Poverty Rate in Macon County, MO
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
9.5%
Rank #684/3,222 · #18 in MO
79th
Macon 9.5%
MO 12.6% -24.3%
US 12.6% -24.5%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Macon County's poverty rate of 9.5% 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 Macon County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #681 | Orange County, CA | 9.5% |
| #682 | DeKalb County, IN | 9.5% |
| #683 | Gallatin County, MT | 9.5% |
| #684 | Macon County, MO | 9.5% |
| #685 | Shackelford County, TX | 9.5% |
| #686 | Gregory County, SD | 9.5% |
| #687 | Adair County, IA | 9.5% |
About Poverty Rate
Macon County, Missouri has a poverty rate of 9.5%, ranking #684 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 24.5% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Missouri, it ranks #18 of 115. This places it in the 79th 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.