Poverty Rate in Washington County, MO
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
17.4%
Rank #2,368/3,222 · #85 in MO
27th
Washington 17.4%
MO 12.6% +38.2%
US 12.6% +37.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Washington County's poverty rate of 17.4% 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 Washington County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,365 | Claiborne County, TN | 17.4% |
| #2,366 | Coffee County, TN | 17.4% |
| #2,367 | Calcasieu Parish, LA | 17.4% |
| #2,368 | Washington County, MO | 17.4% |
| #2,369 | Levy County, FL | 17.4% |
| #2,370 | Clarke County, MS | 17.4% |
| #2,371 | Nueces County, TX | 17.4% |
About Poverty Rate
Washington County, Missouri has a poverty rate of 17.4%, ranking #2,368 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 37.9% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Missouri, it ranks #85 of 115. This places it in the 27th 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.