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

Sequoyah County had the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) of 77 counties in 2014, at 37.7%. Canadian County had the lowest, at 10.1%. The median was 23.9% and the figure for Oklahoma was 22.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest37.7Sequoyah County
Lowest10.1Canadian County
Median23.977 counties
Oklahoma22.4History

Map of counties, 2014

Adair County: 36.7 %Alfalfa County: 18.3 %Atoka County: 30.7 %Beaver County: 15.7 %Beckham County: 19 %Blaine County: 25.2 %Bryan County: 26.2 %Caddo County: 28.9 %Canadian County: 10.1 %Carter County: 22.1 %Cherokee County: 28.6 %Choctaw County: 37.6 %Cimarron County: 25.9 %Cleveland County: 14.2 %Coal County: 26.1 %Comanche County: 24 %Cotton County: 24.8 %Craig County: 26.1 %Creek County: 23 %Custer County: 18.5 %Delaware County: 30.8 %Dewey County: 16.8 %Ellis County: 16.6 %Garfield County: 19.3 %Garvin County: 23.9 %Grady County: 17.2 %Grant County: 15.8 %Greer County: 28.5 %Harmon County: 33.9 %Harper County: 14.8 %Haskell County: 36.5 %Hughes County: 29.1 %Jackson County: 23 %Jefferson County: 31.1 %Johnston County: 26.6 %Kay County: 25.6 %Kingfisher County: 13.8 %Kiowa County: 25.6 %Latimer County: 27.4 %Le Flore County: 31.1 %Lincoln County: 19.8 %Logan County: 17.4 %Love County: 22 %McClain County: 13.9 %McCurtain County: 29 %McIntosh County: 32.5 %Major County: 16.3 %Marshall County: 25.9 %Mayes County: 23.7 %Murray County: 19.7 %Muskogee County: 30.9 %Noble County: 18.4 %Nowata County: 23.2 %Okfuskee County: 28.7 %Oklahoma County: 25.4 %Okmulgee County: 29.4 %Osage County: 24 %Ottawa County: 32.9 %Pawnee County: 22.6 %Payne County: 21.6 %Pittsburg County: 29.3 %Pontotoc County: 21.3 %Pottawatomie County: 25 %Pushmataha County: 33.2 %Roger Mills County: 16.7 %Rogers County: 13.8 %Seminole County: 33.5 %Sequoyah County: 37.7 %Stephens County: 21.5 %Texas County: 19.3 %Tillman County: 33.1 %Tulsa County: 20.4 %Wagoner County: 14.4 %Washington County: 19.2 %Washita County: 19 %Woods County: 17 %Woodward County: 16.3 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Sequoyah County: 37.7 %Sequoyah County37.7Choctaw County: 37.6 %Choctaw County37.6Adair County: 36.7 %Adair County36.7Haskell County: 36.5 %Haskell County36.5Harmon County: 33.9 %Harmon County33.9Seminole County: 33.5 %Seminole County33.5Pushmataha County: 33.2 %Pushmataha County33.2Tillman County: 33.1 %Tillman County33.1Ottawa County: 32.9 %Ottawa County32.9McIntosh County: 32.5 %McIntosh County32.5Jefferson County: 31.1 %Jefferson County31.1Le Flore County: 31.1 %Le Flore County31.1Muskogee County: 30.9 %Muskogee County30.9Delaware County: 30.8 %Delaware County30.8Atoka County: 30.7 %Atoka County30.7Okmulgee County: 29.4 %Okmulgee County29.4Pittsburg County: 29.3 %Pittsburg County29.3Hughes County: 29.1 %Hughes County29.1McCurtain County: 29 %McCurtain County29Caddo County: 28.9 %Caddo County28.9Okfuskee County: 28.7 %Okfuskee County28.7Cherokee County: 28.6 %Cherokee County28.6Greer County: 28.5 %Greer County28.5Latimer County: 27.4 %Latimer County27.4Johnston County: 26.6 %Johnston County26.6Bryan County: 26.2 %Bryan County26.2Coal County: 26.1 %Coal County26.1Craig County: 26.1 %Craig County26.1Cimarron County: 25.9 %Cimarron County25.9Marshall County: 25.9 %Marshall County25.9Kay County: 25.6 %Kay County25.6Kiowa County: 25.6 %Kiowa County25.6Oklahoma County: 25.4 %Oklahoma County25.4Blaine County: 25.2 %Blaine County25.2Pottawatomie County: 25 %Pottawatomie County25Cotton County: 24.8 %Cotton County24.8Comanche County: 24 %Comanche County24Osage County: 24 %Osage County24Garvin County: 23.9 %Garvin County23.9Mayes County: 23.7 %Mayes County23.7Sequoyah County: 37.7 %Sequoyah County37.7Choctaw County: 37.6 %Choctaw County37.6Adair County: 36.7 %Adair County36.7Haskell County: 36.5 %Haskell County36.5Harmon County: 33.9 %Harmon County33.9Seminole County: 33.5 %Seminole County33.5Pushmataha County: 33.2 %Pushmataha County33.2Tillman County: 33.1 %Tillman County33.1Ottawa County: 32.9 %Ottawa County32.9McIntosh County: 32.5 %McIntosh County32.5Jefferson County: 31.1 %Jefferson County31.1Le Flore County: 31.1 %Le Flore County31.1Muskogee County: 30.9 %Muskogee County30.9Delaware County: 30.8 %Delaware County30.8Atoka