Children Under Age 18 Below Poverty Level, 1990-2000
By County Within Dept. of Economic Development Region

  Persons Under Age 18 Below Poverty Level
  Change, 1990-2000 Poverty Rate
  2000 1990 Number Percent 2000 1990
              Missouri Totals
Missouri 212,369 230,058 -17,689 -7.7 15.3 17.7
              Dept. of Economic Development Region: St. Louis MSA
St. Louis MSA 67,287 70,180 -2,893 -4.1 13.0 14.3
Franklin 1,987 2,407 -420 -17.4 7.9 10.6
Jefferson 4,359 4,630 -271 -5.9 8.1 9.2
Lincoln 1,085 1,274 -189 -14.8 9.6 15.0
St. Charles 3,912 3,870 42 1.1 4.9 6.1
St. Louis 23,532 18,403 5,129 27.9 9.3 7.6
Warren 680 800 -120 -15.0 10.5 14.5
St. Louis City 31,732 38,796 -7,064 -18.2 36.4 39.7
              Dept. of Economic Development Region: Kansas City MSA
Kansas City MSA 34,474 38,926 -4,452 -11.4 12.7 15.6
Cass 1,593 2,077 -484 -23.3 7.0 11.3
Clay 2,963 2,949 14 0.5 6.4 7.6
Clinton 558 711 -153 -21.5 11.3 15.7
Jackson 26,885 29,688 -2,803 -9.4 16.4 18.8
Lafayette 919 1,441 -522 -36.2 10.9 17.9
Platte 1,052 1,240 -188 -15.2 5.7 8.2
Ray 504 820 -316 -38.5 8.0 13.1
              Dept. of Economic Development Region: Springfield - Branson
Springfield - Branson 15,910 14,308 1,602 11.2 15.8 17.7
Christian 1,962 1,108 854 77.1 13.2 11.9
Dallas 1,060 997 63 6.3 25.4 29.6
Greene 7,054 7,586 -532 -7.0 13.6 16.1
Polk 1,345 1,071 274 25.6 20.0 20.3
Stone 1,130 803 327 40.7 19.0 20.0
Taney 1,509 941 568 60.4 17.6 18.1
Webster 1,850 1,802 48 2.7 21.0 26.9
              Dept. of Economic Development Region: Central
Central 11,528 11,749 -221 -1.9 13.0 14.6
Audrain 1,440 1,308 132 10.1 23.3 21.1
Boone 3,639 3,661 -22 -0.6 12.1 14.7
Callaway 1,036 1,256 -220 -17.5 10.3 14.7
Cole 1,956 1,510 446 29.5 11.5 9.6
Cooper 479 603 -124 -20.6 12.8 17.1
Gasconade 416 441 -25 -5.7 11.2 12.7
Howard 352 422 -70 -16.6 14.7 17.8
Moniteau 493 405 88 21.7 13.1 12.1
Montgomery 456 553 -97 -17.5 15.6 18.6
Osage 303 321 -18 -5.6 9.0 9.6
Randolph 958 1,269 -311 -24.5 17.1 20.8
              Dept. of Economic Development Region: Bootheel
Bootheel 16,775 21,270 -4,495 -21.1 29.1 34.7
Butler 2,490 3,279 -789 -24.1 25.9 33.3
Carter 527 532 -5 -0.9 36.1 34.4
Dunklin 2,826 3,475 -649 -18.7 33.9 40.1
Mississippi 1,081 1,639 -558 -34.0 31.7 39.5
New Madrid 1,598 2,168 -570 -26.3 31.4 35.9
Pemiscot 2,540 3,381 -841 -24.9 43.2 50.3
Ripley 891 1,380 -489 -35.4 27.0 42.4
Scott 2,534 2,507 27 1.1 23.5 22.6
Stoddard 1,368 1,847 -479 -25.9 20.2 25.4
Wayne 920 1,062 -142 -13.4 30.7 38.9
              Dept. of Economic Development Region: Lake Ozark Rolla
Lake Ozark Rolla 10,662 11,169 -507 -4.5 18.4 21.1
Camden 1,218 1,034 184 17.8 17.0 17.5
Crawford 1,370 961 409 42.6 23.3 18.9
Dent 872 1,233 -361 -29.3 24.3 34.8
Laclede 1,407 1,338 69 5.2 16.5 18.5
Maries 394 384 10 2.6 17.3 18.9
Miller 1,170 1,219 -49 -4.0 19.3 21.7
Morgan 1,144 819 325 39.7 25.6 23.0
Phelps 1,724 1,990 -266 -13.4 19.0 24.0
Pulaski 1,363 2,191 -828 -37.8 12.4 19.0
              Dept. of Economic Development Region: Lower East Central-Cape
Lower East Central-Cape 8,977 10,933 -1,956 -17.9 16.7 21.1
