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Most unemployed people, Oklahoma counties · 2020

Oklahoma counties with the most unemployed people in the civilian labor force, as of the 2020 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 416.

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01Oklahoma County, OKOK822,12518,552–

02Tulsa County, OKOK698,78218,044–

03Cleveland County, OKOK303,9736,916–

04Comanche County, OKOK122,1583,480–

05Canadian County, OKOK187,1893,108–

06Wagoner County, OKOK93,2632,128–

07Rogers County, OKOK102,1972,073–

08Pottawatomie County, OKOK75,1022,034–

09Muskogee County, OKOK66,7081,799–

10Cherokee County, OKOK49,1961,662–

11Payne County, OKOK83,8891,488–

12Garfield County, OKOK61,7791,462–

13Okmulgee County, OKOK37,2411,328–

14Kay County, OKOK43,4901,313–

15Creek County, OKOK74,9671,277–

16Osage County, OKOK46,7941,261–

17Pittsburg County, OKOK43,3201,253–

18Stephens County, OKOK44,3101,224–

19Bryan County, OKOK51,3671,207–

20Washington County, OKOK54,0371,144–

21Grady County, OKOK59,1281,137–

22Le Flore County, OKOK50,1961,069–

23Delaware County, OKOK41,9101,057–

24Carter County, OKOK48,9101,034–

25Mayes County, OKOK40,4161,012–

26Sequoyah County, OKOK40,842996–

27Logan County, OKOK55,473912–

28Pontotoc County, OKOK38,528876–

29Seminole County, OKOK23,441852–

30Caddo County, OKOK26,130826–

31McCurtain County, OKOK30,744739–

32McClain County, OKOK49,647665–

33Ottawa County, OKOK30,438652–

34Lincoln County, OKOK35,278602–

35Adair County, OKOK19,828442–

36Jackson County, OKOK24,764434–

37Haskell County, OKOK11,787423–

38Choctaw County, OKOK14,059422–

39Latimer County, OKOK9,645416–

40Custer County, OKOK28,175415–

41Woodward County, OKOK19,827415–

42Beckham County, OKOK22,159388–

43Garvin County, OKOK26,377371–

44McIntosh County, OKOK19,758366–

45Hughes County, OKOK13,455356–

46Pushmataha County, OKOK10,807348–

47Washita County, OKOK10,884302–

48Kingfisher County, OKOK15,795292–

49Johnston County, OKOK10,448290–

50Nowata County, OKOK9,522286–

51Texas County, OKOK20,322286–

52Noble County, OKOK10,899285–

53Craig County, OKOK14,518276–

54Pawnee County, OKOK16,029273–

55Love County, OKOK10,780248–

56Okfuskee County, OKOK11,451241–

57Marshall County, OKOK16,255232–

58Murray County, OKOK13,805228–

59Woods County, OKOK8,443227–

60Blaine County, OKOK8,515221–

61Atoka County, OKOK14,609215–

62Tillman County, OKOK6,780181–

63Jefferson County, OKOK5,431140–

64Coal County, OKOK5,436136–

65Kiowa County, OKOK8,181124–

66Cotton County, OKOK5,432118–

67Ellis County, OKOK3,613110–

68Greer County, OKOK5,373110–

69Beaver County, OKOK4,882104–

70Major County, OKOK7,53694–

71Roger Mills County, OKOK3,25994–

72Harmon County, OKOK2,32787–

73Alfalfa County, OKOK5,64980–

74Grant County, OKOK4,06774–

75Harper County, OKOK3,17254–

76Dewey County, OKOK4,20751–

77Cimarron County, OKOK2,0594–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS