Financial Stress · Missouri
Missouri — financial stress by county
The Financial Stress Index (FSI) combines renter cost burden, eviction rate, and debt in collections into a 0–100 score. 92 of 115 Missouri counties have all three inputs and receive a score. The state average FSI across reporting counties is 43.7. Jackson, MO has the highest score at 82.
Data note: The eviction rate component draws from the Princeton Eviction Lab's last national county release (2018). Post-pandemic eviction trends are not reflected in these scores — counties with high pre-2020 eviction activity may score differently if updated data were available. Rent burden and debt figures use 2024 ACS and Urban Institute data.
National comparison · Missouri
How does Missouri compare nationally?
Among states with reliable FSI coverage (≥60% of counties scored), Missouri ranks #24 of 36 states. The state average FSI of 43.7 is 17% below the national average FSI of 52.6.
Missouri ranks #4 of 10 in the Midwest by average FSI score.
Top 10 — Most Stressed Counties
Counties in Missouri ranked by FSI score
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Financial stress — compare with other states
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