County Data

Missouri County Distress Index

Financial distress scores for all 115 counties in Missouri, scored 0–100 across five domains. Mean score: 50.3. 17counties are in Serious or Crisis.

Data: Census, BLS, Urban Institute, HUD, US Courts | Scores as of 2026-03-26

Missouri Snapshot

115 Counties Scored
50.3 Mean Score
48.3 Median Score
87.2 Pemiscot County Most Distressed
19.9 Osage County Least Distressed
2 Crisis 15 Serious 32 Elevated 52 Normal 14 Healthy
Zone Distribution

Missouri County Map

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Healthy Normal Elevated Serious Crisis

All 115 Missouri counties colored by distress zone. Hover for details; click released counties for full reports.

Most & Least Distressed

Most Distressed

#1 Pemiscot County
87.2 Crisis
Consumer Credit Distress
#2 Mississippi County
81.9 Crisis
Consumer Credit Distress
#3 Dunklin County
79.4 Serious
Consumer Credit Distress

Least Distressed

#115 Osage County
19.9 Healthy
Consumer Credit Distress
#114 Chariton County
27.8 Healthy
Consumer Credit Distress
#113 Atchison County
28.0 Healthy
Consumer Credit Distress

Score Distribution

How Missouri's 115 county scores are distributed across the 0–100 scale.

All Missouri Counties

115 counties ranked by distress score. Click column headers to sort.

