Adair County, MO

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2024 Population

25,301

US Senator

Josh Hawley

Republican Party

US Senator

Eric Schmitt

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

30.2

1.34% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

22%

3.7% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$61,536

8.75% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$165,700

3.89% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

10,948

1.69% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Adair County, MO reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

95.8% of the residents in Adair County, MO are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Adair County, MO are A T Still University of Health Sciences (1,307 degrees awarded in 2023), Truman State University (1,023 degrees), and Kirksville Area Technical Center (18 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Adair County, MO was $165,700, and the homeownership rate was 61%.

Most people in Adair County, MO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 15.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Adair County, MO was 2 cars per household.

Adair County, MO borders Knox County, MO, Linn County, MO, Macon County, MO, Putnam County, MO, Schuyler County, MO, Scotland County, MO, and Sullivan County, MO.

United States Missouri Kirksville, MO

Population & Diversity

Adair County, MO is home to a population of 25.3k people, from which 95.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 5.43% of Adair County, MO residents were born outside of the country (1.37k people).

In 2024, there were 19.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (22k people) in Adair County, MO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.12k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 611 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.8%

2024 Citizenship

96.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.8% of Adair County, MO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Adair County, MO was 96.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Adair County, MO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Adair County, MO

White (Non-Hispanic)
22k ± 95
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.12k ± 112
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
611 ± 230

2.98%

Hispanic Population

755 people

2.98% of the people in Adair County, MO are hispanic (755 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Adair County, MO as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Missouri.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
41,951 ± 5,011 people
India
23,410 ± 3,749 people
China
17,257 ± 3,221 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Missouri was Mexico, the natal country of 41,951 Missouri residents, followed by India with 23,410 and China with 17,257.

Foreign-Born Population

5.43%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.37k people

4.34%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.1k people

As of 2024, 5.43% of Adair County, MO residents (1.37k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Adair County, MO was 4.34%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Adair County, MO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
316 ± 85
Gulf War (2001-)
238 ± 118
Gulf War (1990s)
165 ± 121

Adair County, MO has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.33 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Adair County, MO.

Economy

The economy of Adair County, MO employs 10.9k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Adair County, MO were Educational Services (2,143 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,672 people), and Retail Trade (1,267 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($100,625), Management of Companies & Enterprises ($63,616), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($55,833).

Employment

Occupations

10.9k

2024 Value

± 718

1.69%

1 Year growth

± 9.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Adair County, MO grew at a rate of 1.69%, from 10.8k employees to 10.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Adair County, MO, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (1,268 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,197 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,029 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Adair County, MO.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Missouri.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Missouri (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

10.9k

2024 Value

± 718

1.69%

1 Year growth

± 9.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Adair County, MO grew at a rate of 1.69%, from 10.8k employees to 10.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Adair County, MO, are Educational Services (2,143 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,672 people), and Retail Trade (1,267 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Adair County, MO, though some of these residents may live in Adair County, MO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$43,306

Median earning men ± $4,671

$31,882

Median earning women ± $2,940

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($84,766), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($62,004), and Manufacturing ($56,346).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($54,167), Manufacturing ($50,425), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($46,250).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Missouri.

Y-Axis

2.17%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.94M people employed in Missouri. This represents a 2.17% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Missouri.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

53
Other Services (except Public Administration)
42
Retail Trade
32
Health Care and Social Assistance

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$82k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$47.6k
Manufacturing
$38.6k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Missouri went to Donald J. Trump with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (40.1%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.797%).

Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt are the senators currently representing the state of Missouri. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Missouri is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Adair County, MO. Showing the available data for Missouri.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (58.5%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (40.1%)
Democratic Party
Chase Oliver (0.797%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Missouri went to Donald J. Trump with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (40.1%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.797%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Missouri for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Missouri

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Missouri.

