Scott County, MO
Demographic and economic profile of Scott County, MO, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Scott County is a small rural Missouri county of roughly 38,000 residents with a low college-attainment rate of 21.7% and median worker earnings of $35,893, pointing to a workforce concentrated in trades, agriculture, and light manufacturing rather than knowledge-sector roles. Labor costs are low relative to state norms, unemployment sits at 3.2%, and housing remains inexpensive at a median home value of $143,700 and median rent of $809 per month. The county has shed about 2% of its population over five years, and a labor force participation rate of 60.8% suggests a constrained available worker pool despite the affordable cost structure.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-2.0% since 2018
Scott County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone31,009 (81.7%)
- Black or African American Alone3,501 (9.2%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,149 (5.7%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race1,090 (2.9%)
- Some Other Race Alone98 (0.3%)
- Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Alone45 (0.1%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish517
- 2.Other Indo-European172
- 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)74
- 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island66
- 5.German or other West Germanic47
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,708
- 2.Manufacturing (Group)2,446
- 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,312
- 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities1,316
- 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,244
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations5,605
- 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,575
- 3.Service Occupations3,431
- 4.Sales & Office Occupations3,321
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,016
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.58×)440
- 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.52×)610
- 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.45×)2,514
- 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.22×)1,249
- 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.16×)4,746
Housing
Education
Workforce
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.