benton County: 17.5 %Benton County17.5Maries County: 17.4 %Maries County17.4New Madrid County: 17.3 %New Madrid County17.3Randolph County: 17.2 %Randolph County17.2Polk County: 17.2 %Polk County17.2Laclede County: 17.1 %Laclede County17.1Dade County: 17 %Dade County17McDonald County: 16.9 %McDonald County16.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Pemiscot County29.3+1.8 pts
2Wayne County25.1+1.5 pts
3Mississippi County23.7+0.2 pts
4Adair County23.6+0.7 pts
5Oregon County23-2.4 pts
6Howell County23-0.5 pts
7Ozark County22.5+0.6 pts
8Barton County22.2+0.1 pts
9Dunklin County22-0.1 pts
10Butler County21.1-0.2 pts
11Carter County20.6-1.4 pts
11Dallas County20.6-0.5 pts
13Ripley County20.6-0.7 pts
14Wright County20.4+0.7 pts
15St. Louis city20.2+0.6 pts
16Texas County20+0.9 pts
17Morgan County19.7-0.3 pts
18Douglas County19.6-1.7 pts
19Iron County19.5-2.2 pts
20Nodaway County19.4-1.3 pts
21Bates County19.1+2.4 pts
22Washington County18.6-0.5 pts
23Barry County18.5+0.6 pts
24Jasper County18.5+0.6 pts
25Cedar County18.3-0.1 pts
26Vernon County18.1+2.1 pts
27Reynolds County18.1+2.5 pts
28Audrain County18.1+1.3 pts
29Boone County17.8+1 pts
30Phelps County17.7-1.1 pts
31St. Francois County17.6+0.9 pts
32Hickory County17.6+2.2 pts
33Benton County17.5-0.9 pts
34Maries County17.4+1.6 pts
35New Madrid County17.3-2.3 pts
36Randolph County17.2+1 pts
37Polk County17.2+1.3 pts
38Laclede County17.1+1.3 pts
39Dade County17-0.5 pts
40McDonald County16.9-1.2 pts
41Dent County16.8-0.1 pts
42Linn County16.7+1.2 pts
43Buchanan County16.6+0.7 pts
43Worth County16.6+0.9 pts
45Grundy County16.5+0.5 pts
46Harrison County16.5-0.1 pts
47Monroe County16.5+1.1 pts
48Lewis County16.5-2.4 pts
48Stoddard County16.5-0.8 pts
50Taney County16.4+1.8 pts
51Caldwell County16.1-1.1 pts
52Miller County16+1.1 pts
53Pike County15.8-0.7 pts
54St. Clair County15.7+0.7 pts
55Webster County15.7+1 pts
56Scott County15.6-0.8 pts
57Gentry County15.20 pts
58Sullivan County15.1-0.6 pts
59Henry County15-0.1 pts
60Mercer County14.9+1.4 pts
61Bollinger County14.9+1 pts
62Newton County14.9+0.2 pts
63Shelby County14.9+0.5 pts
64Montgomery County14.8-0.4 pts
65Pettis County14.8-1.3 pts
66Shannon County14.7-8.8 pts
67Crawford County14.7-1.9 pts
68Lawrence County14.7-1.5 pts
69Greene County14.6-0.3 pts
70Cape Girardeau County14.5+0.1 pts
71Pulaski County14.5-0.1 pts
72Marion County14.2-3.6 pts
73Stone County14.1-0.3 pts
74Jackson County13.9+0.5 pts
75Daviess County13.8+1.4 pts
76Camden County13.5+0.1 pts
77Chariton County13.3+0.1 pts
78Cooper County130 pts
79Saline County13-0.6 pts
80Howard County12.8+3.1 pts
81Knox County12.7-1.6 pts
82Ralls County12.3-0.4 pts
83Johnson County12.3+0.5 pts
84Putnam County12.3+0.2 pts
85Ray County12.2+1.4 pts
86Madison County12.1+0.4 pts
87Gasconade County11.9+1.7 pts
88Atchison County11.6-0.1 pts
89Lincoln County11.5+0.8 pts
90Perry County11.3+1.9 pts
91Clinton County11.3+1.4 pts
92Macon County11-0.2 pts
93Clark County10.9-2.3 pts
94Moniteau County10.9-0.6 pts
95Livingston County10.4-0.7 pts
96DeKalb County10.30 pts
97Schuyler County10.2-0.3 pts
98Warren County10.2-0.5 pts
99St. Louis County9.60 pts
100Callaway County9.5-0.5 pts
101Holt County9.4-1.2 pts
102Carroll County9.4-0.8 pts
103Cole County9.4-0.1 pts
104Ste. Genevieve County9.2-0.9 pts
105Lafayette County9.2-1.1 pts
106Christian County8.7-0.7 pts
107Jefferson County8.3-0.5 pts
108Clay County8.3+0.1 pts
109Franklin County8.1-1.2 pts
110Osage County7.7-0.5 pts
111Andrew County7.6+0.1 pts
112Scotland County7.4-3.5 pts
113Cass County7-0.7 pts
113Platte County7+1 pts
115St. Charles County4.5-0.2 pts

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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 counties 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. 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 (Counties 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, Counties 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-counties?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. Counties 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-counties?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, Counties 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-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  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: Counties in Missouri by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022}},
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Which county has the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Pemiscot County, with 29.3% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

St. Charles County, with 4.5% in 2022.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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