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

Adair County had the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) of 77 counties in 2013, at 40.5%. Canadian County had the lowest, at 10.8%. The median was 26% and the figure for Oklahoma was 23.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest40.5Adair County
Lowest10.8Canadian County
Median2677 counties
Oklahoma23.8History

Map of counties, 2013

Adair County: 40.5 %Alfalfa County: 19.4 %Atoka County: 29.4 %Beaver County: 15.3 %Beckham County: 20.7 %Blaine County: 26 %Bryan County: 27.6 %Caddo County: 29.6 %Canadian County: 10.8 %Carter County: 23.5 %Cherokee County: 32.6 %Choctaw County: 40.2 %Cimarron County: 28.7 %Cleveland County: 15.3 %Coal County: 26.8 %Comanche County: 28.5 %Cotton County: 23.5 %Craig County: 27.9 %Creek County: 21.2 %Custer County: 18.6 %Delaware County: 35 %Dewey County: 17.9 %Ellis County: 17.2 %Garfield County: 20.5 %Garvin County: 24.7 %Grady County: 17.9 %Grant County: 18.4 %Greer County: 31.1 %Harmon County: 32.9 %Harper County: 14.4 %Haskell County: 32.2 %Hughes County: 31.5 %Jackson County: 26 %Jefferson County: 30.5 %Johnston County: 27.9 %Kay County: 28.2 %Kingfisher County: 14.5 %Kiowa County: 30.3 %Latimer County: 27.4 %Le Flore County: 30.8 %Lincoln County: 23.6 %Logan County: 16.8 %Love County: 23.7 %McClain County: 14.8 %McCurtain County: 36.4 %McIntosh County: 31 %Major County: 16 %Marshall County: 29.4 %Mayes County: 29.4 %Murray County: 21.8 %Muskogee County: 29.9 %Noble County: 19.7 %Nowata County: 27.4 %Okfuskee County: 32.8 %Oklahoma County: 26.2 %Okmulgee County: 29.1 %Osage County: 21.9 %Ottawa County: 33.1 %Pawnee County: 23.6 %Payne County: 22.3 %Pittsburg County: 25.3 %Pontotoc County: 26.5 %Pottawatomie County: 27.3 %Pushmataha County: 38.8 %Roger Mills County: 18.3 %Rogers County: 12.5 %Seminole County: 35.4 %Sequoyah County: 34.5 %Stephens County: 22 %Texas County: 19 %Tillman County: 31.4 %Tulsa County: 23.1 %Wagoner County: 15.9 %Washington County: 20.2 %Washita County: 21.3 %Woods County: 17.5 %Woodward County: 18.1 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Adair County: 40.5 %Adair County40.5Choctaw County: 40.2 %Choctaw County40.2Pushmataha County: 38.8 %Pushmataha County38.8McCurtain County: 36.4 %McCurtain County36.4Seminole County: 35.4 %Seminole County35.4Delaware County: 35 %Delaware County35Sequoyah County: 34.5 %Sequoyah County34.5Ottawa County: 33.1 %Ottawa County33.1Harmon County: 32.9 %Harmon County32.9Okfuskee County: 32.8 %Okfuskee County32.8Cherokee County: 32.6 %Cherokee County32.6Haskell County: 32.2 %Haskell County32.2Hughes County: 31.5 %Hughes County31.5Tillman County: 31.4 %Tillman County31.4Greer County: 31.1 %Greer County31.1McIntosh County: 31 %McIntosh County31Le Flore County: 30.8 %Le Flore County30.8Jefferson County: 30.5 %Jefferson County30.5Kiowa County: 30.3 %Kiowa County30.3Muskogee County: 29.9 %Muskogee County29.9Caddo County: 29.6 %Caddo County29.6Atoka County: 29.4 %Atoka County29.4Marshall County: 29.4 %Marshall County29.4Mayes County: 29.4 %Mayes County29.4Okmulgee County: 29.1 %Okmulgee County29.1Cimarron County: 28.7 %Cimarron County28.7Comanche County: 28.5 %Comanche County28.5Kay County: 28.2 %Kay County28.2Craig County: 27.9 %Craig County27.9Johnston County: 27.9 %Johnston County27.9Bryan County: 27.6 %Bryan County27.6Latimer County: 27.4 %Latimer County27.4Nowata County: 27.4 %Nowata County27.4Pottawatomie County: 27.3 %Pottawatomie County27.3Coal County: 26.8 %Coal County26.8Pontotoc County: 26.5 %Pontotoc County26.5Oklahoma County: 26.2 %Oklahoma County26.2Blaine County: 26 %Blaine County26Jackson County: 26 %Jackson County26Pittsburg County: 25.3 %Pittsburg County25.3Adair County: 40.5 %Adair County40.5Choctaw County: 40.2 %Choctaw County40.2Pushmataha County: 38.8 %Pushmataha County38.8McCurtain County: 36.4 %McCurtain County36.4Seminole County: 35.4 %Seminole County35.4Delaware County: 35 %Delaware County35Sequoyah County: 34.5 %Sequoyah County34.5Ottawa County: 33.1 %Ottawa County33.1Harmon County: 32.9 %Harmon County32.9Okfuskee County: 32.8 %Okfuskee County32.8Cherokee County: 32.6 %Cherokee County32.6Haskell County: 32.2 %Haskell County32.2Hughes County: 31.5 %Hughes County31.5Tillman County: 31.4 %Tillman County31.4Greer County: 31.1 %Greer County31.1McIntosh County: 31 %McIntosh County31Le Flore County: 30.8 %Le Flore County30.8Jefferson County: 30.5 %Jefferson County30.5Kiowa County: 30.3 %Kiowa County30.3Muskogee County: 29.9 %Muskogee County29.9Caddo County: 29.6 %Caddo County29.6Atoka County: 29.4 %Atoka County29.4Marshall County: 29.4 %Marshall County29.4Mayes County: 29.4 %Mayes County29.4Okmulgee County: 29.1 %Okmulgee County29.1Cimarron County: 28.7 %Cimarron County28.7Comanche County: 28.5 %Comanche County28.5Kay County: 28.2 %Kay County28.2Craig County: 27.9 %Craig County27.9Johnston County: 27.9 %Johnston County27.9Bryan County: 27.6 %Bryan County27.6Latimer County: 27.4 %Latimer County27.4Nowata County: 27.4 %Nowata County27.4Pottawatomie County: 27.3 %Pottawatomie County27.3Coal County: 26.8 %Coal County26.8Pontotoc County: 26.5 %Pontotoc County26.5Oklahoma County: 26.2 %Oklahoma County26.2Blaine County: 26 %Blaine County26Jackson County: 26 %Jackson County26Pittsburg County: 25.3 %Pittsburg County25.3
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Adair County40.5+2.2 pts
2Choctaw County40.2+5.3 pts
3Pushmataha County38.8+3.3 pts
4McCurtain County36.4+4 pts
5Seminole County35.4+2.7 pts
6Delaware County35+0.7 pts
7Sequoyah County34.5+2.7 pts
8Ottawa County33.1-2 pts
9Harmon County32.9-0.3 pts
10Okfuskee County32.8-1.5 pts
11Cherokee County32.6+0.8 pts
12Haskell County32.2-1.4 pts
13Hughes County31.5+1.1 pts
14Tillman County31.4-0.5 pts
15Greer County31.1+3.7 pts
16McIntosh County31-4.3 pts
17Le Flore County30.8-0.9 pts
18Jefferson County30.5+0.7 pts
19Kiowa County30.3+0.7 pts
20Muskogee County29.9+1.3 pts
21Caddo County29.6+0.1 pts
22Atoka County29.4-1.9 pts
22Marshall County29.4+1.3 pts
22Mayes County29.4-1.9 pts
25Okmulgee County29.1+0.8 pts
26Cimarron County28.7+1.7 pts
27Comanche County28.5+4.9 pts
28Kay County28.2+0.6 pts
29Craig County27.9+1.1 pts
29Johnston County27.9-1 pts
31Bryan County27.6+1.3 pts
32Latimer County27.4+0.9 pts
32Nowata County27.4-1.9 pts
34Pottawatomie County27.3+0.1 pts
35Coal County26.8-3.7 pts
36Pontotoc County26.5+0.5 pts
37Oklahoma County26.2-1.2 pts
38Blaine County26+1.6 pts
38Jackson County26+1.1 pts
40Pittsburg County25.3-1.7 pts
41Garvin County24.7-1.7 pts
42Love County23.7-0.9 pts
43Lincoln County23.6-1.1 pts
43Pawnee County23.6-0.3 pts
45Carter County23.5-1.4 pts
45Cotton County23.5-0.7 pts
47Tulsa County23.1-0.6 pts
48Payne County22.3+0.4 pts
49Stephens County22+1.3 pts
50Osage County21.9-0.9 pts
51Murray County21.8-0.4 pts
52Washita County21.3-0.5 pts
53Creek County21.2+0.1 pts
54Beckham County20.7+0.3 pts
55Garfield County20.5-3.4 pts
56Washington County20.2-1.8 pts
57Noble County19.7+0.4 pts
58Alfalfa County19.4+0.9 pts
59Texas County19+1.3 pts
60Custer County18.6-0.6 pts
61Grant County18.4-1.1 pts
62Roger Mills County18.3+0.6 pts
63Woodward County18.1-1.1 pts
64Dewey County17.9+1 pts
64Grady County17.9-3.1 pts
66Woods County17.5-0.7 pts
67Ellis County17.2+0.5 pts
68Logan County16.8-0.8 pts
69Major County16-2.1 pts
70Wagoner County15.9+0.4 pts
71Beaver County15.30 pts
71Cleveland County15.3+0.9 pts
73McClain County14.8-0.8 pts
74Kingfisher County14.5-0.4 pts
75Harper County14.4+0.2 pts
76Rogers County12.5-1.8 pts
77Canadian County10.8-1.1 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/2013/2013-state-and-county/est13all.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), 2013) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2013/2013-state-and-county/est13all.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), 2013. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2013/2013-state-and-county/est13all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/oklahoma-counties?period=2013. 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), 2013. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2013/2013-state-and-county/est13all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/oklahoma-counties?period=2013.

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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), 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2013/2013-state-and-county/est13all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/oklahoma-counties?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{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), 2013}},
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Which county has the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)?

Adair County, with 40.5% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Canadian County, with 10.8% in 2013.

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