Oklahoma County Distress Index
Financial distress scores for all 77 counties in Oklahoma, scored 0–100 across five domains. Mean score: 59.8. 51counties are in the two most distressed fifths.
Data: Census, BLS, Urban Institute, HUD, US Courts | Scores as of 2026-03-26
Oklahoma Snapshot
77 Counties Scored
59.8 Mean Score
62.3 Median Score
82.3 Seminole County Most Distressed
28.1 Beaver County Least Distressed
28 Most distressed fifth23 Second-most distressed fifth14 Middle fifth10 Second-least distressed fifth2 Least distressed fifth
Quintile Distribution Oklahoma County Map
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Least distressed fifth Second-least distressed fifth Middle fifth Second-most distressed fifth Most distressed fifth
All 77 Oklahoma counties colored by distress fifth. Hover for details; click released counties for full reports.
Most & Least Distressed
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Score Distribution
How Oklahoma's 77 county scores are distributed across the 0–100 scale.
All Oklahoma Counties
77 counties ranked by distress score. Click column headers to sort.
| State Rank | Nat'l Rank | County | Score | Distress Fifth | Primary Driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 90 | Seminole County | 82.3 | Most distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 2 | 124 | Muskogee County | 80.8 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 3 | 160 | Okmulgee County | 79.3 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 4 | 171 | Okfuskee County | 78.8 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 5 | 177 | McIntosh County | 78.4 | Most distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 6 | 178 | Adair County | 78.4 | Most distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 7 | 212 | Sequoyah County | 77.0 | Most distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 8 | 241 | Carter County | 75.9 | Most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 9 | 261 | Tillman County | 75.3 | Most distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 10 | 350 | Pittsburg County | 72.7 | Most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 11 | 355 | Hughes County | 72.6 | Most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 12 | 362 | Ottawa County | 72.5 | Most distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 13 | 363 | Le Flore County | 72.5 | Most distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 14 | 393 | Pottawatomie County | 71.8 | Most distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 15 | 396 | Haskell County | 71.7 | Most distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 16 | 427 | Latimer County | 70.8 | Most distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 17 | 428 | Comanche County | 70.8 | Most distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 18 | 490 | Delaware County | 69.6 | Most distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 19 | 508 | Bryan County | 69.2 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 20 | 530 | Choctaw County | 68.7 | Most distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 21 | 532 | Pushmataha County | 68.6 | Most distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 22 | 571 | Pawnee County | 68.1 | Most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 23 | 591 | Osage County | 67.8 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 24 | 602 | McCurtain County | 67.6 | Most distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 25 | 604 | Cherokee County | 67.6 | Most distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 26 | 609 | Johnston County | 67.5 | Most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 27 | 622 | Jefferson County | 67.3 | Most distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 28 | 627 | Caddo County | 67.2 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 29 | 644 | Atoka County | 66.7 | Second-most distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 30 | 660 | Oklahoma County | 66.4 | Second-most distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 31 | 672 | Creek County | 66.1 | Second-most distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 32 | 677 | Greer County | 66.0 | Second-most distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 33 | 696 | Garvin County | 65.7 | Second-most distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 34 | 768 | Kay County | 64.3 | Second-most distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 35 | 799 | Stephens County | 63.9 | Second-most distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 36 | 811 | Love County | 63.7 | Second-most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 37 | 819 | Lincoln County | 63.5 | Second-most distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 38 | 885 | Tulsa County | 62.3 | Second-most distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 39 | 890 | Beckham County | 62.3 | Second-most distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 40 | 900 | Cotton County | 62.1 | Second-most distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 41 | 917 | Craig County | 61.8 | Second-most distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 42 | 956 | Mayes County | 61.0 | Second-most distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 43 | 974 | Kiowa County | 60.7 | Second-most distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 44 | 989 | Harmon County | 60.5 | Second-most distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 45 | 995 | Marshall County | 60.5 | Second-most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 46 | 1,015 | Coal County | 60.1 | Second-most distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 47 | 1,023 | Blaine County | 59.9 | Second-most distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 48 | 1,039 | Nowata County | 59.7 | Second-most distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 49 | 1,133 | Payne County | 58.2 | Second-most distressed fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 50 | 1,135 | Murray County | 58.1 | Second-most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 51 | 1,143 | Washington County | 58.0 | Second-most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 52 | 1,305 | Garfield County | 55.1 | Middle fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 53 | 1,324 | Ellis County | 54.9 | Middle fifth | Default & Legal |
| 54 | 1,503 | Washita County | 51.6 | Middle fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 55 | 1,536 | Grady County | 51.2 | Middle fifth | Default & Legal |
| 56 | 1,540 | Logan County | 51.2 | Middle fifth | Default & Legal |
| 57 | 1,569 | Custer County | 50.5 | Middle fifth | Default & Legal |
| 58 | 1,607 | Pontotoc County | 49.9 | Middle fifth | Default & Legal |
| 59 | 1,657 | Cleveland County | 49.0 | Middle fifth | Default & Legal |
| 60 | 1,662 | Jackson County | 48.9 | Middle fifth | Delinquency |
| 61 | 1,772 | Woodward County | 46.9 | Middle fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 62 | 1,776 | Noble County | 46.9 | Middle fifth | Default & Legal |
| 63 | 1,785 | Wagoner County | 46.8 | Middle fifth | Default & Legal |
| 64 | 1,827 | Canadian County | 46.1 | Middle fifth | Default & Legal |
| 65 | 1,854 | McClain County | 45.6 | Middle fifth | Default & Legal |
| 66 | 1,900 | Rogers County | 44.7 | Second-least distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 67 | 1,963 | Woods County | 43.6 | Second-least distressed fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 68 | 1,972 | Alfalfa County | 43.5 | Second-least distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 69 | 2,052 | Grant County | 42.3 | Second-least distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 70 | 2,133 | Cimarron County | 40.5 | Second-least distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 71 | 2,372 | Major County | 36.0 | Second-least distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 72 | 2,379 | Dewey County | 35.9 | Second-least distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 73 | 2,431 | Texas County | 34.6 | Second-least distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 74 | 2,455 | Roger Mills County | 34.1 | Second-least distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 75 | 2,489 | Kingfisher County | 33.1 | Second-least distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 76 | 2,527 | Harper County | 32.4 | Least distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 77 | 2,717 | Beaver County | 28.1 | Least distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
How County Scores Work
Each county is scored 0–100 using five equal-weighted domains. Each domain averages its member indicators' county ranks, and the composite is the mean of those domain scores. Higher scores indicate greater household financial distress.
Most distressed fifth — 28 Oklahoma counties
Second-most distressed fifth — 23 Oklahoma counties
Middle fifth — 14 Oklahoma counties
Second-least distressed fifth — 10 Oklahoma counties
Least distressed fifth — 2 Oklahoma counties