| Rank |
County |
People Below The Poverty Rate |
| 1 |
Pemiscot County, Missouri
|
30.5%
|
| 2 |
Wright County, Missouri
|
26.1%
|
| 3 |
St Louis city, Missouri
|
26.0%
|
| 4 |
Mississippi County, Missouri
|
25.8%
|
| 5 |
Ripley County, Missouri
|
25.6%
|
| 6 |
Nodaway County, Missouri
|
25.6%
|
| 7 |
Adair County, Missouri
|
25.3%
|
| 8 |
Oregon County, Missouri
|
25.2%
|
| 9 |
Schuyler County, Missouri
|
24.4%
|
| 10 |
Dunklin County, Missouri
|
24.1%
|
| 11 |
Reynolds County, Missouri
|
23.3%
|
| 12 |
Shannon County, Missouri
|
23.3%
|
| 13 |
Washington County, Missouri
|
22.9%
|
| 14 |
Knox County, Missouri
|
22.3%
|
| 15 |
Vernon County, Missouri
|
22.0%
|
| 16 |
Iron County, Missouri
|
21.9%
|
| 17 |
Wayne County, Missouri
|
21.8%
|
| 18 |
Carter County, Missouri
|
21.8%
|
| 19 |
New Madrid County, Missouri
|
21.5%
|
| 20 |
Dade County, Missouri
|
21.4%
|
| 21 |
Douglas County, Missouri
|
21.1%
|
| 22 |
Madison County, Missouri
|
20.8%
|
| 23 |
Howell County, Missouri
|
20.7%
|
| 24 |
Dallas County, Missouri
|
20.5%
|
| 25 |
Polk County, Missouri
|
20.3%
|
| 26 |
Texas County, Missouri
|
20.2%
|
| 27 |
Scotland County, Missouri
|
20.1%
|
| 28 |
Butler County, Missouri
|
20.0%
|
| 29 |
Cedar County, Missouri
|
19.7%
|
| 30 |
Saline County, Missouri
|
19.5%
|
| 31 |
Boone County, Missouri
|
19.2%
|
| 32 |
Stone County, Missouri
|
19.1%
|
| 33 |
Putnam County, Missouri
|
19.0%
|
| 34 |
Dent County, Missouri
|
18.8%
|
| 35 |
St Clair County, Missouri
|
18.7%
|
| 36 |
Barton County, Missouri
|
18.5%
|
| 37 |
Livingston County, Missouri
|
18.5%
|
| 38 |
Morgan County, Missouri
|
18.4%
|
| 39 |
Jasper County, Missouri
|
18.4%
|
| 40 |
Sullivan County, Missouri
|
18.2%
|
| 41 |
Phelps County, Missouri
|
17.9%
|
| 42 |
Randolph County, Missouri
|
17.8%
|
| 43 |
Benton County, Missouri
|
17.8%
|
| 44 |
Henry County, Missouri
|
17.7%
|
| 45 |
Gentry County, Missouri
|
17.7%
|
| 46 |
Mercer County, Missouri
|
17.6%
|
| 47 |
St Francois County, Missouri
|
17.5%
|
| 48 |
Lawrence County, Missouri
|
17.5%
|
| 49 |
McDonald County, Missouri
|
17.5%
|
| 50 |
Lewis County, Missouri
|
17.4%
|
| 51 |
Crawford County, Missouri
|
17.4%
|
| 52 |
Ozark County, Missouri
|
17.3%
|
| 53 |
Hickory County, Missouri
|
17.3%
|
| 54 |
Bollinger County, Missouri
|
17.3%
|
| 55 |
Scott County, Missouri
|
17.2%
|
| 56 |
Audrain County, Missouri
|
17.2%
|
| 57 |
Worth County, Missouri
|
17.2%
|
| 58 |
Miller County, Missouri
|
17.1%
|
| 59 |
Laclede County, Missouri
|
17.0%
|
| 60 |
Stoddard County, Missouri
|
16.9%
|
| 61 |
Greene County, Missouri
|
16.8%
|
| 62 |
Bates County, Missouri
|
16.7%
|
| 63 |
Caldwell County, Missouri
|
16.5%
|
| 64 |
Jackson County, Missouri
|
16.5%
|
| 65 |
Johnson County, Missouri
|
16.4%
|
| 66 |
Barry County, Missouri
|
16.4%
|
| 67 |
Pettis County, Missouri
|
16.4%
|
| 68 |
Taney County, Missouri
|
16.3%
|
| 69 |
Newton County, Missouri
|
16.2%
|
| 70 |
Webster County, Missouri
|
16.1%
|
| 71 |
Shelby County, Missouri
|
16.1%
|
| 72 |
Montgomery County, Missouri
|
15.9%
|
| 73 |
Buchanan County, Missouri
|
15.8%
|
| 74 |
Maries County, Missouri
|
15.4%
|
| 75 |
Harrison County, Missouri
|
15.1%
|
| 76 |
Pike County, Missouri
|
14.9%
|
| 77 |
Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
|
14.7%
|
| 78 |
Marion County, Missouri
|
14.7%
|
| 79 |
Linn County, Missouri
|
14.7%
|
| 80 |
Cooper County, Missouri
|
14.7%
|
| 81 |
Chariton County, Missouri
|
14.6%
|
| 82 |
Howard County, Missouri
|
14.1%
|
| 83 |
Pulaski County, Missouri
|
14.1%
|
| 84 |
Clark County, Missouri
|
14.1%
|
| 85 |
Daviess County, Missouri
|
13.9%
|
| 86 |
Macon County, Missouri
|
13.2%
|
| 87 |
Holt County, Missouri
|
13.2%
|
| 88 |
Camden County, Missouri
|
13.1%
|
| 89 |
Grundy County, Missouri
|
13.1%
|
| 90 |
Monroe County, Missouri
|
13.1%
|
| 91 |
Lincoln County, Missouri
|
12.6%
|
| 92 |
Warren County, Missouri
|
12.5%
|
| 93 |
Carroll County, Missouri
|
12.4%
|
| 94 |
Moniteau County, Missouri
|
12.4%
|
| 95 |
Perry County, Missouri
|
12.3%
|
| 96 |
Ste Genevieve County, Missouri
|
11.9%
|
| 97 |
Gasconade County, Missouri
|
11.9%
|
| 98 |
Atchison County, Missouri
|
11.1%
|
| 99 |
Callaway County, Missouri
|
11.1%
|
| 100 |
Franklin County, Missouri
|
11.1%
|
| 101 |
Cole County, Missouri
|
10.7%
|
| 102 |
Lafayette County, Missouri
|
10.6%
|
| 103 |
Osage County, Missouri
|
10.5%
|
| 104 |
Jefferson County, Missouri
|
10.3%
|
| 105 |
Christian County, Missouri
|
10.0%
|
| 106 |
St Louis County, Missouri
|
9.7%
|
| 107 |
Clinton County, Missouri
|
9.4%
|
| 108 |
Ray County, Missouri
|
9.3%
|
| 109 |
Ralls County, Missouri
|
9.3%
|
| 110 |
DeKalb County, Missouri
|
8.1%
|
| 111 |
Andrew County, Missouri
|
7.9%
|
| 112 |
Cass County, Missouri
|
7.9%
|
| 113 |
Clay County, Missouri
|
7.8%
|
| 114 |
Platte County, Missouri
|
7.1%
|
| 115 |
St Charles County, Missouri
|
4.9%
|