Stoddard County, Missouri

County Distress Index: Elevated · 57.8 | 28,397 people · 38th most distressed in Missouri

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Stoddard County, MO registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 57.8 — 1008th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Community Vulnerability, where uninsured and disability rates are well above the national average. Within Missouri, it ranks 38th of 115 counties. Among its 7 neighboring counties, 4 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Stoddard County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 81.8 — worse than roughly 82% of U.S. counties.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 81.8
Uninsured Rate 76
Disability Rate 88
Debt & Delinquency 68.1
Debt in Collections 66
Medical Debt 55
Student Loan Delinquency 74
Auto Loan Delinquency 69
Credit Card Delinquency 67
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 78
Income & Poverty 56.9
Poverty Rate 51
Income vs. State Median 69
Child Poverty Rate 50
Housing Cost Burden 44.3
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 22
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 23
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 64
Homeownership Rate 68
Rent-to-Income Ratio 46
Employment & Wages 37.7
Unemployment Rate 38
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 34
Business Formation Rate 42

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Stoddard County compares to its 7 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Stoddard County
Stoddard County, MO 57.8 Elevated
Wayne County, MO 80.2 Crisis +22.4
Dunklin County, MO 79.7 Serious +21.9
Butler County, MO 67.7 Serious +9.9
New Madrid County, MO 65.7 Serious +7.9
Scott County, MO 56.3 Elevated -1.5
Bollinger County, MO 54.3 Elevated -3.5
Cape Girardeau County, MO 41.0 Normal -16.8

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Stoddard County
White County, TN 57.8 Elevated +0.0
Monroe County, KY 57.8 Elevated -0.0
Brunswick County, VA 57.8 Elevated +0.1
Crawford County, IN 57.7 Elevated -0.1
Montezuma County, CO 57.9 Elevated +0.1

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