Poverty Rate in Douglas County, MO
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
17.5%
Rank #2,387/3,222 · #86 in MO
26th
Douglas 17.5%
MO 12.6% +39.5%
US 12.6% +39.3%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Douglas County's poverty rate of 17.5% 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 Douglas County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,384 | Franklin County, IL | 17.5% |
| #2,385 | Clay County, IL | 17.5% |
| #2,386 | Cass County, TX | 17.5% |
| #2,387 | Douglas County, MO | 17.5% |
| #2,388 | White County, AR | 17.5% |
| #2,389 | Liberty County, FL | 17.5% |
| #2,390 | Clay County, AL | 17.6% |
About Poverty Rate
Douglas County, Missouri has a poverty rate of 17.5%, ranking #2,387 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 39.3% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Missouri, it ranks #86 of 115. This places it in the 26th 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.