Information gathered by the Missouri Community Action Network reveals Nodaway County has the largest poverty rate of any county in northwest Missouri. The rate is 22.9%. That equals 1 in 5. Adjacent counties include Atchison at 13%, Worth at 15.9%, Gentry at 14.9%, Holt at 13.7% and Andrew at 9.5%. The factors in poverty include education, housing and energy, food, family & economic security and health. You can find a link to the story here: http://www.communityaction.org/