Josh Hawley

Senator from Missouri

Assumed office on January 3, 2019

Eric Schmitt

Senator from Missouri

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt are the senators currently representing Missouri.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Missouri over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Adair County, MO awarded 2,348 degrees. The student population of Adair County, MO in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 2,711 male students and 4,575 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Adair County, MO are White (1,581 and 71.2%), Asian (230 and 10.4%), Hispanic or Latino (153 and 6.89%), and Black or African American (100 and 4.5%).

The largest universities in Adair County, MO by number of degrees awarded are A T Still University of Health Sciences (1,307 and 55.7%), Truman State University (1,023 and 43.6%), and Kirksville Area Technical Center (18 and 0.767%).

The most popular majors in Adair County, MO are General Public Health (300 and 12.8%), Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy (294 and 12.5%), and Physician Assistant (158 and 6.73%).

The median tuition costs in Adair County, MO are $N/A for private four year colleges, and $9,132 and $17,532 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Adair County, MO, the percentage of applicants admitted was 79.8%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 24.9%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 7,286 (37.2% men and 62.8% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 7,286 students enrolled in Adair County, MO, 37.2% men and 62.8% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 4,902 records, of which 61.9% were women and 38.1% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Psychology
79 degrees awarded
General Biological Sciences
72 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
108 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Adair County, MO was General Psychology with 79 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Adair County, MO according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

A T Still University of Health Sciences
1,307 degrees awarded
Truman State University
1,023 degrees awarded
Kirksville Area Technical Center
18 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was A T Still University of Health Sciences with 1,307 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 869 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Adair County, MO, which is 0.588 times less than the 1,479 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,581 degrees mean that there were 6.87 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Asian, with 230 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($9,132) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($338) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,000) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Adair County, MO was $165,700 in 2024, which is 0.498 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $159,500 to $165,700, a 3.89% increase. The homeownership rate in Adair County, MO is 61%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Adair County, MO have an average commute time of 15.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Adair County, MO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 12.9% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Adair County, MO. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 7.31%.

Housing

Property

$165,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$10,140

$5,569

Median Property Taxes

±$431

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Adair County, MO the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Adair County, MO compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

61%

Homeownership

2024

61.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 61% of the housing units in Adair County, MO were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 60.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Adair County, MO compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$61,536

Median Household Income

± $4,691

9.13k

Number of Households

± 593

In 2024, the median household income of the 9.13k households in Adair County, MO grew to $61,536 from the previous year's value of $56,583.

The following chart displays the households in Adair County, MO distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Adair County, MO is from Missouri.

0.451

2023 Wage GINI in Missouri

0.455

2022 Wage GINI in Missouri

In 2023, the income inequality in Missouri was 0.451 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.848% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Missouri was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Missouri in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Missouri across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (77.8%)
Carpooled (10%)
Worked At Home (8.03%)

In 2024, 77.8% of workers in Adair County, MO drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10%) and those who worked at home (8.03%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

15.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Adair County, MO have a shorter commute time (15.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.5% of the workforce in Adair County, MO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Adair County, MO compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Adair County, MO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Adair County, MO have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 12.9% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Adair County, MO. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 7.31%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

22% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Adair County, MO (5.16k out of 23.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Adair County, MO is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 16.9% of the children was living in poverty in Adair County, MO. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 8.6%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 248 in Adair County, MO. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 166 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

89.7% of the population of Adair County, MO has health coverage, with 52.2% on employee plans, 12.4% on Medicaid, 11% on Medicare, 12.6% on non-group plans, and 1.57% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Adair County, MO see 572 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (572 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1144 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 310 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.1% were men and 51.9% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

572 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Adair County, MO

Primary care physicians in Adair County, MO see an average of 572 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (572 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Adair County, MO in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.6% under 18 years, 32.9% between 18 and 34 years, 29.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 15% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.1% were men and 51.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

10.3%

Uninsured

52.2%

Employer Coverage

12.4%

Medicaid

11%

Medicare

12.6%

Non-Group

1.57%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Adair County, MO grew by 25.7% from 8.22% to 10.3%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Adair County, MO changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 64.8 in Adair County, MO.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Adair County, MO.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 42% in Adair County, MO.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Adair County, MO.