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Counties in Oklahoma by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2024

Harmon County had the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) of 77 counties in 2024, at 36.5%. Canadian County had the lowest, at 8.5%. The median was 21.8% and the figure for Oklahoma was 18.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest36.5Harmon County
Lowest8.5Canadian County
Median21.877 counties
Oklahoma18.7History

Map of counties, 2024

Adair County: 29.9 %Alfalfa County: 18.4 %Atoka County: 24.9 %Beaver County: 17.4 %Beckham County: 24.9 %Blaine County: 22.6 %Bryan County: 16.9 %Caddo County: 21.3 %Canadian County: 8.5 %Carter County: 20.3 %Cherokee County: 21.1 %Choctaw County: 35.6 %Cimarron County: 29.5 %Cleveland County: 12.8 %Coal County: 24.4 %Comanche County: 22.9 %Cotton County: 23 %Craig County: 25.8 %Creek County: 20.4 %Custer County: 18.8 %Delaware County: 24.6 %Dewey County: 16.6 %Ellis County: 17.5 %Garfield County: 16.5 %Garvin County: 26.5 %Grady County: 13.7 %Grant County: 21.1 %Greer County: 30.3 %Harmon County: 36.5 %Harper County: 14.8 %Haskell County: 27.2 %Hughes County: 27.5 %Jackson County: 23.7 %Jefferson County: 24.2 %Johnston County: 30.8 %Kay County: 23.2 %Kingfisher County: 14 %Kiowa County: 30.5 %Latimer County: 27.9 %Le Flore County: 21.9 %Lincoln County: 23.7 %Logan County: 10 %Love County: 21 %McClain County: 10.5 %McCurtain County: 27.2 %McIntosh County: 26 %Major County: 17.1 %Marshall County: 18.8 %Mayes County: 18 %Murray County: 16.3 %Muskogee County: 23.5 %Noble County: 16.1 %Nowata County: 22.6 %Okfuskee County: 29.2 %Oklahoma County: 21.6 %Okmulgee County: 23.9 %Osage County: 18.6 %Ottawa County: 24.1 %Pawnee County: 22.8 %Payne County: 17 %Pittsburg County: 23.4 %Pontotoc County: 16.1 %Pottawatomie County: 21.8 %Pushmataha County: 26.5 %Roger Mills County: 20.4 %Rogers County: 9.5 %Seminole County: 25.4 %Sequoyah County: 27.8 %Stephens County: 21 %Texas County: 16.4 %Tillman County: 31.5 %Tulsa County: 16.7 %Wagoner County: 11 %Washington County: 17.7 %Washita County: 22.8 %Woods County: 16.2 %Woodward County: 18.8 %
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%, 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Harmon County: 36.5 %Harmon County36.5Choctaw County: 35.6 %Choctaw County35.6Tillman County: 31.5 %Tillman County31.5Johnston County: 30.8 %Johnston County30.8Kiowa County: 30.5 %Kiowa County30.5Greer County: 30.3 %Greer County30.3Adair County: 29.9 %Adair County29.9Cimarron County: 29.5 %Cimarron County29.5Okfuskee County: 29.2 %Okfuskee County29.2Latimer County: 27.9 %Latimer County27.9Sequoyah County: 27.8 %Sequoyah County27.8Hughes County: 27.5 %Hughes County27.5Haskell County: 27.2 %Haskell County27.2McCurtain County: 27.2 %McCurtain County27.2Garvin County: 26.5 %Garvin County26.5Pushmataha County: 26.5 %Pushmataha County26.5McIntosh County: 26 %McIntosh County26Craig County: 25.8 %Craig County25.8Seminole County: 25.4 %Seminole County25.4Atoka County: 24.9 %Atoka County24.9Beckham County: 24.9 %Beckham County24.9Delaware County: 24.6 %Delaware County24.6Coal County: 24.4 %Coal County24.4Jefferson County: 24.2 %Jefferson County24.2Ottawa County: 24.1 %Ottawa County24.1Okmulgee County: 23.9 %Okmulgee County23.9Jackson County: 23.7 %Jackson County23.7Lincoln County: 23.7 %Lincoln County23.7Muskogee County: 23.5 %Muskogee County23.5Pittsburg County: 23.4 %Pittsburg County23.4Kay County: 23.2 %Kay County23.2Cotton County: 23 %Cotton County23Comanche County: 22.9 %Comanche County22.9Pawnee County: 22.8 %Pawnee County22.8Washita County: 22.8 %Washita County22.8Blaine County: 22.6 %Blaine County22.6Nowata County: 22.6 %Nowata County22.6Le Flore County: 21.9 %Le Flore County21.9Pottawatomie County: 21.8 %Pottawatomie County21.8Oklahoma County: 21.6 %Oklahoma County21.6Harmon County: 36.5 %Harmon County36.5Choctaw County: 35.6 %Choctaw County35.6Tillman County: 31.5 %Tillman County31.5Johnston County: 30.8 %Johnston County30.8Kiowa County: 30.5 %Kiowa County30.5Greer County: 30.3 %Greer County30.3Adair County: 29.9 %Adair County29.9Cimarron County: 29.5 %Cimarron County29.5Okfuskee County: 29.2 %Okfuskee County29.2Latimer County: 27.9 %Latimer County27.9Sequoyah County: 27.8 %Sequoyah County27.8Hughes County: 27.5 %Hughes County27.5Haskell County: 27.2 %Haskell County27.2McCurtain County: 27.2 %McCurtain County27.2Garvin County: 26.5 %Garvin County26.5Pushmataha County: 26.5 %Pushmataha County26.5McIntosh County: 26 %McIntosh