New Madrid County, Missouri

County Distress Index: Serious · 65.7 | 15,424 people · 13th most distressed in Missouri

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New Madrid County, MO shows significant household financial distress with a score of 65.7 — 462nd nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Debt & Delinquency, where residents carry heavy debt burdens with elevated delinquency and collections rates. Within Missouri, it ranks 13th of 115 counties. Among its 7 neighboring counties, 5 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. New Madrid County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 83.1 — worse than roughly 83% of U.S. counties.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 83.1
Debt in Collections 94
Medical Debt 83
Student Loan Delinquency 62
Auto Loan Delinquency 80
Credit Card Delinquency 95
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 85
Community Vulnerability 80.0
Uninsured Rate 80
Disability Rate 80
Income & Poverty 76.2
Poverty Rate 85
Income vs. State Median 61
Child Poverty Rate 82
Employment & Wages 48.0
Unemployment Rate 55
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 40
Business Formation Rate 49
Housing Cost Burden 41.4
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 35
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 32
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 14
Homeownership Rate 87
Rent-to-Income Ratio 38

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

Neighbors and Peers

How New Madrid County compares to its 7 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. New Madrid County
New Madrid County, MO 65.7 Serious
Pemiscot County, MO 82.9 Crisis +17.2
Dunklin County, MO 79.7 Serious +14.0
Mississippi County, MO 76.6 Serious +10.9
Lake County, TN 74.2 Serious +8.4
Fulton County, KY 72.6 Serious +6.9
Stoddard County, MO 57.8 Elevated -7.9
Scott County, MO 56.3 Elevated -9.5

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. New Madrid County
Morgan County, KY 65.7 Serious -0.0
Lawrence County, AR 65.8 Serious +0.0
San Miguel County, NM 65.8 Serious +0.0
Johnson County, AR 65.7 Serious -0.0
Halifax County, VA 65.8 Serious +0.0

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