Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri

County Distress Index: Healthy · 30.1 | 18,642 people · 111th most distressed in Missouri

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Ste. Genevieve County, MO ranks among the least distressed counties in the country at 30.1 — 2885th 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 111th 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. Ste. Genevieve County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 52.6 — above the national median.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 52.6
Debt in Collections 39
Medical Debt 49
Student Loan Delinquency 85
Auto Loan Delinquency 68
Credit Card Delinquency 28
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 46
Community Vulnerability 36.4
Uninsured Rate 14
Disability Rate 59
Employment & Wages 34.7
Unemployment Rate 10
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 6
Business Formation Rate 88
Income & Poverty 16.2
Poverty Rate 17
Income vs. State Median 12
Child Poverty Rate 20
Housing Cost Burden 10.3
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 9
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 9
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 17
Homeownership Rate 12
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 Ste. Genevieve County compares to its 5 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Ste. Genevieve County
Ste. Genevieve County, MO 30.1 Healthy
St. Francois County, MO 61.5 Elevated +31.4
Randolph County, IL 44.1 Normal +14.1
Perry County, MO 37.8 Normal +7.7
Jefferson County, MO 35.7 Normal +5.6
Monroe County, IL 22.2 Healthy -7.8

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Ste. Genevieve County
Davison County, SD 30.1 Healthy +0.1
Wright County, IA 30.2 Healthy +0.1
Madison County, VA 30.2 Healthy +0.1
Sibley County, MN 30.2 Healthy +0.2
Houston County, MN 29.9 Healthy -0.2

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