Shannon County, MO

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US Senator

N/AJosh Hawley

Republican Party

US Senator

N/AEric Schmitt

Republican Party

2023 Poverty Rate

16.7%

13.8% 1-year increase

2023 Employed Population

2,622

2.49% 1-year decline

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Shannon County, MO are White (Non-Hispanic) (92.6%), Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) (5.66%), Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) (0.392%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (0.364%), and American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (0.28%).

N/A of the households in Shannon County, MO reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.8% of the residents in Shannon County, MO are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Shannon County, MO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Shannon County, MO was N/A per household.

United States Missouri

Population & Diversity

Shannon County, MO is home to a population of N/A people, from which 99.8% are citizens. As of 2023, 0.841% of Shannon County, MO residents were born outside of the country (60 people).

In 2023, there were 16.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.61k people) in Shannon County, MO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 404 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 28 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.8%

2023 Citizenship

99.8%

2022 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Shannon County, MO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Shannon County, MO

White (Non-Hispanic)
6.61k ± 11
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
404 ± 49
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
28 ± 29

0.518%

Hispanic Population

37 people

0.518% of the people in Shannon County, MO are hispanic (37 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Shannon County, MO as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Missouri.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
41,951 ± 5,011 people
India
23,410 ± 3,749 people
China
17,257 ± 3,221 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Missouri was Mexico, the natal country of 41,951 Missouri residents, followed by India with 23,410 and China with 17,257.

Foreign-Born Population

0.841%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

60 people

0.645%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

46 people

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Shannon County, MO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Economy

The economy of Shannon County, MO employs 2.62k people. In N/A, the largest industries in Shannon County, MO were Manufacturing (331 people), Construction (322 people), and Retail Trade (248 people), and the highest paying industries were N/A.

Employment

Occupations

2.62k

2023 Value

± 316

−2.49%

1 Year decline

± 17.2%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Shannon County, MO, are Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (269 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (259 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (253 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Shannon County, MO.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Missouri.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Missouri (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2.62k

2023 Value

± 316

−2.49%

1 Year decline

± 17.2%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Shannon County, MO, are Manufacturing (331 people), Construction (322 people), and Retail Trade (248 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Shannon County, MO, though some of these residents may live in Shannon County, MO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

N/A%

Year-over-year N/A

Employment change between N/A N/A and N/A N/A

As of N/A N/A, there are N/A people employed in N/A. This represents a N/A% N/A in employment when compared to N/A N/A.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during N/A, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall N/A in employment by N/A%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in N/A.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

13
Retail Trade
11
Other Services (except Public Administration)
11
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$18.5k
Manufacturing
$7.53k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$3.54k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in N/A were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Shannon County, MO have an average commute time of 28.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Shannon County, MO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of N/A per household.

Housing

Rent vs Own

N/A%

Homeownership

N/A

59.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Shannon County, MO compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the tracts in Shannon County, MO colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

N/A

Median Household Income

± N/A

N/A

Number of Households

± N/A

The following chart displays the households in Shannon County, MO distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Shannon County, MO is from Missouri.

0.451

2023 Wage GINI in Missouri

0.455

2022 Wage GINI in Missouri

In 2023, the income inequality in Missouri was 0.451 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.848% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Missouri was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Missouri in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Missouri across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (75.5%)
Carpooled (13.3%)
Worked At Home (9.28%)

In 2023, 75.5% of workers in Shannon County, MO drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.3%) and those who worked at home (9.28%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

28.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Shannon County, MO have a longer commute time (28.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 4.39% of the workforce in Shannon County, MO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Shannon County, MO compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

N/A

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Shannon County, MO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Shannon County, MO have N/A.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

16.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Shannon County, MO (1.16k out of 6.91k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Shannon County, MO is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2024, 35.9% of the children was living in poverty in Shannon County, MO. From 2014 to 2024, the indicator declined 6.5%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

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In N/A, N/A had the highest N/A in the nation, at N/A. N/A has the second highest (N/A), followed by N/A (N/A).

The following map shows the N/A by state over multiple years.

Health

88.7% of the population of Shannon County, MO has health coverage, with 35.2% on employee plans, 19.4% on Medicaid, 18.9% on Medicare, 11.7% on non-group plans, and 3.4% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Shannon County, MO see 7,106 patients per year on average, which represents a Infinityk% increase from the previous year (0 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 0 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 7193 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.1% were men and 48.9% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

7,106 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Shannon County, MO

Primary care physicians in Shannon County, MO see an average of 7,106 patients per year. This represents a Infinityk% increase from the previous year (0 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Shannon County, MO in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in N/A.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.1% were men and 48.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

11.3%

Uninsured

35.2%

Employer Coverage

19.4%

Medicaid

18.9%

Medicare

11.7%

Non-Group

3.4%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Shannon County, MO changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.