Carroll County, Missouri

County Distress Index: Normal · 44.0 | 8,391 people · 75th most distressed in Missouri

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Carroll County, MO falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 44.0 — 2072nd nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Debt & Delinquency, where debt and delinquency levels sit above the national average. Within Missouri, it ranks 75th of 115 counties. Its score is in the middle of its 6 neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Carroll County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 58.5 — above the national median.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 58.5
Debt in Collections 59
Medical Debt 86
Student Loan Delinquency 59
Auto Loan Delinquency 88
Credit Card Delinquency 7
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 52
Employment & Wages 54.4
Unemployment Rate 45
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 49
Business Formation Rate 69
Income & Poverty 46.5
Poverty Rate 45
Income vs. State Median 47
Child Poverty Rate 48
Community Vulnerability 36.0
Uninsured Rate 45
Disability Rate 28
Housing Cost Burden 24.8
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 7
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 7
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 24
Homeownership Rate 59
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 Carroll County compares to its 6 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Carroll County
Carroll County, MO 44.0 Normal
Saline County, MO 58.8 Elevated +14.8
Lafayette County, MO 50.1 Elevated +6.1
Ray County, MO 45.6 Normal +1.5
Caldwell County, MO 42.8 Normal -1.2
Livingston County, MO 42.3 Normal -1.8
Chariton County, MO 33.8 Healthy -10.2

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Carroll County
Gentry County, MO 44.0 Normal -0.1
Phillips County, MT 44.1 Normal +0.1
Morton County, KS 43.9 Normal -0.1
Johnson County, NE 43.9 Normal -0.2
Mathews County, VA 44.2 Normal +0.2

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