Oklahoma County Distress Index
Financial distress scores for all 77 counties in Oklahoma, scored 0–100 across five domains. Mean score: 59.5. 26counties are in Serious or Crisis.
Data: Census, BLS, Urban Institute, HUD, US Courts | Scores as of 2026-03-26
Oklahoma Snapshot
77 Counties Scored
59.5 Mean Score
60.9 Median Score
77.0 Seminole County Most Distressed
28.9 Beaver County Least Distressed
26 Serious 38 Elevated 12 Normal 1 Healthy
Zone Distribution Oklahoma County Map
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Healthy Normal Elevated Serious Crisis
All 77 Oklahoma counties colored by distress zone. Hover for details; click released counties for full reports.
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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 | Zone | Primary Driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 127 | Seminole County | 77.0 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 2 | 146 | Muskogee County | 76.3 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 3 | 186 | Sequoyah County | 75.0 | Serious | Structural Poverty |
| 4 | 189 | Adair County | 74.9 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 5 | 196 | Okmulgee County | 74.8 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 6 | 274 | Bryan County | 72.8 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 7 | 319 | McIntosh County | 71.9 | Serious | Structural Poverty |
| 8 | 321 | Comanche County | 71.9 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 9 | 325 | Okfuskee County | 71.8 | Serious | Structural Poverty |
| 10 | 333 | Ottawa County | 71.5 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 11 | 341 | Choctaw County | 71.3 | Serious | Structural Poverty |
| 12 | 369 | Le Flore County | 70.5 | Serious | Structural Poverty |
| 13 | 377 | Pottawatomie County | 70.3 | Serious | Legal Distress |
| 14 | 399 | Tillman County | 69.8 | Serious | Structural Poverty |
| 15 | 441 | Oklahoma County | 68.9 | Serious | Housing Cost Burden |
| 16 | 450 | Atoka County | 68.7 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 17 | 475 | Delaware County | 68.3 | Serious | Structural Poverty |
| 18 | 487 | Cherokee County | 68.1 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 19 | 497 | Pittsburg County | 67.9 | Serious | Structural Poverty |
| 20 | 513 | Carter County | 67.7 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 21 | 548 | Caddo County | 67.0 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 22 | 599 | Kay County | 66.0 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 23 | 616 | Harmon County | 65.5 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 24 | 617 | Pushmataha County | 65.4 | Serious | Structural Poverty |
| 25 | 623 | Latimer County | 65.3 | Serious | Structural Poverty |
| 26 | 629 | Haskell County | 65.3 | Serious | Structural Poverty |
| 27 | 653 | Cotton County | 64.7 | Elevated | Legal Distress |
| 28 | 665 | Payne County | 64.6 | Elevated | Housing Cost Burden |
| 29 | 692 | Kiowa County | 64.3 | Elevated | Structural Poverty |
| 30 | 705 | McCurtain County | 64.1 | Elevated | Structural Poverty |
| 31 | 764 | Hughes County | 63.2 | Elevated | Structural Poverty |
| 32 | 790 | Osage County | 62.7 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 33 | 796 | Garvin County | 62.6 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 34 | 799 | Greer County | 62.5 | Elevated | Structural Poverty |
| 35 | 834 | Tulsa County | 61.8 | Elevated | Housing Cost Burden |
| 36 | 844 | Lincoln County | 61.6 | Elevated | Legal Distress |
| 37 | 857 | Pawnee County | 61.4 | Elevated | Structural Poverty |
| 38 | 884 | Beckham County | 61.0 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 39 | 893 | Creek County | 60.9 | Elevated | Legal Distress |
| 40 | 897 | Custer County | 60.9 | Elevated | Housing Cost Burden |
| 41 | 934 | Mayes County | 60.3 | Elevated | Legal Distress |
| 42 | 938 | Ellis County | 60.2 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 43 | 951 | Garfield County | 60.0 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 44 | 992 | Blaine County | 59.4 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 45 | 998 | Stephens County | 59.3 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 46 | 1,013 | Johnston County | 59.1 | Elevated | Structural Poverty |
| 47 | 1,085 | Jackson County | 57.9 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 48 | 1,099 | Cleveland County | 57.7 | Elevated | Housing Cost Burden |
| 49 | 1,100 | Jefferson County | 57.7 | Elevated | Structural Poverty |
| 50 | 1,102 | Craig County | 57.7 | Elevated | Structural Poverty |
| 51 | 1,137 | Washita County | 57.2 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 52 | 1,161 | Canadian County | 56.7 | Elevated | Legal Distress |
| 53 | 1,188 | Love County | 56.2 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 54 | 1,228 | McClain County | 55.6 | Elevated | Legal Distress |
| 55 | 1,255 | Washington County | 55.2 | Elevated | Legal Distress |
| 56 | 1,293 | Nowata County | 54.7 | Elevated | Structural Poverty |
| 57 | 1,299 | Murray County | 54.6 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 58 | 1,305 | Grady County | 54.5 | Elevated | Legal Distress |
| 59 | 1,336 | Logan County | 54.0 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 60 | 1,385 | Marshall County | 53.2 | Elevated | Structural Poverty |
| 61 | 1,498 | Noble County | 51.3 | Elevated | Legal Distress |
| 62 | 1,542 | Pontotoc County | 50.5 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 63 | 1,552 | Woods County | 50.4 | Elevated | Housing Cost Burden |
| 64 | 1,573 | Coal County | 50.0 | Elevated | Structural Poverty |
| 65 | 1,598 | Wagoner County | 49.6 | Normal | Legal Distress |
| 66 | 1,692 | Woodward County | 48.3 | Normal | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 67 | 1,735 | Alfalfa County | 47.6 | Normal | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 68 | 1,821 | Rogers County | 46.4 | Normal | Legal Distress |
| 69 | 1,895 | Texas County | 45.0 | Normal | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 70 | 1,934 | Grant County | 44.4 | Normal | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 71 | 2,123 | Kingfisher County | 41.0 | Normal | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 72 | 2,145 | Dewey County | 40.8 | Normal | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 73 | 2,238 | Cimarron County | 39.2 | Normal | Legal Distress |
| 74 | 2,328 | Harper County | 37.7 | Normal | Legal Distress |
| 75 | 2,357 | Roger Mills County | 37.1 | Normal | Structural Poverty |
| 76 | 2,457 | Major County | 35.4 | Normal | Legal Distress |
| 77 | 2,808 | Beaver County | 28.9 | Healthy | Consumer Credit Distress |
How County Scores Work
Each county is scored 0–100 using PCA-weighted percentile-rank scoring across five statistically derived dimensions: Consumer Credit Distress, Housing Cost Burden, Structural Poverty, Economic Vitality, and Legal Distress. A score of 50 means the county falls at the national median. Higher scores indicate greater household financial distress.
Crisis (≥80) — Among the most distressed counties in the country
Serious (65–80) — More distressed than roughly 80% of counties
Elevated (50–65) — More distressed than roughly half of counties
Normal (35–50) — Near the national median
Healthy (<35) — Less distressed than most counties