Linn County, Missouri

County Distress Index: Normal · 45.4 | 11,791 people · 72nd most distressed in Missouri

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Linn County, MO falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 45.4 — 1942nd nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Income & Poverty, where income and poverty levels indicate moderate economic strain. Within Missouri, it ranks 72nd 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. Linn County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 62.4 — above the national median.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 62.4
Poverty Rate 63
Income vs. State Median 61
Child Poverty Rate 63
Community Vulnerability 49.0
Uninsured Rate 63
Disability Rate 35
Employment & Wages 47.0
Unemployment Rate 30
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 43
Business Formation Rate 68
Debt & Delinquency 37.8
Debt in Collections 44
Medical Debt 43
Student Loan Delinquency 30
Auto Loan Delinquency 60
Credit Card Delinquency 41
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 10
Housing Cost Burden 31.0
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 18
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 69
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 5
Homeownership Rate 25
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 Linn County compares to its 6 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Linn County
Linn County, MO 45.4 Normal
Grundy County, MO 53.6 Elevated +8.1
Macon County, MO 50.4 Elevated +5.0
Adair County, MO 46.6 Normal +1.2
Sullivan County, MO 45.2 Normal -0.2
Livingston County, MO 42.3 Normal -3.2
Chariton County, MO 33.8 Healthy -11.6

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Linn County
Webster County, KY 45.5 Normal +0.0
Martin County, MN 45.4 Normal -0.0
Morgan County, IL 45.5 Normal +0.1
Christian County, IL 45.4 Normal -0.1
Nez Perce County, ID 45.5 Normal +0.1

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