Creek County, Oklahoma

County Distress Index: Elevated · 55.1 | 73,332 people · 53rd most distressed in Oklahoma

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Creek County, OK registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 55.1 — 1207th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Debt & Delinquency, where debt and delinquency levels sit above the national average. Within Oklahoma, it ranks 53rd of 77 counties. Among its 6 neighboring counties, 5 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Creek County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 62.5 — above the national median.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 62.5
Debt in Collections 74
Medical Debt 68
Student Loan Delinquency 5
Auto Loan Delinquency 76
Credit Card Delinquency 69
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 84
Community Vulnerability 58.5
Uninsured Rate 73
Disability Rate 44
Income & Poverty 56.0
Poverty Rate 66
Income vs. State Median 41
Child Poverty Rate 61
Housing Cost Burden 49.6
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 31
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 32
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 55
Homeownership Rate 50
Rent-to-Income Ratio 80
Employment & Wages 48.6
Unemployment Rate 52
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 61
Business Formation Rate 33

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Creek County
Creek County, OK 55.1 Elevated
Okfuskee County, OK 74.5 Serious +19.5
Okmulgee County, OK 71.9 Serious +16.8
Pawnee County, OK 61.9 Elevated +6.8
Payne County, OK 59.0 Elevated +3.9
Lincoln County, OK 58.4 Elevated +3.3
Tulsa County, OK 54.9 Elevated -0.2

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Creek County
Blount County, AL 55.0 Elevated -0.0
Jackson County, AL 55.1 Elevated +0.0
Greenwood County, SC 55.1 Elevated +0.0
Raleigh County, WV 55.0 Elevated -0.0
Oswego County, NY 55.0 Elevated -0.1

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