Stone County, MO

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2024 Population
32,048
US Senator
Josh Hawley
Republican Party
US Senator
Eric Schmitt
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
54.6
0.368% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
13.9%
0.393% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$63,520
3.58% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$249,000
5.29% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
12,647
1.38% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Stone 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.

99.6% of the residents in Stone County, MO are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Stone County, MO was $249,000, and the homeownership rate was 83.3%.

Most people in Stone County, MO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Stone County, MO was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Stone County, MO is home to a population of 32k people, from which 99.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.23% of Stone County, MO residents were born outside of the country (395 people).

In 2024, there were 35.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (29.6k people) in Stone County, MO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 834 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 306 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.6%
2024 Citizenship
99.3%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.6% of Stone County, MO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Stone County, MO was 99.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Stone County, MO
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    29.6k ± 223
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    834 ± 85
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    306 ± 105
2.92%
Hispanic Population
936 people

In 2024, there were 35.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (29.6k people) in Stone County, MO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 834 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 306 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

2.92% of the people in Stone County, MO are hispanic (936 people).

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Missouri.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    41,951 ± 5,011 people
  2. India
    23,410 ± 3,749 people
  3. 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.

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Foreign-Born Population

1.23%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
395 people
1.41%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
446 people

As of 2024, 1.23% of Stone County, MO residents (395 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Stone County, MO was 1.41%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    1,335 ± 211
  2. Korea
    313 ± 131
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    310 ± 116

Stone County, MO has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 4.27 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Stone County, MO employs 12.6k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Stone County, MO were Retail Trade (1,570 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,555 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (1,201 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($85,510), Finance & Insurance ($75,074), and Wholesale Trade ($74,605).

Employment

Occupations

12.6k
2024 Value
± 761
1.38%
1 Year growth
± 8.42%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Stone County, MO grew at a rate of 1.38%, from 12.5k employees to 12.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Stone County, MO, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,756 people), Management Occupations (1,743 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,276 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Stone County, MO.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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

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Industries

Employment by Industries

12.6k
2024 Value
± 761
1.38%
1 Year growth
± 8.42%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Stone County, MO grew at a rate of 1.38%, from 12.5k employees to 12.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Stone County, MO, are Retail Trade (1,570 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,555 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (1,201 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Stone County, MO, though some of these residents may live in Stone County, MO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$44,469
Median earning men ± $2,736
$29,216
Median earning women ± $1,664

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($110,469), Wholesale Trade ($74,243), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($63,912).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($100,362), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($85,791), and Manufacturing ($51,500).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.17%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.94M people employed in Missouri. This represents a 2.17% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Missouri.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 94
    Construction
  2. 66
    Accommodation and Food Services
  3. 59
    Other Services (except Public Administration)

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

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $37.9k
    Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
  2. $34.5k
    Retail Trade
  3. $29.9k
    Construction

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Missouri went to Donald J. Trump with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (40.1%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.797%).

Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt are the senators currently representing the state of Missouri. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Missouri is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Stone County, MO. Showing the available data for Missouri.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (58.5%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (40.1%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Chase Oliver (0.797%)
    Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Missouri went to Donald J. Trump with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (40.1%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.797%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Missouri for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Missouri

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Josh Hawley
Senator from Missouri1
Assumed office on January 3, 2019
Eric Schmitt
Senator from Missouri3
Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt are the senators currently representing Missouri.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Missouri over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Stone County, MO was $249,000 in 2024, which is 0.748 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $236,500 to $249,000, a 5.29% increase. The homeownership rate in Stone County, MO is 83.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Stone County, MO have an average commute time of 27.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Stone County, MO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 11.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Stone County, MO. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.15%.

Housing

Property

$249,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$13,766
$11,269
Median Property Taxes
±$645

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Stone County, MO the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Stone County, MO compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

83.3%
Homeownership
2024
66.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 83.3% of the housing units in Stone County, MO were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 83.7%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$63,520
Median Household Income
± $2,592
13.5k
Number of Households
± 717

In 2024, the median household income of the 13.5k households in Stone County, MO grew to $63,520 from the previous year's value of $61,323.

The following chart displays the households in Stone 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Stone 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.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (74%)
  2. Worked At Home (11.9%)
  3. Carpooled (10.6%)

In 2024, 74% of workers in Stone County, MO drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.9%) and those who carpooled to work (10.6%).

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.

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Commute Time

27.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Stone County, MO have a longer commute time (27.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.24% of the workforce in Stone County, MO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Stone County, MO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Stone County, MO have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 11.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Stone County, MO. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.15%.

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Poverty & Diversity

13.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Stone County, MO (4.4k out of 31.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Females 18 - 24.

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

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.

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Children in Poverty

In 2025, 20.1% of the children was living in poverty in Stone County, MO. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 10.1%.

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Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 472 in Stone County, MO. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 149 per 100,000 population.

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Health

90.6% of the population of Stone County, MO has health coverage, with 30.6% on employee plans, 14.2% on Medicaid, 25.1% on Medicare, 18.7% on non-group plans, and 1.94% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Stone County, MO see 3,944 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (3,944 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 6427 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1921 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

3,944 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Stone County, MO

Primary care physicians in Stone County, MO see an average of 3,944 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (3,944 patients).

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

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 17.6% under 18 years, 12.7% between 18 and 34 years, 37.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 31.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

9.43%
Uninsured
30.6%
Employer Coverage
14.2%
Medicaid
25.1%
Medicare
18.7%
Non-Group
1.94%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Stone County, MO declined by 0.0706% from 9.44% to 9.43%.

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Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 82 in Stone County, MO.

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 40% in Stone County, MO.

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Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 13.6% in Stone County, MO.

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