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Most residents in poverty, Oklahoma cities · 1990

Oklahoma cities with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 1990 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the poverty rate. This list covers the 74 cities in Oklahoma that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 74 is 1,877.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS –

01Oklahoma City, OKOK719,84970,515–

02Tulsa, OKOK416,20955,056–

03Lawton, OKOK90,50312,840–

04Norman, OKOK130,94312,039–

05Stillwater, OKOK50,0469,688–

06Muskogee, OKOK36,7608,472–

07Enid, OKOK50,2976,482–

08Midwest City, OKOK58,7995,878–

09Shawnee, OKOK32,4745,518–

10Ardmore, OKOK24,9565,084–

11Okmulgee, OKOK11,3944,489–

12Duncan, OKOK23,2384,017–

13Altus, OKOK18,7074,007–

14Edmond, OKOK100,4793,833–

15Broken Arrow, OKOK124,9913,793–

16Bartlesville, OKOK38,2783,787–

17Durant, OKOK21,5523,733–

18Ada, OKOK16,6603,627–

19Del City, OKOK21,1383,557–

20Chickasha, OKOK17,3133,470–

21Tahlequah, OKOK17,5083,452–

22McAlester, OKOK18,0443,269–

23El Reno, OKOK20,7303,231–

24Moore, OKOK63,6093,206–

25Idabel, OKOK6,9342,878–

26Ponca City, OKOK24,2252,831–

27Miami, OKOK12,8932,702–

28Guthrie, OKOK12,2572,487–

29Weatherford, OKOK12,0052,197–

30Anadarko, OKOK5,4482,179–

31Sapulpa, OKOK23,6952,149–

32Hugo, OKOK5,0822,100–

33Claremore, OKOK20,6812,092–

34Clinton, OKOK8,3022,045–

35Elk City, OKOK11,3351,912–

36Poteau, OKOK9,1711,882–

37Woodward, OKOK11,6351,877–

38Sallisaw, OKOK8,7901,807–

39Bethany, OKOK20,3151,741–

40Pryor Creek, OKOK9,7231,647–

41Cushing, OKOK8,3901,548–

42Seminole, OKOK7,3931,489–

43Henryetta, OKOK5,6201,457–

44Wagoner, OKOK8,4051,453–

45Yukon, OKOK27,6151,419–

46Pauls Valley, OKOK6,1571,404–

47Holdenville, OKOK5,9231,343–

48Sand Springs, OKOK20,3971,278–

49Blackwell, OKOK6,0291,184–

50Vinita, OKOK5,4241,105–

51Owasso, OKOK43,117955–

52Coweta, OKOK11,472955–

53Choctaw, OKOK12,549948–

54Guymon, OKOK12,241862–

55Tecumseh, OKOK6,402861–

56Skiatook, OKOK8,960860–

57Purcell, OKOK7,030731–

58The, OKOK9,276729–

59Grove, OKOK7,399722–

60Warr Acres, OKOK10,552706–

61Bixby, OKOK32,766702–

62Jenks, OKOK28,175661–

63Lone Grove, OKOK5,244624–

64Glenpool, OKOK14,705608–

65Noble, OKOK7,748501–

66Collinsville, OKOK9,956462–

67Tuttle, OKOK8,708461–

68Kingfisher, OKOK5,201423–

69Mustang, OKOK24,571402–

70Harrah, OKOK7,212362–

71Catoosa, OKOK7,471339–

72Newcastle, OKOK15,198336–

73Blanchard, OKOK10,013251–

74Piedmont, OKOK9,427104–

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