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Facts At A Glance

Fast Facts on Missouri's Economic Conditions

• Between 2007 and 2008, 761,000 Missourians were living in poverty - an increase of 15 percent and 102,000 people over 2006.1
• Unemployment in Missouri reached 9.6 percent in December of 2009.2 
• In 2007/2008 the Median Income in Missouri was $46,906, $6,424 less than it was in 2001 when adjusted for inflation. This was the third largest decline in the nation in median income.3
• 387,572 Missouri Families received Food Stamps in 2009, more than double the number of families in 2000 (178,465 Families) that relied on Food Stamps.4

What Poverty Means in 2009

The United States Department of Health & Human Services Official Poverty Measurement in 2009 is:

• $10,830 for an individual;
• $14,570 for a family of two;
• $18,310 for a family of three; and
• $22,050 for a family of four.

Fast Facts on Healthcare Access in Missouri

• In 2007/2008, at least 734,000 Missourians, one in every eight people, were uninsured.5
• 210 Missourians lose health care every day during the current economic recession.6
• Two of every three uninsured Missourians is employed.7
• The cost of insurance premiums in Missouri is growing 4.4 times faster than wages.8
• One in four Missourians will spend more than 10 percent of his/her pre-tax income on health care in 2009.9
• 18 million Americans will spend more than 25 percent of their pre-tax income on health care in 2009.10
• In 2003-04, half of bankruptcies in the United State were the result of medical debt.11
• Half of all people filing for home foreclosure nationwide in 2008 cited medical debt as a cause.12
• Health care costs for small businesses have grown by 30 percent since 2000.13

Fast Facts on Missouri's State Revenue & Taxes14

State Taxes:

• Missouri ranked 47th lowest in the nation for per capita (per person) state taxes collected at $2,475 in 2006. The National Average was $3,245 per capita.
• In 2007, Missouri ranked 27th lowest for individual income tax at $822 per capita compared to the national average of $1,003 per capita.
• In 2007, Missouri ranked 46th lowest for corporate income tax at $66 per capita compared to the national average of $201 per capita.
• In 2007, Missouri ranked 40th lowest for general revenue sales tax at $557 per capita compared to the national average of $891.

State and Local Taxes:

• In 2006, Missouri ranked 45th lowest in the nation on per capita state and local government revenue combined.
• Missouri was 36th lowest for state and local property taxes at $855 per capita compared to the national average of $1,204 per capita.
• Missouri ranked 25th state and local sales tax revenue at $846 per capita compared to the national average of $946.

State Spending on Services in 2006:

• Missouri ranked 37th lowest in the nation on per capita state and local investment in Elementary & Secondary Education.
• Missouri ranked 45th lowest in the nation on per capita state and local investments in Higher Education.
• Missouri ranked 44th lowest for state and local spending per capita on Corrections.