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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 2023, at 27.4%. St. Charles County had the lowest, at 4.7%. The median was 14.7% and the figure for Missouri was 12.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest27.4Pemiscot County
Lowest4.7St. Charles County
Median14.7115 counties
Missouri12.6History

Map of counties, 2023

Adair County: 21.2 %Andrew County: 7.4 %Atchison County: 12.5 %Audrain County: 18 %Barry County: 16.7 %Barton County: 22.2 %Bates County: 18.7 %Benton County: 16.7 %Bollinger County: 12.2 %Boone County: 17.2 %Buchanan County: 16.9 %Butler County: 20.3 %Caldwell County: 13.1 %Callaway County: 11.5 %Camden County: 13.2 %Cape Girardeau County: 14.1 %Carroll County: 10.8 %Carter County: 19.2 %Cass County: 6.5 %Cedar County: 17 %Chariton County: 11.9 %Christian County: 8.7 %Clark County: 9.4 %Clay County: 8.5 %Clinton County: 12.8 %Cole County: 9.3 %Cooper County: 10.8 %Crawford County: 13.6 %Dade County: 14.1 %Dallas County: 21.4 %Daviess County: 13.2 %DeKalb County: 8.7 %Dent County: 14.3 %Douglas County: 16.9 %Dunklin County: 21.5 %Franklin County: 8.2 %Gasconade County: 11.3 %Gentry County: 15.6 %Greene County: 14.4 %Grundy County: 16.8 %Harrison County: 16.1 %Henry County: 16.3 %Hickory County: 19.5 %Holt County: 9.8 %Howard County: 12.8 %Howell County: 21.4 %Iron County: 20.7 %Jackson County: 13.8 %Jasper County: 18.4 %Jefferson County: 8.6 %Johnson County: 11.9 %Knox County: 14.7 %Laclede County: 18.6 %Lafayette County: 9.7 %Lawrence County: 16.5 %Lewis County: 15.3 %Lincoln County: 10.7 %Linn County: 16.2 %Livingston County: 12.2 %McDonald County: 17.2 %Macon County: 10 %Madison County: 14 %Maries County: 14.9 %Marion County: 13.6 %Mercer County: 14.7 %Miller County: 14.6 %Mississippi County: 23 %Moniteau County: 10.5 %Monroe County: 16 %Montgomery County: 14.5 %Morgan County: 17 %New Madrid County: 18.6 %Newton County: 13.4 %Nodaway County: 18.7 %Oregon County: 21.9 %Osage County: 10.1 %Ozark County: 21.7 %Pemiscot County: 27.4 %Perry County: 11 %Pettis County: 13.4 %Phelps County: 17.2 %Pike County: 16.3 %Platte County: 6.9 %Polk County: 17.9 %Pulaski County: 12.8 %Putnam County: 16.2 %Ralls County: 12.6 %Randolph County: 15.8 %Ray County: 12 %Reynolds County: 17.9 %Ripley County: 19.7 %St. Charles County: 4.7 %St. Clair County: 16.3 %Ste. Genevieve County: 7.9 %St. Francois County: 17 %St. Louis County: 9.6 %Saline County: 14.7 %Schuyler County: 9.7 %Scotland County: 7.1 %Scott County: 14.5 %Shannon County: 16.7 %Shelby County: 15.6 %Stoddard County: 17 %Stone County: 14 %Sullivan County: 14.7 %Taney County: 14.4 %Texas County: 19.3 %Vernon County: 19 %Warren County: 9.3 %Washington County: 18.2 %Wayne County: 25.1 %Webster County: 16.1 %Worth County: 17.6 %Wright County: 17.6 %St. Louis city: 19.8 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Pemiscot County: 27.4 %Pemiscot County27.4Wayne County: 25.1 %Wayne County25.1Mississippi County: 23 %Mississippi County23Barton County: 22.2 %Barton County22.2Oregon County: 21.9 %Oregon County21.9Ozark County: 21.7 %Ozark County21.7Dunklin County: 21.5 %Dunklin County21.5Howell County: 21.4 %Howell County21.4Dallas County: 21.4 %Dallas County21.4Adair County: 21.2 %Adair County21.2Iron County: 20.7 %Iron County20.7Butler County: 20.3 %Butler County20.3St. Louis city: 19.8 %St. Louis city19.8Ripley County: 19.7 %Ripley County19.7Hickory County: 19.5 %Hickory County19.5Texas County: 19.3 %Texas County19.3Carter County: 19.2 %Carter County19.2Vernon County: 19 %Vernon County19Bates County: 18.7 %Bates County18.7Nodaway County: 18.7 %Nodaway County18.7Laclede County: 18.6 %Laclede County18.6New Madrid County: 18.6 %New Madrid County18.6Jasper County: 18.4 %Jasper County18.4Washington County: 18.2 %Washington County18.2Audrain County: 18 %Audrain County18Polk County: 17.9 %Polk County17.9Reynolds County: 17.9 %Reynolds County17.9Worth County: 17.6 %Worth County17.6Wright County: 17.6 %Wright County17.6Phelps County: 17.2 %Phelps County17.2McDonald County: 17.2 %McDonald County17.2Boone County: 17.2 %Boone County17.2St. Francois County: 17 %St. Francois County17Cedar County: 17 %Cedar County17Morgan County: 17 %Morgan County17Stoddard County: 17 %Stoddard County17Buchanan County: 16.9 %Buchanan County16.9Douglas County: 16.9 %Douglas County16.9Grundy County: 16.8 %Grundy County16.8Shannon County: 16.7 %Shannon County16.7Pemiscot County: 27.4 %Pemiscot County27.4Wayne County: 25.1 %Wayne County25.1Mississippi County: 23 %Mississippi County23Barton County: 22.2 %Barton County22.2Oregon County: 21.9 %Oregon County21.9Ozark County: 21.7 %Ozark County21.7Dunklin County: 21.5 %Dunklin County21.5Howell County: 21.4 %Howell County21.4Dallas County: 21.4 %Dallas County21.4Adair County: 21.2 %Adair County21.2Iron County: 20.7 %Iron County20.7Butler County: 20.3 %Butler County20.3St. Louis city: 19.8 %St. Louis city19.8Ripley County: 19.7 %Ripley County19.7Hickory County: 19.5 %Hickory County19.5Texas County: 19.3 %Texas County19.3Carter County: 19.2 %Carter County19.2Vernon County: 19 %Vernon County19Bates County: 18.7 %Bates County18.7Nodaway County: 18.7 %Nodaway County18.7Laclede County: 18.6 %Laclede County18.6New Madrid County: 18.6 %New Madrid County18.6Jasper County: 18.4 %Jasper County18.4Washington County: 18.2 %Washington County18.2Audrain County: 18 %Audrain County18Polk County: 17.9 %Polk County17.9Reynolds County: 17.9 %Reynolds County17.9Worth County: 17.6 %Worth County17.6Wright County: 17.6 %Wright County17.6Phelps County: 17.2 %Phelps County17.2McDonald County: 17.2 %McDonald County17.2Boone County: 17.2 %Boone County17.2St. Francois County: 17 %St. Francois County17Cedar County: 17 %Cedar County17Morgan County: 17 %Morgan County17Stoddard County: 17 %Stoddard County17Buchanan County: 16.9 %Buchanan County16.9Douglas County: 16.9 %Douglas County16.9Grundy County: 16.8 %Grundy County16.8Shannon County: 16.7 %Shannon County16.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Pemiscot County27.4-1.9 pts
2Wayne County25.10 pts
3Mississippi County23-0.6 pts
4Barton County22.20 pts
5Oregon County21.9-1.1 pts
6Ozark County21.7-0.8 pts
7Dunklin County21.5-0.5 pts
8Howell County21.4-1.6 pts
9Dallas County21.4+0.8 pts
10Adair County21.2-2.4 pts
11Iron County20.7+1.1 pts
12Butler County20.3-0.8 pts
13St. Louis city19.8-0.4 pts
14Ripley County19.7-0.9 pts
15Hickory County19.5+1.9 pts
16Texas County19.3-0.6 pts
17Carter County19.2-1.5 pts
18Vernon County19+0.8 pts
19Bates County18.7-0.4 pts
20Nodaway County18.7-0.8 pts
21Laclede County18.6+1.5 pts
22New Madrid County18.6+1.3 pts
23Jasper County18.4-0.1 pts
24Washington County18.2-0.4 pts
25Audrain County18-0.1 pts
