Pawnee County, Oklahoma

County Distress Index: Elevated · 61.9 | 15,864 people · 37th most distressed in Oklahoma

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Pawnee County, OK registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 61.9 — 696th 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 37th of 77 counties. It scores higher than all 5 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Pawnee County's primary driver is Community Vulnerability at 77.2 — worse than roughly 77% of U.S. counties.

Community Vulnerability Primary driver 77.2
Uninsured Rate 84
Disability Rate 70
Income & Poverty 70.3
Poverty Rate 74
Income vs. State Median 66
Child Poverty Rate 71
Employment & Wages 63.6
Unemployment Rate 69
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 63
Business Formation Rate 58
Debt & Delinquency 58.6
Debt in Collections 81
Medical Debt 93
Student Loan Delinquency 5
Auto Loan Delinquency 28
Credit Card Delinquency 77
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 67
Housing Cost Burden 39.7
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 26
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 35
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 43
Homeownership Rate 28
Rent-to-Income Ratio 66

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Pawnee County
Pawnee County, OK 61.9 Elevated
Osage County, OK 60.5 Elevated -1.3
Payne County, OK 59.0 Elevated -2.9
Creek County, OK 55.1 Elevated -6.8
Tulsa County, OK 54.9 Elevated -7.0
Noble County, OK 45.9 Normal -16.0

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Pawnee County
Peach County, GA 61.9 Elevated 0.0
Limestone County, TX 61.9 Elevated 0.0
Putnam County, GA 61.8 Elevated -0.0
Perry County, KY 61.8 Elevated -0.0
Gulf County, FL 61.8 Elevated -0.1

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