Pushmataha County, Oklahoma

County Distress Index: Serious · 65.4 | 10,800 people · 24th most distressed in Oklahoma

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Pushmataha County, OK shows significant household financial distress with a score of 65.4 — 617th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Structural Poverty, where poverty rates are high, transfer income dependency is elevated, and household incomes lag well behind state and national medians. Within Oklahoma, it ranks 24th of 77 counties. Among its 6 neighboring counties, 4 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five statistically derived factors of household financial distress, PCA-weighted. Pushmataha County's primary driver is Structural Poverty at 91.8 — worse than roughly 92% of U.S. counties.

Structural Poverty Primary driver 91.8
Unemployment Rate 85
Poverty Rate 94
Income vs. State Median 91
Child Poverty Rate 90
Disability Rate 95
Transfer Income Dependency 95
Consumer Credit Distress 81.5
Debt in Collections 80
Medical Debt 95
Auto Loan Delinquency 82
Credit Card Delinquency 62
Uninsured Rate 95
Subprime Credit Population 85
Economic Vitality 68.0
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 68
Rent-to-Income Ratio 80
Business Formation Rate 53
House Price Change (YoY) 62
Housing Cost Burden 28.3
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 35
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 21
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 10
Homeownership Rate 43
Legal Distress 21.8
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 22

Scores are percentile-based: 50 = national median, higher = more distressed.

Neighbors and Peers

Neighboring Counties

CountyScoreZonevs. Pushmataha County
Pushmataha County, OK 65.4 Serious
Choctaw County, OK 71.3 Serious +5.9
Le Flore County, OK 70.5 Serious +5.1
Atoka County, OK 68.7 Serious +3.3
Pittsburg County, OK 67.9 Serious +2.5
Latimer County, OK 65.3 Serious -0.1
McCurtain County, OK 64.1 Elevated -1.3

Population Peers

CountyScoreZonevs. Pushmataha County
Edgefield County, SC 65.4 Serious 0.0
Limestone County, TX 65.4 Serious -0.0
Carter County, KY 65.4 Serious -0.0
Monroe County, MS 65.4 Serious -0.0
Howard County, TX 65.5 Serious +0.1

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