Poverty Rate in Vernon County, MO
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
18.8%
Rank #2,548/3,222 · #95 in MO
21th
Vernon 18.8%
MO 12.6% +49.4%
US 12.6% +49.1%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Vernon County's poverty rate of 18.8% 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 Vernon County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,545 | El Paso County, TX | 18.7% |
| #2,546 | Wright County, MO | 18.7% |
| #2,547 | Walthall County, MS | 18.8% |
| #2,548 | Vernon County, MO | 18.8% |
| #2,549 | Mason County, KY | 18.8% |
| #2,550 | Buena Vista city, VA | 18.8% |
| #2,551 | Williamsburg city, VA | 18.8% |
About Poverty Rate
Vernon County, Missouri has a poverty rate of 18.8%, ranking #2,548 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 49.1% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Missouri, it ranks #95 of 115. This places it in the 21th 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.