2016 State Report for County-Level Data: Poverty

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2016 Missouri Report for County-Level Data: Poverty

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Introduction

The State Reports for County-Level Data on Poverty are designed to provide the users of disability statistics with the number and percentage in poverty for civilians with disabilities, ages 18 to 64 years and living in the community, for any given state and county in the United States (U.S.). This report is intended to be an online complement to Section 3: Poverty of the Annual Disability Statistics Compendium and Annual Disability Statistics Supplement, providing greater detail within each state. The State Reports for County-Level Data on Poverty can be used to compare county-level statistics between counties in any given state or states. The following report provides county-level statistics for Missouri.

The proportion of the civilian non-institutionalized population with disabilities in poverty, also called the poverty rate, presented in the State Reports for County-Level Data is a useful tool for advocates, researchers, and policy-makers to plan and provide services and supports for people with disabilities experiencing poverty. In this report, poverty of people with disabilities is presented as the number of civilians with disabilities, ages 18 to 64 years and living in the community, in a given state and county per total state and county populations, respectively. Counts and percentages (the poverty rate) are provided in tables and maps.

The data for this report come from the American Community Survey 5-year data. The American Community Survey (ACS) is a national survey developed by the U.S. Census Bureau to provide information on a number of topics about social, economic, and demographic characteristics of the U.S. population. ACS 5-year data is collected over a longer period of time than 1-year data, providing larger sample sizes and increased reliability for less populated areas and small population subgroups. All of the statistics in this report use the ACS 5-year data which includes data from 2016, the year of the report, and data from the four previous years. In the ACS, people are identified as having a disability based on responses to a series of six questions asking about having difficulties with vision, hearing, ambulation, cognition, self-care, and independent living (see glossary for further details). 

Poverty is defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget and set as a dollar threshold by the U.S. Census Bureau (see the glossary for further details).

 

 

Specific to Missouri, the state chosen for this report, sentences providing interpretation and context for poverty statistics are included on the following page. A short glossary of terms is also provided at the end of the report explaining the statistics that are illustrated in each sentence.

Additional Resources. The Annual Disability Statistics Compendium and its complement, the Annual Disability Statistics Supplement, are summaries of statistics about people with disabilities, available both in hard copy and online at https://www.disabilitycompendium.org.

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Suggested Citation. Boege, S.L., Lauer, E.A., & Houtenville, A.J., 2019. 2016 State Report for Missouri County-Level Data: Poverty. Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability.

Interpretation

The following statements are designed to help understand the 2016 county-level poverty statistics from Missouri that are presented:

 

  • For people with disabilities: 

    • The poverty rate for people with disabilities in Missouri was 29.6%.
    • The range, also known as the difference between largest and smallest values, of poverty rates for people with disabilities across Missouri counties was 40.6%.
      • The county with the greatest poverty rate for people with disabilities was Carter (54.7%).
      • The county with the smallest poverty rate for people with disabilities was Platte (14.1%).
    • The median, also known as the middle-most, poverty rate for people with disabilities across all counties in Missouri was 31.4%.

 

