Klamath County, Oregon

County Distress Index: Serious · 70.4 | 70,003 people · 1st most distressed in Oregon

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Klamath County, OR shows significant household financial distress with a score of 70.4 — 193rd 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 1st of 36 counties. It scores higher than all 7 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Klamath County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 83.5 — worse than roughly 84% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 83.5
Poverty Rate 83
Income vs. State Median 91
Child Poverty Rate 76
Housing Cost Burden 80.8
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 85
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 90
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 64
Homeownership Rate 75
Rent-to-Income Ratio 90
Employment & Wages 70.6
Unemployment Rate 97
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 70
Business Formation Rate 44
Community Vulnerability 60.5
Uninsured Rate 43
Disability Rate 78
Debt & Delinquency 56.5
Debt in Collections 51
Medical Debt 33
Student Loan Delinquency 57
Auto Loan Delinquency 54
Credit Card Delinquency 69
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 76

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Klamath County
Klamath County, OR 70.4 Serious
Modoc County, CA 65.0 Elevated -5.4
Siskiyou County, CA 64.2 Elevated -6.2
Lake County, OR 63.0 Elevated -7.3
Douglas County, OR 61.8 Elevated -8.6
Lane County, OR 58.0 Elevated -12.3
Jackson County, OR 54.5 Elevated -15.9
Deschutes County, OR 39.5 Normal -30.8

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Klamath County
Spalding County, GA 70.3 Serious -0.0
Tehama County, CA 70.5 Serious +0.1
Walker County, GA 70.1 Serious -0.2
Caddo Parish, LA 70.7 Serious +0.3
Butte County, CA 70.7 Serious +0.3

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