Bollinger 477 661 -184 -27.8 15.4 24.0
Cape Girardeau 1,773 2,116 -343 -16.2 11.4 14.6
Iron 716 755 -39 -5.2 27.6 27.5
Madison 633 823 -190 -23.1 22.6 29.7
Perry 416 610 -194 -31.8 8.9 13.2
Reynolds 377 562 -185 -32.9 25.9 33.0
Ste. Genevieve 520 657 -137 -20.9 11.3 14.9
St. Francois 2,551 2,640 -89 -3.4 19.8 21.6
Washington 1,514 2,109 -595 -28.2 25.4 35.2
              Dept. of Economic Development Region: North Central
North Central 3,180 3,678 -498 -13.5 18.1 20.3
Carroll 433 507 -74 -14.6 17.0 18.1
Chariton 224 459 -235 -51.2 11.4 19.3
Grundy 527 621 -94 -15.1 22.8 25.1
Linn 687 699 -12 -1.7 20.2 20.1
Livingston 596 681 -85 -12.5 17.3 18.7
Mercer 113 139 -26 -18.7 13.3 16.7
Putnam 251 267 -16 -6.0 20.6 23.4
Sullivan 349 305 44 14.4 19.6 22.5
              Dept. of Economic Development Region: Northeast
Northeast 5,941 7,870 -1,929 -24.5 17.6 22.7
Adair 787 1,040 -253 -24.3 16.8 21.3
Clark 355 534 -179 -33.5 19.7 26.6
Knox 254 266 -12 -4.5 24.1 24.5
Lewis 622 539 83 15.4 24.3 22.7
Macon 545 660 -115 -17.4 15.0 17.4
Marion 1,087 1,754 -667 -38.0 15.3 23.7
Monroe 332 569 -237 -41.7 14.0 22.7
Pike 843 1,132 -289 -25.5 20.2 26.3
Ralls 229 268 -39 -14.6 9.7 11.9
Schuyler 224 267 -43 -16.1 22.1 25.5
Scotland 301 434 -133 -30.6 21.7 35.5
Shelby 362 407 -45 -11.1 21.7 23.0
              Dept. of Economic Development Region: Northwest
Northwest 6,081 9,554 -3,473 -36.4 14.3 21.8
Andrew 449 576 -127 -22.0 10.5 14.6
Atchison 189 393 -204 -51.9 13.7 23.6
Buchanan 3,021 4,558 -1,537 -33.7 15.0 21.3
Caldwell 363 554 -191 -34.5 15.1 25.7
Daviess 454 696 -242 -34.8 21.3 33.0
DeKalb 255 360 -105 -29.2 10.8 17.2
Gentry 251 430 -179 -41.6 14.2 26.3
Harrison 327 471 -144 -30.6 15.8 24.7
Holt 197 354 -157 -44.4 15.9 23.0
Nodaway 468 1,003 -535 -53.3 11.2 20.9
Worth 107 159 -52 -32.7 18.8 28.1
              Dept. of Economic Development Region: South Central
South Central 8,144 8,709 -565 -6.5 27.6 31.2
Douglas 657 982 -325 -33.1 19.8 31.2
Howell 2,461 2,770 -309 -11.2 26.3 34.0
Oregon 673 692 -19 -2.7 28.2 30.7
Ozark 627 469 158 33.7 30.8 23.7
Shannon 736 604 132 21.9 35.1 30.2
Texas 1,627 1,666 -39 -2.3 29.1 29.3
Wright 1,363 1,526 -163 -10.7 29.1 32.4
              Dept. of Economic Development Region: Southwest
Southwest 15,164 13,424 1,740 13.0 19.6 20.2
Barry 2,036 1,457 579 39.7 23.5 21.2
Barton 465 504 -39 -7.7 13.9 17.2
Cedar 787 867 -80 -9.2 24.8 31.2
Dade 324 389 -65 -16.7 17.1 21.1
Jasper 5,014 4,233 781 18.5 19.2 18.6
Lawrence 1,841 1,662 179 10.8 19.5 20.9
McDonald 1,733 1,181 552 46.7 28.6 25.5
Newton 1,916 2,009 -93 -4.6 14.2 17.2
Vernon 1,048 1,122 -74 -6.6 20.3 22.9
              Dept. of Economic Development Region: West Central
West Central 8,246 8,288 -42 -0.5 18.7 20.7
Bates 796 915 -119 -13.0 18.3 23.5
Benton 844 774 70 9.0 24.5 26.7
Henry 992 1,281 -289 -22.6 19.4 26.3
Hickory 568 426 142 33.3 32.9 30.4
Johnson 1,795 1,613 182 11.3 15.2 15.8
Pettis 1,671 1,657 14 0.8 16.6 18.2
St. Clair 541 572 -31 -5.4 25.3 29.8
Saline 1,039 1,050 -11 -1.0 18.9 18.6
 
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 mocopoorkids