  • For people without disabilities: 
    • The poverty rate for people without disabilities in Missouri was 12.5%.
    • The range, also known as the difference between largest and smallest values, of poverty rates for people without disabilities across Missouri counties was 26.9%.
      • The county with the greatest poverty rate for people without disabilities was Adair (31.6%).
      • The county with the smallest poverty rate for people without disabilities was St. Charles (4.7%).
    • The median, also known as the middle-most, poverty rate for people without disabilities across all counties in Missouri was 13.7%.
Civilians with and without Disabilities in Poverty Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Missouri, by County: 2016
County Disability No Disability   County Disability No Disability
Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2] Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2]
   Missouri    461,787 136,678 29.6 3,149,137 394,462 12.5      Cole        5,849   1,365 23.3    38,138   4,086 10.7
    Adair        1,525     512 33.6    13,285   4,199 31.6     Cooper       1,179     414 35.1     8,319     836 10.0
    Andrew       1,163     254 21.8     9,098     706  7.8    Crawford      2,811   1,042 37.1    11,428   2,022 17.7
   Atchison        429     106 24.7     2,577     245  9.5      Dade          688     236 34.3     3,576     625 17.5
   Audrain       1,919     628 32.7    11,918   1,530 12.8     Dallas       2,274     714 31.4     7,109     993 14.0
    Barry        3,002   1,173 39.1    17,411   3,208 18.4    Daviess         636     178 28.0     3,747     488 13.0
    Barton       1,242     507 40.8     5,536     946 17.1     DeKalb         716     192 26.8     4,617     460 10.0
    Bates        1,592     447 28.1     7,693     941 12.2      Dent        2,431     888 36.5     6,392   1,107 17.3
    Benton       2,379     778 32.7     7,800   1,194 15.3    Douglas       1,411     566 40.1     6,106     863 14.1
  Bollinger      1,722     735 42.7     5,615     858 15.3    Dunklin       3,911   1,607 41.1    13,583   2,757 20.3
    Boone        9,921   3,044 30.7   100,930  21,824 21.6    Franklin      6,734   1,623 24.1    55,073   5,037  9.1
   Buchanan      7,676   2,438 31.8    44,866   6,597 14.7   Gasconade      1,363     345 25.3     7,125     752 10.6
    Butler       6,134   2,517 41.0    18,913   2,568 13.6     Gentry         581     135 23.2     3,130     430 13.7
   Caldwell        801     225 28.1     4,215     443 10.5     Greene      21,788   7,806 35.8   151,357  26,453 17.5
   Callaway      3,477     719 20.7    21,628   2,376 11.0     Grundy         667     209 31.3     4,864     812 16.7
    Camden       3,751     968 25.8    21,045   3,466 16.5    Harrison        797     196 24.6     3,813     533 14.0
Cape Girardeau   5,467   1,671 30.6    41,362   7,265 17.6     Henry        2,363     870 36.8    10,150   1,680 16.6
   Carroll         722     211 29.2     4,355     758 17.4    Hickory       1,068     438 41.0     3,572     823 23.0
    Carter         741     405 54.7     2,863     347 12.1      Holt          310      84 27.1     2,266     296 13.1
     Cass        6,782   1,426 21.0    53,117   3,812  7.2     Howard         857     296 34.5     4,763     603 12.7
    Cedar        1,339     575 42.9     5,969   1,176 19.7     Howell       3,937   1,556 39.5    18,850   3,130 16.6
   Chariton        630     217 34.4     3,514     400 11.4      Iron        1,469     524 35.7     4,551     818 18.0
  Christian      5,152   1,275 24.7    43,571   3,605  8.3    Jackson      52,473  15,905 30.3   369,175  50,292 13.6
    Clark          452     128 28.3     3,429     439 12.8     Jasper       8,338   3,006 36.1    61,483   8,905 14.5
     Clay       14,885   2,640 17.7   128,920  10,118  7.8   Jefferson     15,613   3,909 25.0   123,073  10,873  8.8
   Clinton       1,244     224 18.0    10,738     948  8.8    Johnson       3,629   1,140 31.4    26,586   4,996 18.8
Civilians with and without Disabilities in Poverty Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Missouri, by County: 2016
County Disability No Disability   County Disability No Disability
Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2] Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2]
     Knox          401     138 34.4     1,797     300 16.7    Pemiscot      2,675   1,248 46.7     7,424   1,476 19.9
   Laclede       3,876   1,234 31.8    16,915   2,436 14.4     Perry        1,454     232 16.0     9,745     583  6.0
  Lafayette      2,631     605 23.0    16,430   1,631  9.9     Pettis       4,003   1,129 28.2    20,623   2,847 13.8
   Lawrence      3,245     862 26.6    18,500   2,555 13.8     Phelps       3,873   1,194 30.8    22,333   4,750 21.3
    Lewis          658     240 36.5     4,874     478  9.8      Pike        1,231     387 31.4     8,109     900 11.1
   Lincoln       5,223   1,457 27.9    27,885   2,733  9.8     Platte       5,105     721 14.1    54,008   3,189  5.9
     Linn          871     261 30.0     6,006     898 15.0      Polk        2,805     976 34.8    14,677   2,297 15.7
  Livingston       919     322 35.0     6,975     953 13.7    Pulaski       4,267     920 21.6    19,760   2,621 13.3
    Macon        1,548     510 32.9     6,880     931 13.5     Putnam         481     163 33.9     2,196     334 15.2
   Madison       1,644     421 25.6     5,470     728 13.3     Ralls          702     139 19.8     5,296     672 12.7
    Maries       1,073     297 27.7     4,176     586 14.0    Randolph      2,277     957 42.0    11,316   1,445 12.8
    Marion       2,122     706 33.3    14,066   1,876 13.3      Ray         2,094     496 23.7    11,481   1,337 11.6
   McDonald      2,033     560 27.5    11,463   1,938 16.9    Reynolds        841     334 39.7     2,763     417 15.1
    Mercer         178      52 29.2     1,825     229 12.5     Ripley       2,219     857 38.6     5,757   1,069 18.6
    Miller       2,172     803 37.0    12,376   1,898 15.3     Saline       2,048     571 27.9    11,010   1,440 13.1
 Mississippi     1,299     436 33.6     5,737   1,553 27.1    Schuyler        346      76 22.0     2,079     359 17.3
   Moniteau        965     266 27.6     7,269     632  8.7    Scotland        364     105 28.8     2,223     271 12.2
    Monroe         712     209 29.4     4,174     440 10.5     Scott        3,727   1,366 36.7    19,236   2,757 14.3
  Montgomery     1,048     437 41.7     5,609     724 12.9    Shannon       1,080     394 36.5     3,705     656 17.7
    Morgan       2,011     776 38.6     8,845   1,894 21.4     Shelby         491     157 32.0     2,917     301 10.3
  New Madrid     2,354     866 36.8     8,289   1,476 17.8  St. Charles    17,869   2,712 15.2   213,606  10,102  4.7
    Newton       4,372   1,136 26.0    29,437   3,497 11.9   St. Clair      1,004     281 28.0     4,030     882 21.9
   Nodaway       1,554     659 42.4    11,383   2,942 25.8  St. Francois    7,669   2,953 38.5    28,371   3,480 12.3
    Oregon       1,245     613 49.2     4,677     715 15.3   St. Louis     30,451  12,460 40.9   178,408  37,223 20.9
    Osage        1,165     189 16.2     6,924     416  6.0   St. Louis     55,713  11,439 20.5   546,746  46,099  8.4
    Ozark        1,190     553 46.5     3,994   1,095 27.4 Ste. Genevieve   1,485     522 35.2     9,292     900  9.7
Civilians with and without Disabilities in Poverty Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Missouri, by County: 2016
County Disability No Disability   County Disability No Disability
Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2] Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2]
   Stoddard      3,641   1,289 35.4    13,721   1,649 12.0                                                           
    Stone        3,116     715 22.9    13,966   1,790 12.8                                                           
   Sullivan        494     122 24.7     3,195     473 14.8                                                           
    Taney        5,223   1,544 29.6    25,307   3,909 15.4                                                           
    Texas        2,785   1,228 44.1    10,680   2,371 22.2                                                           
    Vernon       2,134     731 34.3     9,585   1,131 11.8                                                           
    Warren       2,644     702 26.6    16,919   1,556  9.2                                                           
  Washington     3,974   1,252 31.5    10,495   1,363 13.0                                                           
    Wayne        1,888     717 38.0     5,678   1,077 19.0                                                           
   Webster       2,802     977 34.9    18,099   2,646 14.6                                                           
    Worth          128      35 27.3     1,014     121 11.9                                                           
    Wright       2,135     902 42.2     8,177   1,776 21.7                                                           
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
Count of Civilians in Poverty with Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Missouri, by County: 2016

