Madison County, Missouri

County Distress Index: Elevated · 64.6 | 12,698 people · 15th most distressed in Missouri

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Madison County, MO registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 64.6 — 528th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Community Vulnerability, where uninsured and disability rates are well above the national average. Within Missouri, it ranks 15th of 115 counties. Among its 5 neighboring counties, 4 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Madison County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 88.0 — worse than roughly 88% of U.S. counties.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 88.0
Uninsured Rate 84
Disability Rate 92
Debt & Delinquency 71.8
Debt in Collections 80
Medical Debt 95
Student Loan Delinquency 59
Auto Loan Delinquency 53
Credit Card Delinquency 90
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 53
Income & Poverty 66.0
Poverty Rate 68
Income vs. State Median 67
Child Poverty Rate 64
Employment & Wages 59.1
Unemployment Rate 55
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 69
Business Formation Rate 53
Housing Cost Burden 38.0
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 48
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 27
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 17
Homeownership Rate 45
Rent-to-Income Ratio 53

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Madison County compares to its 5 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Madison County
Madison County, MO 64.6 Elevated
Wayne County, MO 80.2 Crisis +15.7
Iron County, MO 62.6 Elevated -2.0
St. Francois County, MO 61.5 Elevated -3.1
Bollinger County, MO 54.3 Elevated -10.3
Perry County, MO 37.8 Normal -26.8

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Madison County
Prince Edward County, VA 64.6 Elevated +0.0
Guernsey County, OH 64.5 Elevated -0.0
Crawford County, GA 64.6 Elevated +0.0
Marion County, TN 64.5 Elevated -0.0
Dooly County, GA 64.7 Elevated +0.1

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