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

Okfuskee County had the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) of 77 counties in 2019, at 35.9%. Kingfisher County had the lowest, at 10.7%. The median was 21.8% and the figure for Oklahoma was 19.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest35.9Okfuskee County
Lowest10.7Kingfisher County
Median21.877 counties
Oklahoma19.7History

Map of counties, 2019

Adair County: 33.2 %Alfalfa County: 19 %Atoka County: 25.6 %Beaver County: 15.7 %Beckham County: 28.9 %Blaine County: 21.8 %Bryan County: 19.7 %Caddo County: 29 %Canadian County: 11.2 %Carter County: 18.3 %Cherokee County: 27 %Choctaw County: 32.2 %Cimarron County: 26.9 %Cleveland County: 10.9 %Coal County: 24.5 %Comanche County: 23.7 %Cotton County: 25.1 %Craig County: 22.5 %Creek County: 18.5 %Custer County: 16.1 %Delaware County: 26.9 %Dewey County: 15.3 %Ellis County: 18.9 %Garfield County: 17.6 %Garvin County: 20.2 %Grady County: 16 %Grant County: 16.3 %Greer County: 27.4 %Harmon County: 33.8 %Harper County: 14.1 %Haskell County: 26.4 %Hughes County: 25.8 %Jackson County: 25 %Jefferson County: 30.8 %Johnston County: 31.1 %Kay County: 23.4 %Kingfisher County: 10.7 %Kiowa County: 30.3 %Latimer County: 26.6 %Le Flore County: 30.1 %Lincoln County: 20 %Logan County: 14.3 %Love County: 19.5 %McClain County: 10.8 %McCurtain County: 31.5 %McIntosh County: 29.2 %Major County: 17.5 %Marshall County: 23.6 %Mayes County: 25.6 %Murray County: 20.4 %Muskogee County: 32.6 %Noble County: 16 %Nowata County: 23.7 %Okfuskee County: 35.9 %Oklahoma County: 19.2 %Okmulgee County: 26 %Osage County: 22 %Ottawa County: 27.3 %Pawnee County: 19.6 %Payne County: 20.2 %Pittsburg County: 24.5 %Pontotoc County: 17.8 %Pottawatomie County: 17.8 %Pushmataha County: 30.2 %Roger Mills County: 19.1 %Rogers County: 14.7 %Seminole County: 31.5 %Sequoyah County: 28.8 %Stephens County: 18.6 %Texas County: 19.1 %Tillman County: 29.1 %Tulsa County: 19.6 %Wagoner County: 10.9 %Washington County: 17.3 %Washita County: 19.3 %Woods County: 16.7 %Woodward County: 15.8 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Okfuskee County: 35.9 %Okfuskee County35.9Harmon County: 33.8 %Harmon County33.8Adair County: 33.2 %Adair County33.2Muskogee County: 32.6 %Muskogee County32.6Choctaw County: 32.2 %Choctaw County32.2McCurtain County: 31.5 %McCurtain County31.5Seminole County: 31.5 %Seminole County31.5Johnston County: 31.1 %Johnston County31.1Jefferson County: 30.8 %Jefferson County30.8Kiowa County: 30.3 %Kiowa County30.3Pushmataha County: 30.2 %Pushmataha County30.2Le Flore County: 30.1 %Le Flore County30.1McIntosh County: 29.2 %McIntosh County29.2Tillman County: 29.1 %Tillman County29.1Caddo County: 29 %Caddo County29Beckham County: 28.9 %Beckham County28.9Sequoyah County: 28.8 %Sequoyah County28.8Greer County: 27.4 %Greer County27.4Ottawa County: 27.3 %Ottawa County27.3Cherokee County: 27 %Cherokee County27Cimarron County: 26.9 %Cimarron County26.9Delaware County: 26.9 %Delaware County26.9Latimer County: 26.6 %Latimer County26.6Haskell County: 26.4 %Haskell County26.4Okmulgee County: 26 %Okmulgee County26Hughes County: 25.8 %Hughes County25.8Atoka County: 25.6 %Atoka County25.6Mayes County: 25.6 %Mayes County25.6Cotton County: 25.1 %Cotton County25.1Jackson County: 25 %Jackson County25Coal County: 24.5 %Coal County24.5Pittsburg County: 24.5 %Pittsburg County24.5Comanche County: 23.7 %Comanche County23.7Nowata County: 23.7 %Nowata County23.7Marshall County: 23.6 %Marshall County23.6Kay County: 23.4 %Kay County23.4Craig County: 22.5 %Craig County22.5Osage County: 22 %Osage County22Blaine County: 21.8 %Blaine County21.8Murray County: 20.4 %Murray County20.4Okfuskee County: 35.9 %Okfuskee County35.9Harmon County: 33.8 %Harmon County33.8Adair County: 33.2 %Adair County33.2Muskogee County: 32.6 %Muskogee County32.6Choctaw County: 32.2 %Choctaw County32.2McCurtain County: 31.5 %McCurtain County31.5Seminole County: 31.5 %Seminole County31.5Johnston County: 31.1 %Johnston County31.1Jefferson County: 30.8 %Jefferson County30.8Kiowa County: 30.3 %Kiowa County30.3Pushmataha County: 30.2 %Pushmataha County30.2Le Flore County: 30.1 %Le Flore County30.1McIntosh County: 29.2 %McIntosh County29.2Tillman