US Census Data

Lowest poverty rate in Missouri

Missouri counties and cities ranked by poverty rate.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Missouri by poverty rate — which have the lowest poverty rate, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, St. Charles County leads at 4.7%.

Among cities & places, Arrow Rock leads at 0.0%.

Counties

Top 100.
#NamePoverty rate
1St. Charles County4.7%
2Cass County6.5%
3Platte County6.8%
4Scotland County7.1%
5Andrew County7.4%
6Ste. Genevieve County7.9%
7Franklin County8.2%
8Clay County8.5%
9Jefferson County8.6%
10DeKalb County8.7%
11Christian County8.7%
12Warren County9.3%
13Cole County9.3%
14Clark County9.4%
15St. Louis County9.6%
16Schuyler County9.7%
17Lafayette County9.7%
18Holt County9.8%
19Macon County10.0%
20Osage County10.1%
21Moniteau County10.4%
22Lincoln County10.7%
23Carroll County10.8%
24Cooper County10.8%
25Perry County11.0%
26Gasconade County11.3%
27Callaway County11.5%
28Chariton County11.9%
29Johnson County11.9%
30Ray County12.0%
31Bollinger County12.2%
32Livingston County12.2%
33Atchison County12.5%
34Ralls County12.6%
35Clinton County12.8%
36Pulaski County12.8%
37Howard County12.8%
38Caldwell County13.0%
39Camden County13.2%
40Daviess County13.2%
41Newton County13.4%
42Pettis County13.4%
43Marion County13.6%
44Crawford County13.6%
45Jackson County13.8%
46Stone County14.0%
47Madison County14.0%
48Cape Girardeau County14.1%
49Dade County14.1%
50Dent County14.3%
51Greene County14.4%
52Taney County14.4%
53Scott County14.5%
54Montgomery County14.5%
55Miller County14.6%
56Saline County14.7%
57Knox County14.7%
58Mercer County14.7%
59Sullivan County14.7%
60Maries County14.9%
61Lewis County15.3%
62Gentry County15.6%
63Shelby County15.6%
64Randolph County15.8%
65Monroe County16.0%
66Harrison County16.1%
67Webster County16.1%
68Linn County16.2%
69Putnam County16.2%
70Henry County16.3%
71Pike County16.3%
72St. Clair County16.3%
73Lawrence County16.5%
74Benton County16.7%
75Barry County16.7%
76Shannon County16.7%
77Grundy County16.8%
78Douglas County16.9%
79Buchanan County16.9%
80Stoddard County17.0%
81Morgan County17.0%
82Cedar County17.0%
83St. Francois County17.0%
84Boone County17.1%
85McDonald County17.2%
86Phelps County17.2%
87Wright County17.6%
88Worth County17.6%
89Reynolds County17.9%
90Polk County17.9%
91Audrain County18.0%
92Washington County18.2%
93Jasper County18.4%
94New Madrid County18.6%
95Laclede County18.6%
96Nodaway County18.6%
97Bates County18.7%
98Vernon County19.0%
99Carter County19.2%
100Texas County19.3%

Cities & places

Top 100.
#NamePoverty rate
1Arrow Rock0.0%
2Ashley0.0%
3Bennett Springs0.0%
4Biehle0.0%
5Blanchard0.0%
6Broseley0.0%
7Buell0.0%
8Burgess0.0%
9Cave0.0%
10Champ0.0%
11Charmwood0.0%
12Cherokee Pass0.0%
13Defiance0.0%
14Dennis Acres0.0%
15Denton0.0%
16Eagle Rock0.0%
17Evergreen0.0%
18Excello0.0%
19Fortescue0.0%
20Frankclay0.0%
21Frisbee0.0%
22Gerster0.0%
23Glen Allen0.0%
24Grovespring0.0%
25Hartwell0.0%
26Hayward0.0%
27Irena0.0%
28Irwin0.0%
29Kimmswick0.0%
30Knob Lick0.0%
31Lake St. Clair0.0%
32Lake Winnebago0.0%
33Lambert0.0%
34Metz0.0%
35Montier0.0%
36Montreal0.0%
37New Market0.0%
38Osgood0.0%
39Pontiac0.0%
40Prairie Hill0.0%
41Quitman0.0%
42Ravanna0.0%
43Rea0.0%
44Revere0.0%
45River Bend0.0%
46Rocky Comfort0.0%
47Saverton0.0%
48Shawneetown0.0%
49South Fork0.0%
50St. Catharine0.0%
51St. Clement0.0%
52St. Cloud0.0%
53Stanton0.0%
54Stotesbury0.0%
55Summer Set0.0%
56Tarrants0.0%
57Thomasville0.0%
58Vista0.0%
59Williamstown0.0%
60Winigan0.0%
61St. Paul0.2%
62Weldon Spring0.3%
63Weldon Spring Heights0.5%
64Scotsdale0.5%
65Oaks0.6%
66Knox City0.7%
67Vandiver0.9%
68Bellerive Acres1.0%
69Marthasville1.0%
70Westwood1.0%
71Plato1.0%
72Clarkson Valley1.0%
73Platte Woods1.1%
74North Lilbourn1.2%
75Saddlebrooke1.2%
76Grantwood Village1.2%
77Agency1.2%
78Huntleigh1.3%
79Dardenne Prairie1.3%
80Amazonia1.3%
81Napoleon1.4%
82Crystal Lake Park1.5%
83Ladue1.5%
84Ginger Blue1.5%
85Grand Falls Plaza1.5%
86Lake Lotawana1.6%
87Brimson1.6%
88West Alton1.8%
89Foristell1.8%
90St. Thomas1.8%
91Parkville1.9%
92Warson Woods1.9%
93McKittrick2.0%
94Frontenac2.0%
95Sunset Hills2.1%
96Leonard2.1%
97Peaceful Village2.1%
98Des Peres2.2%
99Leslie2.2%
100Glendale2.2%

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