Poverty Rate in Worth County, MO
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Worth County Compares
National Distribution
Where Worth County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Worth County: 20.6%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,717 | Leake County, MS | 20.5% |
| #2,718 | Hale County, TX | 20.5% |
| #2,719 | Montgomery County, GA | 20.6% |
| #2,720 | Worth County, MO | 20.6% |
| #2,721 | Monroe County, AR | 20.6% |
| #2,722 | Shelby County, TX | 20.6% |
| #2,723 | Berrien County, GA | 20.6% |
Poverty Rate in Worth County, Missouri
Worth County, Missouri has a poverty rate of 20.6%, which ranks #2,720 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 63.2% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Missouri, Worth County ranks #106 of 115 out of 115 counties. This places it in the 16th 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.