Blaine County, Oklahoma

County Distress Index: Elevated · 55.2 | 8,539 people · 51st most distressed in Oklahoma

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Blaine County, OK registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 55.2 — 1190th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Debt & Delinquency, where residents carry heavy debt burdens with elevated delinquency and collections rates. Within Oklahoma, it ranks 51st of 77 counties. Among its 6 neighboring counties, 5 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Blaine County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 72.5 — above the national median.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 72.5
Debt in Collections 82
Medical Debt 83
Student Loan Delinquency 77
Auto Loan Delinquency 76
Credit Card Delinquency 49
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 69
Community Vulnerability 63.6
Uninsured Rate 72
Disability Rate 55
Income & Poverty 59.1
Poverty Rate 69
Income vs. State Median 40
Child Poverty Rate 68
Housing Cost Burden 40.9
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 19
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 63
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 18
Homeownership Rate 65
Rent-to-Income Ratio 40
Employment & Wages 39.9
Unemployment Rate 49
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 35
Business Formation Rate 36

Scores are percentile-based: 50 = national median, higher = more distressed. The median line is shown on each bar.

Neighbors and Peers

How Blaine County compares to its 6 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Blaine County
Blaine County, OK 55.2 Elevated
Caddo County, OK 68.1 Serious +12.9
Custer County, OK 55.2 Elevated -0.0
Dewey County, OK 47.2 Normal -8.0
Canadian County, OK 42.9 Normal -12.3
Major County, OK 42.3 Normal -12.9
Kingfisher County, OK 38.5 Normal -16.7

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Blaine County
Mills County, TX 55.3 Elevated +0.0
Kimble County, TX 55.2 Elevated -0.1
Bennett County, SD 55.1 Elevated -0.1
Terrell County, TX 55.1 Elevated -0.1
Cottle County, TX 55.4 Elevated +0.2

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