Bollinger County, Missouri
Above the national median for credit card delinquency.
Main Findings
Bollinger County, Missouri ranks 1,271st most distressed in the United States on the County Distress Index. The driver: 9% of credit card accounts are 60+ days past due — above the national median of 5%.
- 1,271st of 3,144 counties on the County Distress Index — Middle fifth, 33rd in Missouri.
- 9% of credit card accounts are 60+ days past due (U.S. median 5%). Credit card delinquency at the 93rd percentile nationally.
- Transfer-income dependency at 36% — national median 27%, ranked at the 84th percentile.
- Bankruptcy filing rate at 190 — national median 126, ranked at the 72nd percentile.
- Rent-to-income ratio at 22% — national median 21%, ranked at the 62nd percentile.
Unemployment is 3%, near the national median of 4%, while credit card delinquency runs at the 93rd percentile. Jobs exist; wages don't close the gap.
Neighbors span three CDI distress fifths. The 48-point drop to Perry County marks where the Missouri distress corridor ends.
"Bollinger County ranks in the middle fifth of U.S. counties. The county sits near the national center of the CDI distribution, so the domain mix carries the story."
"The CDI places this county in the middle fifth nationally. The county sits near the center of the geography distribution, so the domain mix matters more than the composite alone."
The Indicators Behind Bollinger County's CDI Score
Every number traces to a public source. Bollinger County's value shown alongside MO's median and the U.S. median. Full CSV available for download.
| Indicator | Bollinger | MO median | U.S. median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delinquency — domain score 77 · Rank 623 of 3,144 | |||||
| Auto loan delinquency Share of auto loan accounts 60+ days past due | 7% | 6% | 5% | 72nd | Urban Institute (2024) |
| Credit card delinquency Share of credit card accounts 60+ days past due | 9% | 5% | 5% | 93rd | Urban Institute (2024) |
| Subprime credit share Share of residents with a credit score below 660 | 27% | 24% | 23% | 66th | Urban Institute (2024) |
| Default & Legal — domain score 67 · Rank 865 of 3,144 | |||||
| Debt in collections Share of residents with a credit file who have debt in collections | 26% | 24% | 23% | 61st | Urban Institute (2024) |
| Bankruptcy filing rate Personal bankruptcy filings per 100,000 residents | 190 | 118 | 126 | 72nd | US Courts F-5A (2025) |
| Debt Burden (housing basis) — domain score 42 · Rank 1,927 of 3,144 | |||||
| Rent-to-income ratio Fair Market Rent (2BR) as share of median household income | 22% | 20% | 21% | 62nd | HUD FMR × Census ACS (2024) |
| Severe rent burden (50%+) Share of renter households paying 50%+ of income on rent | 12% | 16% | 18% | 21st | Census ACS 5-yr (2023) |
| Labor — domain score 27 · Rank 2,265 of 3,144 | |||||
| Unemployment Share of labor force unemployed | 3% | 3% | 4% | 27th | BLS LAUS (Dec 2025) |
| Safety Net & Buffer — domain score 67 · Rank 909 of 3,144 | |||||
| Child poverty rate Share of children under 18 below the federal poverty line | 21% | 19% | 18% | 64th | Census SAIPE (2023) |
| Disability rate Share of residents reporting a disability | 19% | 17% | 16% | 76th | Census ACS 5-yr (2023) |
| Poverty rate Share of population below the federal poverty line | 15% | 14% | 14% | 59th | Census SAIPE (2023) |
| Transfer-income dependency Share of personal income from government transfers | 36% | 30% | 27% | 84th | BEA Regional Personal Income (2023) |
| Uninsured rate Share of residents without health insurance coverage | 9% | 11% | 8% | 56th | Census ACS 5-yr (2023) |
Five-Domain Breakdown
The CDI is an equal-weight composite of five family-v1 distress domains. Each domain contributes 20% of the county score.
Methodology
The County Distress Index is a 0–100 composite score of household financial distress, computed for all 3,144 U.S. counties. Higher scores indicate greater distress. The index is built from five equal-weighted domains: Delinquency, Default & Legal, Debt Burden, Labor, and Safety Net & Buffer. Each domain is the mean of distress-oriented indicator percentiles; the CDI score is the equal-weight mean of those domain scores.
Data sources include the Urban Institute Debt in America (Equifax consumer credit panel), U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, Business Formation Statistics), Bureau of Labor Statistics (Local Area Unemployment Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages), U.S. Courts Administrative Office (F-5A bankruptcy filings), and HUD Fair Market Rents. Data vintages range from 2023 to 2025 depending on source; full indicator-level vintage detail is in the methodology document.
For Press & Research
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MARBLE HILL, Mo. — Bollinger County ranks 1,271st among the nation's most financially distressed counties, according to the County Distress Index released this month by American Default Research.
The composite score of 56 out of 100 places Bollinger in the middle fifth. Among 3,144 U.S. counties scored, 1,270 counties rank more distressed. Within Missouri, Bollinger ranks 33rd of 115 counties.
The index, which draws on 16 source indicators from the U.S. Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Urban Institute and federal court filings, identifies delinquency as the primary driver in Bollinger. 9% of credit card accounts are 60+ days past due — above the national median of 5%.
"Bollinger County ranks in the middle fifth of U.S. counties. The county sits near the national center of the CDI distribution, so the domain mix carries the story," said Ross Kilburn, founder of American Default Research.
Full methodology and county-by-county data are available at americandefault.org/methodology/cdi.
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