Poverty Rate in St. Louis city, MO
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
20.6%
Rank #2,727/3,222 · #107 in MO
15th
St. Louis 20.6%
MO 12.6% +64.1%
US 12.6% +63.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How St. Louis city's poverty rate of 20.6% 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 St. Louis city for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,724 | Trigg County, KY | 20.6% |
| #2,725 | Prairie County, MT | 20.6% |
| #2,726 | Crawford County, KS | 20.6% |
| #2,727 | St. Louis city, MO | 20.6% |
| #2,728 | Pike County, AR | 20.7% |
| #2,729 | Oldham County, TX | 20.7% |
| #2,730 | Hampton County, SC | 20.7% |
About Poverty Rate
St. Louis city, Missouri has a poverty rate of 20.6%, ranking #2,727 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 63.8% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Missouri, it ranks #107 of 115. This places it in the 15th 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.