Poverty Rate in Jackson County, MO
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
14.1%
Rank #1,778/3,222 · #58 in MO
45th
Jackson 14.1%
MO 12.6% +12.0%
US 12.6% +11.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Jackson County's poverty rate of 14.1% 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 Jackson County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,775 | Madison County, AR | 14.1% |
| #1,776 | Wilkin County, MN | 14.1% |
| #1,777 | Habersham County, GA | 14.1% |
| #1,778 | Jackson County, MO | 14.1% |
| #1,779 | Highland County, OH | 14.1% |
| #1,780 | Hall County, NE | 14.1% |
| #1,781 | Penobscot County, ME | 14.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Jackson County, Missouri has a poverty rate of 14.1%, ranking #1,778 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 11.8% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Missouri, it ranks #58 of 115. This places it in the 45th 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.