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Callaway County, Missouri

Callaway County, Missouri has a quality-of-life score of 66 out of 100 (high), ranking #1,059 of 3,143 US counties. Within Missouri it ranks #11 of 115 counties. It ranks best on severe housing problems (low), income inequality (Gini index) (low) and rent as share of income (low). It ranks worst on grocery stores (low), firearm deaths (high) and suicide rate (high).

66High

Quality-of-life score: #1,059 of 3,143 counties
Missouri: #11 of 115 in MO
Population: 45,765 (2025)
Land area: 835 mi²
Density: 54.8 /mi²
FIPS code: 29027

Percentile-based score (100 is the best in the country) from 78 of 80 indicators, with the default “Explorer” weights.

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Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US counties.

Safety51#1,507/3,096
Economy73#849/3,143
Housing85#467/3,140
Health53#1,477/3,144
Healthcare52#1,494/3,143
Environment73#844/3,108
Education63#1,159/3,144
Infrastructure73#863/3,144
Community53#1,471/3,144
Leisure & amenities23#2,421/3,143

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Callaway County, Missouri ranks highest and lowest among US counties (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Severe housing problems · low8.3%
93/100Missouri 12.8%United States 16.8%2017-2021University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Income inequality (Gini index) · low0.415
84/100Missouri 0.465United States 0.4832020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B19083
Rent as share of income · low24.5%
84/100Missouri 28.1%United States 30.6%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25071
Property crime rate · low386 /100k
83/100Missouri 1,644 /100kUnited States 1,535 /100k2025Federal Bureau of InvestigationCovers part of the area: some reporting agencies or member counties have no figure
Rent-burdened households · low37.3%
82/100Missouri 45.6%United States 51.1%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25070
Distance to an Amtrak station · low18 mi
81/100Missouri 33 miUnited States 43 mi2026Federal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau

Weaknesses

Grocery stores · low0.9 /10k
13/100Missouri 1.5 /10kUnited States 1.7 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Firearm deaths · high18.3 /100k
14/100Missouri 20.1 /100kUnited States 12.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionModel-based estimateProvisional data
Suicide rate · high26.8 /100k
16/100Missouri 19.1 /100kUnited States 14.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionProvisional data
Distance to an emergency room · high14.7 mi
20/100Missouri 6.6 miUnited States 5.5 miJul 2026Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Public libraries · low0.4 /10k
21/100Missouri 0.6 /10kUnited States 0.5 /10k2024Institute of Museum and Library Services
Dentists · low27 /100k
24/100Missouri 64 /100kUnited States 75 /100k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

Drought exposureWorsening
0% (2021) → 24% (Oct 2025–Sep 2026)
+24 pts5 yearsUS 40% → 43%
Public librariesImproving
0.2 /10k (2019) → 0.4 /10k (2024)
+98%5 yearsUS 0.5 /10k → 0.5 /10k
Child care cost burdenWorsening
12.1% (2020 & 2021) → 30.8% (2023 & 2024)
+19 pts3 yearsUS 24.5% → 27.9%
New business applicationsImproving
6.8 /1k (2020) → 13.0 /1k (2025)
+92%5 yearsUS 13.1 /1k → 16.6 /1k
Property crime rateImproving
2,199 /100k (2020) → 386 /100k (2025)
−82%5 yearsUS 1,929 /100k → 1,535 /100k
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
75.1% (2015-2019) → 90.2% (2020-2024)
+15 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Callaway County, Missouri improved on 10 of 32 measures with a comparison and declined on 0. 19 moved within the margin of error and 3 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among counties: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2020 with 2025); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved10

Property crime−82%2,199 /100k → 386 /100k
New businesses+92%6.8 /1k → 13.0 /1k
Broadband+15 points75.1% → 90.2%
Uninsured−2.8 points11.4% → 8.6%
Real income+37%$43,978 → $60,100

Declined0

No measure declined by more than its margin of error.

All 32 measures

Change of every measure of Callaway County, Missouri between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	2.9 /10k2020	3.5 /10k2025	+19%	Within the margin of error	71%
Average commute time	23.4 min2015-2019	24.0 min2020-2024	+0.7 min	Within the margin of error	43%
Average weekly wage	$9362020	$1,1792025	+26%	Improved	64%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.1%2015-2019	24.6%2020-2024	+1.6 points	Within the margin of error	30%
Broadband subscriptions	75.1%2015-2019	90.2%2020-2024	+15 points	Improved	81%
Child poverty rate	16.4%2019	15.1%2024	−1.3 points	Within the margin of error	46%
Distance to an airport	88 mi2020	88 mi2025	0 mi	Little change	50%
Drug overdose deaths	18.3 /100k2020	8.6 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	−53%	Improved	79%
Effective property tax rate	0.77%2015-2019	0.66%2020-2024	−0.1 points	Little change	47%
Firearm deaths	13.4 /100k2020	18.3 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+37%	Within the margin of error	12%
Grocery stores	0.9 /10k2020	0.9 /10k2025	−3.1%	Within the margin of error	41%
Gyms and fitness centers	0.2 /10k2020	0.2 /10k2025	−3.1%	Within the margin of error	36%
High school diploma or higher	86.2%2015-2019	91.1%2020-2024	+4.9 points	Within the margin of error	88%
Home price to income ratio	2.8×2015-2019	2.7×2020-2024	−0.0×	Within the margin of error	89%
Homicide rate	3.6 /100k2020	3.6 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	0%	Within the margin of error	21%
Income adjusted for local prices	$43,9782019	$60,1002024	+37%	Improved	76%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4022015-2019	0.4152020-2024	+0.013	Within the margin of error	31%
Median household income	$58,7202019	$71,8682024	+22%	Improved	36%
New business applications	6.8 /1k2020	13.0 /1k2025	+92%	Improved	89%
Pharmacies	1.1 /10k2020	1.3 /10k2025	+16%	Within the margin of error	92%
Poverty rate	11.6%2019	11.8%2024	+0.2 points	Within the margin of error	38%
Property crime rate	2,199 /100k2020	386 /100k2025	−82%	Improved	99%
Public libraries	0.2 /10k2019	0.4 /10k2024	+98%	Within the margin of error	100%
Rent as share of income	27.1%2015-2019	24.5%2020-2024	−2.6 points	Within the margin of error	81%
Rent-burdened households	45.2%2015-2019	37.3%2020-2024	−7.8 points	Within the margin of error	86%
Restaurants and bars	6.1 /10k2020	6.1 /10k2025	+0.5%	Within the margin of error	50%
Students per teacher	12.3×2019	12.1×2024	−0.2×	Little change	32%
Suicide rate	22.6 /100k2020	26.8 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+19%	Within the margin of error	22%
Traffic deaths	21.8 /100k2015-2019	15.6 /100k2020-2024	−28%	Within the margin of error	85%
Unemployment rate	4.6%2020	3.4%2025	−1.2 points	Improved	16%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	11.4%2019	8.6%2024	−2.8 points	Improved	80%
Violent crime rate	204 /100k2020	157 /100k2025	−23%	Improved	59%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 2303 counties that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Small Area Health Insurance Estimates; Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates; Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master files; Public Libraries Survey; Common Core of Data; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 3144 counties that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Counties like Callaway County, Missouri five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Callaway County, Missouri in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Callaway County, Missouri itself moved +8.3 points in standing on average over the same 32 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

44,741 residents

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69
50–59
40–49
30–39
20–29
10–19
Under 10

Share of all residents, each sex

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

44,741 residents

Callaway County, Missouri
Missouri share

White88%39,393
Black3.7%1,672
Hispanic or Latino2.5%1,098

Education

31,173 residents (±167)

Callaway County, Missouri
Missouri share

No high school diploma8.9%2,763
High school or GED36%11,150
Some college22%6,720

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

16,485 households (±462)

Callaway County, Missouri
Missouri share

Under $25k15%2,425
$25k–50k18%3,023
$50k–75k18%2,925
$75k–100k17%2,858
$100k–150k18%2,967
$150k–200k8.1%1,330
$200k or more5.8%957

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $25k–50k (−5.7 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

16,485 households (±462)

Callaway County, Missouri
Missouri share

Own76%12,450
Rent24%4,035

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Own (+3.0 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

3,717 households (±354)

Callaway County, Missouri
Missouri share

Under $75036%1,322
$750–1,00030%1,113
$1,000–1,50025%934

Home values

12,450 homes (±484)

Callaway County, Missouri
Missouri share

Under $150k35%4,341
$150k–250k29%3,549
$250k–400k24%3,040

Age of homes

18,645 homes (±64)

Callaway County, Missouri
Missouri share

2010 or later11%2,120
2000–200919%3,523
1980–199927%5,127

Size of homes

18,645 homes (±64)

Callaway County, Missouri
Missouri share

Studio1.0%†185
1 bedroom6.7%1,241
2 bedrooms19%3,465

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

20,189 workers (±650)

Callaway County, Missouri
Missouri share

Drive alone76%15,311
Carpool9.9%2,000
Public transit0.7%†141
Walk2.6%†533
Bike0.1%†11
Work from home10%2,024
Other0.8%†169

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Drive alone (−7.9 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

18,165 workers (±624)

Callaway County, Missouri
Missouri share

Under 15 min29%5,216
15–29 min40%7,238
30–44 min21%3,751

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the Jefferson City, MO

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

Callaway County has 782 employer establishments, 175 for every 10,000 residents (0.70× the US rate of 248; 0.72× Missouri's), with 11,703 paid employees at an average annual pay of $55,494. The Census Bureau also counts 2,831 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 782; 2,831 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 175; US 248 · Missouri 244
Paid employees: 11,703
Average annual pay: $55,494; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Callaway County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Specialty trade contractors	75	16.7	1.08×About typical	396	$66,611	279
Restaurants and other eating places	51	11.4	0.62×Fewer than typical	959	$17,525	6
Religious organizations	35	7.8	1.41×More than typical	137	$21,380	—
Ambulatory health care services	30	6.7	0.32×Fewer than typical	122	$55,270	58
Construction of buildings	29	6.5	0.86×About typical	124	$59,024	157
Lessors of real estate	29	6.5	0.53×Fewer than typical	77	$23,883	235
Gasoline stations	28	6.3	1.93×More than typical	350	$29,209	—
Services to buildings and dwellings	28	6.3	0.93×About typical	243	$46,852	188
Foundation, structure and building exterior contractors	24	5.4	1.70×More than typical	98	$66,092	50
Limited-service restaurants	23	5.1	0.64×Fewer than typical	565	$15,152	—
Full-service restaurants	22	4.9	0.64×Fewer than typical	343	$20,598	—
Automotive repair and maintenance	21	4.7	0.93×About typical	96	$29,406	62

Rank places for an industry

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 44,789 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $1.2M on contracts performed in Callaway County, Missouri: $27.27 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $1.2M; +62% vs FY2025
Per resident: $27.27; US $1,994
Sole-source: 6.8%; US 30%
Single offer: 1.9%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Department of the Army$615.1K49%
Defense Logistics Agency$363.9K29%
Federal Aviation Administration$160.4K13%
Defense Health Agency$108.9K8.7%

Top recipients

OCCI INC$451K36%
JEFFERSON CITY AVIATION, INC.$363.9K29%
CUSA CONSULTING LLC$160.4K13%
FICKETT STRUCTURAL SOLUTIONS INC$116.7K9.3%
SINCLAIR BIO RESOURCES, LLC$108.9K8.7%

Spending by fiscal year

4.7MFY2017
1.5MFY2018
538.2KFY2019
3MFY2020
544KFY2021
479.6KFY2022
3.2MFY2023
24.5MFY2024

Top industries (NAICS)

Architectural and structural metals manufacturing · 3323$498.4K40%
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing · 3241$363.9K29%
Building equipment contractors · 2382$160.4K13%
Architectural, engineering, and related services · 5413$116.7K9.3%
Other animal production · 1129$108.9K8.7%

Largest awards

LAGRANGE L&D PHASE 1$24.5M
OCCI INC· Callaway County, MO· Other equipment & supplies· Sep 24, 2024 – May 18, 2026· W912EK24C0033
FABRICATION$1.6M
OCCI, INC.· Callaway County, MO· Other equipment & supplies· Sep 22, 2023 – Apr 23, 2026· W912ES23C0012
BIL FUNDING, SITE SURVEY, DESIGN, AND INSTALLATION AT NEW BLOOMFIELD, MO (COUA) ASR JCN: 19005987$525.2K
CUSA CONSULTING LLC· Callaway County, MO· Equipment maintenance· Sep 1, 2023 – Aug 13, 2026· 6973GH23F01793
LAGRANGE LOCK AND DAM FABRICATION QUALITY ASSURANCE INSPECTION$363.9K

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

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Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $373.3M in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Callaway County, Missouri: $8,158 per resident (US $12,955).

