Poverty Rate in DeKalb County, MO
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
8.7%
Rank #500/3,222 · #13 in MO
85th
DeKalb 8.7%
MO 12.6% -31.0%
US 12.6% -31.2%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How DeKalb County's poverty rate of 8.7% 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 DeKalb County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #497 | Strafford County, NH | 8.7% |
| #498 | McLeod County, MN | 8.7% |
| #499 | Franklin County, KS | 8.7% |
| #500 | DeKalb County, MO | 8.7% |
| #501 | Jefferson County, WV | 8.7% |
| #502 | Utah County, UT | 8.7% |
| #503 | Eagle County, CO | 8.7% |
About Poverty Rate
DeKalb County, Missouri has a poverty rate of 8.7%, ranking #500 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 31.2% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Missouri, it ranks #13 of 115. This places it in the 85th 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.