Dade County, Missouri

County Distress Index: Normal · 49.3 | 7,716 people · 61st most distressed in Missouri

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Dade County, MO falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 49.3 — 1649th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Community Vulnerability, where health coverage gaps and disability rates are moderately elevated. Within Missouri, it ranks 61st of 115 counties. It scores lower than all 6 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Dade County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 64.8 — above the national median.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 64.8
Uninsured Rate 69
Disability Rate 61
Income & Poverty 59.9
Poverty Rate 56
Income vs. State Median 60
Child Poverty Rate 64
Debt & Delinquency 50.9
Debt in Collections 61
Medical Debt 67
Student Loan Delinquency 59
Auto Loan Delinquency 30
Credit Card Delinquency 83
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 5
Employment & Wages 42.2
Unemployment Rate 30
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 66
Business Formation Rate 31
Housing Cost Burden 28.6
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 11
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 6
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 51
Homeownership Rate 39
Rent-to-Income Ratio 37

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Dade County
Dade County, MO 49.3 Normal
Cedar County, MO 63.1 Elevated +13.8
Barton County, MO 59.1 Elevated +9.8
Jasper County, MO 58.4 Elevated +9.1
Polk County, MO 53.3 Elevated +4.0
Greene County, MO 51.0 Elevated +1.7
Lawrence County, MO 49.5 Normal +0.3

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Dade County
Benton County, IN 49.3 Normal +0.0
Lucas County, IA 49.3 Normal +0.0
Aleutians East Borough, AK 49.3 Normal -0.0
Russell County, KS 49.4 Normal +0.1
Essex County, VT 49.0 Normal -0.3

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