County26Craig County: 25.8 %Craig County25.8Seminole County: 25.4 %Seminole County25.4Atoka County: 24.9 %Atoka County24.9Beckham County: 24.9 %Beckham County24.9Delaware County: 24.6 %Delaware County24.6Coal County: 24.4 %Coal County24.4Jefferson County: 24.2 %Jefferson County24.2Ottawa County: 24.1 %Ottawa County24.1Okmulgee County: 23.9 %Okmulgee County23.9Jackson County: 23.7 %Jackson County23.7Lincoln County: 23.7 %Lincoln County23.7Muskogee County: 23.5 %Muskogee County23.5Pittsburg County: 23.4 %Pittsburg County23.4Kay County: 23.2 %Kay County23.2Cotton County: 23 %Cotton County23Comanche County: 22.9 %Comanche County22.9Pawnee County: 22.8 %Pawnee County22.8Washita County: 22.8 %Washita County22.8Blaine County: 22.6 %Blaine County22.6Nowata County: 22.6 %Nowata County22.6Le Flore County: 21.9 %Le Flore County21.9Pottawatomie County: 21.8 %Pottawatomie County21.8Oklahoma County: 21.6 %Oklahoma County21.6
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Harmon County36.5-0.3 pts
2Choctaw County35.6+4.5 pts
3Tillman County31.5+2.7 pts
4Johnston County30.8+6.1 pts
5Kiowa County30.5+0.5 pts
6Greer County30.3-0.2 pts
7Adair County29.9-0.8 pts
8Cimarron County29.5+2.6 pts
9Okfuskee County29.2+1.1 pts
10Latimer County27.9-1.4 pts
11Sequoyah County27.8-4.9 pts
12Hughes County27.5-2.6 pts
13Haskell County27.2+1.8 pts
13McCurtain County27.2-2.1 pts
15Garvin County26.5+4.3 pts
15Pushmataha County26.5-3 pts
17McIntosh County26-2.2 pts
18Craig County25.8-2 pts
19Seminole County25.4+0.4 pts
20Atoka County24.9+0.8 pts
20Beckham County24.9-4.9 pts
22Delaware County24.6-5 pts
23Coal County24.4-5.4 pts
24Jefferson County24.2-11 pts
25Ottawa County24.1-2.4 pts
26Okmulgee County23.9-1.9 pts
27Jackson County23.7+0.4 pts
27Lincoln County23.7-7.5 pts
29Muskogee County23.5-3 pts
30Pittsburg County23.4-0.7 pts
31Kay County23.2-3.8 pts
32Cotton County23-0.2 pts
33Comanche County22.9-3.1 pts
34Pawnee County22.8+0.4 pts
34Washita County22.8+0.4 pts
36Blaine County22.6+0.9 pts
36Nowata County22.6-2.3 pts
38Le Flore County21.9-3.4 pts
39Pottawatomie County21.8-0.6 pts
40Oklahoma County21.6-0.6 pts
41Caddo County21.3-1.9 pts
42Cherokee County21.1-3 pts
42Grant County21.1+3.6 pts
44Love County21+2.3 pts
44Stephens County21+1 pts
46Creek County20.4+0.4 pts
46Roger Mills County20.4-6.7 pts
48Carter County20.3-2.5 pts
49Custer County18.8-2.3 pts
49Marshall County18.8-0.6 pts
49Woodward County18.8-0.3 pts
52Osage County18.6-0.1 pts
53Alfalfa County18.4-3.1 pts
54Mayes County18-4.8 pts
55Washington County17.7-1.4 pts
56Ellis County17.5-1.2 pts
57Beaver County17.4-1.1 pts
58Major County17.1+0.4 pts
59Payne County17-3 pts
60Bryan County16.9-5.5 pts
61Tulsa County16.7-3.1 pts
62Dewey County16.6-1.2 pts
63Garfield County16.5-4 pts
64Texas County16.4+1.2 pts
65Murray County16.3-1.2 pts
66Woods County16.2-3.1 pts
67Noble County16.1-1.3 pts
67Pontotoc County16.1+0.4 pts
69Harper County14.8-1.9 pts
70Kingfisher County14-1.5 pts
71Grady County13.7-1.9 pts
72Cleveland County12.8-0.9 pts
73Wagoner County11-1.2 pts
74McClain County10.5-2.1 pts
75Logan County10-4 pts
76Rogers County9.5-2.5 pts
77Canadian County8.5-0.2 pts

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About this ranking

People under 18 in families or living alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people under 18 whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) for the nation, states and counties.

A model-based single-year estimate; the national figure is the one-year American Community Survey estimate. The Census Bureau advises comparing years from 2006 on only. Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate. The rate for all ages is poverty_rate.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties (Counties in Oklahoma by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt

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Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties, Counties in Oklahoma by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/oklahoma-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Counties in Oklahoma by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/oklahoma-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties, Counties in Oklahoma by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/oklahoma-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)?

Harmon County, with 36.5% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)?

Canadian County, with 8.5% in 2024.

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