Washington County, Missouri

County Distress Index: Serious · 69.2 | 23,534 people · 10th most distressed in Missouri

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Washington County, MO shows significant household financial distress with a score of 69.2 — 250th 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 10th of 115 counties. It scores higher than all 5 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Washington County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 83.8 — worse than roughly 84% of U.S. counties.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 83.8
Uninsured Rate 74
Disability Rate 94
Debt & Delinquency 82.4
Debt in Collections 88
Medical Debt 86
Student Loan Delinquency 99
Auto Loan Delinquency 82
Credit Card Delinquency 74
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 65
Income & Poverty 81.2
Poverty Rate 85
Income vs. State Median 78
Child Poverty Rate 81
Employment & Wages 58.7
Unemployment Rate 58
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 62
Business Formation Rate 56
Housing Cost Burden 39.7
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 56
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 31
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 18
Homeownership Rate 40
Rent-to-Income Ratio 54

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Washington County
Washington County, MO 69.2 Serious
Iron County, MO 62.6 Elevated -6.6
St. Francois County, MO 61.5 Elevated -7.7
Crawford County, MO 59.0 Elevated -10.1
Franklin County, MO 38.3 Normal -30.9
Jefferson County, MO 35.7 Normal -33.5

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Washington County
Scott County, TN 69.2 Serious -0.0
Wayne County, MS 69.2 Serious +0.0
Hughes County, OK 69.1 Serious -0.0
Bryan County, OK 69.2 Serious +0.0
Lake County, MI 69.2 Serious +0.1

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