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Highest poverty rate, Oklahoma counties · 2000

Oklahoma counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2000 ACS). This list covers the 77 counties in Oklahoma that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 1990

01Harmon County, OKOK2,32729.7%−4.4 pts

02McCurtain County, OKOK30,74424.7%−5.5 pts

03Choctaw County, OKOK14,05924.3%−8.4 pts

04Adair County, OKOK19,82823.2%−3.4 pts

05Pushmataha County, OKOK10,80723.2%−7.1 pts

06Coal County, OKOK5,43623.1%−4.3 pts

07Okfuskee County, OKOK11,45123.0%−6.4 pts

08Cherokee County, OKOK49,19622.9%−5.9 pts

09Latimer County, OKOK9,64522.7%−0.6 pts

10Johnston County, OKOK10,44822.0%−6.5 pts

11Hughes County, OKOK13,45521.9%−4.9 pts

12Tillman County, OKOK6,78021.9%−1.0 pts

13Caddo County, OKOK26,13021.7%−6.1 pts

14Seminole County, OKOK23,44120.8%−3.2 pts

15Haskell County, OKOK11,78720.5%−6.6 pts

16Payne County, OKOK83,88920.3%−1.4 pts

17Sequoyah County, OKOK40,84219.8%−4.9 pts

18Atoka County, OKOK14,60919.8%−11.3 pts

19Greer County, OKOK5,37319.6%−3.7 pts

20Kiowa County, OKOK8,18119.3%−8.2 pts

21Jefferson County, OKOK5,43119.2%−4.0 pts

22Le Flore County, OKOK50,19619.1%−3.4 pts

23Okmulgee County, OKOK37,24118.9%−5.1 pts

24Custer County, OKOK28,17518.5%−0.5 pts

25Bryan County, OKOK51,36718.4%−6.1 pts

26Delaware County, OKOK41,91018.3%+1.0 pts

27Cotton County, OKOK5,43218.2%−2.7 pts

28McIntosh County, OKOK19,75818.2%−5.6 pts

29Beckham County, OKOK22,15918.2%−2.3 pts

30Marshall County, OKOK16,25517.9%−2.9 pts

31Muskogee County, OKOK66,70817.9%−3.9 pts

32Cimarron County, OKOK2,05917.6%−0.1 pts

33Pittsburg County, OKOK43,32017.2%−2.4 pts

34Blaine County, OKOK8,51516.9%−3.2 pts

35Carter County, OKOK48,91016.6%−3.1 pts

36Ottawa County, OKOK30,43816.6%−3.6 pts

37Pontotoc County, OKOK38,52816.5%−5.2 pts

38Roger Mills County, OKOK3,25916.3%−1.2 pts

39Jackson County, OKOK24,76416.2%−2.1 pts

40Kay County, OKOK43,49016.0%+3.1 pts

41Garvin County, OKOK26,37715.9%−3.8 pts

42Comanche County, OKOK122,15815.6%−0.3 pts

43Washita County, OKOK10,88415.5%−5.2 pts

44Oklahoma County, OKOK822,12515.3%+0.4 pts

45Woods County, OKOK8,44315.0%−0.8 pts

46Dewey County, OKOK4,20715.0%−2.6 pts

47Pottawatomie County, OKOK75,10214.6%−2.7 pts

48Stephens County, OKOK44,31014.6%−3.3 pts

49Lincoln County, OKOK35,27814.5%−2.9 pts

50Mayes County, OKOK40,41614.3%−4.4 pts

51Texas County, OKOK20,32214.1%+0.7 pts

52Murray County, OKOK13,80514.1%−7.7 pts

53Nowata County, OKOK9,52214.1%−6.8 pts

54Grady County, OKOK59,12813.9%−4.4 pts

55Garfield County, OKOK61,77913.9%−0.2 pts

56Alfalfa County, OKOK5,64913.7%−2.9 pts

57Grant County, OKOK4,06713.7%−0.0 pts

58Craig County, OKOK14,51813.7%−4.6 pts

59Creek County, OKOK74,96713.5%−1.0 pts

60Osage County, OKOK46,79413.2%−2.5 pts

61Pawnee County, OKOK16,02913.0%−4.3 pts

62Logan County, OKOK55,47312.9%−5.1 pts

63Noble County, OKOK10,89912.8%−4.1 pts

64Ellis County, OKOK3,61312.5%−1.6 pts

65Woodward County, OKOK19,82712.5%−1.7 pts

66Major County, OKOK7,53612.0%−3.9 pts

67Washington County, OKOK54,03711.9%+1.0 pts

68Love County, OKOK10,78011.8%−4.1 pts

69Beaver County, OKOK4,88211.7%+2.8 pts

70Tulsa County, OKOK698,78211.6%−1.6 pts

71Kingfisher County, OKOK15,79510.8%+0.0 pts

72Cleveland County, OKOK303,97310.6%−0.5 pts

73McClain County, OKOK49,64710.5%−3.7 pts

74Harper County, OKOK3,17210.2%−0.5 pts

75Wagoner County, OKOK93,2638.9%−3.3 pts

76Rogers County, OKOK102,1978.6%−1.9 pts

77Canadian County, OKOK187,1897.9%−0.5 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS