Poverty Rate in Howard County, MO
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
12.0%
Rank #1,285/3,222 · #33 in MO
60th
Howard 12.0%
MO 12.6% -4.3%
US 12.6% -4.5%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Howard County's poverty rate of 12.0% 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 Howard County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,282 | Swift County, MN | 12.0% |
| #1,283 | Blair County, PA | 12.0% |
| #1,284 | Stevens County, WA | 12.0% |
| #1,285 | Howard County, MO | 12.0% |
| #1,286 | Shiawassee County, MI | 12.0% |
| #1,287 | Yavapai County, AZ | 12.0% |
| #1,288 | Walla Walla County, WA | 12.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Howard County, Missouri has a poverty rate of 12.0%, ranking #1,285 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 4.5% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Missouri, it ranks #33 of 115. This places it in the 60th 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.