Wright County, Missouri

County Distress Index: Elevated · 60.3 | 19,403 people · 27th most distressed in Missouri

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Wright County, MO registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 60.3 — 813th 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 27th of 115 counties. Among its 4 neighboring counties, 3 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Wright County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 84.7 — worse than roughly 85% of U.S. counties.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 84.7
Uninsured Rate 90
Disability Rate 79
Income & Poverty 79.8
Poverty Rate 76
Income vs. State Median 84
Child Poverty Rate 79
Employment & Wages 52.5
Unemployment Rate 64
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 64
Business Formation Rate 30
Debt & Delinquency 44.8
Debt in Collections 55
Medical Debt 53
Student Loan Delinquency 5
Auto Loan Delinquency 52
Credit Card Delinquency 51
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 53
Housing Cost Burden 39.6
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 39
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 10
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 56
Homeownership Rate 32
Rent-to-Income Ratio 62

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Wright County compares to its 4 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Wright County
Wright County, MO 60.3 Elevated
Texas County, MO 69.7 Serious +9.4
Douglas County, MO 59.5 Elevated -0.7
Laclede County, MO 59.1 Elevated -1.2
Webster County, MO 43.8 Normal -16.4

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Wright County
Churchill County, NV 60.2 Elevated -0.1
Jefferson County, OR 60.3 Elevated +0.1
Wyoming County, WV 60.3 Elevated +0.1
Prowers County, CO 60.2 Elevated -0.1
Erath County, TX 60.4 Elevated +0.1

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