Pike County, Missouri

County Distress Index: Normal · 49.4 | 17,935 people · 60th most distressed in Missouri

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Pike County, MO falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 49.4 — 1636th 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 60th of 115 counties. Among its 6 neighboring counties, 4 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Pike County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 59.4 — above the national median.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 59.4
Debt in Collections 66
Medical Debt 93
Student Loan Delinquency 90
Auto Loan Delinquency 11
Credit Card Delinquency 44
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 51
Community Vulnerability 54.3
Uninsured Rate 58
Disability Rate 50
Employment & Wages 53.5
Unemployment Rate 49
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 46
Business Formation Rate 65
Income & Poverty 50.2
Poverty Rate 59
Income vs. State Median 37
Child Poverty Rate 55
Housing Cost Burden 29.6
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 21
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 33
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 14
Homeownership Rate 56
Rent-to-Income Ratio 24

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Pike County
Pike County, MO 49.4 Normal
Audrain County, MO 57.3 Elevated +7.8
Pike County, IL 52.4 Elevated +2.9
Montgomery County, MO 47.7 Normal -1.7
Calhoun County, IL 38.1 Normal -11.3
Lincoln County, MO 37.9 Normal -11.5
Ralls County, MO 32.9 Healthy -16.5

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Pike County
Lee County, IA 49.4 Normal -0.0
Habersham County, GA 49.4 Normal -0.0
Henry County, IN 49.5 Normal +0.0
Pendleton County, KY 49.3 Normal -0.1
Venango County, PA 49.3 Normal -0.1

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