Le Flore County, Oklahoma

County Distress Index: Serious · 72.5 | 49,596 people · 9th most distressed in Oklahoma

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Le Flore County, OK shows significant household financial distress with a score of 72.5 — 113th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Community Vulnerability, where uninsured and disability rates are well above the national average. Within Oklahoma, it ranks 9th of 77 counties. Among its 8 neighboring counties, 7 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Le Flore County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 90.2 — worse than roughly 90% of U.S. counties.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 90.2
Uninsured Rate 95
Disability Rate 86
Income & Poverty 81.1
Poverty Rate 89
Income vs. State Median 74
Child Poverty Rate 80
Debt & Delinquency 80.9
Debt in Collections 82
Medical Debt 85
Student Loan Delinquency 94
Auto Loan Delinquency 58
Credit Card Delinquency 87
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 79
Employment & Wages 63.9
Unemployment Rate 74
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 63
Business Formation Rate 55
Housing Cost Burden 46.5
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 47
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 33
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 29
Homeownership Rate 62
Rent-to-Income Ratio 61

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Le Flore County compares to its 8 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Le Flore County
Le Flore County, OK 72.5 Serious
Sequoyah County, OK 79.2 Serious +6.7
Pushmataha County, OK 72.4 Serious -0.1
Latimer County, OK 70.9 Serious -1.6
Scott County, AR 70.9 Serious -1.6
McCurtain County, OK 69.6 Serious -2.9
Haskell County, OK 67.0 Serious -5.5
Polk County, AR 62.8 Elevated -9.8
Sebastian County, AR 57.3 Elevated -15.2

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Le Flore County
Bradley County, AR 72.4 Serious -0.1
Warren County, NC 72.4 Serious -0.1
Pushmataha County, OK 72.4 Serious -0.1
Willacy County, TX 72.4 Serious -0.1
Martinsville city, VA 72.8 Serious +0.3

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