County: 30.7 %Atoka County30.7Okmulgee County: 29.4 %Okmulgee County29.4Pittsburg County: 29.3 %Pittsburg County29.3Hughes County: 29.1 %Hughes County29.1McCurtain County: 29 %McCurtain County29Caddo County: 28.9 %Caddo County28.9Okfuskee County: 28.7 %Okfuskee County28.7Cherokee County: 28.6 %Cherokee County28.6Greer County: 28.5 %Greer County28.5Latimer County: 27.4 %Latimer County27.4Johnston County: 26.6 %Johnston County26.6Bryan County: 26.2 %Bryan County26.2Coal County: 26.1 %Coal County26.1Craig County: 26.1 %Craig County26.1Cimarron County: 25.9 %Cimarron County25.9Marshall County: 25.9 %Marshall County25.9Kay County: 25.6 %Kay County25.6Kiowa County: 25.6 %Kiowa County25.6Oklahoma County: 25.4 %Oklahoma County25.4Blaine County: 25.2 %Blaine County25.2Pottawatomie County: 25 %Pottawatomie County25Cotton County: 24.8 %Cotton County24.8Comanche County: 24 %Comanche County24Osage County: 24 %Osage County24Garvin County: 23.9 %Garvin County23.9Mayes County: 23.7 %Mayes County23.7
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Sequoyah County37.7+3.2 pts
2Choctaw County37.6-2.6 pts
3Adair County36.7-3.8 pts
4Haskell County36.5+4.3 pts
5Harmon County33.9+1 pts
6Seminole County33.5-1.9 pts
7Pushmataha County33.2-5.6 pts
8Tillman County33.1+1.7 pts
9Ottawa County32.9-0.2 pts
10McIntosh County32.5+1.5 pts
11Jefferson County31.1+0.6 pts
11Le Flore County31.1+0.3 pts
13Muskogee County30.9+1 pts
14Delaware County30.8-4.2 pts
15Atoka County30.7+1.3 pts
16Okmulgee County29.4+0.3 pts
17Pittsburg County29.3+4 pts
18Hughes County29.1-2.4 pts
19McCurtain County29-7.4 pts
20Caddo County28.9-0.7 pts
21Okfuskee County28.7-4.1 pts
22Cherokee County28.6-4 pts
23Greer County28.5-2.6 pts
24Latimer County27.40 pts
25Johnston County26.6-1.3 pts
26Bryan County26.2-1.4 pts
27Coal County26.1-0.7 pts
27Craig County26.1-1.8 pts
29Cimarron County25.9-2.8 pts
29Marshall County25.9-3.5 pts
31Kay County25.6-2.6 pts
31Kiowa County25.6-4.7 pts
33Oklahoma County25.4-0.8 pts
34Blaine County25.2-0.8 pts
35Pottawatomie County25-2.3 pts
36Cotton County24.8+1.3 pts
37Comanche County24-4.5 pts
37Osage County24+2.1 pts
39Garvin County23.9-0.8 pts
40Mayes County23.7-5.7 pts
41Nowata County23.2-4.2 pts
42Creek County23+1.8 pts
42Jackson County23-3 pts
44Pawnee County22.6-1 pts
45Carter County22.1-1.4 pts
46Love County22-1.7 pts
47Payne County21.6-0.7 pts
48Stephens County21.5-0.5 pts
49Pontotoc County21.3-5.2 pts
50Tulsa County20.4-2.7 pts
51Lincoln County19.8-3.8 pts
52Murray County19.7-2.1 pts
53Garfield County19.3-1.2 pts
53Texas County19.3+0.3 pts
55Washington County19.2-1 pts
56Beckham County19-1.7 pts
56Washita County19-2.3 pts
58Custer County18.5-0.1 pts
59Noble County18.4-1.3 pts
60Alfalfa County18.3-1.1 pts
61Logan County17.4+0.6 pts
62Grady County17.2-0.7 pts
63Woods County17-0.5 pts
64Dewey County16.8-1.1 pts
65Roger Mills County16.7-1.6 pts
66Ellis County16.6-0.6 pts
67Major County16.3+0.3 pts
67Woodward County16.3-1.8 pts
69Grant County15.8-2.6 pts
70Beaver County15.7+0.4 pts
71Harper County14.8+0.4 pts
72Wagoner County14.4-1.5 pts
73Cleveland County14.2-1.1 pts
74McClain County13.9-0.9 pts
75Kingfisher County13.8-0.7 pts
75Rogers County13.8+1.3 pts
77Canadian County10.1-0.7 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/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.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), 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.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), 2014. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/oklahoma-counties?period=2014. 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), 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/oklahoma-counties?period=2014.

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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), 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2014/2014-state-and-county/est14all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/oklahoma-counties?period=2014 (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), 2014}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Sequoyah County, with 37.7% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Canadian County, with 10.1% in 2014.

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