# Counties in Missouri by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate, 2023

All 115 values come from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for 2023, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `adult_frequent_mental_distress_rate_modelled`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Percentage of adults who say their mental health was not good on 14 or more of the past 30 days. Model-based estimate for adults aged 18 and over from CDC PLACES. Crude prevalence, not age-adjusted.
- Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence (https://www.cdc.gov/places/)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/cdc
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Retrieved 2026-10-12. These data are available free from CDC. Use does not imply endorsement by CDC, ATSDR, HHS or the United States Government.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-frequent-mental-distress-rate-county-estimate/missouri-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Pemiscot County | 20.5 |
| 2 | Butler County | 20.2 |
| 2 | McDonald County | 20.2 |
| 4 | Dunklin County | 20 |
| 5 | Mississippi County | 19.9 |
| 5 | Ripley County | 19.9 |
| 7 | Washington County | 19.8 |
| 7 | Wright County | 19.8 |
| 9 | Adair County | 19.7 |
| 10 | Johnson County | 19.5 |
| 11 | Carter County | 19.4 |
| 12 | Audrain County | 19.3 |
| 12 | Howell County | 19.3 |
| 12 | New Madrid County | 19.3 |
| 12 | St. Francois County | 19.3 |
| 16 | Jasper County | 19.2 |
| 16 | Laclede County | 19.2 |
| 16 | Oregon County | 19.2 |
| 19 | Barton County | 19.1 |
| 19 | Lewis County | 19.1 |
| 19 | Pulaski County | 19.1 |
| 19 | Texas County | 19.1 |
| 19 | Wayne County | 19.1 |
| 24 | Lawrence County | 19 |
| 24 | Nodaway County | 19 |
| 24 | Polk County | 19 |
| 24 | Stoddard County | 19 |
| 24 | Vernon County | 19 |
| 24 | Webster County | 19 |
| 30 | Bates County | 18.9 |
| 30 | Jackson County | 18.9 |
| 30 | Livingston County | 18.9 |
| 33 | Dallas County | 18.8 |
| 33 | Knox County | 18.8 |
| 33 | Randolph County | 18.8 |
| 36 | Clark County | 18.5 |
| 36 | Crawford County | 18.5 |
| 36 | Iron County | 18.5 |
| 36 | Pike County | 18.5 |
| 36 | Scotland County | 18.5 |
| 41 | Bollinger County | 18.4 |
| 41 | Buchanan County | 18.4 |
| 41 | Ozark County | 18.4 |
| 41 | Reynolds County | 18.4 |
| 41 | Shelby County | 18.4 |
| 46 | Cedar County | 18.3 |
| 46 | Harrison County | 18.3 |
| 46 | Lincoln County | 18.3 |
| 46 | Morgan County | 18.3 |
| 50 | Daviess County | 18.2 |
| 50 | Gentry County | 18.2 |
| 50 | Grundy County | 18.2 |
| 50 | Henry County | 18.2 |
| 50 | Montgomery County | 18.2 |
| 50 | Phelps County | 18.2 |
| 50 | Scott County | 18.2 |
| 50 | St. Louis city | 18.2 |
| 58 | Barry County | 18.1 |
| 58 | Dade County | 18.1 |
| 58 | Greene County | 18.1 |
| 58 | Madison County | 18.1 |
| 58 | Miller County | 18.1 |
| 58 | Moniteau County | 18.1 |
| 58 | Newton County | 18.1 |
| 58 | Pettis County | 18.1 |
| 58 | Shannon County | 18.1 |
| 67 | Douglas County | 18 |
| 67 | Mercer County | 18 |
| 67 | Ray County | 18 |
| 67 | Saline County | 18 |
| 71 | Caldwell County | 17.9 |
| 71 | Cape Girardeau County | 17.9 |
| 71 | Dent County | 17.9 |
| 71 | Hickory County | 17.9 |
| 71 | Linn County | 17.9 |
| 71 | Maries County | 17.9 |
| 71 | Marion County | 17.9 |
| 71 | St. Clair County | 17.9 |
| 79 | Schuyler County | 17.8 |
| 79 | Warren County | 17.8 |
| 81 | Callaway County | 17.7 |
| 81 | Carroll County | 17.7 |
| 81 | Sullivan County | 17.7 |
| 84 | Howard County | 17.6 |
| 85 | Monroe County | 17.5 |
| 85 | Taney County | 17.5 |
| 85 | Worth County | 17.5 |
| 88 | Jefferson County | 17.4 |
| 88 | Lafayette County | 17.4 |
| 88 | Ralls County | 17.4 |
| 91 | Boone County | 17.3 |
| 91 | Clinton County | 17.3 |
| 91 | Cooper County | 17.3 |
| 91 | Perry County | 17.3 |
| 95 | DeKalb County | 17.2 |
| 95 | Gasconade County | 17.2 |
| 95 | Macon County | 17.2 |
| 98 | Chariton County | 17.1 |
| 98 | Franklin County | 17.1 |
| 98 | Osage County | 17.1 |
| 98 | Putnam County | 17.1 |
| 98 | Ste. Genevieve County | 17.1 |
| 103 | Atchison County | 16.9 |
| 104 | Christian County | 16.8 |
| 104 | Holt County | 16.8 |
| 106 | Cass County | 16.7 |
| 107 | Andrew County | 16.5 |
| 107 | Clay County | 16.5 |
| 109 | Cole County | 16.4 |
| 110 | Benton County | 16.3 |
| 111 | St. Louis County | 15.9 |
| 111 | Stone County | 15.9 |
| 113 | Camden County | 15.5 |
| 114 | Platte County | 15.4 |
| 115 | St. Charles County | 15.1 |