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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 2015, at 42.7%. Canadian County had the lowest, at 11.2%. The median was 23.5% and the figure for Oklahoma was 22%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest42.7Adair County
Lowest11.2Canadian County
Median23.577 counties
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Map of counties, 2015

Adair County: 42.7 %Alfalfa County: 16.3 %Atoka County: 30.6 %Beaver County: 14.1 %Beckham County: 18.2 %Blaine County: 25.3 %Bryan County: 25.9 %Caddo County: 27.7 %Canadian County: 11.2 %Carter County: 23.2 %Cherokee County: 28.6 %Choctaw County: 40.2 %Cimarron County: 29.6 %Cleveland County: 12.8 %Coal County: 28.5 %Comanche County: 20.7 %Cotton County: 23.5 %Craig County: 27.4 %Creek County: 21.9 %Custer County: 20.4 %Delaware County: 32.8 %Dewey County: 17.8 %Ellis County: 17 %Garfield County: 20.2 %Garvin County: 20.3 %Grady County: 17.7 %Grant County: 15.4 %Greer County: 26.6 %Harmon County: 31.8 %Harper County: 13.4 %Haskell County: 27.7 %Hughes County: 28.9 %Jackson County: 24.8 %Jefferson County: 30 %Johnston County: 29.1 %Kay County: 27 %Kingfisher County: 13.4 %Kiowa County: 29.3 %Latimer County: 26.9 %Le Flore County: 27.4 %Lincoln County: 20.5 %Logan County: 16.4 %Love County: 21.2 %McClain County: 14.2 %McCurtain County: 32.3 %McIntosh County: 31.9 %Major County: 13.6 %Marshall County: 25.5 %Mayes County: 25.9 %Murray County: 19.4 %Muskogee County: 27.6 %Noble County: 17.3 %Nowata County: 25.3 %Okfuskee County: 31.4 %Oklahoma County: 23.5 %Okmulgee County: 32.2 %Osage County: 23.9 %Ottawa County: 33 %Pawnee County: 23.6 %Payne County: 18 %Pittsburg County: 23.3 %Pontotoc County: 20.6 %Pottawatomie County: 22.6 %Pushmataha County: 30.6 %Roger Mills County: 15.5 %Rogers County: 13.8 %Seminole County: 30.5 %Sequoyah County: 32.7 %Stephens County: 21.9 %Texas County: 15.8 %Tillman County: 30.2 %Tulsa County: 22.6 %Wagoner County: 14.7 %Washington County: 19.7 %Washita County: 21.4 %Woods County: 15.6 %Woodward County: 16.1 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Adair County: 42.7 %Adair County42.7Choctaw County: 40.2 %Choctaw County40.2Ottawa County: 33 %Ottawa County33Delaware County: 32.8 %Delaware County32.8Sequoyah County: 32.7 %Sequoyah County32.7McCurtain County: 32.3 %McCurtain County32.3Okmulgee County: 32.2 %Okmulgee County32.2McIntosh County: 31.9 %McIntosh County31.9Harmon County: 31.8 %Harmon County31.8Okfuskee County: 31.4 %Okfuskee County31.4Atoka County: 30.6 %Atoka County30.6Pushmataha County: 30.6 %Pushmataha County30.6Seminole County: 30.5 %Seminole County30.5Tillman County: 30.2 %Tillman County30.2Jefferson County: 30 %Jefferson County30Cimarron County: 29.6 %Cimarron County29.6Kiowa County: 29.3 %Kiowa County29.3Johnston County: 29.1 %Johnston County29.1Hughes County: 28.9 %Hughes County28.9Cherokee County: 28.6 %Cherokee County28.6Coal County: 28.5 %Coal County28.5Caddo County: 27.7 %Caddo County27.7Haskell County: 27.7 %Haskell County27.7Muskogee County: 27.6 %Muskogee County27.6Craig County: 27.4 %Craig County27.4Le Flore County: 27.4 %Le Flore County27.4Kay County: 27 %Kay County27Latimer County: 26.9 %Latimer County26.9Greer County: 26.6 %Greer County26.6Bryan County: 25.9 %Bryan County25.9Mayes County: 25.9 %Mayes County25.9Marshall County: 25.5 %Marshall County25.5Blaine County: 25.3 %Blaine County25.3Nowata County: 25.3 %Nowata County25.3Jackson County: 24.8 %Jackson County24.8Osage County: 23.9 %Osage County23.9Pawnee County: 23.6 %Pawnee County23.6Cotton County: 23.5 %Cotton County23.5Oklahoma County: 23.5 %Oklahoma County23.5Pittsburg County: 23.3 %Pittsburg County23.3Adair County: 42.7 %Adair County42.7Choctaw County: 40.2 %Choctaw County40.2Ottawa County: 33 %Ottawa County33Delaware County: 32.8 %Delaware County32.8Sequoyah County: 32.7 %Sequoyah County32.7McCurtain County: 32.3 %McCurtain County32.3Okmulgee County: 32.2 %Okmulgee County32.2McIntosh County: 31.9 %McIntosh County31.9Harmon County: 31.8 %Harmon County31.8Okfuskee County: 31.4 %Okfuskee County31.4Atoka County: 30.6 %Atoka County30.6Pushmataha County: 30.6 %Pushmataha County30.6Seminole