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Most unemployed people, Oklahoma cities

Oklahoma cities with the most unemployed people in the civilian labor force, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the unemployment rate. This list covers the 75 cities in Oklahoma that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 75 is 342. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Guthrie, OK, up 34 places to #40.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYED RESIDENTSVS 2020

01Oklahoma City, OKOK719,84916,781+9%

02Tulsa, OKOK416,20912,7360%

03Norman, OKOK130,9433,992+8%

04Lawton, OKOK90,5032,867−2%

05Broken Arrow, OKOK124,9912,580+14%

06Midwest City, OKOK58,7991,972+7%

07Edmond, OKOK100,4791,651−2%

08▲3Stillwater, OKOK50,0461,628+61%

09▼1Moore, OKOK63,6091,537+10%

10▼1Enid, OKOK50,2971,279+6%

11▲3Owasso, OKOK43,1171,190+47%

12▼2Muskogee, OKOK36,7601,076−9%

13▼1Shawnee, OKOK32,474835−15%

14▲1Ponca City, OKOK24,225774+6%

15▼2Bartlesville, OKOK38,278745−20%

16▲6Del City, OKOK21,138735+24%

17▲2Duncan, OKOK23,238680+9%

18▲8Mustang, OKOK24,571642+36%

19▲11Bethany, OKOK20,315605+43%

20▲9Claremore, OKOK20,681572+31%

21▲7Sand Springs, OKOK20,397572+30%

22▲5Bixby, OKOK32,766565+26%

23▼6Tahlequah, OKOK17,508555−12%

24▲11Altus, OKOK18,707550+72%

25▲25Chickasha, OKOK17,313549+179%

26▼10Yukon, OKOK27,615544−15%

27▼4Ardmore, OKOK24,956528−6%

28▼7McAlester, OKOK18,044520−13%

29▼11El Reno, OKOK20,730501−20%

30▲23Blanchard, OKOK10,013489+176%

31▲7Woodward, OKOK11,635472+70%

32▼12Durant, OKOK21,552452−27%

33▲15Weatherford, OKOK12,005442+113%

34▲8Elk City, OKOK11,335421+78%

35▼11Okmulgee, OKOK11,394374−31%

36▼3Ada, OKOK16,660351+8%

37▼12Jenks, OKOK28,175345−33%

38▼6Pryor Creek, OKOK9,723342+1%

39▲5Sapulpa, OKOK23,695335+48%

40▲34Guthrie, OKOK12,257314+349%

41Glenpool, OKOK14,705258+8%

42▲1Catoosa, OKOK7,471244+5%

43▼12Wagoner, OKOK8,405231−40%

44▼7Collinsville, OKOK9,956222−21%

45Coweta, OKOK11,472220−3%

46▼6Seminole, OKOK7,393219−9%

47▲5Henryetta, OKOK5,620218+23%

48▲11Cushing, OKOK8,390212+49%

49Poteau, OKOK9,171209+2%

50▲14Tuttle, OKOK8,708204+65%

51▲19Guymon, OKOK12,241201+84%

52▲5Newcastle, OKOK15,198188+31%

53▲9The, OKOK9,276182+44%

54▲12Warr Acres, OKOK10,552178+51%

55▼1Choctaw, OKOK12,549177+12%

56▼1Skiatook, OKOK8,960164+6%

57▼11Sallisaw, OKOK8,790163−27%

58▼19Miami, OKOK12,893158−39%

59▲10Vinita, OKOK5,424155+41%

60▲15Piedmont, OKOK9,427149+140%

61▲7Holdenville, OKOK5,923147+30%

62▼15Idabel, OKOK6,934147−31%

63Pauls Valley, OKOK6,157143+14%

64▼28Anadarko, OKOK5,448142−51%

65▼9Purcell, OKOK7,030120−18%

66▼32Blackwell, OKOK6,029120−63%

67▼9Harrah, OKOK7,212100−31%

68▼7Tecumseh, OKOK6,40298−25%

69▼18Hugo, OKOK5,08287−55%

70▼5Clinton, OKOK8,30286−29%

71▲1Verdigris, OKOK5,88873−10%

72▲1Grove, OKOK7,39960−25%

73▼13Kingfisher, OKOK5,20158−59%

74▼3Lone Grove, OKOK5,24447−50%

75▼8Noble, OKOK7,74842−64%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES