About one in 11 people in Logan County, Oklahoma, lives below the poverty line
In Logan County, 9.3% of people lived below the poverty line. That is lower than in 83% of U.S. counties.
Less distressed than 50% of U.S. counties.
What drives Logan County's score
In Logan County, jobs are the highest-scoring part, at 59.2. Income and the safety net is the lowest part, at 34.8. About one in 10 children (10.0%, 2024) lives below the poverty line, a lower share than in 86% of U.S. counties.
The County Distress Index looks at five parts of household money trouble in Logan County: jobs, late payments on loans, income and the safety net, collections and bankruptcy, and housing costs. Each part is scored from 0 to 100, and a higher score means worse off than other counties.
Even so, Logan County is worse off than most counties on people without health insurance (11.5%, 2020 to 2024).
A longer bar means more trouble. See how the county score works.
- 59.2 of 100
Jobs
Biggest factorUnemployment through Sep 2026; adults not working, 2020–24 Census survey
- Unemployment rate, average over the latest year4.0% · Oct 2025 to Sep 202650th percentile
- Adults 25 to 54 not working23.9% · 2020 to 202468th percentile
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- 58.3 of 100
Collections and bankruptcy
Credit records, August 2025; bankruptcy filings, 2025
- People with unpaid debt sent to a collector25.4% · August 202558th percentile
- Bankruptcy filings per 100,000 people145.2 · 202558th percentile
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- 52.1 of 100
Late payments
Credit records, August 2025; credit scores, second quarter of 2026
- People with a credit card behind5.9% · August 202558th percentile
- People with a car or retail loan behind5.6% · August 202556th percentile
- People with a subprime credit score38.0% · second quarter of 202641st percentile
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- 46.1 of 100
Housing costs
Renters, 2020–24 Census survey; HUD's fair market rents, fiscal year 2027
- Renters paying half their income or more in rent20.5% · 2020 to 202464th percentile
- Rent on a two-bedroom as a share of the median income18.7% · fiscal year 202728th percentile
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- 34.8 of 100
Income and safety net
Poverty and income, 2024; disability and insurance, 2020–24 Census survey
- People below the poverty line9.3% · 202417th percentile
- Children below the poverty line10.0% · 202413th percentile
- People with a disability15.9% · 2020 to 202449th percentile
- People without health insurance11.5% · 2020 to 202475th percentile
- Median household income (lower income, longer bar)$81,339 · 202418th percentile
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Sources: Urban Institute, Debt in America; Equifax via the St. Louis Fed; Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, Table F-5A; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey; U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Fair Market Rents and Census income; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates. County Distress Index by American Default Research, from data through Sep 2026.
Where the money in Logan County comes from
Benefit checks are Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid paid on people's behalf, veterans' benefits, and food and income support, so a high share usually means an older population, low pay, or both. In Logan County, 17.5% of residents are 65 or older (Census Bureau, 2024), against 17.2% nationally that year.
Cents of every dollar of income, 2024
Logan County
Oklahoma
United States
- Pay from work
- Investments and rent
- Benefit checks
Benefit checks' share of income in Logan County had its largest rise, from 15.7% in 2004 to 19.0% in 2009.
In Logan County, benefit checks' share of income has grown since 1969, reaching 19.8% in 2024, but pay from work still brings in about three times as much as benefit checks
In Logan County, Oklahoma, benefit checks' share of income rose from 1969 to 2024, reaching 19.8%; pay from work is plotted alongside. Every fifth year and 2024 are shown.
- Benefit checks
- Pay from work
The share of households in Logan County getting SNAP food aid moved most in three steps: 11.5% in 2010 to 13.2% in 2011; 13.2% in 2011 to 14.9% in 2012; 13.9% in 2014 to 12.2% in 2015.
The share of households in Logan County getting SNAP food aid was at its highest on the chart in 2012 and has since fallen to 10.7%
Low on the chart: 9.1% in 2021. Households getting SNAP, every year; each bar is a five-year survey estimate ending that year, so neighboring bars share most of their data, Logan County, Oklahoma.
