Buchanan County, MO
Demographic and economic profile of Buchanan County, MO, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Buchanan County, MO anchors northwest Missouri's regional economy with a workforce of roughly 50,000 labor force participants and a GDP per capita of $60,399, notably exceeding median worker earnings of $36,631 and per capita income of $32,930. College attainment is relatively low at 23.3%, though high school completion reaches 89.8%, and the 4.5% unemployment rate sits alongside a 60.0% labor force participation rate. Housing costs are modest—median home value of $156,600 and median gross rent of $889/month—but the county has shed 5.9% of its population over the past five years, and a 16.9% poverty rate points to underlying economic stress.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-5.9% since 2018
Buchanan County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone67,554 (80.8%)
- Black or African American Alone4,855 (5.8%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races3,669 (4.4%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race3,010 (3.6%)
- Some Other Race Alone2,849 (3.4%)
- Asian Alone930 (1.1%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish3,021
- 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island337
- 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)254
- 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)246
- 5.Other Indo-European224
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance9,419
- 2.Manufacturing (Group)8,018
- 3.Retail Trade (Group)4,634
- 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services3,554
- 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,352
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations11,936
- 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations8,784
- 3.Sales & Office Occupations8,186
- 4.Service Occupations6,777
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,046
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.01×)7,671
- 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.12×)2,527
- 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.07×)4,497
- 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.05×)9,452
- 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 0.96×)3,221
Housing
Education
Workforce
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.