Ralls County, Missouri

County Distress Index: Healthy · 32.9 | 10,489 people · 108th most distressed in Missouri

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Ralls County, MO ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 32.9 — 2764th 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 108th of 115 counties. It scores lower than all 5 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Ralls County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 52.0 — above the national median.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 52.0
Debt in Collections 35
Medical Debt 44
Student Loan Delinquency 59
Auto Loan Delinquency 61
Credit Card Delinquency 90
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 23
Employment & Wages 41.0
Unemployment Rate 30
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 10
Business Formation Rate 83
Community Vulnerability 38.6
Uninsured Rate 26
Disability Rate 51
Income & Poverty 23.5
Poverty Rate 21
Income vs. State Median 15
Child Poverty Rate 35
Housing Cost Burden 9.1
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 15
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 13
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 7
Homeownership Rate 5
Rent-to-Income Ratio 5

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Ralls County compares to its 5 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Ralls County
Ralls County, MO 32.9 Healthy
Audrain County, MO 57.3 Elevated +24.4
Pike County, IL 52.4 Elevated +19.5
Pike County, MO 49.4 Normal +16.5
Monroe County, MO 46.0 Normal +13.1
Marion County, MO 41.7 Normal +8.9

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Ralls County
Spencer County, KY 32.9 Healthy +0.0
Andrew County, MO 32.8 Healthy -0.1
Jo Daviess County, IL 32.8 Healthy -0.1
Lamoille County, VT 33.0 Healthy +0.1
Jackson County, IA 32.7 Healthy -0.1

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