Saline County, Missouri

County Distress Index: Elevated · 58.8 | 23,049 people · 36th most distressed in Missouri

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Saline County, MO registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 58.8 — 918th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Debt & Delinquency, where residents carry heavy debt burdens with elevated delinquency and collections rates. Within Missouri, it ranks 36th of 115 counties. It scores higher than all 6 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Saline County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 72.6 — above the national median.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 72.6
Debt in Collections 74
Medical Debt 46
Student Loan Delinquency 76
Auto Loan Delinquency 88
Credit Card Delinquency 91
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 60
Income & Poverty 68.1
Poverty Rate 76
Income vs. State Median 60
Child Poverty Rate 68
Community Vulnerability 56.1
Uninsured Rate 47
Disability Rate 65
Housing Cost Burden 54.9
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 88
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 34
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 48
Homeownership Rate 67
Rent-to-Income Ratio 37
Employment & Wages 42.4
Unemployment Rate 16
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 33
Business Formation Rate 78

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Saline County
Saline County, MO 58.8 Elevated
Pettis County, MO 54.2 Elevated -4.6
Lafayette County, MO 50.1 Elevated -8.6
Howard County, MO 47.9 Normal -10.9
Carroll County, MO 44.0 Normal -14.8
Cooper County, MO 39.1 Normal -19.7
Chariton County, MO 33.8 Healthy -25.0

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Saline County
Baxter County, AR 58.8 Elevated +0.0
Benton County, TN 58.8 Elevated +0.0
Wayne County, WV 58.8 Elevated -0.0
Dyer County, TN 58.8 Elevated +0.1
Jefferson County, IL 58.7 Elevated -0.1

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