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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. The median across all 77 is 384. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Blaine County, OK, up 15 places to #45.

SAME RANKING BYCitiesStatesMetros
Most unemployed people by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYED RESIDENTSVS 2020
01Oklahoma County, OKOK822,12519,534+5%
02Tulsa County, OKOK698,78218,642+3%
03Cleveland County, OKOK303,9737,571+9%
04▲1Canadian County, OKOK187,1893,918+26%
05▼1Comanche County, OKOK122,1583,429−1%
06▲5Payne County, OKOK83,8892,342+57%
07Rogers County, OKOK102,1972,338+13%
08▼2Wagoner County, OKOK93,2631,824−14%
09▼1Pottawatomie County, OKOK75,1021,685−17%
10▼1Muskogee County, OKOK66,7081,568−13%
11▲10Grady County, OKOK59,1281,500+32%
12Garfield County, OKOK61,7791,448−1%
13▲1Kay County, OKOK43,4901,157−12%
14▼4Cherokee County, OKOK49,1961,131−32%
15▼2Okmulgee County, OKOK37,2411,124−15%
16▲9Mayes County, OKOK40,4161,123+11%
17▼1Osage County, OKOK46,7941,092−13%
18▼3Creek County, OKOK74,9671,067−16%
19▲13McClain County, OKOK49,6471,059+59%
20▼3Pittsburg County, OKOK43,3201,055−16%
21▼1Washington County, OKOK54,0371,048−8%
22Le Flore County, OKOK50,1961,028−4%
23▼4Bryan County, OKOK51,3671,017−16%
24▼6Stephens County, OKOK44,310989−19%
25▲2Logan County, OKOK55,473880−4%
26▼3Delaware County, OKOK41,910875−17%
27▼3Carter County, OKOK48,910862−17%
28▼2Sequoyah County, OKOK40,842772−22%
29▲13Beckham County, OKOK22,159697+80%
30▼2Pontotoc County, OKOK38,528668−24%
31▼1Caddo County, OKOK26,130660−20%
32▲4Jackson County, OKOK24,764637+47%
33▲7Custer County, OKOK28,175628+51%
34▲7Woodward County, OKOK19,827622+50%
35▼4McCurtain County, OKOK30,744604−18%
36▼7Seminole County, OKOK23,441588−31%
37▼3Lincoln County, OKOK35,278586−3%
38▼3Adair County, OKOK19,828573+30%
39▼6Ottawa County, OKOK30,438384−41%
40▲3Garvin County, OKOK26,377383+3%
41▲3McIntosh County, OKOK19,758353−4%
42▼5Haskell County, OKOK11,787336−21%
43▲8Texas County, OKOK20,322335+17%
44▲13Marshall County, OKOK16,255310+34%
45▲15Blaine County, OKOK8,515298+35%
46▲8Pawnee County, OKOK16,029296+8%
47▲6Craig County, OKOK14,518293+6%
48▼1Washita County, OKOK10,884287−5%
49▼11Choctaw County, OKOK14,059282−33%
50▲11Atoka County, OKOK14,609257+20%
51▲4Love County, OKOK10,780254+2%
52▼7Hughes County, OKOK13,455235−34%
53▼14Latimer County, OKOK9,645202−51%
54▲5Woods County, OKOK8,443199−12%
55▼9Pushmataha County, OKOK10,807189−46%
56▼7Johnston County, OKOK10,448183−37%
57▲8Kiowa County, OKOK8,181183+48%
58▼8Nowata County, OKOK9,522182−36%
59▲3Tillman County, OKOK6,780172−5%
60▲4Coal County, OKOK5,436165+21%
61▼13Kingfisher County, OKOK15,795160−45%
62▼4Murray County, OKOK13,805156−32%
63▲5Greer County, OKOK5,373144+31%
64▼8Okfuskee County, OKOK11,451143−41%
65▼13Noble County, OKOK10,899129−55%
66▼3Jefferson County, OKOK5,431117−16%
67▲3Major County, OKOK7,53693−1%
68▲5Alfalfa County, OKOK5,64990+13%
69▼2Ellis County, OKOK3,61387−21%
70▼4Cotton County, OKOK5,43285−28%
71▲3Grant County, OKOK4,06778+5%
72Harmon County, OKOK2,32773−16%
73▲3Dewey County, OKOK4,20766+29%
74▼5Beaver County, OKOK4,88260−42%
75▼4Roger Mills County, OKOK3,25949−48%
76▼1Harper County, OKOK3,17240−26%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES