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State Income Data - MO
 

Missouri

Income & Poverty
2022
2000
1990
Poverty

Note: Poverty status is not determined for unrelated individuals under the age of 15 (such as foster children) or for persons lacking conventional housing.

Note: The term "foreign born" refers to people residing in the United States at the time of the population survey who were not U.S. citizens at birth. The foreign-born population includes naturalized U.S. citizens, lawful permanent immigrants (or green-card holders), refugees and asylees, certain legal nonimmigrants (including those on student, work, or some other temporary visas), and persons residing in the country without authorization.

Foreign Born
Population (for whom poverty status is determined) (%)

Note: Data for Alaska, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming are from the U.S. Census Bureau's pooled 2018-2022 American Community Survey (ACS). Data for the United States overall and for the remaining states are from the 2022 ACS.

246,623
Below 100% of the poverty level 15.5%
100-199% of the poverty level 16.2%
At or above 200% of the poverty level 68.3%
People in Poverty: Change over Time  
% change: 2000-2022 42.1%
% change: 1990-2000 98.0%
% Families in Poverty by Family Type

Note: Data for Alaska, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming are from the U.S. Census Bureau's pooled 2018-2022 American Community Survey (ACS). Data for the United States overall and for the remaining states are from the 2022 ACS.

 
All families (among those for whom poverty status is determined) 12.5%
With related children under age 18
17.5%
With related children under age 5
21.2%
Married-couple families 8.2%
With related children under age 18
10.7%
With related children under age 5
15.4%
Families with female householder, no husband present 32.7%
With related children under age 18
40.8%
With related children under age 5
64.9%
Poverty by U.S. Citizenship Status (among the foreign born)  
Naturalized citizens 128,424
Below 100% of the poverty level
13.2%
100-199% of the poverty level
13.9%
At or above 200% of the poverty level
72.9%
Noncitizens 118,199
Below 100% of the poverty level
18.1%
100-199% of the poverty level
18.7%
At or above 200% of the poverty level
63.2%
Foreign Born Living in Poverty by Region of Birth

Note: The letter N Indicates that a number could not be provided by the Census Bureau because the number of sample cases was too small for this state.

 
Born in Africa N
Below 100% of the poverty level
N
Born in Asia 96,538
Below 100% of the poverty level
14.7%
Born in Europe 40,273
Below 100% of the poverty level
9.8%
Born in Latin America (South America, Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean) 75,394
Below 100% of the poverty level
17.1%
Born in Northern America (Canada, Bermuda, Greenland, and St. Pierre and Miquelon) N
Below 100% of the poverty level
N
Born in Oceania N
Below 100% of the poverty level
N

Note: The term "U.S. born" refers to people residing in the United States who were U.S. citizens in one of three categories: people born in one of the 50 states or the District of Columbia; people born in U.S. Insular Areas such as Puerto Rico or Guam; or people who were born abroad to at least one U.S. citizen parent.

U.S. Born
Population (for whom poverty status is determined) (%) 5,758,919
Below 100% of the poverty level 13.1%
100-199% of the poverty level 16.8%
At or above 200% of the poverty level 70.1%
People in Poverty: Change over Time  
% change: 2000-2011 23.9%
% change: 1990-2000 -4.6%
% Families in Poverty by Family Type  
All families (among those for whom poverty status is determined) 8.5%
With related children under age 18
13.3%
With related children under age 5
11.1%
Married-couple families 4.2%
With related children under age 18
5.0%
With related children under age 5
4.1%
Families with female householder, no husband present 24.4%
With related children under age 18
32.6%
With related children under age 5
34.8%
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Foreign Born
Population (for whom poverty status is determined) (%) 150,281
Below 100% of the poverty level 17.9%
100-199% of the poverty level 18.4%
At or above 200% of the poverty level 63.7%
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
U.S. Born
Population (for whom poverty status is determined) (%) 5,295,655
Below 100% of the poverty level 11.5%
100-199% of the poverty level 18.0%
At or above 200% of the poverty level 70.5%
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Foreign Born
Population (for whom poverty status is determined) (%) 78,512
Below 100% of the poverty level 17.3%
100-199% of the poverty level 20.0%
At or above 200% of the poverty level 62.7%
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
U.S. Born
Population (for whom poverty status is determined) (%) 4,874,274
Below 100% of the poverty level 13.1%
100-199% of the poverty level 19.8%
At or above 200% of the poverty level 67.1%
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
Population (age 5 and older)
 
 
Poverty by Language Spoken at Home Number
Household population (among those for whom poverty status is determined, age 5 and older) 5,664,502
Below 100% of the poverty level 726,390
Speaks only English
5,302,353
Below 100% of the poverty level 661,319
Speaks Spanish
151,359
Below 100% of the poverty level 27,506
Speaks other Indo-European languages
102,906
Below 100% of the poverty level 17,785
Speaks Asian or Pacific Island languages
72,933
Below 100% of the poverty level 9,863
Speaks other languages
34,951
Below 100% of the poverty level 9,917
%
Household population (among those for whom poverty status is determined, age 5 and older) 100%
Below 100% of the poverty level 12.8%
Speaks only English 100%
Below 100% of the poverty level 12.5%
Speaks only Spanish 100%
Below 100% of the poverty level 18.2%
Speaks other Indo-European languages 100%
Below 100% of the poverty level 17.3%
Speaks Asian or Pacific Island languages 100%
Below 100% of the poverty level 13.5%
Speaks other languages 100%
Below 100% of the poverty level 28.4%
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Earnings

Note: Data for Alaska, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming are from the U.S. Census Bureau's pooled 2018-2022 American Community Survey (ACS). Data for the United States overall and for the remaining states are from the 2022 ACS.

Foreign Born
Full-Time, Year-Round Workers (age 16 and older). Earnings in the Current Year Inflation-Adjusted Dollars (%) 119,318
Earned $1-$9,999, or incurred a loss 2.8%
Earned $10,000-$14,999 2.4%
Earned $15,000-$24,999 9.5%
Earned $25,000-$34,999 17.4%
Earned $35,000-$49,999 18.8%
Earned $50,000-$74,999 20.6%
Earned $75,000 or more 28.5%
Full-Time, Year-Round Workers (age 16 and older) Earnings in the Current Year Inflation-Adjusted Dollars (%) by U.S. Citizenship  
Naturalized citizens (%) 64,513
Earned $1-$9,999, or incurred a loss
2.5%
Earned $10,000-$14,999
2.0%
Earned $15,000-$24,999
6.9%
Earned $25,000-$34,999
16.4%
Earned $35,000-$49,999
18.5%
Earned $50,000-$74,999
21.8%
Earned $75,000 or more
31.9%
Noncitizens (%) 54,805
Earned $1-$9,999, or incurred a loss
3.2%
Earned $10,000-$14,999
2.9%
Earned $15,000-$24,999
12.6%
Earned $25,000-$34,999
18.6%
Earned $35,000-$49,999
19.1%
Earned $50,000-$74,999
19.2%
Earned $75,000 or more
24.4%
Median Earnings of Full-Time, Year-Round Workers (age 16 and older) in the Current Year Inflation-Adjusted Dollars by Gender Foreign Born
Male $53,607
Female $42,036
Median Earnings of Foreign-Born Full-Time, Year-Round Workers (age 16 and older) in the Current Year Inflation-Adjusted Dollars by U.S. Citizenship Status and Gender  
Naturalized citizens  
Male
$60,962
Female
$42,409
Noncitizens  
Male
$46,943
Female
$41,367
U.S. Born
Earnings of Full-Time, Year-Round Workers (age 16 and older) in the Current Year Inflation-Adjusted Dollars (%) 2,101,858
Earned $1-$9,999, or incurred a loss 1.6%
Earned $10,000-$14,999 1.9%
Earned $15,000-$24,999 7.1%
Earned $25,000-$34,999 14.6%
Earned $35,000-$49,999 22.2%
Earned $50,000-$74,999 24.9%
Earned $75,000 or more 27.6%
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Native Born Native Born
Male $57,016
Female $44,995
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Median Household Income

Note: Data for Alaska, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming are from the U.S. Census Bureau's pooled 2018-2022 American Community Survey (ACS). Data for the United States overall and for the remaining states are from the 2022 ACS.

Foreign Born
Median Household Income $64,635
Median Household Income by U.S. Citizenship Status  
Naturalized citizens $71,296
Noncitizens $57,160
U.S. Born
Median Household Income $64,817
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
Home Ownership Rate

Note: 1) Refers to the percentage owner households represent among all occupied households. 2) Data for Alaska, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming are from the U.S. Census Bureau's pooled 2018-2022 American Community Survey (ACS). Data for the United States overall and for the remaining states are from the 2022 ACS. 3) The letter N Indicates that a number could not be provided by the Census Bureau because the number of sample cases was too small for this state.

Foreign Born
Home Ownership Rate 57.1%
Home Ownership Rate by Householder's U.S. Citizenship Status  
Naturalized citizens 70.8%
Noncitizens 38.7%
U.S. Born
Home Ownership Rate 68.1%
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
Health Insurance Coverage

Note: Since some people may hold both private and public health insurance coverage at the same time, estimates of those with private health insurance and those with public coverage may overlap. Their sum therefore may be greater than the total number of people with health insurance.

Foreign Born
Civilian noninstitutionalized population (%) 249,367
With health insurance 80.4%
With private health insurance
66.3%
With public coverage
20.6%
No health insurance coverage 19.6%
Health Insurance Coverage by U.S. Citizenship Status  
Naturalized Citizens (%) 127,812
With health insurance 88.6%
With private health insurance
67.9%
With public coverage
30.6%
No health insurance coverage 11.4%
Noncitizens (%) 121,555
With health insurance 71.7%
With private health insurance
64.6%
With public coverage
10.1%
No health insurance coverage 28.3%
U.S. Born
Civilian noninstitutionalized population (%) 5,821,966
With health insurance 91.9%
With private health insurance
68.9%
With public coverage
34.9%
No health insurance coverage 8.1%
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

Sources: Migration Policy Institute tabulations of the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS) and Decennial Census. Unless stated otherwise, 2022 data are from the one-year ACS file. For information about ACS definitions, click here. For ACS methodology, sampling error, and nonsampling error, click here. Estimates from 1990 and 2000 Decennial Census data as well as ACS microdata are from Steven Ruggles, Sarah Flood, Matthew Sobek, Daniel Backman, Annie Chen, Grace Cooper, Stephanie Richards, Renae Rogers, and Megan Schouweiler. IPUMS USA: Version 14.0 [dataset]. Minneapolis, MN: IPUMS, 2023. https://doi.org/10.18128/D010.V14.0​.

Definitions

  • The term "foreign born" refers to people residing in the United States at the time of the population survey who were not U.S. citizens at birth. The foreign-born population includes naturalized U.S. citizens, lawful permanent immigrants (or green-card holders), refugees and asylees, certain legal nonimmigrants (including those on student, work, or some other temporary visas), and persons residing in the country without authorization.
  • The term "U.S. born" refers to people residing in the United States who were U.S. citizens in one of three categories: people born in one of the 50 states or the District of Columbia; people born in U.S. Insular Areas such as Puerto Rico or Guam; or people who were born abroad to at least one U.S. citizen parent.
  • Poverty status is not determined for unrelated individuals under the age of 15 (such as foster children) or for persons lacking conventional housing. 
  • The term “home ownership rate” refers to the percentage owner households represent among all occupied households.

Data-related notes

  • The letter N Indicates that a number could not be provided by the Census Bureau because the number of sample cases was too small for this state.
  • For “Poverty,” “Earnings,” “Median Household Income,” and “Home Ownership Rate”: Data for Alaska, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming are from the Census Bureau's pooled 2018-2022 American Community Survey (ACS). Data for the United States overall and for the remaining states are from the 2022 ACS.
  • In the “% Families in Poverty by Family Type” section, “related children” refer to “related children of the householder.”
  • “Health Insurance Coverage”: Private coverage includes employer- or union-provided insurance, insurance purchased directly, and TRICARE (the health program of the U.S. military) or other military health care. Public coverage includes Medicare, Medicaid, or another governmental medical assistance program, and Veterans Administration health care. Individuals can be covered by more than one type of insurance, and they can be covered by both private and public insurers. Since some people may hold both private and public health insurance coverage at the same time, estimates of those with private health insurance and those with public coverage may overlap. Their sum therefore may be greater than the total number of people with health insurance.