Nowata County, Oklahoma

County Distress Index: Elevated · 61.9 | 9,438 people · 36th most distressed in Oklahoma

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Nowata County, OK registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 61.9 — 694th 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 36th of 77 counties. Among its 5 neighboring counties, 4 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Nowata County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 85.8 — worse than roughly 86% of U.S. counties.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 85.8
Uninsured Rate 90
Disability Rate 82
Income & Poverty 70.5
Poverty Rate 75
Income vs. State Median 57
Child Poverty Rate 79
Employment & Wages 57.8
Unemployment Rate 55
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 49
Business Formation Rate 69
Debt & Delinquency 57.1
Debt in Collections 60
Medical Debt 56
Student Loan Delinquency 77
Auto Loan Delinquency 37
Credit Card Delinquency 63
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 50
Housing Cost Burden 38.2
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 17
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 37
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 35
Homeownership Rate 56
Rent-to-Income Ratio 45

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Nowata County compares to its 5 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Nowata County
Nowata County, OK 61.9 Elevated
Craig County, OK 65.9 Serious +4.0
Labette County, KS 61.7 Elevated -0.2
Montgomery County, KS 58.5 Elevated -3.4
Washington County, OK 53.2 Elevated -8.7
Rogers County, OK 44.0 Normal -17.9

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Nowata County
Buffalo County, SD 61.9 Elevated +0.0
Mitchell County, TX 62.0 Elevated +0.1
Menifee County, KY 62.0 Elevated +0.1
Donley County, TX 62.1 Elevated +0.2
Pulaski County, IL 61.7 Elevated -0.2

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