26Polk County17.9+0.7 pts
27Reynolds County17.9-0.3 pts
28Worth County17.6+1 pts
29Wright County17.6-2.8 pts
30Phelps County17.2-0.4 pts
31McDonald County17.2+0.3 pts
32Boone County17.2-0.7 pts
33St. Francois County17-0.6 pts
34Cedar County17-1.4 pts
35Morgan County17-2.8 pts
35Stoddard County17+0.5 pts
37Buchanan County16.9+0.3 pts
38Douglas County16.9-2.8 pts
39Grundy County16.8+0.3 pts
40Shannon County16.7+2 pts
41Barry County16.7-1.8 pts
42Benton County16.7-0.9 pts
43Lawrence County16.5+1.9 pts
44St. Clair County16.3+0.5 pts
45Pike County16.3+0.5 pts
46Henry County16.3+1.2 pts
47Putnam County16.2+4 pts
48Linn County16.2-0.5 pts
49Webster County16.1+0.4 pts
50Harrison County16.1-0.4 pts
51Monroe County16-0.5 pts
52Randolph County15.8-1.4 pts
53Shelby County15.6+0.8 pts
54Gentry County15.6+0.4 pts
55Lewis County15.3-1.2 pts
56Maries County14.9-2.6 pts
57Sullivan County14.7-0.4 pts
58Mercer County14.7-0.2 pts
59Knox County14.7+2 pts
60Saline County14.7+1.7 pts
61Miller County14.6-1.4 pts
62Montgomery County14.5-0.3 pts
63Scott County14.5-1.1 pts
64Taney County14.4-2 pts
65Greene County14.4-0.2 pts
66Dent County14.3-2.5 pts
67Dade County14.1-2.9 pts
68Cape Girardeau County14.1-0.4 pts
69Madison County14+1.9 pts
70Stone County14-0.1 pts
71Jackson County13.8-0.1 pts
72Crawford County13.6-1 pts
73Marion County13.6-0.6 pts
74Pettis County13.4-1.3 pts
75Newton County13.4-1.5 pts
76Daviess County13.2-0.5 pts
77Camden County13.2-0.3 pts
78Caldwell County13.1-3.1 pts
79Howard County12.8-0 pts
80Pulaski County12.8-1.7 pts
81Clinton County12.8+1.5 pts
82Ralls County12.6+0.3 pts
83Atchison County12.5+0.9 pts
84Livingston County12.2+1.8 pts
85Bollinger County12.2-2.8 pts
86Ray County12-0.2 pts
87Johnson County11.9-0.4 pts
88Chariton County11.9-1.4 pts
89Callaway County11.5+2 pts
90Gasconade County11.3-0.6 pts
91Perry County11-0.3 pts
92Cooper County10.8-2.2 pts
93Carroll County10.8+1.3 pts
94Lincoln County10.7-0.9 pts
95Moniteau County10.5-0.4 pts
96Osage County10.1+2.4 pts
97Macon County10-0.9 pts
98Holt County9.8+0.3 pts
99Lafayette County9.7+0.5 pts
100Schuyler County9.7-0.6 pts
101St. Louis County9.6-0 pts
102Clark County9.4-1.5 pts
103Cole County9.3-0.1 pts
103Warren County9.3-0.9 pts
105Christian County8.70 pts
106DeKalb County8.7-1.7 pts
107Jefferson County8.6+0.3 pts
108Clay County8.5+0.2 pts
109Franklin County8.2+0.1 pts
110Ste. Genevieve County7.9-1.3 pts
111Andrew County7.4-0.2 pts
112Scotland County7.1-0.3 pts
113Platte County6.9-0.1 pts
114Cass County6.5-0.5 pts
115St. Charles County4.7+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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/missouri-counties?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/missouri-counties?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/missouri-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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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), 2023}},
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Which county has the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Pemiscot County, with 27.4% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

St. Charles County, with 4.7% in 2023.

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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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