Poverty Rate in Jefferson County, MO
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
9.0%
Rank #579/3,222 · #15 in MO
82th
Jefferson 9.0%
MO 12.6% -28.2%
US 12.6% -28.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Jefferson County's poverty rate of 9.0% 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 Jefferson County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #576 | Weston County, WY | 9.0% |
| #577 | Daggett County, UT | 9.0% |
| #578 | Tazewell County, IL | 9.0% |
| #579 | Jefferson County, MO | 9.0% |
| #580 | Seminole County, FL | 9.0% |
| #581 | Douglas County, NV | 9.0% |
| #582 | Kootenai County, ID | 9.0% |
About Poverty Rate
Jefferson County, Missouri has a poverty rate of 9.0%, ranking #579 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 28.4% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Missouri, it ranks #15 of 115. This places it in the 82th 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.