Assistance · FY2026: $373.3M; −12% vs FY2025
Per resident: $8,158; US $12,955
Loan face value: $14.3M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 2.0%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$171.6M46%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$32.8M8.8%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$32.7M8.8%
93.959 · Block Grants for Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse$29.5M7.9%
93.788 · Opioid Str$26.6M7.1%
96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$16.8M4.5%
93.958 · Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services$16.4M4.4%
93.260 · Family Planning Personnel Training$7.9M2.1%

Top recipients (organizations)

MENTAL HEALTH, MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF$87.4M23%
JEFFERSON CITY, MO
LINCOLN UNIVERSITY$10.6M2.8%
JEFFERSON CITY, MO
MISSOURI FAMILY HEALTH COUNCIL, INC$7.9M2.1%
JEFFERSON CITY, MO
WILLIAM WOODS UNIVERSITY$3.2M0.9%
FULTON, MO
WESTMINSTER COLLEGE$1.7M

Organizations only: awards to individuals and county aggregate records count in the totals but are never listed. Grants to state governments recorded at the agency's own address are counted statewide, not in the capital's county.

Top agencies

Social Security Administration$227.2M61%
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration$87.4M23%
Department of Health and Human Services
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$35.9M9.6%
Department of Veterans Affairs
National Institute of Food and Agriculture$10.6M2.8%
Department of Agriculture
Office of Assistant Secretary for Health

Assistance by fiscal year

318.6MFY2021
312.9MFY2022
394.7MFY2023
327.9MFY2024
425.5MFY2025
373.3MFY2026

County aggregates

71%

Share of obligations reported only as county totals of many small awards (for example Social Security or Medicare payments), with no recipient named.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

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Public money & outcomes

Federal money per resident by fiscal year next to how the place changed, and, when its money jumped, how it compares with similar counties. A comparison, not cause and effect.

How Callaway County, Missouri compares: the federal money it received per resident, and how jobs, income, housing and other outcomes moved, each next to the United States.

Money per resident

By federal fiscal year (October to September, named by the year it ends), obligations per resident. A year with no record counts as $0.

Callaway County, Missouri
United States
Year its money jumped
partial year

Federal contractsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Callaway County, Missouri and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Callaway County, Missouri	United States
FY2017	$104	$1,436
FY2018	$33.63	$1,552
FY2019	$12.02	$1,654
FY2020	$68.20	$1,880
FY2021	$12.19	$1,810
FY2022	$10.72	$1,917
FY2023	$71.24	$2,079
FY2024	$542	$2,047
FY2025	$16.86	$2,165
FY2026	$27.27 (partial year)	$1,911

Construction contractsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Callaway County, Missouri and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Callaway County, Missouri	United States
FY2017	$0.33	$93.28
FY2018	-$0.06	$105
FY2019	$0	$128
FY2020	$33.85	$145
FY2021	$0	$117
FY2022

Contracts and grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Callaway County, Missouri and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Callaway County, Missouri	United States
FY2021	$1,449	$5,748
FY2022	$1,473	$5,221
FY2023	$3,241	$5,364
FY2024	$1,884	$5,501
FY2025	$2,919	$5,732
FY2026

Transportation grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Callaway County, Missouri and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Callaway County, Missouri	United States
FY2021	$24.26	$298
FY2022	$87.56	$357
FY2023	$25.33	$301
FY2024	-$0.14	$319
FY2025	$0	$360
FY2026	$0

Housing assistanceUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Callaway County, Missouri and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Callaway County, Missouri	United States
FY2021	$39.64	$239
FY2022	$43.85	$185
FY2023	$41.63	$229
FY2024	$58.21	$229
FY2025	$41.83	$249
FY2026	$34.68

HHS grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Callaway County, Missouri and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Callaway County, Missouri	United States
FY2021	$396	$2,304
FY2022	$1,043	$2,197
FY2023	$2,008	$2,274
FY2024	$80.22	$2,267
FY2025	$1,796	$2,397
FY2026

SBA lending volumeUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Callaway County, Missouri and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Callaway County, Missouri	United States
FY2021	$622	$1,186
FY2022	$262	$465
FY2023	$24.68	$76.52
FY2024	$26.00	$120
FY2025	$43.20	$148
FY2026	-$23.01

Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)

How outcomes moved

Calendar years. Charts share the same years as the money above. Levels are shown as percent change since 2016; rates are shown as the rate itself.

