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Most unemployed people, Oklahoma counties

Oklahoma counties 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 77 counties in Oklahoma that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYED RESIDENTSVS 2020

01Oklahoma County, OKOK822,12519,534+5%

02Tulsa County, OKOK698,78218,642+3%

03Cleveland County, OKOK303,9737,571+9%

04Canadian County, OKOK187,1893,918+26%

05Comanche County, OKOK122,1583,429−1%

06Payne County, OKOK83,8892,342+57%

07Rogers County, OKOK102,1972,338+13%

08Wagoner County, OKOK93,2631,824−14%

09Pottawatomie County, OKOK75,1021,685−17%

10Muskogee County, OKOK66,7081,568−13%

11Grady County, OKOK59,1281,500+32%

12Garfield County, OKOK61,7791,448−1%

13Kay County, OKOK43,4901,157−12%

14Cherokee County, OKOK49,1961,131−32%

15Okmulgee County, OKOK37,2411,124−15%

16Mayes County, OKOK40,4161,123+11%

17Osage County, OKOK46,7941,092−13%

18Creek County, OKOK74,9671,067−16%

19McClain County, OKOK49,6471,059+59%

20Pittsburg County, OKOK43,3201,055−16%

21Washington County, OKOK54,0371,048−8%

22Le Flore County, OKOK50,1961,028−4%

23Bryan County, OKOK51,3671,017−16%

24Stephens County, OKOK44,310989−19%

25Logan County, OKOK55,473880−4%

26Delaware County, OKOK41,910875−17%

27Carter County, OKOK48,910862−17%

28Sequoyah County, OKOK40,842772−22%

29Beckham County, OKOK22,159697+80%

30Pontotoc County, OKOK38,528668−24%

31Caddo County, OKOK26,130660−20%

32Jackson County, OKOK24,764637+47%

33Custer County, OKOK28,175628+51%

34Woodward County, OKOK19,827622+50%

35McCurtain County, OKOK30,744604−18%

36Seminole County, OKOK23,441588−31%

37Lincoln County, OKOK35,278586−3%

38Adair County, OKOK19,828573+30%

39Ottawa County, OKOK30,438384−41%

40Garvin County, OKOK26,377383+3%

41McIntosh County, OKOK19,758353−4%

42Haskell County, OKOK11,787336−21%

43Texas County, OKOK20,322335+17%

44Marshall County, OKOK16,255310+34%

45Blaine County, OKOK8,515298+35%

46Pawnee County, OKOK16,029296+8%

47Craig County, OKOK14,518293+6%

48Washita County, OKOK10,884287−5%

49Choctaw County, OKOK14,059282−33%

50Atoka County, OKOK14,609257+20%

51Love County, OKOK10,780254+2%

52Hughes County, OKOK13,455235−34%

53Latimer County, OKOK9,645202−51%

54Woods County, OKOK8,443199−12%

55Pushmataha County, OKOK10,807189−46%

56Johnston County, OKOK10,448183−37%

57Kiowa County, OKOK8,181183+48%

58Nowata County, OKOK9,522182−36%

59Tillman County, OKOK6,780172−5%

60Coal County, OKOK5,436165+21%

61Kingfisher County, OKOK15,795160−45%

62Murray County, OKOK13,805156−32%

63Greer County, OKOK5,373144+31%

64Okfuskee County, OKOK11,451143−41%

65Noble County, OKOK10,899129−55%

66Jefferson County, OKOK5,431117−16%

67Major County, OKOK7,53693−1%

68Alfalfa County, OKOK5,64990+13%

69Ellis County, OKOK3,61387−21%

70Cotton County, OKOK5,43285−28%

71Grant County, OKOK4,06778+5%

72Harmon County, OKOK2,32773−16%

73Dewey County, OKOK4,20766+29%

74Beaver County, OKOK4,88260−42%

75Roger Mills County, OKOK3,25949−48%

76Harper County, OKOK3,17240−26%

77Cimarron County, OKOK2,0594+0%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES