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Dunklin County, MO

Demographic and economic profile of Dunklin County, MO, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Dunklin County is a small rural county in Missouri's Bootheel region with a population of 27,795, where low educational attainment—only 12.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher—characterizes a workforce with a 53.6% labor force participation rate and median worker earnings of $34,945. Housing costs are exceptionally low, with a median home value of $93,800 and median gross rent of $632 per month, though a 21.4% poverty rate and an -8.7% five-year population decline signal ongoing demographic contraction.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

27,795

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$47,849

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-8.7% since 2018

Dunklin County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone21,005 (76.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,057 (7.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,035 (7.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,955 (7.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone317 (1.2%)
  • Asian Alone96 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,636
  2. 2.Other Indo-European38
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)24
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic22
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island9

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

25.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,394

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$28,223

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$26,121

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

21.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,935
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,793
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,435
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services699
  5. 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining675

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,016
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,306
  3. 3.Service Occupations2,161
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations1,975
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,308

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.10×)716
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.61×)1,758
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.22×)1,453
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.17×)3,007
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.03×)532

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$93,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$632/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

62.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999727 (10.4%)
  • $50,000 to $59,999628 (9.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999617 (8.8%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999498 (7.1%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999498 (7.1%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999439 (6.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

12.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

80.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

53.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$34,945

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

9.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone8,673 (81.5%)
  • Carpooled1,391 (13.1%)
  • Worked At Home314 (3.0%)
  • Walked158 (1.5%)
  • Other70 (0.7%)
  • Taxi13 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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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.