Poverty Rate in Butler County, MO
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Butler County Compares
National Distribution
Where Butler County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Butler County: 20.5%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,710 | Cotton County, OK | 20.5% |
| #2,711 | Hickman County, KY | 20.5% |
| #2,712 | Dallas County, MO | 20.5% |
| #2,713 | Butler County, MO | 20.5% |
| #2,714 | Curry County, NM | 20.5% |
| #2,715 | Butler County, KY | 20.5% |
| #2,716 | Lake County, MI | 20.5% |
Poverty Rate in Butler County, Missouri
Butler County, Missouri has a poverty rate of 20.5%, which ranks #2,713 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 62.7% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Missouri, Butler County ranks #105 of 115 out of 115 counties. This places it in the 16th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.