Poverty Rate in Lafayette County, MO
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Lafayette County Compares
National Distribution
Where Lafayette County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Lafayette County: 9.3%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #639 | Goodhue County, MN | 9.3% |
| #640 | Washington County, KS | 9.3% |
| #641 | Morgan County, IN | 9.3% |
| #642 | Lafayette County, MO | 9.3% |
| #643 | Bosque County, TX | 9.3% |
| #644 | Nemaha County, KS | 9.3% |
| #645 | Grant County, KS | 9.3% |
Poverty Rate in Lafayette County, Missouri
Lafayette County, Missouri has a poverty rate of 9.3%, which ranks #642 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 26.3% below the national value of 12.6%.
Within Missouri, Lafayette County ranks #17 of 115 out of 115 counties. This places it in the 80th 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.