County: 30.5 %Seminole County30.5Tillman County: 30.2 %Tillman County30.2Jefferson County: 30 %Jefferson County30Cimarron County: 29.6 %Cimarron County29.6Kiowa County: 29.3 %Kiowa County29.3Johnston County: 29.1 %Johnston County29.1Hughes County: 28.9 %Hughes County28.9Cherokee County: 28.6 %Cherokee County28.6Coal County: 28.5 %Coal County28.5Caddo County: 27.7 %Caddo County27.7Haskell County: 27.7 %Haskell County27.7Muskogee County: 27.6 %Muskogee County27.6Craig County: 27.4 %Craig County27.4Le Flore County: 27.4 %Le Flore County27.4Kay County: 27 %Kay County27Latimer County: 26.9 %Latimer County26.9Greer County: 26.6 %Greer County26.6Bryan County: 25.9 %Bryan County25.9Mayes County: 25.9 %Mayes County25.9Marshall County: 25.5 %Marshall County25.5Blaine County: 25.3 %Blaine County25.3Nowata County: 25.3 %Nowata County25.3Jackson County: 24.8 %Jackson County24.8Osage County: 23.9 %Osage County23.9Pawnee County: 23.6 %Pawnee County23.6Cotton County: 23.5 %Cotton County23.5Oklahoma County: 23.5 %Oklahoma County23.5Pittsburg County: 23.3 %Pittsburg County23.3
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Adair County42.7+6 pts
2Choctaw County40.2+2.6 pts
3Ottawa County33+0.1 pts
4Delaware County32.8+2 pts
5Sequoyah County32.7-5 pts
6McCurtain County32.3+3.3 pts
7Okmulgee County32.2+2.8 pts
8McIntosh County31.9-0.6 pts
9Harmon County31.8-2.1 pts
10Okfuskee County31.4+2.7 pts
11Atoka County30.6-0.1 pts
11Pushmataha County30.6-2.6 pts
13Seminole County30.5-3 pts
14Tillman County30.2-2.9 pts
15Jefferson County30-1.1 pts
16Cimarron County29.6+3.7 pts
17Kiowa County29.3+3.7 pts
18Johnston County29.1+2.5 pts
19Hughes County28.9-0.2 pts
20Cherokee County28.60 pts
21Coal County28.5+2.4 pts
22Caddo County27.7-1.2 pts
22Haskell County27.7-8.8 pts
24Muskogee County27.6-3.3 pts
25Craig County27.4+1.3 pts
25Le Flore County27.4-3.7 pts
27Kay County27+1.4 pts
28Latimer County26.9-0.5 pts
29Greer County26.6-1.9 pts
30Bryan County25.9-0.3 pts
30Mayes County25.9+2.2 pts
32Marshall County25.5-0.4 pts
33Blaine County25.3+0.1 pts
33Nowata County25.3+2.1 pts
35Jackson County24.8+1.8 pts
36Osage County23.9-0.1 pts
37Pawnee County23.6+1 pts
38Cotton County23.5-1.3 pts
38Oklahoma County23.5-1.9 pts
40Pittsburg County23.3-6 pts
41Carter County23.2+1.1 pts
42Pottawatomie County22.6-2.4 pts
42Tulsa County22.6+2.2 pts
44Creek County21.9-1.1 pts
44Stephens County21.9+0.4 pts
46Washita County21.4+2.4 pts
47Love County21.2-0.8 pts
48Comanche County20.7-3.3 pts
49Pontotoc County20.6-0.7 pts
50Lincoln County20.5+0.7 pts
51Custer County20.4+1.9 pts
52Garvin County20.3-3.6 pts
53Garfield County20.2+0.9 pts
54Washington County19.7+0.5 pts
55Murray County19.4-0.3 pts
56Beckham County18.2-0.8 pts
57Payne County18-3.6 pts
58Dewey County17.8+1 pts
59Grady County17.7+0.5 pts
60Noble County17.3-1.1 pts
61Ellis County17+0.4 pts
62Logan County16.4-1 pts
63Alfalfa County16.3-2 pts
64Woodward County16.1-0.2 pts
65Texas County15.8-3.5 pts
66Woods County15.6-1.4 pts
67Roger Mills County15.5-1.2 pts
68Grant County15.4-0.4 pts
69Wagoner County14.7+0.3 pts
70McClain County14.2+0.3 pts
71Beaver County14.1-1.6 pts
72Rogers County13.80 pts
73Major County13.6-2.7 pts
74Harper County13.4-1.4 pts
74Kingfisher County13.4-0.4 pts
76Cleveland County12.8-1.4 pts
77Canadian County11.2+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/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.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), 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.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), 2015. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/oklahoma-counties?period=2015. 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), 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/oklahoma-counties?period=2015.

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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), 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/oklahoma-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Adair County, with 42.7% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Canadian County, with 11.2% in 2015.

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