Poverty Rate in St. Louis County, MO
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
9.8%
Rank #745/3,222 · #19 in MO
77th
St. Louis 9.8%
MO 12.6% -22.1%
US 12.6% -22.3%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How St. Louis County's poverty rate of 9.8% 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 St. Louis County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #742 | Pierce County, WI | 9.8% |
| #743 | Baltimore County, MD | 9.8% |
| #744 | Rockingham County, VA | 9.8% |
| #745 | St. Louis County, MO | 9.8% |
| #746 | Greene County, GA | 9.8% |
| #747 | Adams County, CO | 9.8% |
| #748 | Garfield County, UT | 9.8% |
About Poverty Rate
St. Louis County, Missouri has a poverty rate of 9.8%, ranking #745 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 22.3% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Missouri, it ranks #19 of 115. This places it in the 77th 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.