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Most residents in poverty, Oklahoma counties

Oklahoma counties 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 77 counties in Oklahoma that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 77 is 3,987. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Washington County, OK, up 8 places to #13.

SAME RANKING BYCitiesStatesMetros
Most residents in poverty by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 2000
01Oklahoma County, OKOK822,125128,604+28%
02Tulsa County, OKOK698,782100,177+53%
03Cleveland County, OKOK303,97338,704+76%
04▲1Comanche County, OKOK122,15822,037+23%
05▼1Payne County, OKOK83,88918,755+36%
06▲2Canadian County, OKOK187,18913,583+95%
07▼1Muskogee County, OKOK66,70812,703+2%
08▼1Pottawatomie County, OKOK75,10211,673+22%
09▲1Creek County, OKOK74,96710,576+17%
10▲1Le Flore County, OKOK50,1969,501+4%
11▼2Cherokee County, OKOK49,1968,732−10%
12Rogers County, OKOK102,1978,732+44%
13▲8Washington County, OKOK54,0378,564+47%
14▲4Sequoyah County, OKOK40,8428,049+4%
15▲1Bryan County, OKOK51,3677,997+19%
16▼2Wagoner County, OKOK93,2637,968+56%
17▼2Carter County, OKOK48,9107,887+4%
18▲8Stephens County, OKOK44,3107,849+25%
19Delaware County, OKOK41,9107,825+16%
20▼7Garfield County, OKOK61,7797,799−3%
21▼4Pittsburg County, OKOK43,3207,726+2%
22Kay County, OKOK43,4906,980−9%
23▲6Grady County, OKOK59,1286,895+9%
24▲3Okmulgee County, OKOK37,2416,649−11%
25▼5McCurtain County, OKOK30,7446,542−23%
26▼3Mayes County, OKOK40,4166,406+17%
27▲1Ottawa County, OKOK30,4386,333+15%
28▼4Logan County, OKOK55,4736,045+39%
29▼4Osage County, OKOK46,7946,022+2%
30▲5Lincoln County, OKOK35,2785,910+27%
31▼1Seminole County, OKOK23,4415,107−1%
32▲2Caddo County, OKOK26,1304,840−26%
33▼2Pontotoc County, OKOK38,5284,808−17%
34▲3Beckham County, OKOK22,1594,802+34%
35▲1Custer County, OKOK28,1754,644−4%
36▲3Garvin County, OKOK26,3774,388+1%
37▼5Adair County, OKOK19,8284,212−14%
38McIntosh County, OKOK19,7584,085+15%
39▲1Jackson County, OKOK24,7643,987−14%
40▲2McClain County, OKOK49,6473,856+32%
41Choctaw County, OKOK14,0593,316−11%
42▼9Texas County, OKOK20,3223,266+15%
43Okfuskee County, OKOK11,4512,913+7%
44▲5Pawnee County, OKOK16,0292,875+33%
45Woodward County, OKOK19,8272,826+22%
46▲1Craig County, OKOK14,5182,720+33%
47▼3Hughes County, OKOK13,4552,706−13%
48▲2Marshall County, OKOK16,2552,540+7%
49▼3Atoka County, OKOK14,6092,487−9%
50▼2Haskell County, OKOK11,7872,4270%
51▲3Johnston County, OKOK10,4482,353+2%
52▲1Pushmataha County, OKOK10,8072,234−17%
53▲3Kingfisher County, OKOK15,7951,981+32%
54▲3Latimer County, OKOK9,6451,970−19%
55▼3Kiowa County, OKOK8,1811,923−2%
56▼5Murray County, OKOK13,8051,740−2%
57▲4Woods County, OKOK8,4431,709+26%
58▼3Nowata County, OKOK9,5221,624+9%
59Love County, OKOK10,7801,537+47%
60▲2Washita County, OKOK10,8841,525−15%
61▲6Blaine County, OKOK8,5151,487−26%
62▼4Tillman County, OKOK6,7801,452−29%
63▼3Noble County, OKOK10,8991,402−4%
64Jefferson County, OKOK5,4311,245−5%
65▲1Cotton County, OKOK5,4321,123−7%
66▼3Coal County, OKOK5,4361,108−20%
67▲2Alfalfa County, OKOK5,649940+12%
68Greer County, OKOK5,373929−22%
69▼4Major County, OKOK7,536842−7%
70▲5Grant County, OKOK4,067723+3%
71▲3Beaver County, OKOK4,882666−3%
72Dewey County, OKOK4,207615−13%
73▲3Harmon County, OKOK2,327547−44%
74▼3Roger Mills County, OKOK3,259493−12%
75▼2Ellis County, OKOK3,613478−6%
76▼6Harper County, OKOK3,172420+16%
77Cimarron County, OKOK2,059165−70%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES