Rank	County	County Fit Score	baseline CountyScore	Delta
1	Harper County, OK	61.9	58.9	+3
2	Cimarron County, OK	58.5	54.3	+4.2
3	Roger Mills County, OK	57.5	57.5	0
4	Alfalfa County, OK	56.8	57.4	-0.6
5	Coal County, OK	55.9	59.6	-3.7
6	Greer County, OK	55.7	53.6	+2.1
7	Woods County, OK	55.1	55.7	-0.6
8	Washita County, OK	54.7	52.7	+2
9	Major County, OK	52.6	57.3	-4.7
10	Haskell County, OK	52.4	50.9	+1.5
11	Beaver County, OK	52.3	51.7	+0.6
12	Harmon County, OK	52	53.4	-1.4
13	Pushmataha County, OK	52	51.5	+0.5
14	Ellis County, OK	51.8	52.6	-0.8
15	Johnston County, OK	51.5	49.1	+2.4
16	Grant County, OK	51	54.4	-3.4
17	Dewey County, OK	50.6	50.2	+0.4
18	Kiowa County, OK	50.5	53.4	-2.9
19	Latimer County, OK	50	45.2	+4.8
20	Jefferson County, OK	49.2	48.8	+0.4
21	Murray County, OK	48.2	45.6	+2.6
22	Love County, OK	48	43.7	+4.3
23	Kingfisher County, OK	47.5	52.1	-4.6
24	Pawnee County, OK	46.8	44.4	+2.4
25	Atoka County, OK	46.2	46.9	-0.7
26	Washington County, OK	45.6	41.7	+3.9
27	Lincoln County, OK	44.5	45.2	-0.7
28	Choctaw County, OK	44	46.1	-2.1
29	Adair County, OK	43.9	44.9	-1
30	Hughes County, OK	43.6	45	-1.4
31	Logan County, OK	43.5	40.7	+2.8
32	Texas County, OK	43.3	39	+4.3
33	Tillman County, OK	43.2	43.1	+0.1
34	Woodward County, OK	43.2	39.3	+3.9
35	Okmulgee County, OK	42.6	43.4	-0.8
36	Cotton County, OK	42.3	39.1	+3.2
37	Wagoner County, OK	42	41.3	+0.7
38	Craig County, OK	41.9	40.9	+1
39	McIntosh County, OK	41.5	41.5	0
40	Pontotoc County, OK	41.5	42.5	-1
41	Blaine County, OK	41.3	43.5	-2.2
42	Nowata County, OK	41.3	39.1	+2.2
43	Marshall County, OK	40.8	39.5	+1.3
44	Okfuskee County, OK	40.8	41.8	-1
45	Custer County, OK	40.7	39.9	+0.8
46	Noble County, OK	40.7	41.6	-0.9
47	Tulsa County, OK	40.7	38.4	+2.3
48	Cherokee County, OK	40.5	42.6	-2.1
49	Caddo County, OK	40.2	41.8	-1.6
50	McCurtain County, OK	40.2	41.8	-1.6
51	Beckham County, OK	40.1	41	-0.9
52	McClain County, OK	39.7	39.7	0
53	Stephens County, OK	39.1	39.4	-0.3
54	Jackson County, OK	38.8	37.9	+0.9
55	Seminole County, OK	38.7	39.4	-0.7
56	Creek County, OK	37.8	36.1	+1.7
57	Garvin County, OK	37.8	41.4	-3.6
58	Grady County, OK	37.8	39.6	-1.8
59	Oklahoma County, OK	37.4	34.2	+3.2
60	Le Flore County, OK	37.3	37.7	-0.4
61	Delaware County, OK	37.1	38.4	-1.3
62	Pittsburg County, OK	36.9	36.3	+0.6
63	Sequoyah County, OK	36.6	36.5	+0.1
64	Osage County, OK	36.2	36	+0.2
65	Mayes County, OK	35.9	37.9	-2
66	Kay County, OK	35.3	35	+0.3
67	Ottawa County, OK	35.2	34.7	+0.5
68	Rogers County, OK	34.8	32.7	+2.1
69	Cleveland County, OK	33.3	31.6	+1.7
70	Bryan County, OK	32.8	34.5	-1.7
71	Payne County, OK	32.8	30.2	+2.6
72	Pottawatomie County, OK	31.9	32.1	-0.2
73	Muskogee County, OK	31.3	30.9	+0.4
74	Canadian County, OK	30.5	28.9	+1.6
75	Carter County, OK	30.1	30.7	-0.6
76	Garfield County, OK	29.8	29	+0.8
77	Comanche County, OK	29.2	26.4	+2.8

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