Callaway County, Missouri
United States
Years with money loaded
Year its money jumped

Job growthpercent

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Job growth, Callaway County, Missouri and the United States, by year
Calendar years	Callaway County, Missouri	United States
2014	−0.3%

When its money jumped

A county-year with at least 10,000 residents whose money per resident is at least twice its earlier average counts as a jump. Each is compared with up to five similar counties in the same region whose money did not jump.

HHS grants · FY2022

$1,043 per resident in FY2022, against an earlier average of $396 (2.6× that).

Compared with 5 similar counties

Callaway County, Missouri
Comparison counties (average)
Range of comparison counties

Uninsured residents (under 65): change since 2021points

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Business Formation Statistics, Building Permits Survey, Cartographic Boundary Files, Gazetteer and metro delineations, Population Estimates Program, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission), Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System), Zillow Home Value Index, Observed Rent Index and affordability. JSON · /api/v1/outcomes/places/29027

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Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Callaway County, Missouri is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Robert F. Onder, Jr.R-MO-3 · 100% of residentsWith party 98%Missed 3.0%

Senate

Explore Congress The 2026 races

Metro area

The metro or micro area Callaway County belongs to. A county is in at most one.

Jefferson City, MO76Outlying county

Cities and towns in Callaway County

Places whose residents live mostly in Callaway County, largest first.

Neighboring counties

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar counties

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
National Risk IndexFederal Emergency Management Agency · release v1.20.0
Health Professional Shortage AreasHealth Resources and Services Administration · release 2026-10-03
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
Common Core of DataNational Center for Education Statistics · release 2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-09-29
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
Air Quality Index Annual Summary by CountyU.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2025
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement
Zillow Home Value Index, Observed Rent Index and affordabilityZillow Research · release 2026-08

JSON · /api/v1/places/29027

Calendar years	Callaway County, Missouri	United States
2014	−4.8%	−4.2%
2015	−2.7%	−1.3%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	+1.4%	+3.3%
2018	+6.0%	+6.8%
2019	+11.9%	+10.5%
2020	+21.1%	+19.4%
2021	+24.8%	+26.1%
2022	+31.4%	+30.6%
2023	+36.9%	+35.0%
2024	+41.3%	+41.0%
2025	+52.5%	+46.8%

Calendar years	Callaway County, Missouri	United States
2014	−3.4%	−5.5%
2015	−1.9%	−1.9%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	+4.1%	+4.1%
2018	+5.4%	+8.9%
2019	+13.1%	+13.5%
2020	+22.7%	+20.8%
2021	+28.7%	+32.1%
2022	+32.5%	+35.4%
2023	+42.4%	+42.9%
2024	+49.3%	+49.5%

Calendar years	Callaway County, Missouri	United States
2014	1.2/1k	3.3/1k
2015	1.9/1k	3.7/1k
2016	1.2/1k	3.7/1k
2017	1.6/1k	3.9/1k
2018	1.5/1k	4.1/1k
2019	1.5/1k	4.2/1k
2020	1.4/1k	4.4/1k
2021	1.0/1k	5.2/1k
2022	0.6/1k	5.0/1k
2023	0.4/1k	4.5/1k
2024	0.8/1k	4.3/1k
2025	1.0/1k	4.2/1k

Calendar years	Callaway County, Missouri	United States
2014	−7.1%	−6.9%
2015	−5.0%	−3.2%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	+0.2%	+4.7%
2018	+1.5%	+7.5%
2019	+10.4%	+14.0%
2020	+15.2%	+16.9%
2021	+21.0%	+21.0%
2022	+36.1%	+29.7%
2023	+20.7%	+34.9%
2024	+35.1%	+41.6%

Calendar years	Callaway County, Missouri	United States
2014	−11.8% (Dec 2014)	−10.8% (Dec 2014)
2015	−9.3% (Dec 2015)	−5.2% (Dec 2015)
2016	0.0% (Dec 2016)	0.0% (Dec 2016)
2017	+4.3% (Dec 2017)	+6.4% (Dec 2017)
2018	+16.2% (Dec 2018)	+12.6% (Dec 2018)
2019	+17.7% (Dec 2019)	+18.1% (Dec 2019)
2020	+31.2% (Dec 2020)	+29.3% (Dec 2020)
2021	+39.2% (Dec 2021)	+49.8% (Dec 2021)
2022	+45.9% (Dec 2022)	+64.7% (Dec 2022)
2023	+46.8% (Dec 2023)	+69.0% (Dec 2023)
2024	+56.0% (Dec 2024)	+73.4% (Dec 2024)
2025	+60.2% (Dec 2025)	+73.7% (Dec 2025)