County: 29.1 %Tillman County29.1Caddo County: 29 %Caddo County29Beckham County: 28.9 %Beckham County28.9Sequoyah County: 28.8 %Sequoyah County28.8Greer County: 27.4 %Greer County27.4Ottawa County: 27.3 %Ottawa County27.3Cherokee County: 27 %Cherokee County27Cimarron County: 26.9 %Cimarron County26.9Delaware County: 26.9 %Delaware County26.9Latimer County: 26.6 %Latimer County26.6Haskell County: 26.4 %Haskell County26.4Okmulgee County: 26 %Okmulgee County26Hughes County: 25.8 %Hughes County25.8Atoka County: 25.6 %Atoka County25.6Mayes County: 25.6 %Mayes County25.6Cotton County: 25.1 %Cotton County25.1Jackson County: 25 %Jackson County25Coal County: 24.5 %Coal County24.5Pittsburg County: 24.5 %Pittsburg County24.5Comanche County: 23.7 %Comanche County23.7Nowata County: 23.7 %Nowata County23.7Marshall County: 23.6 %Marshall County23.6Kay County: 23.4 %Kay County23.4Craig County: 22.5 %Craig County22.5Osage County: 22 %Osage County22Blaine County: 21.8 %Blaine County21.8Murray County: 20.4 %Murray County20.4
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Okfuskee County35.9+4.7 pts
2Harmon County33.8+2.3 pts
3Adair County33.2-1.7 pts
4Muskogee County32.6+11.2 pts
5Choctaw County32.2+0.3 pts
6McCurtain County31.5+2.7 pts
6Seminole County31.5+4.7 pts
8Johnston County31.1+5.2 pts
9Jefferson County30.8-7.1 pts
10Kiowa County30.3+1.8 pts
11Pushmataha County30.2+0.2 pts
12Le Flore County30.1-0.5 pts
13McIntosh County29.2-8.4 pts
14Tillman County29.1-2.2 pts
15Caddo County29+3.1 pts
16Beckham County28.9+7.6 pts
17Sequoyah County28.8+0.4 pts
18Greer County27.4-3.4 pts
19Ottawa County27.3-3.5 pts
20Cherokee County27+0.4 pts
21Cimarron County26.9+0.2 pts
21Delaware County26.9-6.7 pts
23Latimer County26.6+2.5 pts
24Haskell County26.4-6.3 pts
25Okmulgee County26-3.1 pts
26Hughes County25.8-5.4 pts
27Atoka County25.6-2.2 pts
27Mayes County25.6+5.3 pts
29Cotton County25.1+2.9 pts
30Jackson County25+2.1 pts
31Coal County24.5-4 pts
31Pittsburg County24.5-2.9 pts
33Comanche County23.7+0.1 pts
33Nowata County23.7-1.7 pts
35Marshall County23.6-2 pts
36Kay County23.4-6.9 pts
37Craig County22.5-5.6 pts
38Osage County22-0.1 pts
39Blaine County21.8-1.6 pts
40Murray County20.4-0.3 pts
41Garvin County20.2+0.3 pts
41Payne County20.2+2.2 pts
43Lincoln County20-0.8 pts
44Bryan County19.7-2.3 pts
45Pawnee County19.6+0.1 pts
45Tulsa County19.60 pts
47Love County19.5-1.4 pts
48Washita County19.3-5.2 pts
49Oklahoma County19.2-6.2 pts
50Roger Mills County19.1+0.4 pts
50Texas County19.1+2.2 pts
52Alfalfa County19+0.5 pts
53Ellis County18.9+0.6 pts
54Stephens County18.6-4.1 pts
55Creek County18.5-1.4 pts
56Carter County18.3-5.7 pts
57Pontotoc County17.8-2.4 pts
57Pottawatomie County17.8-7.3 pts
59Garfield County17.6-4.3 pts
60Major County17.5+2.2 pts
61Washington County17.3-1.1 pts
62Woods County16.7-0.3 pts
63Grant County16.3-0.5 pts
64Custer County16.1-2.6 pts
65Grady County16+2.4 pts
65Noble County16-0.3 pts
67Woodward County15.8-6.7 pts
68Beaver County15.7-1.3 pts
69Dewey County15.3-0.8 pts
70Rogers County14.7+2.2 pts
71Logan County14.3+0.6 pts
72Harper County14.1-1.6 pts
73Canadian County11.2+2.4 pts
74Cleveland County10.9-1.6 pts
74Wagoner County10.9-2.8 pts
76McClain County10.8-1.9 pts
77Kingfisher County10.7-2.1 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/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.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), 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.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), 2019. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/oklahoma-counties?period=2019. 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), 2019. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/oklahoma-counties?period=2019.

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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), 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/oklahoma-counties?period=2019 (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), 2019}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Okfuskee County, with 35.9% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Kingfisher County, with 10.7% in 2019.

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