Demographics of Perry County, Missouri

Perry County, Missouri had 19,093 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +122 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.

Perry County, in four figures

19,093
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +0.6%
Change since July 2020: +122 people.; 42.2 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $62,981 ±$3,485
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.

Perry County, Missouri's population grew 0.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Perry 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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Perry County, Missouri's population grew 0.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Perry 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	18,971	100.0	100.0
2021	18,982	100.1	100.2
2022	18,885	99.5	100.7
2023	18,938	99.8	101.6
2024	19,113	100.7	102.5
2025	19,093	100.6	103.1

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Population of Perry 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	18,971	+18	+3	0	+8
2021	18,982	+11	−31	+6	+20
2022	18,885	−97	−28	+11	−75
2023	18,938	+53	−38	+20	+73
2024	19,113	+175	−4	+25	+155
2025	19,093	−20	−10	+23	−33

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.2 ±0.5: for men 40.8 ±0.6 and for women 43.3 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Perry County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Under 5	1,002 ±29	5.3% ±0.2	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,273 ±234	17.2% ±1.2	16.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,489 ±141	7.8% ±0.7	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,408 ±231	23.2% ±1.2	26.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,073 ±273	26.7% ±1.4	24.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,731 ±279	19.7% ±1.5	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $62,981 ±$3,485, and income per person $35,632 ±$3,263, 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 Perry County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Missouri	United States
Under $25,000	1,178 ±196	15.7% ±2.6	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,753 ±276	23.3% ±3.6	19.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,429 ±202	19.0% ±2.6	17.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	955 ±165	12.7% ±2.2	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,103 ±198	14.7% ±2.6	17.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	630 ±166	8.4% ±2.2	8.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	477 ±149	6.3% ±2.0	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 Perry County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Missouri	United States
All ages	2,570 ±532	13.9% ±2.9	12.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	711 ±214	17.3% ±5.0	15.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,356 ±291	14.1% ±3.0	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	503 ±144	10.4% ±2.9	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Perry County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Perry County	Missouri	United States
Housing units	8,552 ±50	2,825,287 ±1,043	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.0% ±2.1	88.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	12.0% ±2.1	11.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	76.5% ±3.2	68.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	23.5% ±3.4	31.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$188,200 ±$8,182	$230,300 ±$880	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$923 ±$44	$1,033 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±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 Perry County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Hispanic or Latino	467 ±0	2.5% ±<0.1	5.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	17,731 ±137	93.4% ±0.7	76.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	49 to 213	0.3% to 1.1%	10.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	68 to 244	0.4% to 1.3%	2.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	485 ±185	2.6% ±1.0	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 Perry County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Born in the state	14,968 ±444	78.9% ±2.3	65.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,602 ±432	19.0% ±2.3	29.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	21 to 149	0.1% to 0.8%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	321 ±110	1.7% ±0.6	4.5% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	29 to 153	0.2% to 0.8%	2.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	116 to 344	0.6% to 1.8%	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%.

Perry County among the counties of Missouri

58th of 115 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Missouri page.

Counties of Missouri near Perry County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Clinton County	21,661	+2.1%
Benton County	20,536	+5.7%
Nodaway County	20,174	−4.0%
Vernon County	19,946	+1.5%
Wright County	19,671	+8.0%
Perry County	19,093	+0.6%
Ste. Genevieve County	18,689	+1.1%
Andrew County	18,241	+0.7%
Dallas County	18,025	+5.2%
Pike County	17,955	+3.1%
Cooper County	17,136	+3.0%

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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