Marion County, Missouri

County Distress Index: Normal · 41.7 | 28,336 people · 85th most distressed in Missouri

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Marion County, MO falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 41.7 — 2230th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Debt & Delinquency, where debt and delinquency levels sit above the national average. Within Missouri, it ranks 85th of 115 counties. Among its 6 neighboring counties, 4 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Marion County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 51.4 — above the national median.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 51.4
Debt in Collections 58
Medical Debt 44
Student Loan Delinquency 44
Auto Loan Delinquency 59
Credit Card Delinquency 42
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 62
Community Vulnerability 48.6
Uninsured Rate 48
Disability Rate 49
Housing Cost Burden 40.0
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 31
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 55
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 16
Homeownership Rate 71
Rent-to-Income Ratio 26
Income & Poverty 35.6
Poverty Rate 41
Income vs. State Median 32
Child Poverty Rate 35
Employment & Wages 33.0
Unemployment Rate 34
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 26
Business Formation Rate 39

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Marion County
Marion County, MO 41.7 Normal
Pike County, IL 52.4 Elevated +10.6
Lewis County, MO 47.6 Normal +5.9
Adams County, IL 47.5 Normal +5.8
Monroe County, MO 46.0 Normal +4.3
Shelby County, MO 39.6 Normal -2.1
Ralls County, MO 32.9 Healthy -8.9

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Marion County
Camden County, MO 41.7 Normal -0.0
Sweetwater County, WY 41.7 Normal -0.1
Marshall County, TN 41.6 Normal -0.1
Hood River County, OR 41.8 Normal +0.1
Richland County, WI 41.9 Normal +0.1

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