Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma

County Distress Index: Elevated · 64.8 | 73,791 people · 33rd most distressed in Oklahoma

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Pottawatomie County, OK registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 64.8 — 511th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Debt & Delinquency, where residents carry heavy debt burdens with elevated delinquency and collections rates. Within Oklahoma, it ranks 33rd of 77 counties. Among its 7 neighboring counties, 5 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Pottawatomie County's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 83.6 — worse than roughly 84% of U.S. counties.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 83.6
Debt in Collections 82
Medical Debt 91
Student Loan Delinquency 66
Auto Loan Delinquency 83
Credit Card Delinquency 89
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 91
Community Vulnerability 80.0
Uninsured Rate 82
Disability Rate 78
Income & Poverty 63.5
Poverty Rate 73
Income vs. State Median 46
Child Poverty Rate 71
Employment & Wages 52.1
Unemployment Rate 67
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 42
Business Formation Rate 48
Housing Cost Burden 45.0
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 44
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 51
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 24
Homeownership Rate 71
Rent-to-Income Ratio 36

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Pottawatomie County compares to its 7 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Pottawatomie County
Pottawatomie County, OK 64.8 Elevated
Seminole County, OK 76.8 Serious +11.9
Okfuskee County, OK 74.5 Serious +9.7
Lincoln County, OK 58.4 Elevated -6.5
Oklahoma County, OK 56.7 Elevated -8.1
Cleveland County, OK 48.1 Normal -16.7
Pontotoc County, OK 46.8 Normal -18.0
McClain County, OK 44.4 Normal -20.4

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Pottawatomie County
Delaware County, IN 64.8 Elevated -0.1
Valencia County, NM 64.9 Elevated +0.1
Trumbull County, OH 64.7 Elevated -0.1
Hunt County, TX 64.7 Elevated -0.1
Lauderdale County, MS 65.0 Serious +0.2

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