Missouri Senior Housing & Health Data

Missouri has 1,083 federally subsidized senior housing properties totaling 37,839 elderly units, of which 739 are rural and 558 sit inside a federally designated health professional shortage area.

Portfolio at a glance

  • Total subsidized senior properties: 1,083
  • Total elderly units: 37,839
  • HUD Section 202: 178 properties (14,671 units)
  • USDA Rural Development (Section 515): 607 properties (14,827 units)
  • Rural properties: 739 across 109 rural counties
  • HPSA shortage-area properties: 558 (20,159 units)
  • Senior population (65+): 1,079,129; est. living alone: 418,227
  • Average RHTP risk score: 44.3

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Common questions

How many subsidized senior housing properties are there in Missouri?

Missouri has 1,083 subsidized senior housing properties tracked across HUD Section 202, HUD Section 8/multifamily, and USDA Rural Development Section 515 programs, totaling 37,839 elderly units.

How many seniors in Missouri live alone?

An estimated 418,227 adults age 65+ in Missouri live alone, out of a 65+ population of 1,079,129 (U.S. Census ACS).

Which Missouri counties have the most subsidized senior housing?

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Where does this Missouri data come from?

HUD Multifamily and Section 202 property records, USDA Rural Development Section 515 property data, HRSA health professional shortage area designations, CDC BRFSS and PLACES health indicators, HHS emPOWER electricity-dependent Medicare counts, and CMS Medicare/D-SNP enrollment files. No figures are estimated or synthesized beyond the documented methodology.

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Data sources: HUD Section 202, USDA Rural Development, HRSA HPSA, CDC BRFSS/PLACES, HHS emPOWER, CMS. Snapshot generated 2026-08-04. Markdown version: /data/state/MO.md