How Logan County has changed
Logan County's population tripled to 53,860, the highest on the chart
Biggest rise: 2004 to 2009, reaching 41,116. Residents, yearly estimate, every fifth year and 2024, Logan County, Oklahoma.
The jobs count covers work located in the county; the population count covers residents.
The number of jobs located in Logan County nearly doubled to 9,127, the highest on the chart
Biggest rise: 2020 to 2025, reaching 9,127. Yearly average of jobs covered by unemployment insurance, every fifth year and 2025, Logan County, Oklahoma.
| Measure | Then | Now |
|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rateBLS LAUS | 1990 3.7% | 2025 3.3% |
| People below the poverty lineCensus SAIPE | 1989 16.0% | 2024 9.3% |
| Median household incomeCensus SAIPE | 1989 $24,340 | 2024 $81,339 |
The table uses 3.3% for 2025; the score uses 4.0% for the latest year (Oct 2025 to Sep 2026), both from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Figures are as each agency published them, not adjusted for prices.
Dated events in Logan County's history
1998
A thunderstorm in September 1998 did $3.5 million in property damage. NOAA Storm Events Database
1999
A tornado in May 1999 did $10 million in property damage and killed one person. NOAA Storm Events Database
1999
A tornado in May 1999 did $10 million in property damage. NOAA Storm Events Database
2011
A tornado in May 2011 killed two people. NOAA Storm Events Database
2020
The county's largest recorded population was the 2020 Census count of 49,555, which is also its most recent census. Census Bureau
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Since 1974
41 federal disaster and emergency declarations have covered Logan County, 21 of them for flooding. FEMA
Logan County beside its neighbors
Of the six counties that border Logan County, five score higher. For the share of income from benefit checks, Logan County ranks 5th of the seven; Lincoln County is highest, at 30.5%.
| County | Score | Poverty | Benefit checks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma County, OK | 78 | 16.2% | 16.5% |
| Lincoln County, OK | 71 | 17.2% | 30.5% |
| Payne County, OK | 68 | 20.3% | 22.4% |
| Noble County, OK | 53 | 13.1% | 26.3% |
| Garfield County, OK | 52 | 12.8% | 25.6% |
| Logan County, OK | 49 | 9.3% | 19.8% |
| Kingfisher County, OK | 23 | 10.9% | 17.5% |
Distress score: American Default Research, County Distress Index, data through Sep 2026; each county scored against all 3,144. Poverty rate: Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024. Benefit checks: Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2024. Neighbors share a border, from Census county maps.
Is Logan County the poorest county in Oklahoma?
No, Logan County's poverty rate was 9.3% in 2024, 73rd highest of 77 in Oklahoma (U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). By that measure the poorest county in the state is Choctaw County, at 26.4%. On our distress index, which counts more than poverty, Logan County ranks 57th of 77 in the state.
If you're behind on your mortgage in Logan County
Housing counselors approved by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development work at nonprofit agencies. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau describes free foreclosure-avoidance counseling, including help with mortgage-company conversations and available options Source CFPB.
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Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma
Legal aid
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HUD-approved housing counselors
Our help directory lists 1,010 agencies approved for foreclosure counseling, by state.
The score, its 14 measures and their sources, in one file. Free to use with credit to American Default Research.
Sources and method
- American Default Research · County Distress Index Data through Sep 2026, built from Urban Institute, Debt in America; Equifax via the St. Louis Fed; U.S. Courts, Table F-5A; Census Bureau, American Community Survey; HUD Fair Market Rents and Census income; Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates. The County Distress Index is American Default Research's own calculation; the Urban Institute does not produce or endorse it. Our methodology
- Urban Institute · Debt in America Breno Braga, Signe-Mary McKernan, Samantha Atherton, and Kassandra Martinchek, "Debt in America," last updated November 20, 2025, https://datacatalog.urban.org/dataset/debt-america-2025. Licensed under ODC-By 1.0.
- Rent on a two-bedroom and household income The rent share compares HUD fair market rent for fiscal year 2027 with Census Bureau median household income for 2024. The page calls this the typical household's income.
- U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Economic Accounts (CAINC4) · income shares Where the money in Logan County comes from, 2024.
- History The agencies named in each row and the linked records above.