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Cliff-Zone Families
122,766
Total Wage Suppression
$89.4M
State Avg Cliff Zone
20.1%
The benefits cliff — sometimes called the welfare cliff or cliff effect — occurs when families lose public benefits faster than they can replace them through increased earnings. In Oklahoma, an estimated 122,766 families across 77 counties earn between 100–200% of the Federal Poverty Level, where benefits like SNAP, Medicaid, childcare subsidies, and housing assistance phase out. The CLIFF Index measures this exposure at the county level, including peak marginal effective tax rates, wage suppression estimates, and advancement thresholds. Click any county below for the full diagnostic report.
| CountyCounty↕ | PopulationPopulation↕ | Cliff Zone %Cliff Zone %↕ | Families AffectedFamilies↓ | Wage SuppressionWage Gap↕ | Peak METRPeak METR↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma County | 806,199 | 19.6% | 25,332 | $18.4M | 226% |
| Tulsa County | 680,794 | 19.0% | 19,903 | $14.5M | 226% |
| Cleveland County | 300,047 | 16.6% | 7,368 | $5.4M | 226% |
| Canadian County | 168,985 | 14.2% | 4,087 | $3.0M | 226% |
| Comanche County | 121,825 | 20.5% | 3,564 | $2.6M | 226% |
| Rogers County | 98,610 | 16.8% | 2,799 | $2.0M | 226% |
| Wagoner County | 86,609 | 16.7% | 2,443 | $1.8M | 226% |
| Muskogee County | 66,444 | 24.9% | 2,309 | $1.7M | 226% |
| Creek County | 72,830 | 20.2% | 2,181 | $1.6M | 226% |
| Pottawatomie County | 73,463 | 22.1% | 2,166 | $1.6M | 226% |
| Payne County | 82,972 | 20.1% | 2,001 | $1.5M | 226% |
| Garfield County | 62,146 | 22.2% | 1,969 | $1.4M | 226% |
| Bryan County | 48,253 | 24.3% | 1,821 | $1.3M | 226% |
| Le Flore County | 49,053 | 26.1% | 1,763 | $1.3M | 226% |
| Washington County | 53,326 | 21.2% | 1,715 | $1.2M | 226% |
| Cherokee County | 47,942 | 23.8% | 1,626 | $1.2M | 226% |
| Sequoyah County | 39,860 | 27.2% | 1,621 | $1.2M | 226% |
| Carter County | 48,555 | 21.9% | 1,618 | $1.2M | 226% |
| Kay County | 43,625 | 25.6% | 1,526 | $1.1M | 226% |
| Pittsburg County | 43,561 | 21.8% | 1,492 | $1.1M | 226% |
| Osage County | 45,997 | 21.2% | 1,449 | $1.1M | 226% |
| Grady County | 56,606 | 17.8% | 1,448 | $1.1M | 226% |
| Logan County | 51,938 | 17.7% | 1,429 | $1.0M | 226% |
| Mayes County | 39,604 | 22.7% | 1,400 | $1.0M | 226% |
| Stephens County | 43,551 | 19.2% | 1,392 | $1.0M | 226% |
| Pontotoc County | 38,235 | 21.4% | 1,338 | $974K | 226% |
| Okmulgee County | 36,899 | 25.3% | 1,259 | $917K | 226% |
| McClain County | 45,273 | 16.9% | 1,257 | $915K | 226% |
| Ottawa County | 30,341 | 27.2% | 1,174 | $855K | 226% |
| Delaware County | 41,279 | 23.1% | 1,130 | $823K | 226% |
| Custer County | 28,259 | 22.6% | 1,072 | $780K | 226% |
| Lincoln County | 34,219 | 19.6% | 1,033 | $752K | 226% |
| McCurtain County | 30,863 | 23.1% | 948 | $690K | 226% |
| Jackson County | 24,678 | 21.7% | 902 | $657K | 226% |
| Seminole County | 23,494 | 26.2% | 895 | $652K | 226% |
| Garvin County | 25,860 | 22.8% | 840 | $612K | 226% |
| Caddo County | 26,447 | 23.7% | 813 | $592K | 226% |
| Woodward County | 20,158 | 23.8% | 810 | $590K | 226% |
| Beckham County | 22,148 | 20.4% | 759 | $553K | 226% |
| Adair County | 19,575 | 27.2% | 740 | $539K | 226% |
| McIntosh County | 19,400 | 23.7% | 610 | $444K | 226% |
| Marshall County | 15,792 | 24.9% | 532 | $387K | 226% |
| Texas County | 20,774 | 21.7% | 524 | $381K | 226% |
| Kingfisher County | 15,430 | 16.7% | 501 | $365K | 226% |
| Haskell County | 11,683 | 27.0% | 501 | $365K | 226% |
| Pawnee County | 15,795 | 20.1% | 487 | $355K | 226% |
| Craig County | 14,302 | 26.5% | 456 | $332K | 226% |
| Choctaw County | 14,297 | 22.8% | 448 | $326K | 226% |
| Pushmataha County | 10,790 | 28.2% | 446 | $325K | 226% |
| Atoka County | 14,379 | 22.6% | 444 | $323K | 226% |
| Murray County | 13,753 | 20.5% | 418 | $304K | 226% |
| Hughes County | 13,389 | 26.1% | 391 | $285K | 226% |
| Latimer County | 9,518 | 27.8% | 380 | $277K | 226% |
| Johnston County | 10,278 | 22.4% | 374 | $272K | 226% |
| Love County | 10,261 | 22.5% | 372 | $271K | 226% |
| Okfuskee County | 11,278 | 22.8% | 366 | $266K | 226% |
| Washita County | 10,815 | 21.2% | 350 | $255K | 226% |
| Kiowa County | 8,383 | 25.0% | 324 | $236K | 226% |
| Noble County | 10,897 | 19.4% | 315 | $229K | 226% |
| Nowata County | 9,435 | 24.4% | 311 | $226K | 226% |
| Major County | 7,628 | 19.1% | 294 | $214K | 226% |
| Coal County | 5,320 | 27.0% | 239 | $174K | 226% |
| Tillman County | 6,910 | 26.8% | 231 | $168K | 226% |
| Blaine County | 8,570 | 16.4% | 211 | $154K | 226% |
| Woods County | 8,596 | 18.5% | 194 | $141K | 226% |
| Beaver County | 5,028 | 25.4% | 188 | $137K | 226% |
| Jefferson County | 5,380 | 23.2% | 177 | $129K | 226% |
| Greer County | 5,489 | 24.8% | 173 | $126K | 226% |
| Roger Mills County | 3,359 | 25.4% | 159 | $116K | 226% |
| Cotton County | 5,485 | 18.1% | 146 | $106K | 226% |
| Dewey County | 4,360 | 20.1% | 129 | $94K | 226% |
| Grant County | 4,131 | 20.6% | 129 | $94K | 226% |
| Ellis County | 3,683 | 23.7% | 126 | $92K | 226% |
| Harper County | 3,203 | 23.7% | 126 | $92K | 226% |
| Alfalfa County | 5,696 | 15.8% | 112 | $82K | 226% |
| Harmon County | 2,406 | 25.4% | 100 | $73K | 226% |
| Cimarron County | 2,218 | 27.5% | 90 | $66K | 226% |
77 of 77 counties shown. Click any county for full diagnostic.