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Most residents in poverty, Oklahoma counties · 2020

Oklahoma counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2020 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.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 2000

01Oklahoma County, OKOK822,125123,797+23%

02Tulsa County, OKOK698,78295,988+47%

03Cleveland County, OKOK303,97335,589+62%

04Payne County, OKOK83,88921,109+53%

05Comanche County, OKOK122,15819,147+7%

06Muskogee County, OKOK66,70813,445+8%

07Pottawatomie County, OKOK75,10211,437+19%

08Canadian County, OKOK187,18911,366+63%

09Cherokee County, OKOK49,19610,339+6%

10Creek County, OKOK74,96710,131+12%

11Le Flore County, OKOK50,1969,619+5%

12Rogers County, OKOK102,1978,901+46%

13Garfield County, OKOK61,7798,636+7%

14Wagoner County, OKOK93,2638,121+59%

15Carter County, OKOK48,9108,104+7%

16Bryan County, OKOK51,3677,835+17%

17Pittsburg County, OKOK43,3207,560−0%

18Sequoyah County, OKOK40,8427,422−4%

19Delaware County, OKOK41,9107,360+9%

20McCurtain County, OKOK30,7447,346−14%

21Washington County, OKOK54,0377,062+21%

22Kay County, OKOK43,4907,035−9%

23Mayes County, OKOK40,4166,731+23%

24Logan County, OKOK55,4736,511+49%

25Osage County, OKOK46,7946,508+11%

26Stephens County, OKOK44,3106,439+2%

27Okmulgee County, OKOK37,2416,262−17%

28Ottawa County, OKOK30,4386,042+10%

29Grady County, OKOK59,1285,751−9%

30Seminole County, OKOK23,4415,325+3%

31Pontotoc County, OKOK38,5285,189−11%

32Adair County, OKOK19,8285,183+6%

33Texas County, OKOK20,3225,114+81%

34Caddo County, OKOK26,1305,024−23%

35Lincoln County, OKOK35,2784,884+5%

36Custer County, OKOK28,1754,819−1%

37Beckham County, OKOK22,1594,321+20%

38McIntosh County, OKOK19,7584,255+20%

39Garvin County, OKOK26,3774,044−7%

40Jackson County, OKOK24,7643,917−15%

41Choctaw County, OKOK14,0593,659−2%

42McClain County, OKOK49,6473,285+13%

43Okfuskee County, OKOK11,4513,036+12%

44Hughes County, OKOK13,4552,854−8%

45Woodward County, OKOK19,8272,695+17%

46Atoka County, OKOK14,6092,686−2%

47Craig County, OKOK14,5182,561+25%

48Haskell County, OKOK11,7872,406−0%

49Pawnee County, OKOK16,0292,395+11%

50Marshall County, OKOK16,2552,339−1%

51Murray County, OKOK13,8052,253+27%

52Kiowa County, OKOK8,1812,038+3%

53Pushmataha County, OKOK10,8072,021−25%

54Johnston County, OKOK10,4481,991−14%

55Nowata County, OKOK9,5221,611+8%

56Kingfisher County, OKOK15,7951,564+4%

57Latimer County, OKOK9,6451,555−36%

58Tillman County, OKOK6,7801,494−26%

59Love County, OKOK10,7801,449+39%

60Noble County, OKOK10,8991,380−6%

61Woods County, OKOK8,4431,349−1%

62Washita County, OKOK10,8841,304−27%

63Coal County, OKOK5,4361,234−11%

64Jefferson County, OKOK5,4311,107−16%

65Major County, OKOK7,5361,048+16%

66Cotton County, OKOK5,4321,042−13%

67Blaine County, OKOK8,5151,006−50%

68Greer County, OKOK5,373978−18%

69Alfalfa County, OKOK5,649636−24%

70Harper County, OKOK3,172631+74%

71Roger Mills County, OKOK3,259595+6%

72Dewey County, OKOK4,207576−19%

73Ellis County, OKOK3,613570+12%

74Beaver County, OKOK4,882441−36%

75Grant County, OKOK4,067384−45%

76Harmon County, OKOK2,327378−61%

77Cimarron County, OKOK2,059356−36%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS