Poverty Rate in McDonald County, MO
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
16.8%
Rank #2,264/3,222 · #80 in MO
30th
McDonald 16.8%
MO 12.6% +33.4%
US 12.6% +33.2%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How McDonald County's poverty rate of 16.8% 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 McDonald County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,261 | Coconino County, AZ | 16.8% |
| #2,262 | Bradford County, FL | 16.8% |
| #2,263 | Phelps County, MO | 16.8% |
| #2,264 | McDonald County, MO | 16.8% |
| #2,265 | Yoakum County, TX | 16.8% |
| #2,266 | Prentiss County, MS | 16.8% |
| #2,267 | Briscoe County, TX | 16.8% |
About Poverty Rate
McDonald County, Missouri has a poverty rate of 16.8%, ranking #2,264 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 33.2% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Missouri, it ranks #80 of 115. This places it in the 30th 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.