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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. The median across all 75 is 2,005. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Mustang, OK, up 19 places to #44.

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Most residents in poverty by state
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%
06▲1Broken Arrow, OKOK124,99110,378+208%
07▲2Midwest City, OKOK58,7999,612+28%
08Muskogee, OKOK36,7608,865+21%
09▼3Edmond, OKOK100,4797,884+60%
10▲2Moore, OKOK63,6097,230+131%
11▼1Enid, OKOK50,2976,914−1%
12▼1Shawnee, OKOK32,4746,587+29%
13Bartlesville, OKOK38,2786,529+48%
14▲3Del City, OKOK21,1384,864+65%
15▲4Duncan, OKOK23,2384,706+36%
16Ponca City, OKOK24,2254,366+5%
17▼3Ardmore, OKOK24,9564,3410%
18▲5Bethany, OKOK20,3154,206+130%
19▼4Durant, OKOK21,5523,691+23%
20▲7El Reno, OKOK20,7303,574+36%
21McAlester, OKOK18,0443,572+3%
22Altus, OKOK18,7073,237−12%
23▲7Sapulpa, OKOK23,6953,205+29%
24▼6Tahlequah, OKOK17,5083,120−18%
25▼1Miami, OKOK12,8932,926+16%
26▲7Owasso, OKOK43,1172,921+232%
27▲4Chickasha, OKOK17,3132,9020%
28▼2Ada, OKOK16,6602,669−20%
29▲3Elk City, OKOK11,3352,594+29%
30▼2Sallisaw, OKOK8,7902,534+36%
31▼6Weatherford, OKOK12,0052,442+14%
32▲2Claremore, OKOK20,6812,441+30%
33▼4Okmulgee, OKOK11,3942,340−25%
34▲1Yukon, OKOK27,6152,235+60%
35▲5Guthrie, OKOK12,2572,186+27%
36Sand Springs, OKOK20,3972,121+34%
37▲4Woodward, OKOK11,6352,043+30%
38▲4Seminole, OKOK7,3932,005+46%
39▲9Warr Acres, OKOK10,5521,989+103%
40▲3Pryor Creek, OKOK9,7231,964+67%
41▲5Jenks, OKOK28,1751,856+327%
42▲2Cushing, OKOK8,3901,844+34%
43▼4Poteau, OKOK9,1711,774+1%
44▲19Mustang, OKOK24,5711,769+139%
45▼8Idabel, OKOK6,9341,757−19%
46▲5Henryetta, OKOK5,6201,700+22%
47▼2Bixby, OKOK32,7661,695+135%
48▼28Guymon, OKOK12,2411,649+10%
49▲17Clinton, OKOK8,3021,617−3%
50▲2Glenpool, OKOK14,7051,551+197%
51▼13Hugo, OKOK5,0821,549−5%
52▼3Pauls Valley, OKOK6,1571,479+14%
53▲1Holdenville, OKOK5,9231,429+50%
54▲8Coweta, OKOK11,4721,373+161%
55▼8Anadarko, OKOK5,4481,364−28%
56▼6Wagoner, OKOK8,4051,302+9%
57Grove, OKOK7,3991,296+75%
58▼2Vinita, OKOK5,4241,158+4%
59Skiatook, OKOK8,9601,156+66%
60▼2The, OKOK9,2761,091+7%
61▼1Tecumseh, OKOK6,4021,032+2%
62▼9Catoosa, OKOK7,471963+43%
63▲1Purcell, OKOK7,030950+19%
64▼9Blackwell, OKOK6,029882−33%
65▲2Kingfisher, OKOK5,201862+74%
66▲5Noble, OKOK7,748810+135%
67▼6Collinsville, OKOK9,956805+74%
68▲1Choctaw, OKOK12,549776+41%
69▼4Lone Grove, OKOK5,244739+6%
70Blanchard, OKOK10,013728+155%
71▼3Harrah, OKOK7,212722+117%
72Newcastle, OKOK15,198495+89%
73▲1Tuttle, OKOK8,708429+73%
74▼1Verdigris, OKOK5,888384–
75Piedmont, OKOK9,427213+48%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES