Poverty Rate in Douglas County, MO
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Douglas County Compares
National Distribution
Where Douglas County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Douglas County: 17.5%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,384 | Franklin County, IL | 17.5% |
| #2,385 | Clay County, IL | 17.5% |
| #2,386 | Cass County, TX | 17.5% |
| #2,387 | Douglas County, MO | 17.5% |
| #2,388 | White County, AR | 17.5% |
| #2,389 | Liberty County, FL | 17.5% |
| #2,390 | Clay County, AL | 17.6% |
Poverty Rate in Douglas County, Missouri
Douglas County, Missouri has a poverty rate of 17.5%, which ranks #2,387 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 39.3% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Missouri, Douglas County ranks #86 of 115 out of 115 counties. This places it in the 26th 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.