Curry County, Oregon

County Distress Index: Elevated · 62.4 | 23,296 people · 8th most distressed in Oregon
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Curry County, OR registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 62.4 — 661st nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Income & Poverty, where poverty rates are high and household incomes lag well behind state and national medians. Within Oregon, it ranks 8th of 36 counties. Among its 4 neighboring counties, 3 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Curry County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 76.3 — worse than roughly 76% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 76.3
Poverty Rate 67
Income vs. State Median 90
Child Poverty Rate 72
Housing Cost Burden 74.7
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 83
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 67
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 80
Homeownership Rate 48
Rent-to-Income Ratio 96
Employment & Wages 68.1
Unemployment Rate 96
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 90
Business Formation Rate 19
Community Vulnerability 57.4
Uninsured Rate 26
Disability Rate 89
Debt & Delinquency 35.5
Debt in Collections 30
Medical Debt 21
Student Loan Delinquency 68
Auto Loan Delinquency 28
Credit Card Delinquency 22
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 44

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Curry County compares to its 4 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Curry County
Curry County, OR 62.4 Elevated —
Del Norte County, CA 67.3 Serious +4.8
Josephine County, OR 64.5 Elevated +2.1
Coos County, OR 62.6 Elevated +0.2
Douglas County, OR 61.8 Elevated -0.6

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Curry County
Laurens County, GA 62.4 Elevated +0.0
Clark County, AR 62.4 Elevated -0.0
Morgan County, TN 62.4 Elevated -0.0
Warren County, TN 62.4 Elevated -0.0
Pike County, AL 62.5 Elevated +0.1

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Oregon State Bar — Lawyer Referral Service 503-684-3763 (Portland); 1-800-452-7636 (statewide)

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Legal aid organizations serving Curry County residents at no cost.

Legal Aid Services of Oregon 503-684-1032 (Portland); 1-800-684-1032 (statewide hotline)
Oregon Law Center 541-672-3429 (Roseburg); 541-485-1017 (Eugene)
Willamette Law Online — Oregon Foreclosure Avoidance Project 503-370-6051

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the distress score for Curry County, Oregon?

    Curry County has a County Distress Index score of 62.4 out of 100, placing it in the Elevated zone. It ranks 661st nationally out of 3,144 counties and 8th in Oregon out of 36 counties.

  • What drives financial distress in Curry County?

    The primary driver of distress in Curry County is Income & Poverty, where the county scores 76.3 out of 100. This domain is measured by indicators including Poverty Rate, Income vs. State Median, Child Poverty Rate.

  • How does Curry County compare to neighboring counties?

    Curry County (62.4) can be compared to its 4 neighboring counties: Del Norte County, CA (67.3); Josephine County, OR (64.5); Coos County, OR (62.6).

  • How is the County Distress Index calculated?

    The County Distress Index uses percentile-rank averaging across five domains: Debt & Delinquency, Income & Poverty, Housing Cost Burden, Employment & Wages, and Community Vulnerability. Each county's indicators are ranked against all 3,144 U.S. counties. A score of 50 means the county is at the national median; higher scores indicate greater distress.

  • What is the population of Curry County?

    Curry County, Oregon has a population of approximately 23,296 (2023 Census estimate), classified as a small county.