Poverty Rate for Civilians with Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Missouri, by County: 2016

Discussion

There are a number of concepts and factors which complicate the interpretation of the estimates presented in this report. These concerns affect all statistics from population-based surveys. The estimates included in this document should be interpreted the following limitations in mind and generalized with caution. In each point, a link to the U.S. Census Bureau website describing the limitation or concept in greater detail in the ACS has been provided.

Additional links to resources for the ACS:

Glossary

American Community Survey (ACS) — The American Community Survey is a large, continuous demographic survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau that will provide accurate and up-to-date profiles of America’s communities every year. Annual and multiyear estimates of population and housing data are generated for small areas, including tracts and population subgroups. This information is collected by mailing questionnaires to a sample of addresses. See the U.S. Census Bureau website for additional details.

The Six Disability Questions in the American Community Survey:

  1. Is this person deaf or does he/she have serious difficulty hearing? (yes or no)
  2. Is this person blind or does he/she have serious difficulty seeing even when wearing glasses? (yes or no)
  3. (If person 5 years old or over) Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, does this person have serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions? (yes or no)
  4. (If person 5 years or old over) Does this person have serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs? (yes or no)
  5. (If person 5 years old or over) Does this person have difficulty dressing or bathing? (yes or no)
  6. (If person 15 years old or over) Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, does this person have difficulty doing errands alone such as visiting a doctor’s office or shopping? (yes or no)

Average — The sum of all of the values in a sample divided by the number of values in the sample.

Civilian — A person not in active-duty military.

Living in the Community – A person lives in the community, if the person is not living in an institution, such as jail, prison, nursing home, and hospital. A college dormitory is not considered an institution.

Median — The middle-most value of a sample that separates the upper half of the values from the lower half of the values. 

Non-Institutionalized Population — Describes individuals who are residing in the community and who are not living in institutions such as jails, prisons, nursing homes, hospitals, etc.

Population — The total number of inhabitants in a defined geographic area including all races, classes, and groups.

Poverty — The U.S. Office of Management and Budget in Statistical Policy, Directive 14 sets the standards for which poverty is calculated. The U.S. Census Bureau uses a set of dollar value thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who is in poverty. If a family’s total income is less than the dollar value of the appropriate threshold, then that family and every individual in it is considered to be in poverty.

Poverty Rate — Percent of the population who are determined to be in poverty.

Range — The difference between the largest and smallest values in a sample. In a sample, when the smallest value is subtracted from the largest value the resulting value is called the range. 

Sampling Variability — The variation of a statistic when estimated from repeated samples.

United States Census Bureau — An agency within the United States Federal Statistical System tasked with producing data about the American people and economy. Their primary task is to conduct the United States Census every ten years.

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