Poverty Rate in Carter County, MO
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
20.8%
Rank #2,742/3,222 · #108 in MO
15th
Carter 20.8%
MO 12.6% +65.2%
US 12.6% +64.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Carter County's poverty rate of 20.8% 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 Carter County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,739 | Jasper County, TX | 20.7% |
| #2,740 | Calhoun County, FL | 20.7% |
| #2,741 | Schuyler County, IL | 20.8% |
| #2,742 | Carter County, MO | 20.8% |
| #2,743 | Haskell County, OK | 20.8% |
| #2,744 | St. Mary Parish, LA | 20.8% |
| #2,745 | Wayne County, MI | 20.8% |
About Poverty Rate
Carter County, Missouri has a poverty rate of 20.8%, ranking #2,742 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 64.9% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Missouri, it ranks #108 of 115. This places it in the 15th 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.