Poverty Rate in Shelby County, MO
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Shelby County Compares
National Distribution
Where Shelby County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Shelby County: 15.9%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,106 | Pendleton County, KY | 15.9% |
| #2,107 | Montgomery County, KS | 15.9% |
| #2,108 | Bossier Parish, LA | 15.9% |
| #2,109 | Shelby County, MO | 15.9% |
| #2,110 | Garrard County, KY | 15.9% |
| #2,111 | St. Francois County, MO | 15.9% |
| #2,112 | Glenn County, CA | 16.0% |
Poverty Rate in Shelby County, Missouri
Shelby County, Missouri has a poverty rate of 15.9%, which ranks #2,109 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 26.4% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Missouri, Shelby County ranks #72 of 115 out of 115 counties. This places it in the 35th 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.