Texas County, Missouri

County Distress Index: Serious · 69.7 | 25,619 people · 9th most distressed in Missouri

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Texas County, MO shows significant household financial distress with a score of 69.7 — 223rd 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 9th of 115 counties. It scores higher than all 8 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Texas County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 93.4 — worse than roughly 93% of U.S. counties.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 93.4
Uninsured Rate 90
Disability Rate 97
Income & Poverty 84.5
Poverty Rate 87
Income vs. State Median 85
Child Poverty Rate 81
Debt & Delinquency 69.9
Debt in Collections 70
Medical Debt 88
Student Loan Delinquency 93
Auto Loan Delinquency 60
Credit Card Delinquency 81
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 27
Housing Cost Burden 51.6
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 41
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 38
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 78
Homeownership Rate 38
Rent-to-Income Ratio 63
Employment & Wages 49.2
Unemployment Rate 45
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 57
Business Formation Rate 45

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Texas County compares to its 8 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Texas County
Texas County, MO 69.7 Serious
Shannon County, MO 62.3 Elevated -7.4
Howell County, MO 61.5 Elevated -8.2
Dent County, MO 60.5 Elevated -9.2
Wright County, MO 60.3 Elevated -9.4
Douglas County, MO 59.5 Elevated -10.2
Laclede County, MO 59.1 Elevated -10.6
Phelps County, MO 50.4 Elevated -19.4
Pulaski County, MO 47.7 Normal -22.0

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Texas County
McIntosh County, GA 69.7 Serious -0.0
Clare County, MI 69.7 Serious +0.0
Jackson County, AR 69.7 Serious -0.0
Mississippi County, AR 69.7 Serious +0.0
Pike County, MS 69.7 Serious -0.0

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