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Most sparsely populated, Oklahoma counties · 1990

Oklahoma counties with the fewest residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 77 counties in Oklahoma that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Cimarron County, OKOK2,0592+5%

02Beaver County, OKOK4,8823+3%

03Roger Mills County, OKOK3,2594+21%

04Ellis County, OKOK3,6134+10%

05Harper County, OKOK3,1724+14%

06Dewey County, OKOK4,2076+17%

07Grant County, OKOK4,0676+11%

08Harmon County, OKOK2,3277+16%

09Woods County, OKOK8,4437+0%

10Alfalfa County, OKOK5,6497+5%

11Pushmataha County, OKOK10,8078−6%

12Texas County, OKOK20,3228−18%

13Major County, OKOK7,5368+7%

14Jefferson County, OKOK5,4319+3%

15Greer County, OKOK5,37310+8%

16Cotton County, OKOK5,43211+1%

17Kiowa County, OKOK8,18111+11%

18Coal County, OKOK5,43611−4%

19Washita County, OKOK10,88411−1%

20Tillman County, OKOK6,78012+12%

21Blaine County, OKOK8,51512−4%

22Atoka County, OKOK14,60913−8%

23Latimer County, OKOK9,64514−3%

24Kingfisher County, OKOK15,79515−5%

25Noble County, OKOK10,89915−3%

26Woodward County, OKOK19,82715+3%

27Johnston County, OKOK10,44816−5%

28Love County, OKOK10,78016−8%

29Hughes County, OKOK13,45516−8%

30Nowata County, OKOK9,52218−5%

31McCurtain County, OKOK30,74418−3%

32Craig County, OKOK14,51819−6%

33Osage County, OKOK46,79419−6%

34Okfuskee County, OKOK11,45119−2%

35Haskell County, OKOK11,78719−7%

36Choctaw County, OKOK14,05920−0%

37Beckham County, OKOK22,15921−5%

38Caddo County, OKOK26,13023−2%

39McIntosh County, OKOK19,75827−14%

40Custer County, OKOK28,17527+3%

41Le Flore County, OKOK50,19627−10%

42Pawnee County, OKOK16,02927−6%

43Murray County, OKOK13,80529−5%

44Marshall County, OKOK16,25529−18%

45Lincoln County, OKOK35,27831−9%

46Pittsburg County, OKOK43,32031−8%

47Adair County, OKOK19,82832−12%

48Garvin County, OKOK26,37733−2%

49Bryan County, OKOK51,36735−12%

50Jackson County, OKOK24,76436+1%

51Grady County, OKOK59,12838−8%

52Delaware County, OKOK41,91038−24%

53Logan County, OKOK55,47339−14%

54McClain County, OKOK49,64740−18%

55Seminole County, OKOK23,44140+2%

56Cherokee County, OKOK49,19645−20%

57Pontotoc County, OKOK38,52847−3%

58Stephens County, OKOK44,31049−2%

59Sequoyah County, OKOK40,84250−13%

60Mayes County, OKOK40,41651−13%

61Carter County, OKOK48,91052−6%

62Kay County, OKOK43,49052−0%

63Okmulgee County, OKOK37,24152−8%

64Garfield County, OKOK61,77954−2%

65Creek County, OKOK74,96764−10%

66Ottawa County, OKOK30,43865−8%

67Pottawatomie County, OKOK75,10275−10%

68Rogers County, OKOK102,19782−22%

69Canadian County, OKOK187,18983−15%

70Muskogee County, OKOK66,70884−2%

71Wagoner County, OKOK93,26385−17%

72Payne County, OKOK83,88990−10%

73Comanche County, OKOK122,158104−3%

74Washington County, OKOK54,037116−2%

75Cleveland County, OKOK303,973323−16%

76Oklahoma County, OKOK822,125846−9%

77Tulsa County, OKOK698,782883−11%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES