Poverty Rate in Dent County, MO
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Dent County Compares
National Distribution
Where Dent County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Dent County: 12.2%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,325 | McPherson County, NE | 12.2% |
| #1,326 | Seward County, KS | 12.2% |
| #1,327 | Lewis County, WA | 12.2% |
| #1,328 | Dent County, MO | 12.2% |
| #1,329 | Meade County, KY | 12.2% |
| #1,330 | Berks County, PA | 12.2% |
| #1,331 | Wood County, OH | 12.2% |
Poverty Rate in Dent County, Missouri
Dent County, Missouri has a poverty rate of 12.2%, which ranks #1,328 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 3.0% below the national value of 12.6%.
Within Missouri, Dent County ranks #34 of 115 out of 115 counties. This places it in the 59th 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.