Poverty Rate in Iron County, MO
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
19.3%
Rank #2,605/3,222 · #97 in MO
19th
Iron 19.3%
MO 12.6% +53.2%
US 12.6% +52.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Iron County's poverty rate of 19.3% 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 Iron County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,602 | Livingston County, KY | 19.3% |
| #2,603 | Lincoln County, NM | 19.3% |
| #2,604 | Otero County, NM | 19.3% |
| #2,605 | Iron County, MO | 19.3% |
| #2,606 | Hart County, KY | 19.3% |
| #2,607 | Bleckley County, GA | 19.3% |
| #2,608 | Upson County, GA | 19.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Iron County, Missouri has a poverty rate of 19.3%, ranking #2,605 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 52.9% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Missouri, it ranks #97 of 115. This places it in the 19th 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.