Shannon County, Missouri

County Distress Index: Elevated · 62.3 | 7,238 people · 20th most distressed in Missouri

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Shannon County, MO registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 62.3 — 668th 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 20th of 115 counties. Its score is in the middle of its 6 neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Shannon County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 93.0 — worse than roughly 93% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 93.0
Poverty Rate 92
Income vs. State Median 92
Child Poverty Rate 94
Community Vulnerability 81.7
Uninsured Rate 73
Disability Rate 90
Employment & Wages 59.0
Unemployment Rate 83
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 78
Business Formation Rate 16
Debt & Delinquency 48.4
Debt in Collections 61
Medical Debt 64
Student Loan Delinquency 59
Auto Loan Delinquency 51
Credit Card Delinquency 37
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 19
Housing Cost Burden 29.6
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 14
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 8
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 46
Homeownership Rate 7
Rent-to-Income Ratio 74

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Shannon County
Shannon County, MO 62.3 Elevated
Oregon County, MO 72.5 Serious +10.1
Carter County, MO 71.9 Serious +9.5
Texas County, MO 69.7 Serious +7.4
Howell County, MO 61.5 Elevated -0.8
Reynolds County, MO 60.9 Elevated -1.4
Dent County, MO 60.5 Elevated -1.8

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Shannon County
Jackson County, SD 62.3 Elevated -0.1
Jefferson County, MS 62.4 Elevated +0.1
Wilkinson County, GA 62.4 Elevated +0.1
Echols County, GA 62.3 Elevated -0.1
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AK 62.5 Elevated +0.2

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