Barry County, Missouri

County Distress Index: Elevated · 54.1 | 35,265 people · 46th most distressed in Missouri

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Barry County, MO registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 54.1 — 1276th 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 46th of 115 counties. Among its 6 neighboring counties, 5 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Barry County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 69.8 — above the national median.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 69.8
Uninsured Rate 81
Disability Rate 59
Income & Poverty 63.1
Poverty Rate 65
Income vs. State Median 63
Child Poverty Rate 62
Debt & Delinquency 55.0
Debt in Collections 61
Medical Debt 41
Student Loan Delinquency 82
Auto Loan Delinquency 53
Credit Card Delinquency 72
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 22
Employment & Wages 45.3
Unemployment Rate 45
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 34
Business Formation Rate 57
Housing Cost Burden 37.4
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 36
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 44
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 20
Homeownership Rate 47
Rent-to-Income Ratio 39

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Barry County
Barry County, MO 54.1 Elevated
McDonald County, MO 59.7 Elevated +5.6
Carroll County, AR 53.0 Elevated -1.2
Lawrence County, MO 49.5 Normal -4.6
Stone County, MO 45.6 Normal -8.6
Newton County, MO 43.8 Normal -10.3
Benton County, AR 27.0 Healthy -27.1

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Barry County
Jay County, IN 54.1 Elevated -0.0
Murray County, OK 54.1 Elevated -0.0
Madison County, NC 54.1 Elevated +0.0
Kalkaska County, MI 54.2 Elevated +0.1
Pettis County, MO 54.2 Elevated +0.1

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