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Fastest shrinking, Oklahoma counties · 2000

Oklahoma counties with the steepest population decline since the prior decennial census. This list covers the 77 counties in Oklahoma that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01Roger Mills County, OKOK3,259-17.1%+0%

02Dewey County, OKOK4,207-14.6%+0%

03Harmon County, OKOK2,327-13.4%+0%

04Harper County, OKOK3,172-12.3%+0%

05Tillman County, OKOK6,780-10.6%+0%

06Kiowa County, OKOK8,181-9.9%+0%

07Grant County, OKOK4,067-9.6%+0%

08Ellis County, OKOK3,613-9.4%+0%

09Greer County, OKOK5,373-7.6%+0%

10Major County, OKOK7,536-6.3%+0%

11Alfalfa County, OKOK5,649-4.8%+0%

12Cimarron County, OKOK2,059-4.6%+0%

13Custer County, OKOK28,175-2.8%+0%

14Beaver County, OKOK4,882-2.8%+0%

15Jefferson County, OKOK5,431-2.7%+0%

16Woodward County, OKOK19,827-2.6%+0%

17Seminole County, OKOK23,441-2.0%+0%

18Jackson County, OKOK24,764-1.1%+0%

19Cotton County, OKOK5,432-0.6%+0%

20Woods County, OKOK8,443-0.2%+0%

21Kay County, OKOK43,490+0.0%+0%

22Choctaw County, OKOK14,059+0.3%+0%

23Washita County, OKOK10,884+0.6%+0%

24Garfield County, OKOK61,779+1.9%+0%

25Washington County, OKOK54,037+1.9%+0%

26Muskogee County, OKOK66,708+2.0%+0%

27Caddo County, OKOK26,130+2.0%+0%

28Stephens County, OKOK44,310+2.1%+0%

29Garvin County, OKOK26,377+2.3%+0%

30Okfuskee County, OKOK11,451+2.3%+0%

31McCurtain County, OKOK30,744+2.9%+0%

32Pontotoc County, OKOK38,528+3.0%+0%

33Comanche County, OKOK122,158+3.1%+0%

34Noble County, OKOK10,899+3.3%+0%

35Latimer County, OKOK9,645+3.5%+0%

36Coal County, OKOK5,436+4.3%+0%

37Blaine County, OKOK8,515+4.4%+0%

38Johnston County, OKOK10,448+4.8%+0%

39Murray County, OKOK13,805+4.8%+0%

40Beckham County, OKOK22,159+5.2%+0%

41Kingfisher County, OKOK15,795+5.4%+0%

42Nowata County, OKOK9,522+5.8%+0%

43Craig County, OKOK14,518+6.0%+0%

44Pushmataha County, OKOK10,807+6.1%+0%

45Carter County, OKOK48,910+6.3%+0%

46Pawnee County, OKOK16,029+6.7%+0%

47Osage County, OKOK46,794+6.7%+0%

48Haskell County, OKOK11,787+7.8%+0%

49Love County, OKOK10,780+8.3%+0%

50Pittsburg County, OKOK43,320+8.3%+0%

51Ottawa County, OKOK30,438+8.6%+0%

52Atoka County, OKOK14,609+8.6%+0%

53Hughes County, OKOK13,455+8.7%+0%

54Okmulgee County, OKOK37,241+8.8%+0%

55Grady County, OKOK59,128+9.0%+0%

56Lincoln County, OKOK35,278+9.8%+0%

57Oklahoma County, OKOK822,125+10.1%+0%

58Creek County, OKOK74,967+10.6%+0%

59Payne County, OKOK83,889+10.9%+0%

60Le Flore County, OKOK50,196+11.2%+0%

61Pottawatomie County, OKOK75,102+11.5%+0%

62Tulsa County, OKOK698,782+11.9%+0%

63Bryan County, OKOK51,367+13.9%+0%

64Adair County, OKOK19,828+14.2%+0%

65Mayes County, OKOK40,416+15.0%+0%

66Sequoyah County, OKOK40,842+15.2%+0%

67McIntosh County, OKOK19,758+16.0%+0%

68Logan County, OKOK55,473+16.9%+0%

69Canadian County, OKOK187,189+17.9%+0%

70Cleveland County, OKOK303,973+19.4%+0%

71Wagoner County, OKOK93,263+20.1%+0%

72McClain County, OKOK49,647+21.7%+0%

73Marshall County, OKOK16,255+21.7%+0%

74Texas County, OKOK20,322+22.5%+0%

75Cherokee County, OKOK49,196+24.9%+0%

76Rogers County, OKOK102,197+28.0%+0%

77Delaware County, OKOK41,910+32.1%+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES