Poverty Rate in Mercer County, MO
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
13.5%
Rank #1,633/3,222 · #44 in MO
49th
Mercer 13.5%
MO 12.6% +7.1%
US 12.6% +6.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Mercer County's poverty rate of 13.5% 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 Mercer County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,630 | Bowman County, ND | 13.4% |
| #1,631 | Teton County, MT | 13.4% |
| #1,632 | Allen County, KY | 13.5% |
| #1,633 | Mercer County, MO | 13.5% |
| #1,634 | Seneca County, NY | 13.5% |
| #1,635 | Bandera County, TX | 13.5% |
| #1,636 | Sevier County, TN | 13.5% |
About Poverty Rate
Mercer County, Missouri has a poverty rate of 13.5%, ranking #1,633 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 6.9% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Missouri, it ranks #44 of 115. This places it in the 49th 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.