Poverty Rate in Cole County, MO
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
9.0%
Rank #583/3,222 · #16 in MO
82th
Cole 9.0%
MO 12.6% -28.1%
US 12.6% -28.2%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Cole County's poverty rate of 9.0% 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 Cole County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #580 | Seminole County, FL | 9.0% |
| #581 | Douglas County, NV | 9.0% |
| #582 | Kootenai County, ID | 9.0% |
| #583 | Cole County, MO | 9.0% |
| #584 | Traill County, ND | 9.1% |
| #585 | Brown County, WI | 9.1% |
| #586 | Renville County, ND | 9.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Cole County, Missouri has a poverty rate of 9.0%, ranking #583 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 28.2% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Missouri, it ranks #16 of 115. This places it in the 82th 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.