Reynolds County, Missouri

County Distress Index: Elevated · 60.9 | 5,950 people · 25th most distressed in Missouri

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Reynolds County, MO registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 60.9 — 762nd nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Income & Poverty, where poverty rates are high and household incomes lag well behind state and national medians. Within Missouri, it ranks 25th of 115 counties. Among its 5 neighboring counties, 4 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Reynolds County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 89.7 — worse than roughly 90% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 89.7
Poverty Rate 85
Income vs. State Median 93
Child Poverty Rate 91
Community Vulnerability 89.1
Uninsured Rate 83
Disability Rate 95
Debt & Delinquency 57.5
Debt in Collections 53
Medical Debt 56
Student Loan Delinquency 59
Auto Loan Delinquency 81
Credit Card Delinquency 30
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 66
Employment & Wages 35.3
Unemployment Rate 58
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 29
Business Formation Rate 19
Housing Cost Burden 33.0
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 6
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 14
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 53
Homeownership Rate 16
Rent-to-Income Ratio 76

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Reynolds County
Reynolds County, MO 60.9 Elevated
Wayne County, MO 80.2 Crisis +19.3
Carter County, MO 71.9 Serious +11.0
Iron County, MO 62.6 Elevated +1.6
Shannon County, MO 62.3 Elevated +1.4
Dent County, MO 60.5 Elevated -0.4

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Reynolds County
Calhoun County, WV 60.9 Elevated +0.0
Fall River County, SD 60.9 Elevated -0.0
Todd County, SD 61.0 Elevated +0.0
Benton County, MS 61.0 Elevated +0.0
Chautauqua County, KS 61.0 Elevated +0.1

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