Poverty Rate in Buchanan County, MO
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
16.0%
Rank #2,129/3,222 · #75 in MO
34th
Buchanan 16.0%
MO 12.6% +27.4%
US 12.6% +27.1%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Buchanan County's poverty rate of 16.0% 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 Buchanan County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,126 | LaSalle Parish, LA | 16.0% |
| #2,127 | Henry County, VA | 16.0% |
| #2,128 | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK | 16.0% |
| #2,129 | Buchanan County, MO | 16.0% |
| #2,130 | Floyd County, GA | 16.0% |
| #2,131 | Upton County, TX | 16.0% |
| #2,132 | Labette County, KS | 16.0% |
About Poverty Rate
Buchanan County, Missouri has a poverty rate of 16.0%, ranking #2,129 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 27.1% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Missouri, it ranks #75 of 115. This places it in the 34th 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.