2019 State Report for County-Level Data: Poverty

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2019 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 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. Paul, S., Rafal, M., & Houtenville, A. (2020). 2019 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 2019 county-level poverty statistics from Missouri that are presented:

 

  • For people with disabilities: 

    • The poverty rate for people with disabilities in Missouri was 27.9%.
    • The range, also known as the difference between largest and smallest values, of poverty rates for people with disabilities across Missouri counties was 40.1%.
      • The county with the greatest poverty rate for people with disabilities was Ozark (52.6%).
      • The county with the smallest poverty rate for people with disabilities was Platte (12.5%).
    • The median, also known as the middle-most, poverty rate for people with disabilities across all counties in Missouri was 30.1%.

 

  • For people without disabilities: 
    • The poverty rate for people without disabilities in Missouri was 11.1%.
    • The range, also known as the difference between largest and smallest values, of poverty rates for people without disabilities across Missouri counties was 25.1%.
      • The county with the greatest poverty rate for people without disabilities was Adair (29.1%).
      • The county with the smallest poverty rate for people without disabilities was St. Charles (4.0%).
    • The median, also known as the middle-most, poverty rate for people without disabilities across all counties in Missouri was 12.5%.
Civilians with and without Disabilities in Poverty Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Missouri, by County: 2019
County Disability No Disability   County Disability No Disability
Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2] Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2]
   Missouri    452,620 126,465 27.9 3,139,027 348,085 11.1      Cole        4,082     908 22.2    38,762   3,334  8.6
    Adair        1,783     533 29.9    12,806   3,732 29.1     Cooper       1,301     350 26.9     8,139     695  8.5
    Andrew       1,190     198 16.6     8,909     441  5.0    Crawford      2,533     948 37.4    11,288   1,537 13.6
   Atchison        415     108 26.0     2,464     210  8.5      Dade          673     215 31.9     3,547     640 18.0
   Audrain       2,193     676 30.8    11,469   1,283 11.2     Dallas       2,064     667 32.3     7,163     737 10.3
    Barry        3,374   1,366 40.5    16,797   2,732 16.3    Daviess         520     160 30.8     3,780     431 11.4
    Barton       1,077     444 41.2     5,500     898 16.3     DeKalb         641     173 27.0     4,636     465 10.0
    Bates        1,292     315 24.4     7,892     653  8.3      Dent        1,760     722 41.0     6,842   1,117 16.3
    Benton       2,312     767 33.2     7,605   1,132 14.9    Douglas       1,476     561 38.0     5,715     740 12.9
  Bollinger      1,526     485 31.8     5,616     585 10.4    Dunklin       3,430   1,357 39.6    13,234   2,755 20.8
    Boone       11,298   3,096 27.4   101,327  20,737 20.5    Franklin      7,277   1,376 18.9    54,216   4,102  7.6
   Buchanan      7,552   2,091 27.7    43,696   6,266 14.3   Gasconade      1,101     231 21.0     7,236     502  6.9
    Butler       5,735   2,137 37.3    18,613   3,241 17.4     Gentry         493     128 26.0     3,157     384 12.2
   Caldwell        638     155 24.3     4,369     599 13.7     Greene      23,519   7,847 33.4   150,320  23,224 15.4
   Callaway      3,063     581 19.0    21,520   1,688  7.8     Grundy         660     200 30.3     4,684     667 14.2
    Camden       3,918     947 24.2    20,597   2,811 13.6    Harrison        726     236 32.5     3,723     457 12.3
Cape Girardeau   5,528   1,574 28.5    41,102   6,735 16.4     Henry        2,265     828 36.6     9,889   1,569 15.9
   Carroll         681     155 22.8     4,208     567 13.5    Hickory       1,270     402 31.7     3,363     523 15.6
    Carter         703     155 22.0     2,736     355 13.0      Holt          327      69 21.1     2,052     163  7.9
     Cass        6,611   1,319 20.0    54,369   3,462  6.4     Howard         816     249 30.5     4,604     468 10.2
    Cedar        1,493     560 37.5     5,855     665 11.4     Howell       4,236   1,665 39.3    18,265   2,751 15.1
   Chariton        571     177 31.0     3,310     286  8.6      Iron        1,288     437 33.9     4,474     874 19.5
  Christian      5,990   1,412 23.6    44,531   3,475  7.8    Jackson      49,020  13,935 28.4   375,026  41,837 11.2
    Clark          410     133 32.4     3,379     374 11.1     Jasper       8,718   2,503 28.7    61,524   8,585 14.0
     Clay       15,420   2,500 16.2   133,263   9,149  6.9   Jefferson     15,325   3,261 21.3   122,904   9,353  7.6
   Clinton       1,280     185 14.5    10,642     767  7.2    Johnson       3,307   1,073 32.4    26,264   4,253 16.2
Civilians with and without Disabilities in Poverty Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Missouri, by County: 2019
County Disability No Disability   County Disability No Disability
Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2] Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2]
     Knox          390      97 24.9     1,765     298 16.9    Pemiscot      2,487     849 34.1     7,010   1,463 20.9
   Laclede       3,263     895 27.4    17,123   1,899 11.1     Perry        1,453     331 22.8     9,591     531  5.5
  Lafayette      2,472     729 29.5    16,354   1,615  9.9     Pettis       3,900   1,049 26.9    20,602   2,982 14.5
   Lawrence      3,639     953 26.2    17,954   1,968 11.0     Phelps       3,760   1,706 45.4    21,714   4,383 20.2
    Lewis          628     226 36.0     4,694     742 15.8      Pike        1,098     461 42.0     8,181     928 11.3
   Lincoln       4,735   1,230 26.0    29,531   2,224  7.5     Platte       6,258     780 12.5    55,209   2,944  5.3
     Linn          713     142 19.9     5,997     750 12.5      Polk        2,711     970 35.8    15,010   2,234 14.9
  Livingston       902     295 32.7     6,835     835 12.2    Pulaski       5,033     898 17.8    18,967   2,822 14.9
    Macon        1,308     355 27.1     6,897     557  8.1     Putnam         291     105 36.1     2,230     285 12.8
   Madison       1,474     443 30.1     5,532     570 10.3     Ralls          564      95 16.8     5,307     698 13.2
    Maries         742     221 29.8     4,360     554 12.7    Randolph      2,215     695 31.4    11,203   1,379 12.3
    Marion       1,918     678 35.3    13,868   2,047 14.8      Ray         1,525     388 25.4    11,970   1,052  8.8
   McDonald      2,066     621 30.1    11,380   1,568 13.8    Reynolds        750     298 39.7     2,826     350 12.4
    Mercer         207      43 20.8     1,773     167  9.4     Ripley       2,307     964 41.8     5,348   1,056 19.7
    Miller       2,234     769 34.4    12,125   1,445 11.9     Saline       2,110     590 28.0    10,513   1,258 12.0
 Mississippi     1,415     466 32.9     5,376   1,327 24.7    Schuyler        374     112 29.9     2,097     311 14.8
   Moniteau        772     166 21.5     7,614     688  9.0    Scotland        301      65 21.6     2,281     229 10.0
    Monroe         664     192 28.9     4,129     432 10.5     Scott        4,139   1,609 38.9    18,156   2,545 14.0
  Montgomery     1,000     310 31.0     5,479     687 12.5    Shannon       1,178     562 47.7     3,493     731 20.9
    Morgan       1,712     742 43.3     8,987   1,490 16.6     Shelby         421     168 39.9     2,852     338 11.9
  New Madrid     2,247     806 35.9     7,820   1,279 16.4  St. Charles    18,625   2,664 14.3   218,528   8,722  4.0
    Newton       4,239   1,293 30.5    29,112   3,115 10.7   St. Clair        845     273 32.3     3,974     634 16.0
   Nodaway       1,191     373 31.3    11,572   2,801 24.2  St. Francois    7,884   2,595 32.9    28,097   3,265 11.6
    Oregon       1,258     583 46.3     4,465     631 14.1   St. Louis     27,423  10,591 38.6   173,766  28,806 16.6
    Osage          764     101 13.2     7,212     485  6.7   St. Louis     55,814  11,963 21.4   535,108  42,427  7.9
    Ozark        1,030     542 52.6     3,817     959 25.1 Ste. Genevieve   1,445     274 19.0     9,015     809  9.0
Civilians with and without Disabilities in Poverty Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Missouri, by County: 2019
County Disability No Disability   County Disability No Disability
Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2] Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2]
   Stoddard      3,578   1,273 35.6    13,279   1,871 14.1                                                           
    Stone        2,461     595 24.2    14,156   1,759 12.4                                                           
   Sullivan        353      81 22.9     3,169     476 15.0                                                           
    Taney        4,637   1,202 25.9    25,869   3,172 12.3                                                           
    Texas        3,410   1,358 39.8    10,286   2,075 20.2                                                           
    Vernon       1,918     494 25.8     9,472   1,034 10.9                                                           
    Warren       2,444     686 28.1    17,576   1,648  9.4                                                           
  Washington     3,644   1,283 35.2    10,575   1,708 16.2                                                           
    Wayne        1,972     927 47.0     5,289     939 17.8                                                           
   Webster       3,228     994 30.8    18,258   2,393 13.1                                                           
    Worth          135      30 22.2       976     109 11.2                                                           
    Wright       2,065     646 31.3     7,921   1,580 19.9                                                           
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                     
Count of Civilians in Poverty with Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Missouri, by County: 2019

Poverty Rate for Civilians with Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Missouri, by County: 2019

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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