Stone County, Missouri

County Distress Index: Normal · 45.6 | 32,658 people · 71st most distressed in Missouri

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Stone County, MO falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 45.6 — 1935th 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 71st 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. Stone County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 68.3 — above the national median.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 68.3
Uninsured Rate 61
Disability Rate 76
Employment & Wages 53.7
Unemployment Rate 64
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 73
Business Formation Rate 24
Income & Poverty 42.5
Poverty Rate 40
Income vs. State Median 27
Child Poverty Rate 61
Debt & Delinquency 35.9
Debt in Collections 37
Medical Debt 26
Student Loan Delinquency 33
Auto Loan Delinquency 47
Credit Card Delinquency 48
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 23
Housing Cost Burden 27.4
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 40
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 37
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 37
Homeownership Rate 6
Rent-to-Income Ratio 17

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Stone County
Stone County, MO 45.6 Normal
Taney County, MO 60.9 Elevated +15.4
Barry County, MO 54.1 Elevated +8.6
Carroll County, AR 53.0 Elevated +7.4
Lawrence County, MO 49.5 Normal +4.0
Christian County, MO 32.0 Healthy -13.5

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Stone County
Tioga County, NY 45.6 Normal 0.0
Ray County, MO 45.6 Normal +0.0
Taylor County, WV 45.6 Normal +0.0
Clark County, KY 45.5 Normal -0.0
Plaquemines Parish, LA 45.6 Normal +0.0

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