Taney County, Missouri

County Distress Index: Elevated · 60.9 | 56,775 people · 24th most distressed in Missouri

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Taney County, MO registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 60.9 — 760th 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 24th of 115 counties. Among its 7 neighboring counties, 6 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Taney County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 74.0 — above the national median.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 74.0
Uninsured Rate 88
Disability Rate 61
Housing Cost Burden 64.3
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 56
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 56
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 65
Homeownership Rate 80
Rent-to-Income Ratio 64
Debt & Delinquency 64.1
Debt in Collections 61
Medical Debt 61
Student Loan Delinquency 62
Auto Loan Delinquency 65
Credit Card Delinquency 76
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 60
Income & Poverty 53.8
Poverty Rate 50
Income vs. State Median 58
Child Poverty Rate 53
Employment & Wages 48.4
Unemployment Rate 55
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 78
Business Formation Rate 12

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Taney County
Taney County, MO 60.9 Elevated
Ozark County, MO 63.5 Elevated +2.6
Marion County, AR 60.8 Elevated -0.1
Douglas County, MO 59.5 Elevated -1.4
Carroll County, AR 53.0 Elevated -8.0
Boone County, AR 52.2 Elevated -8.7
Stone County, MO 45.6 Normal -15.4
Christian County, MO 32.0 Healthy -28.9

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Taney County
Sampson County, NC 61.0 Elevated +0.0
Linn County, OR 61.0 Elevated +0.0
Oktibbeha County, MS 60.9 Elevated -0.1
Orange County, TX 60.9 Elevated -0.1
Randolph County, NC 61.0 Elevated +0.1

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