Poverty Rate in Cape Girardeau County, MO

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
13.9% +10.7% vs nat'l
Rank #1,745 of 3,222
46th percentile

How Cape Girardeau County Compares

Cape Girardeau County
13.9%
Missouri Average
13.9%
Rank #56 of 115 in state
National
12.6%
10.7% above

National Distribution

Where Cape Girardeau County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.

1.4% 63.6%

■ Cape Girardeau County: 13.9%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#1,742 Davidson County, TN 13.9%
#1,743 Polk County, TN 13.9%
#1,744 Chattahoochee County, GA 13.9%
#1,745 Cape Girardeau County, MO 13.9%
#1,746 Woodbury County, IA 14.0%
#1,747 Marquette County, MI 14.0%
#1,748 Presque Isle County, MI 14.0%
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Poverty Rate in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri

Cape Girardeau County, Missouri has a poverty rate of 13.9%, which ranks #1,745 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 10.7% above the national value of 12.6%.

Within Missouri, Cape Girardeau County ranks #56 of 115 out of 115 counties. This places it in the 46th 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.