Poverty Rate in Perry County, MO
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Perry County Compares
National Distribution
Where Perry County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Perry County: 13.9%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,717 | Essex County, VT | 13.8% |
| #1,718 | Sullivan County, IN | 13.9% |
| #1,719 | Erie County, NY | 13.9% |
| #1,720 | Perry County, MO | 13.9% |
| #1,721 | Taylor County, WV | 13.9% |
| #1,722 | Cleburne County, AR | 13.9% |
| #1,723 | Randolph County, MO | 13.9% |
Poverty Rate in Perry County, Missouri
Perry County, Missouri has a poverty rate of 13.9%, which ranks #1,720 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 10.0% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Missouri, Perry County ranks #52 of 115 out of 115 counties. This places it in the 47th 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.