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Most residents in poverty, Oklahoma cities

Oklahoma cities with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the poverty rate. This list covers the 75 cities in Oklahoma that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 2000

01Oklahoma City, OKOK719,849105,487+30%

02Tulsa, OKOK416,20977,507+40%

03Norman, OKOK130,94321,825+52%

04Lawton, OKOK90,50319,135+26%

05Stillwater, OKOK50,04613,482+27%

06Broken Arrow, OKOK124,99110,378+208%

07Midwest City, OKOK58,7999,612+28%

08Muskogee, OKOK36,7608,865+21%

09Edmond, OKOK100,4797,884+60%

10Moore, OKOK63,6097,230+131%

11Enid, OKOK50,2976,914−1%

12Shawnee, OKOK32,4746,587+29%

13Bartlesville, OKOK38,2786,529+48%

14Del City, OKOK21,1384,864+65%

15Duncan, OKOK23,2384,706+36%

16Ponca City, OKOK24,2254,366+5%

17Ardmore, OKOK24,9564,341+0%

18Bethany, OKOK20,3154,206+130%

19Durant, OKOK21,5523,691+23%

20El Reno, OKOK20,7303,574+36%

21McAlester, OKOK18,0443,572+3%

22Altus, OKOK18,7073,237−12%

23Sapulpa, OKOK23,6953,205+29%

24Tahlequah, OKOK17,5083,120−18%

25Miami, OKOK12,8932,926+16%

26Owasso, OKOK43,1172,921+232%

27Chickasha, OKOK17,3132,902+0%

28Ada, OKOK16,6602,669−20%

29Elk City, OKOK11,3352,594+29%

30Sallisaw, OKOK8,7902,534+36%

31Weatherford, OKOK12,0052,442+14%

32Claremore, OKOK20,6812,441+30%

33Okmulgee, OKOK11,3942,340−25%

34Yukon, OKOK27,6152,235+60%

35Guthrie, OKOK12,2572,186+27%

36Sand Springs, OKOK20,3972,121+34%

37Woodward, OKOK11,6352,043+30%

38Seminole, OKOK7,3932,005+46%

39Warr Acres, OKOK10,5521,989+103%

40Pryor Creek, OKOK9,7231,964+67%

41Jenks, OKOK28,1751,856+327%

42Cushing, OKOK8,3901,844+34%

43Poteau, OKOK9,1711,774+1%

44Mustang, OKOK24,5711,769+139%

45Idabel, OKOK6,9341,757−19%

46Henryetta, OKOK5,6201,700+22%

47Bixby, OKOK32,7661,695+135%

48Guymon, OKOK12,2411,649+10%

49Clinton, OKOK8,3021,617−3%

50Glenpool, OKOK14,7051,551+197%

51Hugo, OKOK5,0821,549−5%

52Pauls Valley, OKOK6,1571,479+14%

53Holdenville, OKOK5,9231,429+50%

54Coweta, OKOK11,4721,373+161%

55Anadarko, OKOK5,4481,364−28%

56Wagoner, OKOK8,4051,302+9%

57Grove, OKOK7,3991,296+75%

58Vinita, OKOK5,4241,158+4%

59Skiatook, OKOK8,9601,156+66%

60The, OKOK9,2761,091+7%

61Tecumseh, OKOK6,4021,032+2%

62Catoosa, OKOK7,471963+43%

63Purcell, OKOK7,030950+19%

64Blackwell, OKOK6,029882−33%

65Kingfisher, OKOK5,201862+74%

66Noble, OKOK7,748810+135%

67Collinsville, OKOK9,956805+74%

68Choctaw, OKOK12,549776+41%

69Lone Grove, OKOK5,244739+6%

70Blanchard, OKOK10,013728+155%

71Harrah, OKOK7,212722+117%

72Newcastle, OKOK15,198495+89%

73Tuttle, OKOK8,708429+73%

74Verdigris, OKOK5,888384–

75Piedmont, OKOK9,427213+48%

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES