Poverty Rate in Mercer County, MO
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Mercer County Compares
National Distribution
Where Mercer County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Mercer County: 13.5%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,630 | Bowman County, ND | 13.4% |
| #1,631 | Teton County, MT | 13.4% |
| #1,632 | Allen County, KY | 13.5% |
| #1,633 | Mercer County, MO | 13.5% |
| #1,634 | Seneca County, NY | 13.5% |
| #1,635 | Bandera County, TX | 13.5% |
| #1,636 | Sevier County, TN | 13.5% |
Poverty Rate in Mercer County, Missouri
Mercer County, Missouri has a poverty rate of 13.5%, which ranks #1,633 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 6.9% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Missouri, Mercer County ranks #44 of 115 out of 115 counties. This places it in the 49th 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.