Poverty Rate in Wayne County, MO
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
25.7%
Rank #3,016/3,222 · #114 in MO
6th
Wayne 25.7%
MO 12.6% +104.5%
US 12.6% +104.1%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Wayne County's poverty rate of 25.7% 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 Wayne County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,013 | Covington city, VA | 25.7% |
| #3,014 | Emanuel County, GA | 25.7% |
| #3,015 | Harrisonburg city, VA | 25.7% |
| #3,016 | Wayne County, MO | 25.7% |
| #3,017 | Culebra Municipio, PR | 25.7% |
| #3,018 | Red River Parish, LA | 25.8% |
| #3,019 | Liberty County, MT | 25.8% |
About Poverty Rate
Wayne County, Missouri has a poverty rate of 25.7%, ranking #3,016 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 104.1% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Missouri, it ranks #114 of 115. This places it in the 6th 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.