Maries County, Missouri

County Distress Index: Normal · 45.2 | 8,430 people · 74th most distressed in Missouri

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Maries County, MO falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 45.2 — 1970th 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 74th of 115 counties. Among its 5 neighboring counties, 3 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Maries County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 73.3 — above the national median.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 73.3
Uninsured Rate 54
Disability Rate 93
Debt & Delinquency 46.9
Debt in Collections 48
Medical Debt 66
Student Loan Delinquency 59
Auto Loan Delinquency 27
Credit Card Delinquency 62
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 20
Employment & Wages 39.5
Unemployment Rate 19
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 60
Business Formation Rate 40
Income & Poverty 38.1
Poverty Rate 36
Income vs. State Median 38
Child Poverty Rate 40
Housing Cost Burden 28.0
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 17
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 25
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 47
Homeownership Rate 30
Rent-to-Income Ratio 20

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Maries County
Maries County, MO 45.2 Normal
Miller County, MO 51.1 Elevated +5.9
Phelps County, MO 50.4 Elevated +5.2
Pulaski County, MO 47.7 Normal +2.5
Gasconade County, MO 40.1 Normal -5.1
Osage County, MO 19.8 Healthy -25.4

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Maries County
Garfield County, WA 45.1 Normal -0.0
Sullivan County, MO 45.2 Normal +0.0
Toole County, MT 45.1 Normal -0.0
Doddridge County, WV 45.1 Normal -0.0
Parmer County, TX 45.3 Normal +0.1

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