Oklahoma County Distress Index
Financial distress scores for all 77 counties in Oklahoma, scored 0–100 across five domains. A county's score is the share of U.S. counties it is more distressed than; the average Oklahoma county scores 66.3. 41 counties score high, very high, or extreme.
Data: U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Urban Institute, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts | Scores as of Aug 2026
Oklahoma Snapshot
77 Counties Scored
66.3 Mean Score
72.4 Median Score
97 Seminole County Most Distressed
12 Beaver County Least Distressed
8 extreme county distress16 very high county distress17 high county distress9 moderate-high county distress8 moderate county distress8 moderate-low county distress5 low-moderate county distress5 low county distress1 very low county distress
Score Label Distribution Oklahoma County Map
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Low county distress Moderate-low county distress Moderate county distress High county distress Extreme county distress
All 77 Oklahoma counties colored by county distress score range. Hover for details; click released counties for full reports.
Most & Least Distressed
Most Distressed
Least Distressed
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 | Score Label | Primary Driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 92 | Seminole County | 97 | extreme county distress | Labor |
| 2 | — | Adair County | 95 | extreme county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 3 | — | Okmulgee County | 94 | extreme county distress | Delinquency |
| 4 | — | Muskogee County | 94 | extreme county distress | Delinquency |
| 5 | — | Okfuskee County | 93 | extreme county distress | Delinquency |
| 6 | — | Tillman County | 93 | extreme county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 7 | — | McIntosh County | 93 | extreme county distress | Labor |
| 8 | — | Sequoyah County | 92 | extreme county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 9 | — | Carter County | 89 | very high county distress | Delinquency |
| 10 | — | Choctaw County | 89 | very high county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 11 | — | Hughes County | 88 | very high county distress | Labor |
| 12 | — | Le Flore County | 88 | very high county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 13 | — | Latimer County | 87 | very high county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 14 | — | Ottawa County | 85 | very high county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 15 | — | Pottawatomie County | 85 | very high county distress | Default & Legal |
| 16 | — | McCurtain County | 85 | very high county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 17 | — | Haskell County | 84 | very high county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 18 | — | Greer County | 84 | very high county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 19 | — | Delaware County | 84 | very high county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 20 | — | Johnston County | 83 | very high county distress | Labor |
| 21 | — | Comanche County | 83 | very high county distress | Default & Legal |
| 22 | — | Pittsburg County | 83 | very high county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 23 | — | Pushmataha County | 82 | very high county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 24 | — | Garvin County | 81 | very high county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 25 | — | Atoka County | 79 | high county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 26 | — | Cherokee County | 79 | high county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 27 | — | Oklahoma County | 79 | high county distress | Default & Legal |
| 28 | — | Osage County | 78 | high county distress | Delinquency |
| 29 | — | Harmon County | 78 | high county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 30 | — | Pawnee County | 77 | high county distress | Labor |
| 31 | — | Creek County | 77 | high county distress | Default & Legal |
| 32 | — | Stephens County | 75 | high county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 33 | — | Cotton County | 75 | high county distress | Default & Legal |
| 34 | — | Bryan County | 75 | high county distress | Delinquency |
| 35 | — | Beckham County | 74 | high county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 36 | — | Blaine County | 73 | high county distress | Default & Legal |
| 37 | — | Jefferson County | 73 | high county distress | Labor |
| 38 | — | Kay County | 73 | high county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 39 | — | Nowata County | 72 | high county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 40 | — | Lincoln County | 71 | high county distress | Default & Legal |
| 41 | — | Kiowa County | 70 | high county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 42 | — | Craig County | 68 | moderate-high county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 43 | — | Payne County | 68 | moderate-high county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 44 | — | Love County | 68 | moderate-high county distress | Labor |
| 45 | — | Mayes County | 68 | moderate-high county distress | Default & Legal |
| 46 | — | Tulsa County | 66 | moderate-high county distress | Default & Legal |
| 47 | — | Marshall County | 65 | moderate-high county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 48 | — | Coal County | 65 | moderate-high county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 49 | — | Caddo County | 64 | moderate-high county distress | Delinquency |
| 50 | — | Murray County | 63 | moderate-high county distress | Delinquency |
| 51 | — | Washington County | 59 | moderate county distress | Default & Legal |
| 52 | — | Ellis County | 54 | moderate county distress | Default & Legal |
| 53 | — | Washita County | 54 | moderate county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 54 | — | Jackson County | 53 | moderate county distress | Delinquency |
| 55 | — | Noble County | 52 | moderate county distress | Default & Legal |
| 56 | — | Garfield County | 51 | moderate county distress | Default & Legal |
| 57 | — | Logan County | 51 | moderate county distress | Labor |
| 58 | — | Pontotoc County | 50 | moderate county distress | Default & Legal |
| 59 | — | Grady County | 49 | moderate-low county distress | Default & Legal |
| 60 | — | Cleveland County | 46 | moderate-low county distress | Default & Legal |
| 61 | — | Grant County | 44 | moderate-low county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 62 | — | Custer County | 43 | moderate-low county distress | Default & Legal |
| 63 | — | Canadian County | 42 | moderate-low county distress | Default & Legal |
| 64 | — | McClain County | 41 | moderate-low county distress | Default & Legal |
| 65 | — | Wagoner County | 40 | moderate-low county distress | Default & Legal |
| 66 | — | Woodward County | 40 | moderate-low county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 67 | — | Alfalfa County | 39 | low-moderate county distress | Delinquency |
| 68 | — | Texas County | 39 | low-moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 69 | — | Cimarron County | 36 | low-moderate county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 70 | — | Rogers County | 35 | low-moderate county distress | Default & Legal |
| 71 | — | Woods County | 32 | low-moderate county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 72 | — | Dewey County | 26 | low county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 73 | — | Major County | 26 | low county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 74 | — | Harper County | 23 | low county distress | Default & Legal |
| 75 | — | Kingfisher County | 21 | low county distress | Delinquency |
| 76 | — | Roger Mills County | 20 | low county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 77 | — | Beaver County | 12 | very low county distress | 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, the domains are averaged, and that average is ranked against every U.S. county. So a county's score is the share of U.S. counties it is more distressed than. National ranks are shown only for the 100 most and 100 least distressed counties, because ranks in between move between updates. Counties with identical composite scores share a rank, marked T- for tied.
extreme county distress — 8 Oklahoma counties
very high county distress — 16 Oklahoma counties
high county distress — 17 Oklahoma counties
moderate-high county distress — 9 Oklahoma counties
moderate county distress — 8 Oklahoma counties
moderate-low county distress — 8 Oklahoma counties
low-moderate county distress — 5 Oklahoma counties
low county distress — 5 Oklahoma counties
very low county distress — 1 Oklahoma county
exceptionally low county distress — 0 Oklahoma counties