Calendar years	Callaway County, Missouri	United States
2014	5.7%	6.2%
2015	4.8%	5.3%
2016	4.2%	4.9%
2017	3.6%	4.4%
2018	3.0%	3.9%
2019	2.9%	3.7%
2020	4.6%	8.1%
2021	3.3%	5.4%
2022	2.5%	3.7%
2023	2.9%	3.6%
2024	3.3%	4.0%
2025	3.4%	4.3%

Calendar years	Callaway County, Missouri	United States
2014	14.2%	15.5%
2015	13.9%	14.7%
2016	11.6%	14.0%
2017	12.3%	13.4%
2018	11.7%	13.1%
2019	11.6%	12.3%
2020	11.4%	11.9%
2021	10.5%	12.8%
2022	10.6%	12.6%
2023	13.0%	12.5%
2024	11.8%	12.1%

Calendar years	Callaway County, Missouri	United States
2014	13.3%	13.5%
2015	10.8%	10.9%
2016	10.4%	10.0%
2017	10.6%	10.2%
2018	11.9%	10.4%
2019	11.4%	10.8%
2020	12.7%	10.4%
2021	11.6%	10.2%
2022	9.8%	9.5%
2023	8.1%	9.5%
2024	8.6%	9.8%

Calendar years	Callaway County, Missouri	United States
2014	4.7/1k	8.5/1k
2015	4.5/1k	8.7/1k
2016	5.3/1k	9.1/1k
2017	5.2/1k	9.8/1k
2018	5.0/1k	10.7/1k
2019	5.5/1k	10.6/1k
2020	6.8/1k	13.1/1k
2021	8.9/1k	16.2/1k
2022	8.7/1k	15.1/1k
2023	9.6/1k	16.2/1k
2024	9.5/1k	15.4/1k
2025	13.0/1k	16.6/1k

Year	Callaway County, Missouri	Comparison counties (average)	Range of comparison counties
Year −3	−0.2 points	+0.1 points	−0.5 points to +0.5 points
Year −2	+1.1 points	+1.1 points	−0.3 points to +1.8 points
Year −1	0.0 points	0.0 points	0.0 points to 0.0 points
Year 0	−1.8 points	−1.5 points	−2.6 points to −0.7 points
Year +1	−3.5 points	−3.0 points	−3.4 points to −2.7 points
Year +2	−3.0 points	−2.9 points	−3.4 points to −2.0 points

Year	Callaway County, Missouri	Comparison counties (average)	Range of comparison counties
Year −3	+2.1 points	+2.2 points	+1.9 points to +2.7 points
Year −2	+0.8 points	+0.9 points	+0.7 points to +1.3 points
Year −1	0.0 points	0.0 points	0.0 points to 0.0 points
Year 0	+0.4 points	+0.5 points	+0.4 points to +0.5 points
Year +1	+0.8 points	+1.1 points	+1.0 points to +1.4 points
Year +2	+0.9 points	+1.4 points	+1.1 points to +1.9 points

Year	Callaway County, Missouri	Comparison counties (average)	Range of comparison counties
Year −3	−15.4%	−14.6%	−19.0% to −9.9%
Year −2	−11.1%	−11.9%	−23.5% to −4.9%
Year −1	0.0%	0.0%	0.0% to 0.0%
Year 0	−11.3%	+2.2%	−10.8% to +11.9%
Year +1	−0.7%	+8.0%	+4.3% to +17.0%

Year	Callaway County, Missouri	Comparison counties (average)	Range of comparison counties
Year −3	+0.8 points	+1.0 points	−0.5 points to +2.1 points
Year −2	−0.1 points	+1.5 points	−0.1 points to +2.4 points
Year −1	0.0 points	0.0 points	0.0 points to 0.0 points
Year 0	+2.4 points	+0.4 points	−1.0 points to +1.8 points
Year +1	+1.2 points	−0.1 points	−0.7 points to +0.5 points

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What changed in five years

Improved10

Declined0

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