Atchison County, Missouri

County Distress Index: Normal · 37.9 | 5,107 people · 102nd most distressed in Missouri

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Atchison County, MO falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 37.9 — 2488th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Community Vulnerability, where uninsured and disability rates are well above the national average. Within Missouri, it ranks 102nd of 115 counties. Among its 6 neighboring counties, 4 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Atchison County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 68.4 — above the national median.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 68.4
Uninsured Rate 77
Disability Rate 60
Income & Poverty 37.0
Poverty Rate 32
Income vs. State Median 47
Child Poverty Rate 33
Employment & Wages 32.6
Unemployment Rate 6
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 37
Business Formation Rate 55
Debt & Delinquency 31.4
Debt in Collections 13
Medical Debt 39
Student Loan Delinquency 59
Auto Loan Delinquency 18
Credit Card Delinquency 14
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 46
Housing Cost Burden 19.9
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 5
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 9
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 5
Homeownership Rate 54
Rent-to-Income Ratio 26

Scores are percentile-based: 50 = national median, higher = more distressed. The median line is shown on each bar.

Neighbors and Peers

How Atchison County compares to its 6 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Atchison County
Atchison County, MO 37.9 Normal
Nodaway County, MO 43.9 Normal +6.0
Page County, IA 43.3 Normal +5.5
Holt County, MO 41.3 Normal +3.4
Nemaha County, NE 40.5 Normal +2.6
Fremont County, IA 27.1 Healthy -10.8
Otoe County, NE 26.4 Healthy -11.5

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Atchison County
Moore County, TN 37.9 Normal +0.0
Norman County, MN 37.8 Normal -0.1
Wabaunsee County, KS 37.8 Normal -0.1
Camas County, ID 37.8 Normal -0.1
Wayne County, NE 38.0 Normal +0.1

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