Clark County, Missouri

County Distress Index: Elevated · 54.1 | 6,641 people · 48th most distressed in Missouri

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Clark County, MO registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 54.1 — 1280th 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 48th of 115 counties. It scores higher than all 6 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Clark County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 62.6 — above the national median.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 62.6
Debt in Collections 50
Medical Debt 85
Student Loan Delinquency 59
Auto Loan Delinquency 57
Credit Card Delinquency 66
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 60
Employment & Wages 59.8
Unemployment Rate 52
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 79
Business Formation Rate 48
Income & Poverty 57.0
Poverty Rate 58
Income vs. State Median 49
Child Poverty Rate 64
Community Vulnerability 53.2
Uninsured Rate 71
Disability Rate 35
Housing Cost Burden 37.9
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 16
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 54
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 66
Homeownership Rate 26
Rent-to-Income Ratio 28

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Clark County
Clark County, MO 54.1 Elevated
Van Buren County, IA 49.7 Normal -4.4
Lee County, IA 49.4 Normal -4.7
Knox County, MO 48.8 Normal -5.3
Lewis County, MO 47.6 Normal -6.5
Hancock County, IL 43.8 Normal -10.3
Scotland County, MO 41.5 Normal -12.6

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Clark County
Goliad County, TX 54.1 Elevated +0.0
Harrison County, MO 54.1 Elevated +0.0
Hardin County, IL 54.0 Elevated -0.1
Richmond County, VA 53.9 Elevated -0.3
Schuyler County, MO 53.8 Elevated -0.3

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