| Extreme poverty rate: | 8% |
| Food insecurity: | 14.2% |
| Minimum wage: | $9.45 |
| Number of Black and Hispanic children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment: | 106,000 |
| Number of Hispanic children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment: | 28,000 |
| Percent of individuals who are uninsured: | 9.4% |
| Percent of jobs that are low-wage: | 24,7% |
| Percent of working families under 200% of the poverty line: | 31.8% |
| Poverty rate: | 13.4% |
| Unemployment rate: | 3.1% |
| High school graduation rate: | 88.3% |
| Percent of adult population with at least a high school degree: | 89.7% |
| Percent of college graduates with debt: | 58% |
| Percent of population over age 25 with at least a four year college degree: | 29.5% |
| Percent of teens ages 16 to 19 not attending school and not working: | 7% |
| Adults and children receiving welfare (TANF): | 24,769 |
| Children receiving food stamps (SNAP): | 385,156 |
| EITC recipients: | 476,000 |
| Families receiving child care subsidies: | 24,800 |
| Households receiving federal rental assistance: | 97,000 |
| Households receiving LIHEAP (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program): | 123,733 |
| Number of children enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP: | 526,699 |
| Number of women and children receiving WIC (Women, Infants and Children supplemental nutrition program): | 114,323 |
| Participants in all Head Start programs: | 14,952 |
| Child poverty rate: | 18% |
| Number of Asian and Pacific Islander children below 200% poverty: | 5,000 |
| Number of Black and Hispanic children below 200% poverty: | 169,000 |
| Number of Hispanic children below 200% poverty: | 49,000 |
| Percent of single-parent families with related children that are below poverty: | 30% |
| Senior poverty rate: | 8.7% |
| Women in poverty: | 14% |
State governments play a significant role in developing policies that help support low-income families. Below is a list of some key Missouri policies and a link to an organization that tracks the issue.