Poverty Rate in Boone County, MO
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
16.6%
Rank #2,234/3,222 · #78 in MO
31th
Boone 16.6%
MO 12.6% +31.8%
US 12.6% +31.6%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Boone County's poverty rate of 16.6% 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 Boone County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,231 | Bryan County, OK | 16.6% |
| #2,232 | Val Verde County, TX | 16.6% |
| #2,233 | Union County, NM | 16.6% |
| #2,234 | Boone County, MO | 16.6% |
| #2,235 | McLennan County, TX | 16.6% |
| #2,236 | Jefferson Parish, LA | 16.6% |
| #2,237 | Cleveland County, NC | 16.6% |
About Poverty Rate
Boone County, Missouri has a poverty rate of 16.6%, ranking #2,234 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 31.6% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Missouri, it ranks #78 of 115. This places it in the 31th 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.