Osage County, Missouri

County Distress Index: Healthy · 19.8 | 13,468 people · 115th most distressed in Missouri

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Osage County, MO ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 19.8 — 3115th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where the job market is relatively stable with wages that keep pace with costs. Within Missouri, it ranks 115th of 115 counties. It scores lower than all 6 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Osage County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 25.3 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 25.3
Unemployment Rate 5
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 17
Business Formation Rate 54
Housing Cost Burden 20.4
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 18
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 49
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 17
Homeownership Rate 14
Rent-to-Income Ratio 5
Community Vulnerability 19.7
Uninsured Rate 16
Disability Rate 23
Income & Poverty 17.2
Poverty Rate 24
Income vs. State Median 10
Child Poverty Rate 17
Debt & Delinquency 16.5
Debt in Collections 9
Medical Debt 59
Student Loan Delinquency 10
Auto Loan Delinquency 12
Credit Card Delinquency 5
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 5

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Osage County
Osage County, MO 19.8 Healthy
Miller County, MO 51.1 Elevated +31.3
Montgomery County, MO 47.7 Normal +27.9
Maries County, MO 45.2 Normal +25.4
Callaway County, MO 41.5 Normal +21.7
Gasconade County, MO 40.1 Normal +20.3
Cole County, MO 27.2 Healthy +7.4

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Osage County
Winneshiek County, IA 19.8 Healthy -0.0
Union County, SD 19.6 Healthy -0.2
Morgan County, UT 19.0 Healthy -0.8
Bremer County, IA 20.6 Healthy +0.8
Botetourt County, VA 20.8 Healthy +1.0

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