Poverty Rate in Scott County, MO
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
12.8%
Rank #1,471/3,222 · #42 in MO
54th
Scott 12.8%
MO 12.6% +1.8%
US 12.6% +1.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Scott County's poverty rate of 12.8% 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 Scott County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,468 | Morrow County, OH | 12.8% |
| #1,469 | Osceola County, FL | 12.8% |
| #1,470 | Cass County, MN | 12.8% |
| #1,471 | Scott County, MO | 12.8% |
| #1,472 | Summit County, OH | 12.8% |
| #1,473 | Fremont County, WY | 12.8% |
| #1,474 | Newaygo County, MI | 12.8% |
About Poverty Rate
Scott County, Missouri has a poverty rate of 12.8%, ranking #1,471 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 1.7% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Missouri, it ranks #42 of 115. This places it in the 54th 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.