Poverty Rate in Pettis County, MO
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
15.6%
Rank #2,056/3,222 · #69 in MO
36th
Pettis 15.6%
MO 12.6% +24.0%
US 12.6% +23.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Pettis County's poverty rate of 15.6% 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 Pettis County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,053 | Andrews County, TX | 15.6% |
| #2,054 | Josephine County, OR | 15.6% |
| #2,055 | Citrus County, FL | 15.6% |
| #2,056 | Pettis County, MO | 15.6% |
| #2,057 | Yuma County, AZ | 15.6% |
| #2,058 | Sawyer County, WI | 15.6% |
| #2,059 | Red River County, TX | 15.6% |
About Poverty Rate
Pettis County, Missouri has a poverty rate of 15.6%, ranking #2,056 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 23.8% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Missouri, it ranks #69 of 115. This places it in the 36th 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.