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Fastest shrinking, Oklahoma counties · 2020

Oklahoma counties with the steepest population decline from the 2010 census to 2020. This list covers the 77 counties in Oklahoma that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01Blaine County, OKOK8,515-26.9%−709%

02Jefferson County, OKOK5,431-17.5%+540%

03Latimer County, OKOK9,645-15.3%−541%

04Harmon County, OKOK2,327-14.9%+10%

05Adair County, OKOK19,828-14.1%−199%

06Tillman County, OKOK6,780-12.8%+21%

07Greer County, OKOK5,373-12.0%+58%

08Nowata County, OKOK9,522-11.5%−300%

09Harper County, OKOK3,172-11.2%−9%

10Coal County, OKOK5,436-11.1%−356%

11Cotton County, OKOK5,432-10.8%+1833%

12Beaver County, OKOK4,882-10.4%+278%

13Kiowa County, OKOK8,181-9.9%+0%

14Ellis County, OKOK3,613-9.7%+3%

15Haskell County, OKOK11,787-9.5%−221%

16Caddo County, OKOK26,130-9.0%−542%

17Okmulgee County, OKOK37,241-8.4%−196%

18Grant County, OKOK4,067-7.9%−17%

19Seminole County, OKOK23,441-7.6%+271%

20Sequoyah County, OKOK40,842-7.3%−148%

21Cimarron County, OKOK2,059-7.2%+56%

22Okfuskee County, OKOK11,451-7.2%−417%

23McCurtain County, OKOK30,744-7.0%−343%

24Garvin County, OKOK26,377-7.0%−406%

25Dewey County, OKOK4,207-6.8%−53%

26Choctaw County, OKOK14,059-6.6%−2618%

27Pushmataha County, OKOK10,807-6.6%−208%

28Muskogee County, OKOK66,708-6.6%−425%

29McIntosh County, OKOK19,758-6.5%−141%

30Jackson County, OKOK24,764-6.3%+456%

31Johnston County, OKOK10,448-6.3%−230%

32Pawnee County, OKOK16,029-6.2%−193%

33Kay County, OKOK43,490-6.1%−12408%

34Craig County, OKOK14,518-6.1%−202%

35Washita County, OKOK10,884-6.1%−1135%

36Roger Mills County, OKOK3,259-5.6%−67%

37Noble County, OKOK10,899-5.5%−266%

38Mayes County, OKOK40,416-5.4%−136%

39Ottawa County, OKOK30,438-4.9%−157%

40Stephens County, OKOK44,310-4.9%−334%

41Hughes County, OKOK13,455-4.5%−152%

42Pittsburg County, OKOK43,320-4.5%−154%

43Le Flore County, OKOK50,196-4.5%−140%

44Osage County, OKOK46,794-3.5%−152%

45Marshall County, OKOK16,255-3.3%−115%

46Woods County, OKOK8,443-2.9%+1760%

47Delaware County, OKOK41,910-2.6%−108%

48Comanche County, OKOK122,158-2.4%−176%

49Lincoln County, OKOK35,278-2.4%−124%

50Atoka County, OKOK14,609-0.3%−103%

51Cherokee County, OKOK49,196+0.2%−99%

52Carter County, OKOK48,910+0.9%−85%

53Kingfisher County, OKOK15,795+1.0%−82%

54Alfalfa County, OKOK5,649+1.0%−121%

55Beckham County, OKOK22,159+1.3%−75%

56Pontotoc County, OKOK38,528+1.5%−49%

57Woodward County, OKOK19,827+1.9%−175%

58Creek County, OKOK74,967+2.6%−76%

59Washington County, OKOK54,037+2.9%+50%

60Murray County, OKOK13,805+3.1%−36%

61Major County, OKOK7,536+3.4%−154%

62Texas County, OKOK20,322+3.6%−84%

63Garfield County, OKOK61,779+3.7%+97%

64Custer County, OKOK28,175+3.8%−235%

65Pottawatomie County, OKOK75,102+4.3%−62%

66Grady County, OKOK59,128+4.5%−50%

67Payne County, OKOK83,889+5.6%−49%

68Love County, OKOK10,780+7.7%−7%

69Bryan County, OKOK51,367+8.6%−38%

70Rogers County, OKOK102,197+9.6%−66%

71Wagoner County, OKOK93,263+10.8%−46%

72Oklahoma County, OKOK822,125+10.8%+7%

73Tulsa County, OKOK698,782+10.9%−8%

74Cleveland County, OKOK303,973+15.6%−20%

75Logan County, OKOK55,473+18.4%+9%

76McClain County, OKOK49,647+20.7%−4%

77Canadian County, OKOK187,189+33.6%+88%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS