Platte County, Missouri

County Distress Index: Healthy · 29.8 | 111,940 people · 112th most distressed in Missouri

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Platte County, MO ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 29.8 — 2896th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Housing Cost Burden, where housing costs consume a moderate share of household income. Within Missouri, it ranks 112th 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. Platte County's primary driver is Housing Cost Burden at 48.3 — above the national median.

Housing Cost Burden Primary driver 48.3
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 42
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 45
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 64
Homeownership Rate 80
Rent-to-Income Ratio 11
Debt & Delinquency 37.6
Debt in Collections 34
Medical Debt 40
Student Loan Delinquency 37
Auto Loan Delinquency 31
Credit Card Delinquency 21
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 63
Employment & Wages 36.0
Unemployment Rate 19
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 69
Business Formation Rate 20
Community Vulnerability 25.1
Uninsured Rate 28
Disability Rate 22
Income & Poverty 1.8
Poverty Rate 2
Income vs. State Median 1
Child Poverty Rate 2

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Platte County
Platte County, MO 29.8 Healthy
Wyandotte County, KS 69.3 Serious +39.5
Buchanan County, MO 59.6 Elevated +29.9
Clinton County, MO 42.6 Normal +12.8
Leavenworth County, KS 41.8 Normal +12.0
Atchison County, KS 38.7 Normal +8.9
Clay County, MO 38.1 Normal +8.4

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Platte County
Minnehaha County, SD 29.7 Healthy -0.1
Box Elder County, UT 29.8 Healthy +0.1
Portage County, WI 29.7 Healthy -0.1
Wright County, MN 29.7 Healthy -0.1
Saratoga County, NY 29.7 Healthy -0.1

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