Love County, Oklahoma

County Distress Index: Elevated · 58.6 | 10,296 people · 43rd most distressed in Oklahoma

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Love County, OK registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 58.6 — 930th 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 43rd of 77 counties. Its score is in the middle of its 6 neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Love County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 87.0 — worse than roughly 87% of U.S. counties.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 87.0
Uninsured Rate 84
Disability Rate 90
Debt & Delinquency 69.0
Debt in Collections 83
Medical Debt 92
Student Loan Delinquency 77
Auto Loan Delinquency 68
Credit Card Delinquency 89
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 5
Employment & Wages 58.2
Unemployment Rate 95
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 55
Business Formation Rate 25
Income & Poverty 50.3
Poverty Rate 57
Income vs. State Median 39
Child Poverty Rate 55
Housing Cost Burden 28.4
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 12
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 8
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 10
Homeownership Rate 57
Rent-to-Income Ratio 56

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Love County
Love County, OK 58.6 Elevated
Jefferson County, OK 70.7 Serious +12.1
Carter County, OK 66.7 Serious +8.1
Montague County, TX 62.6 Elevated +4.0
Grayson County, TX 57.2 Elevated -1.4
Marshall County, OK 56.5 Elevated -2.0
Cooke County, TX 53.4 Elevated -5.2

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Love County
Yell County, AR 58.6 Elevated 0.0
Plumas County, CA 58.6 Elevated +0.0
Tippah County, MS 58.6 Elevated -0.0
Ouachita County, AR 58.6 Elevated +0.0
Hill County, TX 58.6 Elevated -0.0

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