Poverty Rate in Bates County, MO
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
15.9%
Rank #2,098/3,222 · #71 in MO
35th
Bates 15.9%
MO 12.6% +26.1%
US 12.6% +25.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Bates County's poverty rate of 15.9% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Bates County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,095 | Grant County, WA | 15.8% |
| #2,096 | Randolph County, IN | 15.8% |
| #2,097 | Sullivan County, NY | 15.9% |
| #2,098 | Bates County, MO | 15.9% |
| #2,099 | Newton County, AR | 15.9% |
| #2,100 | Rhea County, TN | 15.9% |
| #2,101 | Pottawatomie County, OK | 15.9% |
About Poverty Rate
Bates County, Missouri has a poverty rate of 15.9%, ranking #2,098 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 25.8% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Missouri, it ranks #71 of 115. This places it in the 35th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.