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
60.8 Median Score
76.9 Seminole County Most Distressed
29.0 Beaver County Least Distressed
26 Serious 37 Elevated 13 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 | 129 | Seminole County | 76.9 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 2 | 149 | Muskogee County | 76.3 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 3 | 188 | Sequoyah County | 74.9 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 4 | 194 | Adair County | 74.8 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 5 | 196 | Okmulgee County | 74.8 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 6 | 278 | Bryan County | 72.7 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 7 | 318 | McIntosh County | 71.9 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 8 | 324 | Comanche County | 71.8 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 9 | 325 | Okfuskee County | 71.8 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 10 | 338 | Ottawa County | 71.3 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 11 | 348 | Choctaw County | 71.0 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 12 | 373 | Le Flore County | 70.4 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 13 | 381 | Pottawatomie County | 70.2 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 14 | 411 | Tillman County | 69.7 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 15 | 443 | Oklahoma County | 68.8 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 16 | 454 | Atoka County | 68.6 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 17 | 475 | Delaware County | 68.2 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 18 | 489 | Cherokee County | 68.0 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 19 | 504 | Pittsburg County | 67.8 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 20 | 514 | Carter County | 67.7 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 21 | 560 | Caddo County | 66.8 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 22 | 602 | Kay County | 65.9 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 23 | 615 | Harmon County | 65.6 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 24 | 624 | Pushmataha County | 65.3 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 25 | 634 | Latimer County | 65.1 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 26 | 640 | Haskell County | 65.0 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 27 | 653 | Cotton County | 64.7 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 28 | 662 | Payne County | 64.7 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 29 | 690 | Kiowa County | 64.2 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 30 | 708 | McCurtain County | 64.0 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 31 | 765 | Hughes County | 63.1 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 32 | 791 | Osage County | 62.7 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 33 | 800 | Garvin County | 62.5 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 34 | 804 | Greer County | 62.4 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 35 | 835 | Tulsa County | 61.7 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 36 | 848 | Lincoln County | 61.5 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 37 | 860 | Pawnee County | 61.3 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 38 | 885 | Beckham County | 60.9 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 39 | 896 | Creek County | 60.8 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 40 | 900 | Custer County | 60.8 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 41 | 939 | Mayes County | 60.1 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 42 | 947 | Ellis County | 60.0 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 43 | 960 | Garfield County | 59.8 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 44 | 997 | Stephens County | 59.3 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 45 | 1,006 | Blaine County | 59.2 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 46 | 1,012 | Johnston County | 59.1 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 47 | 1,085 | Jackson County | 57.8 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 48 | 1,100 | Cleveland County | 57.7 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 49 | 1,101 | Jefferson County | 57.7 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 50 | 1,102 | Craig County | 57.7 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 51 | 1,143 | Washita County | 57.1 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 52 | 1,172 | Canadian County | 56.5 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 53 | 1,190 | Love County | 56.2 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 54 | 1,234 | McClain County | 55.6 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 55 | 1,255 | Washington County | 55.2 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 56 | 1,296 | Nowata County | 54.6 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 57 | 1,299 | Murray County | 54.5 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 58 | 1,316 | Grady County | 54.4 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 59 | 1,340 | Logan County | 54.0 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 60 | 1,388 | Marshall County | 53.2 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 61 | 1,513 | Noble County | 51.1 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 62 | 1,545 | Pontotoc County | 50.5 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 63 | 1,557 | Woods County | 50.3 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 64 | 1,579 | Coal County | 50.0 | Normal | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 65 | 1,604 | Wagoner County | 49.5 | Normal | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 66 | 1,700 | Woodward County | 48.2 | Normal | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 67 | 1,741 | Alfalfa County | 47.6 | Normal | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 68 | 1,823 | Rogers County | 46.3 | Normal | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 69 | 1,897 | Texas County | 45.0 | Normal | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 70 | 1,940 | Grant County | 44.2 | Normal | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 71 | 2,124 | Kingfisher County | 41.0 | Normal | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 72 | 2,142 | Dewey County | 40.8 | Normal | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 73 | 2,245 | Cimarron County | 39.2 | Normal | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 74 | 2,325 | Harper County | 37.8 | Normal | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 75 | 2,359 | Roger Mills County | 37.1 | Normal | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 76 | 2,466 | Major County | 35.1 | Normal | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 77 | 2,804 | Beaver County | 29.0 | 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