2018 State Report for County-Level Data: Poverty

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2018 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 the year of this 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., 2020. 2018 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 2018 county-level poverty statistics from Missouri that are presented:

 

  • For people with disabilities: 

    • The poverty rate for people with disabilities in Missouri was 28.4%.
    • The range, also known as the difference between largest and smallest values, of poverty rates for people with disabilities across Missouri counties was 36.6%.
      • The county with the greatest poverty rate for people with disabilities was Ozark (49.6%).
      • The county with the smallest poverty rate for people with disabilities was Osage (13.0%).
    • The median, also known as the middle-most, poverty rate for people with disabilities across all counties in Missouri was 29.1%.

 

  • For people without disabilities: 
    • The poverty rate for people without disabilities in Missouri was 11.5%.
    • The range, also known as the difference between largest and smallest values, of poverty rates for people without disabilities across Missouri counties was 28.0%.
      • The county with the greatest poverty rate for people without disabilities was Adair (32.3%).
      • The county with the smallest poverty rate for people without disabilities was St. Charles (4.3%).
    • The median, also known as the middle-most, poverty rate for people without disabilities across all counties in Missouri was 12.8%.
Civilians with and without Disabilities in Poverty Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Missouri, by County: 2018
County Disability No Disability   County Disability No Disability
Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2] Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2]
   Missouri    458,174 130,250 28.4 3,141,706 362,730 11.5      Cole        4,424   1,143 25.8    39,043   3,439  8.8
    Adair        1,710     516 30.2    12,989   4,191 32.3     Cooper       1,386     460 33.2     8,058     655  8.1
    Andrew       1,104     204 18.5     9,044     584  6.5    Crawford      2,799     959 34.3    11,201   1,676 15.0
   Atchison        435     113 26.0     2,485     175  7.0      Dade          722     226 31.3     3,531     722 20.4
   Audrain       2,009     547 27.2    11,658   1,443 12.4     Dallas       1,963     587 29.9     7,201     894 12.4
    Barry        3,629   1,374 37.9    16,658   2,620 15.7    Daviess         564     169 30.0     3,773     388 10.3
    Barton       1,001     402 40.2     5,587     975 17.5     DeKalb         692     180 26.0     4,560     544 11.9
    Bates        1,395     374 26.8     7,816     703  9.0      Dent        1,913     676 35.3     6,721   1,043 15.5
    Benton       2,180     829 38.0     7,802   1,134 14.5    Douglas       1,338     561 41.9     6,024     796 13.2
  Bollinger      1,559     561 36.0     5,641     614 10.9    Dunklin       3,492   1,349 38.6    13,290   2,894 21.8
    Boone       10,951   3,186 29.1   101,476  20,696 20.4    Franklin      7,161   1,605 22.4    54,294   4,234  7.8
   Buchanan      7,832   2,280 29.1    43,897   5,892 13.4   Gasconade      1,142     243 21.3     7,214     579  8.0
    Butler       5,850   2,046 35.0    18,685   2,821 15.1     Gentry         577     137 23.7     3,105     475 15.3
   Caldwell        728     187 25.7     4,242     525 12.4     Greene      23,538   8,029 34.1   150,005  25,517 17.0
   Callaway      3,178     654 20.6    21,564   1,838  8.5     Grundy         693     164 23.7     4,758     642 13.5
    Camden       4,107   1,103 26.9    20,583   2,982 14.5    Harrison        709     233 32.9     3,804     561 14.7
Cape Girardeau   5,482   1,601 29.2    41,244   7,104 17.2     Henry        2,484     999 40.2     9,810   1,590 16.2
   Carroll         725     202 27.9     4,247     610 14.4    Hickory       1,130     303 26.8     3,505     569 16.2
    Carter         883     353 40.0     2,540     315 12.4      Holt          365      76 20.8     2,082     231 11.1
     Cass        6,592   1,519 23.0    54,002   3,716  6.9     Howard         852     246 28.9     4,620     509 11.0
    Cedar        1,540     539 35.0     5,784     846 14.6     Howell       4,216   1,657 39.3    18,524   2,828 15.3
   Chariton        525     161 30.7     3,436     250  7.3      Iron        1,296     451 34.8     4,546     781 17.2
  Christian      6,032   1,460 24.2    43,750   3,313  7.6    Jackson      49,845  14,365 28.8   373,386  43,574 11.7
    Clark          414     137 33.1     3,390     317  9.4     Jasper       8,514   2,743 32.2    61,605   8,599 14.0
     Clay       15,812   2,671 16.9   131,034   8,783  6.7   Jefferson     15,127   3,256 21.5   123,267  10,192  8.3
   Clinton       1,299     228 17.6    10,688     978  9.2    Johnson       3,350   1,117 33.3    26,529   4,551 17.2
Civilians with and without Disabilities in Poverty Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Missouri, by County: 2018
County Disability No Disability   County Disability No Disability
Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2] Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2]
     Knox          435     120 27.6     1,738     289 16.6    Pemiscot      2,451     947 38.6     7,278   1,566 21.5
   Laclede       3,534     996 28.2    16,920   1,975 11.7     Perry        1,674     392 23.4     9,432     496  5.3
  Lafayette      2,628     691 26.3    16,285   1,576  9.7     Pettis       3,786   1,057 27.9    20,728   2,970 14.3
   Lawrence      3,697     938 25.4    17,955   2,011 11.2     Phelps       3,852   1,610 41.8    22,005   4,834 22.0
    Lewis          647     163 25.2     4,712     636 13.5      Pike        1,114     301 27.0     8,175     951 11.6
   Lincoln       4,461   1,285 28.8    29,474   2,748  9.3     Platte       5,998     885 14.8    54,840   3,142  5.7
     Linn          757     217 28.7     5,977     696 11.6      Polk        2,787     942 33.8    14,936   1,963 13.1
  Livingston       852     213 25.0     6,938     842 12.1    Pulaski       5,281     943 17.9    18,915   2,537 13.4
    Macon        1,350     394 29.2     6,928     694 10.0     Putnam         346     127 36.7     2,228     315 14.1
   Madison       1,495     411 27.5     5,580     660 11.8     Ralls          646      92 14.2     5,265     745 14.2
    Maries         860     222 25.8     4,278     631 14.7    Randolph      2,139     607 28.4    11,440   1,279 11.2
    Marion       1,963     705 35.9    13,892   2,115 15.2      Ray         1,683     493 29.3    11,829   1,219 10.3
   McDonald      2,114     642 30.4    11,344   1,684 14.8    Reynolds        805     298 37.0     2,788     321 11.5
    Mercer         195      33 16.9     1,769     193 10.9     Ripley       2,301   1,005 43.7     5,537   1,104 19.9
    Miller       2,125     727 34.2    12,328   1,746 14.2     Saline       2,039     529 25.9    10,730   1,347 12.6
 Mississippi     1,238     425 34.3     5,614   1,245 22.2    Schuyler        360      88 24.4     2,068     269 13.0
   Moniteau        885     230 26.0     7,362     791 10.7    Scotland        336      95 28.3     2,273     259 11.4
    Monroe         766     206 26.9     4,023     441 11.0     Scott        3,924   1,683 42.9    18,631   2,844 15.3
  Montgomery     1,055     383 36.3     5,460     690 12.6    Shannon       1,174     523 44.5     3,544     786 22.2
    Morgan       1,735     670 38.6     8,964   1,602 17.9     Shelby         441     142 32.2     2,873     289 10.1
  New Madrid     2,302     882 38.3     7,964   1,349 16.9  St. Charles    18,903   2,861 15.1   216,669   9,230  4.3
    Newton       4,125   1,196 29.0    29,237   3,413 11.7   St. Clair        940     315 33.5     3,904     578 14.8
   Nodaway       1,384     518 37.4    11,413   2,820 24.7  St. Francois    7,622   2,750 36.1    28,236   3,227 11.4
    Oregon       1,140     520 45.6     4,628     619 13.4   St. Louis     28,311  11,408 40.3   175,865  32,354 18.4
    Osage          902     117 13.0     7,123     437  6.1   St. Louis     56,742  11,529 20.3   538,793  43,080  8.0
    Ozark        1,031     511 49.6     3,896     922 23.7 Ste. Genevieve   1,598     414 25.9     9,008     971 10.8
Civilians with and without Disabilities in Poverty Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Missouri, by County: 2018
County Disability No Disability   County Disability No Disability
Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2] Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2]
   Stoddard      3,514   1,217 34.6    13,508   1,605 11.9                                                           
    Stone        2,715     657 24.2    13,987   1,690 12.1                                                           
   Sullivan        414     102 24.6     3,168     493 15.6                                                           
    Taney        4,857   1,330 27.4    25,691   3,920 15.3                                                           
    Texas        3,253   1,381 42.5    10,538   2,033 19.3                                                           
    Vernon       1,954     500 25.6     9,667   1,037 10.7                                                           
    Warren       2,527     630 24.9    17,249   1,684  9.8                                                           
  Washington     3,636   1,316 36.2    10,646   1,712 16.1                                                           
    Wayne        2,050     899 43.9     5,387     989 18.4                                                           
   Webster       2,924     943 32.3    18,258   2,341 12.8                                                           
    Worth          126      30 23.8       988     123 12.4                                                           
    Wright       2,011     613 30.5     8,129   1,694 20.8                                                           
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
Count of Civilians in Poverty with Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Missouri, by County: 2018

Poverty Rate for Civilians with Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Missouri, by County: 2018

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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