State Rank Nat'l Rank County Score Zone Primary Driver
1 7 Pemiscot County 87.2 Crisis Consumer Credit Distress
2 44 Mississippi County 81.9 Crisis Consumer Credit Distress
3 76 Dunklin County 79.4 Serious Consumer Credit Distress
4 138 Ripley County 76.6 Serious Consumer Credit Distress
5 174 Wayne County 75.4 Serious Consumer Credit Distress
6 220 St. Louis city 74.1 Serious Consumer Credit Distress
7 358 Oregon County 70.7 Serious Consumer Credit Distress
8 379 Butler County 70.3 Serious Consumer Credit Distress
9 380 New Madrid County 70.3 Serious Consumer Credit Distress
10 420 Washington County 69.4 Serious Consumer Credit Distress
11 503 St. Francois County 67.9 Serious Consumer Credit Distress
12 529 Carter County 67.3 Serious Consumer Credit Distress
13 537 Scott County 67.2 Serious Consumer Credit Distress
14 551 Hickory County 66.9 Serious Consumer Credit Distress
15 552 Jasper County 66.9 Serious Consumer Credit Distress
16 576 Buchanan County 66.5 Serious Consumer Credit Distress
17 588 Jackson County 66.3 Serious Consumer Credit Distress
18 694 Taney County 64.2 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
19 727 Saline County 63.7 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
20 759 Madison County 63.2 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
21 767 Henry County 63.1 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
22 781 Benton County 62.8 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
23 824 Randolph County 62.1 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
24 852 Howell County 61.4 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
25 862 Texas County 61.3 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
26 946 Iron County 60.0 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
27 1,015 Cedar County 59.1 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
28 1,038 Bates County 58.6 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
29 1,041 Stoddard County 58.5 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
30 1,058 Pettis County 58.3 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
31 1,065 Dallas County 58.2 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
32 1,078 Greene County 57.9 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
33 1,090 Morgan County 57.8 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
34 1,098 Bollinger County 57.7 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
35 1,106 Audrain County 57.6 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
36 1,173 St. Clair County 56.5 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
37 1,199 McDonald County 56.1 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
38 1,219 Crawford County 55.8 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
39 1,223 Dent County 55.7 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
40 1,249 Laclede County 55.4 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
41 1,272 Phelps County 55.0 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
42 1,308 Lafayette County 54.5 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
43 1,337 Polk County 54.1 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
44 1,345 Wright County 54.0 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
45 1,379 Clark County 53.4 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
46 1,383 Vernon County 53.3 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
47 1,398 Douglas County 53.1 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
48 1,478 Barton County 51.6 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
49 1,535 Howard County 50.7 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
50 1,581 Cape Girardeau County 49.9 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
51 1,585 Shannon County 49.9 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
52 1,594 Cass County 49.6 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
53 1,601 Barry County 49.5 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
54 1,614 St. Louis County 49.3 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
55 1,631 Reynolds County 49.2 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
56 1,666 Adair County 48.7 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
57 1,669 Miller County 48.6 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
58 1,696 Warren County 48.3 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
59 1,707 Lincoln County 48.1 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
60 1,716 Marion County 48.0 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
61 1,730 Pulaski County 47.8 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
62 1,736 Grundy County 47.7 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
63 1,754 Lawrence County 47.5 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
64 1,766 Pike County 47.2 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
65 1,770 Boone County 47.1 Normal Housing Cost Burden
66 1,774 Callaway County 47.1 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
67 1,805 Clay County 46.6 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
68 1,837 Ray County 46.1 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
69 1,841 Harrison County 46.0 Normal Housing Cost Burden
70 1,845 Johnson County 46.0 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
71 1,858 Newton County 45.8 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
72 1,865 Sullivan County 45.6 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
73 1,871 Montgomery County 45.5 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
74 1,876 Perry County 45.4 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
75 1,890 Webster County 45.1 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
76 1,910 Dade County 44.8 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
77 1,922 Macon County 44.6 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
78 1,924 Franklin County 44.6 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
79 1,943 Lewis County 44.1 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
80 1,981 Cooper County 43.5 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
81 1,996 Carroll County 43.4 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
82 2,008 Linn County 43.0 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
83 2,015 Jefferson County 42.9 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
84 2,023 Caldwell County 42.8 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
85 2,047 Gasconade County 42.5 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
86 2,066 Ozark County 42.1 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
87 2,104 DeKalb County 41.4 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
88 2,115 Livingston County 41.1 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
89 2,155 Monroe County 40.6 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
90 2,158 Nodaway County 40.5 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
91 2,187 Stone County 40.1 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
92 2,194 Putnam County 40.0 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
93 2,239 Maries County 39.2 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
94 2,259 Clinton County 39.0 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
95 2,280 Christian County 38.5 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
96 2,336 Schuyler County 37.5 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
97 2,350 Camden County 37.3 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
98 2,367 Worth County 37.0 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
99 2,427 Gentry County 35.9 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
100 2,435 Platte County 35.8 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
101 2,452 Andrew County 35.6 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
102 2,518 Mercer County 34.1 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
103 2,570 Moniteau County 33.4 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
104 2,574 Ralls County 33.2 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
105 2,604 Cole County 32.7 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
106 2,629 Scotland County 32.4 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
107 2,660 Daviess County 31.8 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
108 2,665 Knox County 31.6 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
109 2,709 Ste. Genevieve County 30.8 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
110 2,715 St. Charles County 30.8 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
111 2,763 Holt County 29.9 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
112 2,823 Shelby County 28.6 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
113 2,851 Atchison County 28.0 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
114 2,860 Chariton County 27.8 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
115 3,073 Osage County 19.9 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress

How County Scores Work

Each county is scored 0–100 using PCA-weighted percentile-rank scoring across five statistically derived dimensions: Consumer Credit Distress, Housing Cost Burden, Structural Poverty, Economic Vitality, and Legal Distress. A score of 50 means the county falls at the national median. Higher scores indicate greater household financial distress.

Crisis (≥80) — Among the most distressed counties in the country
Serious (65–80) — More distressed than roughly 80% of counties
Elevated (50–65) — More distressed than roughly half of counties
Normal (35–50) — Near the national median
Healthy (<35) — Less distressed than most counties

Full CDI methodology and data sources

Missouri Resources

Missouri State Profile

State ADI score: 47.3 (Normal). Debt, delinquency, and economic indicators for Missouri.

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State Distress Rankings

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