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Highest poverty rate, Oklahoma cities · 2000

Oklahoma cities with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2000 ACS). This list covers the 74 cities in Oklahoma that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 1990

01Idabel, OKOK6,93431.3%−24%

02Hugo, OKOK5,08229.4%−16%

03Anadarko, OKOK5,44828.5%−14%

04Stillwater, OKOK50,04627.3%+3%

05Tahlequah, OKOK17,50826.3%−21%

06Okmulgee, OKOK11,39424.1%−28%

07Sallisaw, OKOK8,79023.3%−8%

08Henryetta, OKOK5,62022.8%−8%

09Poteau, OKOK9,17122.1%−15%

10Durant, OKOK21,55222.1%−24%

11Weatherford, OKOK12,00521.7%+0%

12Ada, OKOK16,66021.4%−7%

13Pauls Valley, OKOK6,15720.7%−10%

14Holdenville, OKOK5,92320.2%−28%

15Seminole, OKOK7,39319.9%−5%

16McAlester, OKOK18,04419.4%−3%

17Muskogee, OKOK36,76019.2%−15%

18Elk City, OKOK11,33519.1%+4%

19Clinton, OKOK8,30218.9%−14%

20Miami, OKOK12,89318.5%−10%

21Ardmore, OKOK24,95618.3%−17%

22Chickasha, OKOK17,31318.3%−21%

23Shawnee, OKOK32,47417.8%−16%

24Guthrie, OKOK12,25717.3%−27%

25Vinita, OKOK5,42417.2%−10%

26Altus, OKOK18,70717.2%−6%

27Blackwell, OKOK6,02917.1%+9%

28Tecumseh, OKOK6,40216.6%+11%

29Cushing, OKOK8,39016.4%−24%

30Lawton, OKOK90,50316.3%+2%

31El Reno, OKOK20,73016.3%−22%

32Oklahoma City, OKOK719,84916.0%+1%

33Ponca City, OKOK24,22516.0%+49%

34Wagoner, OKOK8,40515.5%−26%

35Duncan, OKOK23,23815.4%−17%

36Norman, OKOK130,94315.0%+0%

37Lone Grove, OKOK5,24415.0%−1%

38Enid, OKOK50,29714.8%+4%

39Grove, OKOK7,39914.4%−20%

40Purcell, OKOK7,03014.4%−6%

41Guymon, OKOK12,24114.3%+30%

42Tulsa, OKOK416,20914.1%−6%

43Midwest City, OKOK58,79913.9%+24%

44Pryor Creek, OKOK9,72313.6%−31%

45Del City, OKOK21,13813.3%−10%

46Woodward, OKOK11,63513.3%−13%

47Sapulpa, OKOK23,69512.9%+9%

48Skiatook, OKOK8,96012.9%−25%

49Bartlesville, OKOK38,27812.7%+14%

50Catoosa, OKOK7,47112.3%+7%

51Claremore, OKOK20,68111.9%−25%

52Collinsville, OKOK9,95611.4%−14%

53Kingfisher, OKOK5,20111.3%+10%

54Blanchard, OKOK10,01310.1%−23%

55Warr Acres, OKOK10,55210.1%+33%

56The, OKOK9,27610.1%+43%

57Sand Springs, OKOK20,3979.1%+10%

58Bethany, OKOK20,3159.0%+4%

59Moore, OKOK63,6097.6%−4%

60Coweta, OKOK11,4727.4%−52%

61Edmond, OKOK100,4797.2%−2%

62Harrah, OKOK7,2127.0%−18%

63Yukon, OKOK27,6156.6%−2%

64Noble, OKOK7,7486.5%−39%

65Glenpool, OKOK14,7056.4%−29%

66Choctaw, OKOK12,5495.9%−47%

67Tuttle, OKOK8,7085.8%−62%

68Mustang, OKOK24,5715.6%+46%

69Bixby, OKOK32,7665.4%−26%

70Newcastle, OKOK15,1984.8%−40%

71Owasso, OKOK43,1174.8%−45%

72Jenks, OKOK28,1754.6%−48%

73Broken Arrow, OKOK124,9914.5%−31%

74Piedmont, OKOK9,4273.9%−5%

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