Individuals Below Poverty Level, 1990-2000
By Dept. of Economic Development Region

  Persons Below Poverty Level
  Change, 1990-2000 Poverty Rate
DED Economic Region 2000 1990 Number Percent 2000 1990
-Missouri Totals- 637,891 663,075 -25,184 -3.8 11.7 13.3
St. Louis MSA 188,127 184,375 3,752 2.0 9.6 9.9
Kansas City MSA 100,948 106,258 -5,310 -5.0 9.6 11.1
Springfield - Branson 52,192 48,589 3,603 7.4 12.4 14.8
Central 41,389 40,325 1,064 2.6 11.8 13.2
Bootheel 47,189 58,416 -11,227 -19.2 20.9 26.2
Lake Ozark Rolla 32,288 33,038 -750 -2.3 14.0 16.7
Lower East Central-Cape 29,505 33,512 -4,007 -12.0 13.7 17.2
North Central 10,111 12,289 -2,178 -17.7 14.2 17.1
Northeast 20,730 24,842 -4,112 -16.6 15.2 18.7
Northwest 21,352 28,496 -7,144 -25.1 12.5 17.0
South Central 24,239 26,077 -1,838 -7.0 20.6 24.7
Southwest 43,578 40,907 2,671 6.5 14.7 16.1
West Central 26,243 25,951 292 1.1 14.7 16.4
 
Source: 1990 and 2000 Decennial Census, Summary File 3
Prepared by University Outreach & Extension - Office of Social & Economic Data Analysis (OSEDA)
Report generated on 04JUN2002 by setup in mocopoor