Demographics of Dunklin County, Missouri

Dunklin County, Missouri had 26,855 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,361 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Dunklin County, in four figures

26,855
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −4.8%
Change since July 2020: −1,361 people.; 39.7 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $47,849 ±$4,146
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Dunklin County, Missouri's population shrank 4.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Dunklin County, Missouri's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Dunklin County, Missouri's population shrank 4.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Dunklin County, Missouri's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	28,216	100.0	100.0
2021	27,752	98.4	100.2
2022	27,460	97.3	100.7
2023	27,082	96.0	101.6
2024	27,057	95.9	102.5
2025	26,855	95.2	103.1

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Population of Dunklin County, Missouri on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	28,216	−76	−19	0	−55
2021	27,752	−464	−197	+6	−272
2022	27,460	−292	−139	+10	−157
2023	27,082	−378	−131	+11	−259
2024	27,057	−25	−133	+64	+48
2025	26,855	−202	−112	+17	−106

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.7 ±0.5: for men 37.8 ±1.0 and for women 41.1 ±0.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Dunklin County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Under 5	1,850 ±235	6.7% ±0.9	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,301 ±309	19.3% ±1.1	16.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,149 ±221	7.8% ±0.8	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,307 ±297	22.9% ±1.1	26.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,735 ±333	24.5% ±1.2	24.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,151 ±340	18.7% ±1.2	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $47,849 ±$4,146, and income per person $26,244 ±$1,398, in 2024 dollars. The median is $70,702 ±$325 in Missouri and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Dunklin County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Missouri	United States
Under $25,000	2,934 ±339	26.1% ±2.9	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,827 ±343	25.1% ±3.0	19.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,101 ±254	18.7% ±2.2	17.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,448 ±224	12.9% ±2.0	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,165 ±220	10.3% ±1.9	17.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	395 ±111	3.5% ±1.0	8.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	387 ±131	3.4% ±1.2	8.7% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Dunklin County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Missouri	United States
All ages	5,879 ±556	22.0% ±2.1	12.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,074 ±300	29.7% ±3.8	15.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,772 ±319	21.2% ±2.3	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,033 ±206	15.6% ±3.0	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Dunklin County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Dunklin County	Missouri	United States
Housing units	13,447 ±39	2,825,287 ±1,043	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	83.7% ±2.0	88.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	16.3% ±1.9	11.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	62.3% ±2.5	68.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	37.7% ±2.6	31.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$97,600 ±$5,381	$230,300 ±$880	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$648 ±$30	$1,033 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1972 ±2	1978 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Dunklin County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,107 ±0	7.7% ±<0.1	5.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	20,218 ±415	73.5% ±1.5	76.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,896 ±294	6.9% ±1.1	10.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 210	0% to 0.8%	2.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	6 to 50	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 72	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	3,116 ±551	11.3% ±2.0	4.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Dunklin County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Born in the state	18,744 ±512	68.2% ±1.9	65.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	7,850 ±508	28.6% ±1.8	29.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	33 to 165	0.1% to 0.6%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	800 ±131	2.9% ±0.5	4.5% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	81 to 271	0.3% to 1.0%	2.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	624 ±106	2.3% ±0.4	2.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Dunklin County among the counties of Missouri

40th of 115 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Missouri page.

Counties of Missouri near Dunklin County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Polk County	33,604	+6.3%
Lafayette County	33,531	+1.4%
Stone County	32,503	+4.1%
Marion County	28,525	+0.2%
Stoddard County	28,284	−1.3%
Dunklin County	26,855	−4.8%
Texas County	25,994	+6.9%
Miller County	25,817	+4.2%
Adair County	25,684	+1.6%
Audrain County	24,528	−1.0%
Randolph County	24,513	+0.2%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026