Grundy County, Missouri

County Distress Index: Elevated · 53.6 | 9,815 people · 50th most distressed in Missouri

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Grundy County, MO registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 53.6 — 1328th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Income & Poverty, where poverty rates are high and household incomes lag well behind state and national medians. Within Missouri, it ranks 50th 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. Grundy County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 72.2 — above the national median.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 72.2
Poverty Rate 68
Income vs. State Median 82
Child Poverty Rate 67
Community Vulnerability 58.9
Uninsured Rate 93
Disability Rate 25
Debt & Delinquency 48.5
Debt in Collections 58
Medical Debt 26
Student Loan Delinquency 59
Auto Loan Delinquency 56
Credit Card Delinquency 72
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 20
Employment & Wages 45.8
Unemployment Rate 38
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 52
Business Formation Rate 47
Housing Cost Burden 42.5
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 25
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 38
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 18
Homeownership Rate 73
Rent-to-Income Ratio 58

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Grundy County
Grundy County, MO 53.6 Elevated
Harrison County, MO 54.1 Elevated +0.6
Linn County, MO 45.4 Normal -8.1
Sullivan County, MO 45.2 Normal -8.4
Livingston County, MO 42.3 Normal -11.3
Daviess County, MO 40.8 Normal -12.8
Mercer County, MO 40.0 Normal -13.6

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Grundy County
Woods County, OK 53.6 Elevated 0.0
Kimball County, NE 53.6 Elevated +0.0
Jack County, TX 53.5 Elevated -0.0
Gilmer County, WV 53.6 Elevated +0.0
Ontonagon County, MI 53.6 Elevated +0.1

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